AN OLD MAN.
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ADDRESS before the Alumni of the University

 Of Nortl Carolina, delivered in Girard Hall

 June 2 l547; by tho Hon. JoHS Y MASON L.

 L, D.

 A friend has kindly furnished us copy of this interesting Address. Sc. c,elary Mason delivered this Address al the commencement of this University, and was immediately waited upon by bis Excellency Gov. Graham, Professor Green and Hon Judge BIllle, and re, ques.ed him 10 furnish copy for publi- ca'ion. The result is before us. We do not remember of ever having read an Address that offered us more plea sure or made us think so well of our country. The style is peculiarly beau, liful and chaste, and it seems almost m- possible that an individua whose time was so much occupied by public duties, could so far draw off his mind and pen such an Address. We enoice withplea snre lhe cordially with which il has been received in every secioE of our conn. try, and have no doubt but that much good will be effected by giving publicity to so able n production Our limits forbid the notice We would like 10 give We caa!:oi, however, deny ourselves tbe pleasure of making one extract. Speak. ing of the American Press, Secretary Mason says;

 "The Press began is work in lC3o century afterwards il had earned the vrohib..:cn ci England, a..t was strong