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EDITO RA'N DP RO PBJETOR t S DBscniPtiojr, three dollars per annumone half in advance - " , (j persons residinUhoutlUe State will be required to pay theVH nxnount of the year's subscription irt advance. ItlTES Of JlDtiEHTISIJVG. ToreveTy I61ines (tltis size type) first insertion tne dollar; each subsequent insertion 25, Cents. C ourt Ordend ilitdic tal Aarertisements will 1eclged 25p"er ceTiti higher and a deduction of 33 J percent, will be rnadefrom the regular, prices, for advertisers by the year. XZj' LkttkkS to the Editor must be pos-paT3- Mt. Fleasam ana Danbury for sale; CTll HE Subscriber offers for sale his two Tracts of land, euuatea in a ftasj neignbornoaa on JLlau River. Rockuijrhom County, "North Carolina. The Mount Pleasant Tract contains 1700 "acres, sit or seven hundred of which ts cleared, with about one hundred acres of river low grounds; also a new and commodious Dwelling, with all the necessary. Out Houses, fine Garden, well selected Orchards, excel lent Water, and a first-ate Mill Seat. The Dan bury place contains 1000 acres, of which 500 aire, under fence, with about 125 acres of Creek, and River bottom . These lands are well adapted to the cultivation of Corn, Wheat and Tobacco, and for beauty of situation, arid purity of atmosphere, -are unrivalled in the 8later Persons wishing to see the place will apply to Mr. Bawley Galkway, who will take a pleasure in jshowjng the premises. LEX. HENDERSON. October 1. 502m. Tslieasant Hill for sale, I now offer for X- Sale, the very desirable situation on which I reside, in the Eastern part of the City, containing 2 3-4 acres of land, on which is a large and com fortable, Dwelling House, built this season, in the latest style, with all necessary out houses, new par riage House and Stables, a fine Gardfitl, yard well shaded, and an excellent well of Water. The pro nertv will lie sold low, arid, if desired, possession given immediately. fi DAVJD CARTER Raleigh, August 24,1839. - 50 Cj In my absence Mr. Wh. Pkcjc will act as my Agent, to whom persons, desiring to purchase, will please make application . D. C. A valuable Plantation for Sale. Avery valuable Plantation on Tar River is now offered for sale onctommada4ing terms. The Tract contains 2,183 Acres and is in Edgecdmb jescnption lsueemeu unnecessary, as a is presume' Lb ill, miipg 1U t the purchaser would wish to examine the Land per- ,nn", but the fact may be stated sonaiiy, t. , , rr with confidence,! hat tne J.ariu is equa iu any vn me River, and the Plantation is in good order forjarmr jng. - -"c-r. The Stock, Crop, Plantation Tools, Wagons, Carts, 4 c. frc will be sold with the Land. Persons wishing to purchase will please apply to TasoPHii.es Pabkkb, Esq. Tarboro', or to Mrs. E leak on. Hatwood, Raleigh. October 1.4, 1839. .; . 51 it- PAD 8 A T :TR f A COMFORTABLE Two Story Dwelling IlOUSe, on Wilmington Street, in the City of Raleifib, at present occupied by Messrs., On vbr and Pattojt. The House has six rooms, a large front Piazza, a good. Garden spot, and all necessary out-houses. For terms apply to ' . k DANIEL MURRAY. Raleigh, September ia. 1839. 46 1 EK.TEBTAIW jflBlVT. I UTpHE SUBSCRIBER, having been satisfactorily engaged for more than three years iu aUending Feels encuirio.l tit mv to the public, that her HOUSE ijD S TA B L E 8 are well furnished for the reception and accommodation of those who way be pleased tt call. E SMITH. AU the STAGES amve at and depart from my House, where Seffxa are secured, and no ex ertions spared to give geral satisfaction to Pas sengers. Q3My Residence is on te comer of Gillespie Street the Lot formerly occupied by Mrs. Barge, convenient to the Market and neat the State Bank. Fayetteville, August 14, 1839. 42 3m. GENERAL, AGfiNCY , AND COJtlJtlMS SMOJY B USIWE&S. THE Subscribers have formed a (Copartnership under the Firm of Fhiihih & Stiths, and offer their.services to the public as General A pen Is and Comrnission Merchants. Apply, for the pie. sent, at the Store of Messrs. W. & A. Stitu. . E. B, FjREEMAN, . W. A.8TITH, . A. B.STITH. Raleigh, May '4, 1839. ... 27 Executive Office, Raleigh, October 9j 1839. ALLEN R. BUSH, of Marianna, Florida, is ap pointed Commissioner of Affidavits for said Territory; by Gov. Dustsr, agreeabw to the 21st -Chapter of Revised Statutes of Nortlj Carolina, of which appointment, by ,4tW Section! of said Act,: each Clerk of a Court ot Kecord, witlin this State, 4s to take notice. . ' Attest, ! v C. C. BATTLE, Private' Secretary T A;r a r d fY HE Subscriber Inadvertently omil ted to state, X. in his late Advertisement that I chad" made ample provision'-for 'having Horses aid Carriages well taken care of. T Ja8 LITuHFQRD, ttalelgb, October. 