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For (he llilltboroucb RecorJc'r,
Tlie l&te Coamcncenent at the Unlver
, u v ilty f north Carolina. ; , !
f:i i. 4 f JUn 7lh ISti'6. f-- '" '
" ittlw firt CommenVemntit ooflfn'U
Versitj. in 1T98. eeii regular gri.lottei
Vefceifl the degree or A. B. At it Uit
Cwimof bceiaent, ihe Unirf rliy cuftferred
the tn dfgree on three jroung gentlemen,
r who Were rejresenUtie f three different
cUssei; Mrl'AV II. AUef Hertford
CouniV, cuntinued in the cU with which
l..ft Cnllese life, he would hafe rrad-
uted in 1865. Mr. W. C. Rencher; of
ritUborough.woild haegradated i 1863.
Mr. li. Siuver. of Newbero. wai the bnlr
grtduate vf 1866 who repreiented tbtf cUm
that joined the Uniterwtjr inft 1882." In
is 1861. 100; in 1862, 29; m 1863, 8: In
1804, Mr. AikewVclai numbered 30; in
1864 30tn 1864, 16; in I86J, 15.fc In
lafij. sir. sloferadai cumbered 4;ln
1R64. 13. In 1$63. Mr. Slower had onl r one
. ociate. lie waft the Ltinut ol hn class,
while Mr. Rencher was the Valedictorian.
Jloth Younz(enUeitn acquitted themselves
, well; b Mr. Ueoclier eflVrt wst of re
markable eicellcncr. The emationsof his
auJicnce aceiaed tv'be entirelf at hit torn-
iand. !e dispensed wit, wild diseution,
? tehiler memories, ana leariti anient, wiui
tren2lh aud beVotr.aml 'wiili much grace-
IglftCiS Ol lailgUJgB 1UU ui uiiiiici. n ii
njne"t Engineer hi! decUred tht the
gilt f;ibe gab.'f and " the lose-light in a
Jady.'a e;e" are the greatest power on
rtrUu fcMr. Jlencher bi shown himself
, able,t pserpower and at the same time he
' declared himself ready l be rVrposve'rcd.
-Along with t!ese three regular graduates,
he aotnvrUies f t Uirsitjr cooferred
the degree of Bichelor of Arts un' foir
- others, whom tie neceities ol their coan
trt reend from finishing the coure ol
iMuuctin t Clispel Halt. The joang
.rcntlcuirowerc C.J. Ausiiiiof l'aiboraugh,
j. M. Moug of Wake County, N. M.
Kuan of Yaiueysille, a-id K. II. Hnran ol
llaTwoud, ieiuber of the 'elm l 1 8C3.
n.l W. C'JonUn, tf lb ClaS of I86i.
' UidesUtesrUachelortihe following gn-
I .iuatesol the Unieritt,were made M
icrs or the Arts.' IV Arg r Chapel
Hill ; J. A. Utmeron f lUrnett C. He.
J. It. Cotton of Morel7M.;C. 'M. teda
or rttsloroogn ; i nn-,
dleton.S. C.t Kei.J. V. Carrolli.f Oifoid;
J,. 3icAfee uf CIaeUni Co.; P. Roan,
M. D. of Yaiicejsiilej'i.'O.1 Kencher l
riUborb i S.llaell ol Williamsum J K.
A. Martiuol Chapel lhll;T. S.ArmUtead
of Plymoolh J U. Pool ol Klubetn City ;
A. M. Fljthe ol CtrtaiKk; T; J. Iladly
of Wilson; W. M, Watkms ol Milum;
Res. R.S. Webb of Chapel Hill; A. Ic-
Kiinmoa of Raleigh; J. II. Sauoderi ol
" t'liaprl Hill, and the Iter. M. M. Marshall
of Klttabeth City. Nearl air or these
twenij one Masters hat served in thfc ar
mies of tn Confederacy as privates, or at
officers, or as Chaplains, or as Surgeons.
No teit book on Patriotism is tel at the
Untvertitr, nor da Lectures on Gallantry
appear in lh Coarat of Instruction."
Nevertheless sach has beca the influence
aroi.n l the joath at tihipel Hill, that while
ihe elder graduates of the Ubiteiit have
prosrd thneles to be woe in touiurl
and pure in iuurU, their yeoagvrbrethien
have promptly ofleret Uuir 0re hearts
ami Strang haaJs to eublih wkat hd been
- declared to be trie and ngbu May thrir
suaoiles never (all on lesa worthy ahoul
ers. , (
Mr. Argo, bfsideft becomiag at Chapel
Kill a Bachelor, and then a Hasuand, and
aftcrwarda a Master, was also, on this oc-
rasion, graced aith the degree of Bachelor
f Laws, as a graduate of the Uw School
f the Uoiversitr.
