New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-13

an open currcuumof allowing people to choose what
they Ike OF course II 10 out OF the question
the Admirable Criehton twice over. could cover
the whole ground Every man must ,o take Tas,rd
OF proficiency, think necessarily follows that the ne
Of work must he defined M y9E grant sns bs al
seems 10 me to imply some sort Oh denhte curr
But questions OF that kind can only be indicated here
and require great for their practical settlement
Indeed think II doubtful whether II were Wise OF me 10
Gated here In my Let me rather say IN CONCLUSION
that have often been struck in ENGLAND win tne charm
which Americans TO feel In visiting those ancient
cities OF ours climbing the batuements Oh eruhOnng
cstsS wts be sreat epoehs Of our noble terS
ture with the various eteps OF that Di99dEtane1
he North Sea has become converted into champions OF
order, chief means OF the progress OF elvizaton 10
impossible TO be Otherwiseas Englishman3than In
entire sympaty with feeling of this kind but il retro
spect has its CHARM think IL Is no less true tlat ~
ia5 Sy n NJ your shores Who finds himself travelling Tor
hundreds OF miles through what can ONLY c,I,
compares tue extent your territory with that which
he has left, ard looks NJ your marveous f
everything that tends the welfare aud riches OF man
kind, there something sublime in the vista Oh the
future. ,a..,,
that particu az vulgar sentiment which commonly
called national pride. On the contrary, aond sioS
that 1 have any particular respect Tor bgress as
suth or for wealth as such. and most assnredly
gness is not the thng as greatness ana n @
now rs the issue which had suggested ltseli 10 Ine,
fraught as viii say again. with certain nye
OF oyerhangng fate, is the question: WnS are
you going do with all these thingst 10 wnat pp3Se
will you put TINS great store Of material wet a LIE Il
among you to deal withl The question Is one Wheh ~
seems te me, has chance OF answering WIN ohe
remotest probability at the present moment -.
You are undertaking the greatest political experiment
that has ever been performed oy any Gope n ono 600
You at this present centenary nation Oh w
of people. At your next centenary ratlohai and proo
able expectation may look TO ace you 2oOOOOoOO a1
Won have before YOU the problem whether 2OO,0OOOOO
81 Engshspcaking, strongwilled people VIII 9e aoe 70
stitutioDs ana under lne rea uesp''asna chr
universal suffrage burst OF apPlanseI %ne.er
GENERALIZATION Of great nation II IL is TO act whole
or whether Capitalization Will gain the day WlL.out
breaking down republican institutions. The territory
England and SPAN, France and Russia aud you lave
tile aud other, which arise under these elreumsnees
national tics will be stronger man tne ,ehdesSy ~ W.
ppopue.Isu, viii stalk among you, and you win be
VERY ankle EurUpe II communism and socialism
do not claim ~ be heard. cannot imagine tat any one
should envy you this great destmy-fOr great destiny
IL ia 10 solve these problems some way or other treat
soRs them righeousy and honestly great your shame
rress my most strong conviction that the Key
ono and oDo only rests entirely upon the intellect
ual cIctness aud upon the moral worm OF me indVd
mi clcarness IL cannot give moral worth but II may
cherish them and bring hom t. the front and IN mat
sense the university may he aud ought to be the fortress
OF tie higher life Of the nation. Applause ,,.,..
II il nay most earnest wish and hope that the UnlVer
sity the career Of which begins today may uh,l TINS
high mission Us iulcstextent lAppause That ont
glOwhs may become centers OF intehgencc locl OF III
teectua life in TIE United statesi and on the next cen
euary Of yonr Republic let hope that yOu viii attain
such position tlat the students OF ml nanoEs
20 Pans, and 10 Bologna APPLAUSE Permit me 80 20
fucy that among the English part OF that population
there may lngcr dim tradition AT tat the Iha Ut .ne
commencement your work an Englishinan was ci-
mitted TO address you a. he has cone G yo 10 .
cess az his JOY. IGrcat applansc.I