1839. J : " ' 1 49 I doctor sevrt. r-' . 7S7ILL be absent from' Raleigh for 5 or 6 weeks, of September, 1839 n - v from the M th B d CO Wi B A C OM 1" i. nthMAN STITHS will; Tecei, ibis day, -J- a part of a Urge lot of Middling Uaron, wliich neV Wl Sell eilhor WrMait nr htt ihte U2ust 3 irjq ' ' n J C7 Morns Mulflcanlis. OJ JE are aathotiffsd to 11 100,00(5 M OR US V MUITiptJLRBE8i in parcels Jo tt purchasers, deliverable iiFlhis City during the month of November next. FJlEfiMAN & STITH8. Raleigh, September :12,.'1839: ' 46 MWIIS.MUI.TICAUMS.-- Wi tu e W. Johnson, on Wilmington Street, near the Capitol Square, in this" City offers for sale, THREE HUNDRED MORUS MULTJCAUIJ8 TREES, being from 8 to 9 feet big ft, andthe wood well-natured. The bads were obtained from Fnujeiand are the real, genuine, article. . ' . Raleigh, October 10, 1839.! . 50 4t AAA AAA CUTTlNGS.brtiTe MORUS OUllailUU 4IULTldAlftiSgt uanti- ties to suit Purchaservto bje delivered in De cember next. Apply to JOS. ATKINS CXM, Falkland, Or to JAMBS li. IIOYLE, Greenville.N.C. September 18. 1839.. . 47" tf T HE Subscribers will engage to deliver, in prime order. One Hundred Thousand genu ine Moras Mullicauli Trees 1 hg'mf; from three to seven feet i4 length, the wood wtll matured, ready for -delivery at any time after the 1st day of November. 1839. Also Eiftj'Xyusajad Roots of the Moius Muiticaulis in quantiiiea to suit puicliasers. Gentlemen wishing to contract, will do well to address TURNER & HUGHES, fSr , .. y N. Carolina Book Store, . ,.i U. lifr Raleigh. Sept. 18. 1839. 47 MORUS ISUL.TICAIJL1S. rw have a few Thousand Morus Multi fUb caulis Buds, for which 1 would be glad to get one Cent per Bud. JNO. J. CHRISTOPHERS. OMVER & SMITH, (Succewer to Oliver 4- Johnston,) MERCHANT TAILORS, TATKTTKV K1I STnSST, HALH1GH. IT. C. A RE now opening, at their Store, one door above the Cape Fear Bank, a large and splendid as sortment of goods in their line, selected by Mr. Oli ver in person, which can be confidently recommen ded to our friends and customers not only for their elegance of style, but for their durability also ; of which the following comprize a part . Super Wool dyed Black, do do Blue, do do Brown Rifle Green, Drake Neck, do ) CLOTHS. - Beaver a new article fir Over Coats. Sup'r Woal dyed Black, ' do do Blue, Washington Mi ted,. Durham do . Polish do Grey, Brown, . Light Drab Dark do ) CASSIMERES. Mixeu and Buff Sup'r Plain Black Silk Velvet Blue do km Mollen do Cbally's Black Satin Do ) VESTINGS. Blue do Figured do Black Mole Skin Brown .rdo . Together with an assortment or biabt madi clothiwo, made up by ourselves and warranted to be good a general assortment of Knit Shirts ond Drawers Shirt BosomS and Collars, ruffled and plain Tennant's celebrated Stocks, adapted to all necks Victoria Cravats, Gloves, Suspenders, Foe k et Handkerchiefs-arid many other articles needless to mention. We havein our employ, first rate Northern work men, and will warrant every thing we manufacture not to be excelled in America. Orders from a distance will be promptly attended to as heretofore. Thankful for past favors, we respectfully solicit a continuance of public patronage. OLIVER Sf SMITH. Raleigh, October, 1839. :J 524t READ ANT PROFIT ! TIE following Letter from , the Hon. Beverlt Tcckkb, Professor of Law in William & Mary pollege, Virginia, was recently received, and affords very strong evidence of the efficacy of Beck with s Anu-Dyspepttc Pills, in the disease for which they were aesigneu : Lee's Springs, Virginia, Aug. 7th, 1839. Sin: An accidental meeting with a friend ofyours has determined me to offer you the acknowledge ments which I hare long felt to be due Hem me, for the benefits I have received at your hands. Four teen years ago I was leTt by a most malignant fever with a diseased liver, a disordered digestion, and a constitution in ruins. My Physicians permitted me to hope that with care and prudence. I might drag on a few years of precarious existence, and assured me that the least indiscretion most be fatal. Soon afterwards I found myself becoming dyspeptic, and became acquainted with all that indescribable mise ty which dyspeptics alone can know.