Tht Rev. W. r. Reid, ol the Methodist
, Kpiseopal Church in N. Carolina, was hon
red with the drgree el Doctor ol Divinity
The Hen. Edwin O. Rrade, President el
oar State Convention and one of the Judg
as of the Supreme Court ol N, Carolina,
waa honored with the degree of Doctor ol
Liwi. And thtiamedegrif wai conferred
on Anorkw XouWoxPresid'ent of the U'ni
..i 'e..... ; : ' -" T'i I.,
these two rffitlemen afford to the youth
of our, country bright 'examples, worthy of
ii imuaion, oi.wnai energy, prooiiy, uih
gence in business and fervency Jh', spirit,
wil do lor a man. in the tnidt of the, most
untoward circumstances. .. .All ."honor j be
gien o Judge Reade jhe Tanner, and , to
President Johnson,, .the lailor.of Mairih
k There, were twelve competitors i'ri ue
claraation from the Freahman class on Tues
day night, and twelve Ironi the Sophomore
cUss on Wednesday 'night. ,The twelve
Freshmen were Pf D. Walk er of Wilming
ton, T C. Deftossett of iViTmiogton, J..M.
Meana of. Cabarrus Co.: J U. ,Vebb" ot
Hillsborough, E. Jones, Jr. of Caldwell
County', and A. Phillips of linisborougli, on
the part el the Dialectic Society f and IV.
Maverick ol San Antonio, IV xa, B. Bur-1 were J. W. Harper of Lenoir Couaty, G.
well of Lnuisburg, A.'T. Alston of , War-j M. Maverick ol San. Antonio, Texas, and
m oral iza t ion ,,of 30c i e ty, and 'if Ufge ijce in
aecoring aupport (or: widows, education ior
the children,' and respect for the memories
of our Confederate soldiers. This liimi
mary is necessarily unsatisfactory. We
must all get the speech and rpad it.
.1 , As for the-- dUti.fcHpas ja Scholarship
and in Deportment j ay,be neresting
to the friends of, those who Received the
honors, to state lhat ".the first mite men "
were P. II. . jViakton of Bertie .County,
among the Junior ; F H, Uusbce, W. II.
S. Burgwyo of Northampton, and , E.' I,
Morehar of, (Greensborought among the
Sophomores' ; am1 G. V. Cowper ol llert
lord Couniy, S.McNider of Edenton,
and P. D. Walker of Wilmington, among
the Freshmen, ..I'Pho, second mite men"
among the Juniors were R.7W. Means of
1 Cabarrus County, and CMcf.. Rose, of
1 tayetteville. . Among the Sophomores, they
ren Co. ; P. M. jWilson of AV'arrenton, V.
St. C. McNider of Edebio'n, and l V. Cow
per of Hertford County, on the part of the
Philanthropic Society Inihucompetittun
the two docictiei came off about even.
Alessrs. Walker, Wilton, DeKooeit and
McNider were among the moit praised as
speakert,hy the wen, while the good looks
of Messrs. Webb and Pnillin won the
' u Si ages oUhc ladies. Tlie P:ulaht'irttjic$
famon the SuplioitSoVes, we're T. II. Bjtbee
ol Raleigh, W.(l. Jluruer of Gnville
County, U. G. Latta ol Ritinvillc, Ttnii.;
E. w; FullcrVf LouUb..r J? W. Illrper
of Lenoir Co'unty, and W. II. S. Birgivyu
or'.Norilumptod County. The Dialectic
were Ai W. Gralum'ot llillsiorougii, V. it.
Stray horn of HtlUborJugn.1 W.S. PeWu
of Mirganloii, I."l!.;Foot ul KjiiJ..liu
Oounty 1 J. U, MtlUe'of Savannah; Gj.;
and , P. BM-ans of. Cabarrus' Coun).
fhe .palm f victory in tlm ca'f,t via
aligned to Mr. BvsDee, while all the efforts
wer highly , creditaale io thf 'speakers ;
inly Ihe speeches' were too long and their
ubjecis too 'much political. Alter the1 gtrlt
hate looked at one b)y for live ntiriutc
they Wuntto lookatftonieone cWe.anVI Uie
readers of the Sentinel H an J Lie ''Sund
anl'V would find een "Mv'tiaiue i.4 nr-
vl on' the Grampian ILsl refreshing
alter their'daily and tri-weekiy fep .VU
The aermon befme the 1 rada'iiin"c1a
was preii ntu on weunesaay laorauig, by
Prof. '. PnilliDi. His text "waa Nnw
abide th Faith; Hop. Charity these three?
