New-York tribune., 1877-01-04
but who has become in consequence greater than Alex
nnder, Cesar, or Napoleon.

put WHO mas UecODe III consequence siN"s~A s''" "
Our spirit is stirred within us when we contemplate
these The young men before me VIII DC
what do to show that worthy OF our fore
fathers Thank God we are not requires, 10 40 w m' ;
element weather and face he bullets OF poweriul Ioe
But you have work to do in your day Ike that wnea
they did In theirs. We do not need now 10 Dgnt
Old England; our foe is now internal one. The young
men here who would do what some princeton nati,s
against the corruption among our public he a over
is damaging the reputation OF our Republic an 0ss
as acknowledge ought to feel In the presen. Par
struggle Both parties promise to introduce reior, s M
form this country needs Each party SAYS Put us IN
power and we will put our most active Po,Ga,, Pn,rv nees
is TO have the patronage taken entirely Of the hands
OF politicians The President sitting in Wssssg Washing
cannot cam to tell meA who "' are the dttest men for
offices all over the country and is Obliged ed ito to
party At present men seek places Congress because
OF the patronage and the personal Pront whon = in,
under either partythe cause will produce the sHeSt ~
Abolish patronage. and only patriotic men VIII see .ns
great good which followed In Russia and England from
taking the patronage 0uf the & hands % taks o par in
organizing the new system in its application to India
expect little from the old politicians but should IKE @ 70
college carrying on a war against the patronage OF
politicians until 1t is abolished for ever ,,or will not
expect me to deInean myself and demean tn, the
college by answering the abuse that has been iatey
the dirt are now well knOwn and the public can Judge Oh
them, aud have formed their opinion. can say ror my
self college authorities that we Will go on res
outey in the We have laid out, without Deing
swayed in any one way by these paltry attaeks, Io
msinformaton. No college in the world mas received
such substantial marks Of confidence from ITS friends
as Princeton has OF late years. was .br as
tOnished to read in newspaper the otner
day that the distinguished President OF Edinburgh
University opening the college session reeounted wni
friends had done and bade the scotch go anu
do likewise. know what when tell You that our
friends be in the future as they pave
been in tho past. We have simply begun our cohtehi-
plated improvements and mean to carry them On year
after year. and not 10 be turned aside either py haeiy
abuse. We do affect as some have charSca US 10
claim to do better than our predecessors tnh ou
dents and graduates; we are simply following theu NY
doing III our day what they did IN theirs
Prof. Charles c. Cameron, IN short address, gave
vivid description Of the original battle and related sew
eral interesting anecdotes He eulozed Washington ana
Robert Morris particular and an account OF the
historical discovery which removes the STAN rom
the memory Gen. Joseph Reea graduate OF college,
who guided Washington TO Princeton. IL was thougnt
that he was the Col Reed who sought protection from
Donop the Hessian Commander IL proves to nave Deen
q Col Charles Reed. Mr.. Bancroft has written letter
the amendment.