- This, as usu al, grew upon me, though less rapidly than in most cases, because a consciousness bf 'my danger put me oc my guard, and experience had mado me familiar with the proper management of myself. By the constant "use of the most approved remedies the pro gress of the disease was retarded, and my life was made tolerable, but not comfortable. I rarely ate two meals in regular succession, antT for some hours of almost every day, was incapable of any exercise of thought ot feeling. A- peevish impatience of ex istence occupied myvjvhole mind. : Two years ago ,et with your Anti-dyspeptic Pills; and confiding in the irccompany ing certificates of respectable gentlemen whom I happened to know, I took thero according to directions.; The result is that I now eat what I please, do what I p!easeleep soundly, and enjoy life as much as any man living. Your young friend, vr ho has bce with me a"week, will tell vou that he has never seen mv strength "of spirits flag,' or myfelasticity pf mind or body fail for moment. For this it gives me pleasure to say you have my thanks, and. to add the assurance" of Dr. BtCKWJTfl. - 49 MR. MCQUEEN'S AUDREY CONTINUED We are presented in the history of the I worlds with many impressive facts which tend to illustrate the almost miraculous ex tent to which the language of nations may be preserved pure and inviolate, by the adn vantages of a circumscribed 'and isolated situation. The Gaelic tongue, which con stituted the dialect of the ancient Gauls at the earliest period of aheir existence, is still spoken in the Highlands of Scotland in Hs unadulterated form, whilst in France, and in other cojuntries where it formerly sustained the blessing oCsocial intercourse, it has been so laraely,frupted: by a rnix- ture with the languages of other nations, as; to have lost its identity. To what circum stance are we are to ascribe this singular phenomenon? VTe are to attribute it ex clusively to the slender share of intercourse with the rest of the human race, which has been enjoyed by this 'sturdy and simple hearted "people. There are two Qantdns 01 Switzerland, in the one of which yfm prevails ihjB Momaunsch, a dialect which W43 Ep'okeninHhe Roman Empire during the i ruderrperiodsJ its existence; and in the other of which is still retained in its primitive mqtrld, the Ladin, a dialect which was used jy the Roman people at a more advanced stage of their cultivation and glo ry. Yes, these languages respectively ex ist in the departments which have just been referred to, without having rccciv4--ay perceptible tinge or colouring from the langtiges of surrounding countries, whilst, if they ever Kaff an existence in the other provinces of Switzerland, tbey have faded and fallen away, have been , buried under the cumbrous mass of foreign -mixtures. What is stance ? the cause of this singular circuin It has resulted from the fact that these divisions of the country are separa ted from the other provinces by lofty moun tains, frowning glaciers, and fathomless lakes. The Christian Religion, planted on the coast of Malabar at ad early period, has been preserved in the original purity of its substance and ceremonials, whilst centu ries have been passing away, and when surrounding nations hsive, at the same time, beeri steened in theihonstrousftnd ridicu- ous fooleries whiclf are incorporated with the Pagan and Mahometan systems of My- "109gy rhisjmtexestiiiijibp Li& tory oflhe '"CTirisuan Religion is explained, too, by the secluded situation 01 this pecu- iarly fated people. May you not, then, amid the silent shades of this sequestered spot, sow the seeds of Literature in Deace. and reaD a pure and plentiful harvest from your la bors ? You may here open a fountain wnicn win oe sheltered irora every species-i 11 "111 I S. 14- 01 profanation by the privacy and by the sacred nature of the place. You may, from this consecrated ground, send forth a health ful stream of knowledge, which will revive the languishing prospects of letters in every portion of this wide spread commnnity. In the quietude of this haven of repose, your" species and your country, will bear a strong and impressive resemblance to those sacred lites which were consummated bv the Priest3 of antiquity, amid the silence of se questered groves. But, Gentlemen, your. labors ought not to. be susDended even t th attainment of this important point. .The closing testimo nial which you received from the authori ties of this Institution, like the wizard ring which was presented to a juvenile friend by an oriental sage, should spur you on to. vigorous and unrivalled exertions in behalf of the prosperity of your Alma Ma ter. It is expected of everv confirmed vo tary of Religion, and of every warm parti zan in Politics, to embark with ardent zeal in the cause of the denominations and par ties to which they are respectively attach ed ; to stretch out their arms and to elevate the note of persuasion to its most exalted pitch, for the purpose of attracting prose lytes to their favorite doctrines. Why may we not, with equal conhdence, expect those who have derived the bone and muscle of their.