but the greatest of thee u Charity. Af
ter tleciaiihg that the word tor Uktrity was
utually translated L've, and was peculiar
to the 'New Testatnent, ' the preacher
ahowed that the exercise' of the tout ii
named, was conditioned Ur, if it did nm
ront'ut in good-will, where there Wai con
geniality, Complacency, and delight in com
lounion, and that it was greater than Faith
and Hope, because it wa the true bond ol
tocial hie he rulkiling or the law and
the trantformer into the imaje "of our Gd,
who is Lve. This virtue was finally coin
mended to the graduates as adding dignity
to every station, and ttrength lr every la
bour, as prevemiag schftm in the Church
and heali'ig divisions in ths State, and
able to 111 their lives with usefulness on
earth, and t cmwn their touts with unfa
ding glory in Heaven.
Gov. Vanre'e address before the two Lit
erary Societies will be published shurilv;
so that all who heard it may, by reading it,
satisfy themselves whether they rave a
righteous verdict when they declared it to
be one of the happiest efforts of a remark
able man. Its counsels coecerninf " the
duties of defeat were eminently wise,
timely and practical. He who lias pioved
himself to be brave in battle and gallant
in governing, has also shown himself to be
hopeful in defeat and a patriot in his aims
" Never say die," is the fearless Govern
or'a living motto. The duties that de
volve on our educated young men, and
which they must recommend to their fellow
citizens, in practice as in theory, are
sincere acceptance of the decisions made
by the wart a faithful loyalty to our gov
ernments) care fur the farming interests
of our cuuntryi pitient labour for the re
W, S. Pearson of Morganton., Among the
Freshmen, they wefe J. C. Webb of Hills
borough, and P. MI Wilson of 'Warenten.
" The Third mites':' were awarded to A.
(i. Carr of Chapel Hill, as Junior ; to C.
Fetter Vf Chapel Hiil. I. II. Fouet 'of Rah
dolph County, E. W. Fuller of Loorsburg,
A. W. Graham nf Hillsborough, W. D.
Horner of Granville County; P. U. Means ol
Cabarroa County, I. IL Stray born of II ills
biiriMigtt, and G. U. Thorns of Wilming
ton, as .Sophomores, and to Mr. A. T. Al
;on of Warrea Cuaty, as a. Freshman.
V. .'ones, of the Sophomore , class, ami
Phillips Buruell aiid Maverick of the
Preilniun chJ, were distinguished in va
rious dt-pirtuien'S of scholarship. . .
A to punctuality, no Senior gut either
first, second or , third mite,r.Mr Means
was most highly complimented among the
Junior j Messrs. Harper, Maverick and
Pearson among the Sophomores; and
Messrs. Cowper, Kugene J met, W.Jones,
Means, McU'ieiiny, McNider, and Walker
among the Freshmen. . "!
It will doubtless give the Hillsborough
Recorder pleasure to record that of the
five representatives" from Hillsborough at
the University, foer were distinguished
for their punctuality, and praised for their
declamations.
Tlioile who were experts in sach matters
decided thai the Ball on Thursday night
was a great success. Ihe attendance wa
Urge, brilliant, beauteous, and decorwM.
Of the latnoss Honorary Managers, stxae
were uever invited to come, others were
not allowed to come, and others did not
h. m a
come. uut the dianasers, ordinary and
extraordinary, who were there, managed
themselves, their entertainment and their
guests in a manner that secured to them
selves many thanks ami much praise.
The Marshall R. W. Mcaas. and his
assistants, Messrs. . Reeves, Rose, and
loun;, did their work well, and deserved,
as they received, the grateful acknow
ledgments of old men aod young men,
married and maidens, for the good order
maintained on all occasions. Many thought
that there were as many people in the Col
lege campts, and in and around the Col
lege Chapel, tin Thursday, to hear Gov.
Vance, as were at either of the famous
Presidential Commencements. If any one
wants to see beauty and fashion, and to
hear wit and wisdom, he must go to Cha
pel Hill at Commencement And all said
that among the wisest, wittiest, fairest
ana finest at the sixty ninth t'ontraence
ment, were members of the delegation
Iron Hillsborough.
