'ur. ~ Cleartand's address before the Pcucine.


an Society,"



The political excitement occasioned bv tho
late electioneering campaign. seems 10 have en-
crossed SO much of the attention of The editors of
our newspapers, as to exclude the mention Of
much literary merit, which was exhibited at the
late commencement Of Bowdoin College. As the
su1'ccthas again come into public notice within
day or two, in a critque ur9n the remarks
made by the Argus, we have thourht in This
conneXion, that il would not be aIniss TO AXE
more particular notice Of the Grafton bv NJ


HEMIAH CIEAyELAND, A. NJ. before the Pe,,-
c'ntdn Society 1t Is an act Of tardy Justice 70
state that il was a performance of much nnri+
ana by no means inferior to any thing we have
ever had at these anniversarics-Mr. CIeavel,nd
has been for three years tutor at this CoIleoe


and devoted his attention chiefly 10 classiG,I
studies, In which his taste i very accurate ,nd
his attalnments are unusually great. His orafion
lu'iy Jpsuhes tins opinion, and numerous and
respectable auditory was much gratife5 ,,-;tI. :
display Of % much correct taste extensive rod


ING am instructive remark. The imnortanco
oi the study Of the Languages, History and Po-
etry, and the connexion of these st,dies ,~,tb
eloquencc, were represented in a stvle Of adj
mlrabis ABILITY aud the most correct ana cIae-
sIcai purity. Notwithstanding the lenn-th oftha
Peridruiancc, it, interest was unabatoI mi ;tg
cioiucnce completely chained tie attsDti,n nc
INC auLeAcc-Whiic L .ar.ng the ,tjr-e- ,ra
could not bat wAh, that Mr.. Clcayc!7nd ..i-l.+
become ere long, permanently cJunart.j ,-;tte
some O. our literary Institutions He exhibited
the taste, learning. and taIents which III. r(r,,I
larly calculated u advance tie cause of j;ta,,-
ture- and inspire with the love Of is ch7-,rs ,rl
iu'U1e VAIN ITS PuEest principle, the voutl.iu