New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-27
THE JOURNALISM OF ANTIQUITY.
An ADDRESS BY PROFESSOR JEBB BEFORE THE
nARNARD PHI BETA KAPPA.

CAMBRIDGE June 26.-The Phi Beta Kappa
Society to-day elected the following officers: President
Theodore lyman yice-president. j. b. Thayer; CORE
spending secretary James q. Croswe; honorary meui-
bers George Darwin Professor r. G. JebO OF the Uni
ver-lty of Glasgow. W. d. Howelis J. Q. Adams, T. C.
PICKERING D. G.. Lyons, Theodore Dwight and Moses
Merrill Committee on Nominations and Literary
Committee were then appointed Professor Jebo de
livered the following address, the title being Some
Ancient Organs Of Public Orinion.'
During several weeks I'm the early part OF year the
attention OF the English public was hNed WIN iheu,,
anxiety the fortunes Of one man. who had uudeFaheh
the Egvptian difficulty at it, worst. General Gordon
had started khart0um 70 ala the Government Oy MS
personal Influence IN the policy 0f rcsclng tht CARR
aud retiring from the -ouin The journey, Whlle II rt-
alu III honor nm nm necessarily imposed grave
RESPONSIBLE :y thoSe who had sanctioned IT, An! mo
mcl might bring the news OF MS death II such news
cam, u ~ Is c5,frv With the temperament OF Eng
land the Ki-teuce OF such BELIEF set one thlhh
year Gor'ons name; though familiar 10 ie WJl
informed ca-scs could not have acted IKE spell on tne
Nation. But popular biography o, nm ii " IN tbe T
papsrs. A short had suficed to make the broad
breadth Of the land People knew that he had welded
loose Chinese rabble into army which saved the re-n
named u Inc PRAYERS of Mecca that he does not care for
rcrsona rewards he fearless OF DEATH that he
tr,s in cod 10 impress these facts upon tie popular
IMAGINATION had been the work OF few weeks; 20 con
ned Would have been the work hours seldom
pei aps has any thing Illustrated more IlNuS lla 80
and distinctive condition oi modern existence III uee
cOunrlcs-tue double power welded Oy tle nrNSpI'a
tf ulluu Instructor ana q, tue
rapid Interpreter % N1tlohal mlhd ,.. ,,i..
II was natural at such time for one whose pursuits
suggested the comparison 10 look IRON me mo'efL 20 ue
ancient World ana lo t.l'Il. 7Ie ,,lt -
erya winch separates them IN tls striking ana import
respect In TIE ancient cNhttlois' Neio .ii'i @
agencies which exercised power 1htihE,I i h,,
though not comparable u degree 10 tAat u Ine oe'N
AludinZ to the monarchies Of the Ancient East the
professor hnmorousy gave example VI the customary
announcement or royal victory IN the words. a ne
came up chariots. He laid that ne wa my hEs{
| rousiu lie lied Imuaed him. ! AM Astakshatrt /
n1ved his uuce, his brothers and his cousins am the
king the Of DaryOush. | cruclned -'ooV Oh IAe
rricuul iubabitants am the shining one, the great
And The good" Turning to Greece aud Rome he de
scrped the omcrc poems characterized by an under
tone of popular comment In the vrc poets the voice OF
the individual was heard ADDRESSING the people. but the
dlamatlss OF Athens spoke the feelings OF the people
aud exerted q political and moral force like that OF
journalism The temper OF Athens at that tine reminded
he In the English language for the liberty OF the press,
belongs the close OF that year when "a" Ae uops VI
rseI 10 an assurance final success by the crushing
~ he feeling NJ the opilar assembly the assembly
that made the laws and il the courts to enforce them
TIE influence tragedians was similar 10 IHat =!
vt,ir who 80 lived before the axe of Journalism, but
who tnsnulted his dramas the popular ma1ns Oh me
time The Old Comedy especially tudt OI AIlsloPn;.Ie
rcsemb!ed stu more closely lhe modern Ioi Is
pearness 20 the people Us eject upon them Af'l
phanes the mOsbriant expression 10 thoughts Win
wheh thousands were ID sympathy. fOIowlhg tH AZ
represent phase Journalism more dgnlned tnih thdl
exhibited in the comedy. In Rome satire the al4aa,
OF the COMEDY In Athens Another agency oeA USED N
the expires OF popular opinion was tnat o. tLe
uewspaper The orcai Julius Cesar hrst caused the
transactions ~ the Senate e. be regularly plosutu
Further he instituted regular official Gazette o. general
news the Aetd Durna Ia closing 1Ie So q; 10
The attempt has been made 10 indicate some Oh lie
partial equivalents for such an utteflCe MnC 10y nc
10 quicken sense OF an inesunaDe EalH 10
civilized LIE gain OF which the masnltaae Is Easy TOT
gotten The operation Of the beneHi has become 50
regular and so familiar"