An old man named Robert Cotton, for
inerly keeper of the Almshouse, commit
ted suicide at his wire's grave, in Patter
son, N. J., on Sunday, the 10th inst., by
. . . . .
laaing a mixture, 01 iauaanu.n ana arsenic
It appears that. Ms marrisge with his sec
oad wife, a yonng girl, was unfortunate,
and be has hauuted his first wife's grave
ior some time, Mien staying mere an
night. A letter was found iu hrs pocket,
containing a feeling allusion to his recent
troubles, and cmtluJini with a touching
request to? bo buried in the lame grate
: wun ns urau wue.
Li iCSTATE CONVEiNTiQN. Yl - ";
' Monday, June 12r the ordinance to
pay Provisional Judges for holding- Courts
bf Oyer and Terminer, passed hs several
readings. .W.vpiir, vim v: h..i-
'The ordinance to extendi the! time for
sheriffs and tar collectors for making set
tlement for taxes, to the 1st of January.
186T, was taken up, on taotion ff Mr. King,
and passed the second reading, after consi
derable discussion yeas 61, oars 14.', The
ordinance wis then made the spe cial order
for-Widnedty.'..i i yu
The atheu Jment of Ihe ConsirutVcn, te
ihg thtf special orderr sjra's: then taken up,
and "some amendments made. Section S
was amended by making the qualification
of Sena tort to be thirty years of age, one
year's residence in the district, and a laod
nualrfication of three hundred acresor a
freehold of net less value than dae ithous
and,doltars;"JM. Jar.iji;:!)- m
The discussion ait: Sec tiro n 9, to fix ihe
Qualification of members of the House of
Commons, consumed the remainder .of the
days session. , .
' On Tuesday, an ordioancs v. to provide
a birculating med'rura," .vas aJebated for
some 'time, and then laid on the table br a
vote of yerastlO, oajs45. . 1 , , J
The consideration of the amended Con
stitution was resumed.. The question re
curred on the motion, of Mr. Paulkner. to
amend section 9 of article U, by abolish
ing the property qualification for member
ship af the House pf libmmons, Mr. Mooie
of Wake, opposed the amebdment.H .
,Mr. K.wg(inoved to amend the 6th sec
tion, by. requiring 10Q acres 0! land, or a
freehold of the value .of 1300, as a qualifi
cation for the Commohs,:' ' ' n : ,
Messrs. Moore Settle, Smith of Wilkes,
and Grissom. addressed the Conventron in
favor of abolishing the property qualifica
tion ; Messrs. Caldwell favored its reten
tion.' .. ,'. . , ' .-'.. '
An araet'Jment requiring a residence of
live rears was negatived. n:: :.-r.
Mr. King's amendment was adrtpted by
yeas 49,:iiayi 48.? :.l, a :
The question recurrin:on Mr. Faalk
ner's amendment to ab'lish the; property
qualification,! it was .rejected yeas 43,
nars 50. -; -( j. ei liA'i'.'v. .1
Other amendment' were -proposed and
rejected. The section was then adapted.
Section 1 ia wa amended so as to rtaa
that every person havitvz tne sixteenth
part of negro blood or more, shall, be deem
ed a person ef color. (
On motion et Mr. Satterthwaite, tne ar
ticle was amended by the addition of a
section providing that no new -county shall
be formed that does not contain the li0:h
:art of the white population tf the State
nor if its formation deprive xther couatiea
of said 120ih part.
Mr. Settle offered an amendment to sec
tion 4 of article V, that no person holding
office in any Bank, or Railroad shall be en
titled te a seat in the General Assembly.
Pending the discussion upon this ameod
ment, the Convention adjourned.
On WednesUar, a resolution wai adop
ted, that the sessions of the Convention
shall commence at 8 A. M., lake a recess
at 2 P. M., and re-assemble at 4 o'clock.
The 'Convention proceeded t consider
the -ordinance to limit the action of Rail
road comsanies, on its second reading. Af
ter considerable debate, the ordinance was
laid 01 the table yeas 48, nays 4..
The Convention proceeded to a lurther
consideration of the amended Constitution.
Amendments providing that no person
holding office in any Bank or Railroad, or
holding stock to the value of 1,00U, or
holding salaried offices in luch corpora
tions, shall be entitled to a if at in the Ge
neral Assembly, was rejected. .
Mr. Moore, of Wake, offered, as an id
ilitional section to article II, digest of
the ordinance in relation to debts ol the
State to be hereafter mated. (Ordains
that bills appropriating public money aad
raising reveoae be read in each House of
the General Assembly, on three several
days, the yets aad nays to be had on each
reading, Ihe vote of a taajor of ill tt
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