- intellectual power, together with the ornamental finish which readers that powder engaging to the world, from the salutary training of this University, to arise from their criminal repose and. plead its cause before the bar of the country, with that fer vid enthusiasm with which Hie 01 orrim pleads-for admittance into the Holv City of his contemplated devotions ? Does it not becomeihe enlightened Graduates of, . u : T..i..;- 1 1 .... -f una. liisuiuuuu, u remnuie me vestiges 01 youthful affection which yet linger in their bosoms, by 44 praying for the" peace of Je rusalem," and by constantly expressing, in the ;daily actiafis of their es, that acred sentiment of inspired devotion, 44 Peace be Avithin thy walls, d prosperity within thy palaces; for my tethreii and companions sake, I will now say, peace e witfiib iheer -f- - - - You should repair to-the field of service, invested with-atr -armour prepared and strengthened by the sacredness of the cause in which you will be engaged, and with bosoms animated by the dauntless intrepid ity of a Spartan band, and by that enthusi astic ardor which is kindled-, in the heart of the soldier of the iCioss,1 when he sees lib erty and eternal salvation inscribed irj flarri ing characters upon the banner which waves over his head . You should Swear, isy the affecting charter which you received from youi nonorea latners m JUiteralure, under 111 11 witholdinfwm their -children the ad- rous ardour of youth, for tlie tiobjesVpor the sacred covert of these shades, never 1 vantages of instrnr.tinn. whilst niherc . to ground your arms, until you have made ' warv effective war, upon the grim aud blighting prejudices which prevail so ex tftnsively in relation to this Institution ; un til you shall have consigned to an eternal grave tijjit shameful effusion of envy which has proclaimed it to be a hot bed of aristoc- racy and the exclusive and chosen resort of the sons of affluence. If thif charge had not derived some pre tension to the character of sincerity, from the apparent , integrity of the sources from which it has occasionally emanated, the c aim , and pliilosophical speculator on pass ing events might be induced, by. its utter destitution of . the semblance of truth, to consider it one of those hasty and transient effusions which are sometimes elicited by aUractivc displays of that power and excel lence in the persons of others, which the envious beholder can never hope to reach. For if any circumstance connected vwtih the history of this Institution be inc;rJrttestii bly true, it is that the wealthy have" noi Ef ficiently appreciated the precious means of- mstruction which have been provided at this place for the benefit of their sons, and that many of the brightest ornaments which this Seminary has yearfter year delivered to its country, have been those who were compelled to exert every energy which they possessed, and to adopt eveiy honora ble expedient which might enable them to ftnrnplete their Collegiate course. Shame, thenan eternal and undying shame, to the charge, that this kfnd and beneficent! refuge of all ranks and conditions in life, is the fostering nursery of aristocracy and wealth ! . You should strenuously endeavor, both in the public ami private walks of life, to impress upon tlis fathers of the land the blissful and glorious prospects that may be revealed to the vision of their declining years, if they should send their children to be educated at this Institution. ' It should be your unceasing aim to inflict a fatal brow upon that current conviction, so deadly to the interests of education in this State,, which induces the father to withold from the view of his chihjren the advantage of a liberal educauon, on the principle that scholarship is an empty and insipid luxury au useless and unpractical acquisition a mora source of amusement, to withold from scenes of mischief the children of those who are gifted with unusual wealth and leisure that a Collegiate education is totally unnecesary to qualify a person for the practical duties of life, and that a fath er has faithfully acquitted himself of his responsibilities to his children, when he has provided for them lands and beeves and blushing fields of grain. In a few words, you should prosecute a war of exterminat ing severity against that deceitful phantom, which cheats so many parents out of the best comforts of their earthly career," bjfin spiring the belief that Dil wortji and Murray are the only accepted apostles of learning, and that the English Readerand Webster's Spelling Book are the ofly legitimate de positaries of the wisdom of the worldthat his son is sufficiently trained, for the circle of human duties, when heah write a legi ble copy hand, having his paper previously ruled for him when he can spell the words baker and crucifix with such a pre cise degree of accuracy as neither to add nor omit a syllable when lie can cypher with sufficient readiness to cast up all the scores on a tally of moderate length, and when he can read over a paragraph of prose, in such winning strains of melody, as 'to leave the hearer in doubt about which exer cise he is engaged in, that of singing or reading, without being, at the same time, particularly anxious for the continuation of either entertainment. There are a few counties in this State of high respectability, which are strongly sus pected of never" having yet sent a student to this University. Why this mournful apathy in regard to an object, which may involve the issues of life or of death, to the best earthly interests of individual man ? This affecting circumstance has been no doubt principally occasioned by that blight ing impression, which prevails to such -an alarming extent among the people, that the training of a severe education is not neces sary to impart to a youth, that shrewdness and tact in driving a bargain, that measure of thrift and economy in managing the com mon affairs of the World, and those princi ples of frugality in conducting the expendi tures of life, which will enable one ia fami- liar parlance to sret alonsr well, to make a3 fortune and ultimately to atfa respectable and influential part upon the stage of hu man action. This mistake lias resulted,1 in a considerable, degree, from the misconeep- mi f 1 a n .1 tion 01 example, a lew rqen in ine course of a century but slenderly improved by education, owing to. the efficacy of natural powers : of unrivalled strength combined with imense exertion have been elevated to the, highesV; Judicial, ExeculreJand Legislative seats in tft4 country havebeen i raised toteminence fc-Uie sphere of Medi cal Science, ami. in performing the impor tant functions of the Pulpit and the Bar. -The parsimony of the human heart, a prin ciple already too strong and operative in its nature, is powerfully reinforced by , rt4 striking instances which have just1 been re ferred to; and a vast number of parents' are delighted at thus finding a veiljor avarice, t - u B 1 m & , . . . nius implicitly ana lonuiy convinced Uiat their sons 44 can go and do likewise." If you enn once succeed in the patriotic . refreshing dew, is felt and perceived in the labor ( demonstrating to '.the: misguided '. vivid hues which it: constantly impnrts to parents of theeountry, that the instances the moral andTintellectaal interesis; 6f, the in which untutored genius has ascended to r State We recognize then benefits which the loftiest heights of usefulness and re-1 flow from: their existence, in thecreation of nown, are the beacon lights which have ties of friendship, which are only dissolved been scattered along the shore of human y the rapacious and unsparing tyrant of being, by the kindness of Heaven, to res- the grave j iri those sentiments of purictili cue the indigent and obscure from the ous honor and of delicate morality,, which waves, of depression, instead of being de- re instinctively startled by the'slihtest sigtieu 10 aci as iures to.youtnini inuoience or parental parsimony ; it you can firmly fasten upon their minds the salutary convic tion that they are under obligations to Hea ven, to tiieir country, to their children, to themselves and to posterity, to sow the seeds of education "with a liberal hand, upon tire youthful intellect, instead of tax ing the air, the earth, and the seas, to pro vide them with property ; and if you cari distinctly reveal to the -perception of all pa rent!, the positive power and expansion which are usually imparted to the mind of man by a judicious system of education, the practical usefulness it is almost certain to engraft upon the person of human being, in performing the various duties of life, the solid respectability with which it clothes him as a member of society, and the pros pects of high promotion which it opens upon his view, you will have succeeded iu razing to the earth the most formidable bay tlemer.ts of ignorance, which haveever yet frowned upon the interests of education in the Stale ofj North Carolina. And whilst you are anxiously revolving the various objects which claim a portion of your affectioti alid estecem,does not this Institution address . a conclusive appeal to your fond and partial consideration? It has provided the Chairs of Executive Ma gistracy, the Judicial seats and Legislative Halls of this State, with many of their most endearing ornaments. Many of the Alumni of this Institution now m-ace the benches of judgment, the presiding chairs, jand the chairs of Legislation in other States pi the conlederacy. You find them in the chairs of Medical and of Academic authori ty, in parts of the Union, widely separated from each other both by the pursuitsQmf interestmd the intervention of epaco ; tmd it has been remarked to the lasting honor pf this insUtution, that among those youths of the country who resort to the Medical Colleges of the North for instruction, 'but few are found who are so amply prepared for the investigation of professional science, as those who have been educated within these halloaed walls. You may repair to the Senate Hall of a Nation's delibeiations, and you will find in its presiding Officer, a son of this University. You may then pass to the popular department o Federal Legislation, and on turning your vision, in the direction of the Speaker's Chair, you will observe the delicate and important functions of that commanding station, per formed by a graduate of this University. On glancing over the Congressional rolls of many of the States, you will recognize the names of persons who slaked their youihful thirst for knowledge, at this ever flowing and ever refreshing fountain of in telligence. You have seen one of the jioblest sons off!) is Institution sink like a Itarry sphere beneath the horizon while worshiping the Muse of Hislorj", with the impassioned ?glov of a Pilgrim's devotion. Yon have beheld another son of this Uni versity, by the multitude and rapid succes sion of his triumphs upon the surface of ihe seas, communicating dismay and' dts frjal apprehensions of ruin to the heart of Britain's proud and celebrated domain, and Vou behold two of the sons of this Institu tion, arrayed in the most honored robes of authority', which the Church in this coun try can confer. ' A scene of the most affecting interest is said to have once occurred in the Capitol of the nation, which strongly Hluelrates the efficacy of thaUsystem of instruction and discipline which is practiced here a scene which was, on a former occasion, delinea ted by the sainted patriot who once presid ded over the destinies of this University, with 'all that fervor of feeling and energy of language which so remarkably characteriz ed him. " Being once on a visit to the Na tional Seat of Government, and quickly sur rounded by. many of his former pupils, whose attention had been forcibly engaged by the appearance of his venerable form, he remarked, whilst his heart was overflowing with ecstatic sensibility ,and his eyes stream ing withthe most touching evidences of liuman emotion, that he felt as ifJhe had been standing amid the familiar scenes of Cllapel Hill. If you should require some prdftf of the, claims of this place to your reverential homage' and affectionate regard, which would be more touching in its nature, you must seek it,' Gentlemen,-; from some person mor$ minutely versed in the. inci dents of past time, than he who is now hon ored by your; presence. ; , i And permit me, whilst invoking your pe culiar care jand consideration in behalf of other objects which are of lasting impor tance to the best interests of social man, to solicit a" portion of your smcerest .sympa- thies for the two Literary .Societies which are connected with our University. Almost coeval with the birth of the Institution itself, and established and perpetuated by the gene ' V J . " 4 n inijii Hid v iil.t . 11 v i iirr iiiifiii nr'ni mate the bosom of man, the renovating in- fluence of these interestinfr Associalions.like breeze ot suspicion, and which cause th bosom of their possessor to glow like a fur nace at the slightest breach of the code of nnm.l " C 1 J. . piujinciy; in a leenngoi tender com passion and benevolence to the whole hu man race, which is revolted by the faintest approach to rudeness or to cruelly j in a1 del ing of enthusiastic devotion to the interests and institutions of theountry, wrSch brands with deep and explicit condemnalion.eVery stab which may be offered to the prosperity r glory of the. nation; and in the eloquence and manly energy of style, which often dis tinguish both the oral, and written produc tions of those who have participated in the advantages here enjoyed. These Societies, through every period -in the history of the Institution, have nerved the arm of Collegiate authoritj", by a nice adaptation of their respective systems of government to the preservation of decorum, regularity and order. They have almost invariably punished every flagrant breach of the principles of honor or morality, by" a prompt expulsion of the offender from the raMy visited with censure those who might offer any palpable blow to' the governrtfetif of the Institution. They have collected Li braries, which, from the splendid appear ance, solid value and extended number of the volumes which they contain, not only constitute a precious and impressive orna ment to the character of North Carolina, but would be calculated to adorn any Literary Chamber within the bounds ofthe Union. And let it be recorded to theif im mortal praise, that they have aided some of the most promising sons of this Stale in the sacred work of procuring a finished educa tion. Yes, if these Societies were-8utlden-y obtlreratet! from the system of onr Uni versity, the mournful event would prov6as disastrous to its future hopes and prospects, as would the severance of a left arm or the extinction of a left eye to the functions of the human frame. It might possibly prd; gress in its operations for the accomplish ment of good to the public, without the ad ditional strengh which is now derived from their co-operation, but it votild be in a comparatively ttull and spiritless manner. Does it not, then, become you is it not a duty imperatiye upon you,to cheer; by your annual presence here, those who represent yourselves and your egrly associates in the halls of these Societies? Where can yon find a noblerand more delectable task than that of illuminating the younger members, of these bodies, by the councils of your more matured and enlarged experience? Yo.u might also materially enhance the ef ficacy and strength of their laudable efforts to increase the intellectual resources of the State by occasional contributions of rare miner.ds and other natural curiosities, by ueposuing in ineir nans remarKaoie worKs of art, and precious productions in literature. These evidences of j'our regard would in vigorate and sustain them in all their nobfe and spirited purposes, by impressing upon their minds the encouraging conviclion.that though they are hidden from- the gaze of the world in their silent labors for the good of their country, instead of having faded from the remembrance of their elder breth ren, they still enjoy in their affectionate re collection a fond and welcome abode. Gentlemen of the Senior Clastt , - - You are now about to emerge from the quit shades in which; you have enjoyed many of the most blissful moments of your earthly career, and to enter upon the duties and responsibilities of a chequered and un- . tried scene; and it is a matter of infinite mof ment to your future happiness in life,' that your first decisions of ( conduct should be correct, for if you should unfortunalely.err at the start in ebbdsihg your principled ojf action, or in ybur view of those means which are essential to success, 'the tvhol? current of your existence will be apt to flow ir a rugged channel. There is no one'er ror which you should more cautiously, shuii than that prevailing taste for splendour in literary performances; vnlh which the mmi nf mnn is so sot to become' imbued iri early life, . v ' W Innir cniimpratiftn ofSir" TsJIff "Kitwinn viriues arid attainments, bobsemrig triat V' M7 wtw WWW wmmwr wmww m 9 W 9MWmf W his, time f by any siriglilarityi, etthef natural or anecieu. a ua uiusvrious aDOStie 01 science was certain ij never possejsea.witn Hnnr in the crestifma m nil minn.'whieh mark the sprritpf thtf : psehtrSjfe ' to sncli- an larmthtr exient? He cnltivated iimnlw cent labors,4 and nr this iesrecthe will cbnX may securely jgrepose,, in preparing jouff selres tof thc terri unties and 'realities ot Uie.
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Nov. 2, 1839, edition 1
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