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prejudiced deductions, truth has struggled long and manfully, until it irks the masters of nations, to outclamor the cries of men only anxious for their long lost heritage. Here is the great advance,-Church and State may cohere for a time longer, but the regenerate earth shall see no more Torquemadas, no more bloody Marys, no more Grahames of Claverhouse.

The Grecian, in his training for high position in the State, was fond of a garb of toleration. It was convenient, and not dearly bought; it was becoming, and under especial sanction of the leaders of fashion. But this cloak was too stiff, with its noble embroideries of old truism. The very weight of its gilded threads of precept, tired the wearer, in the plain work of the State; it was therefore laid aside for gala days, which might be caused by success in fettering a troublesome truth. The Altar to the Unknown, showed the seeming-Paul on Mars' Hill, found the true.

The Roman gave this poor picture little betterment. He would have been kind, but to gain success, court must be paid to its supposed authors. As modern barbarians after ill luck, scourge their rough hewn deities, by way of punishment, so the Roman flattered his gods as a preventive. This flattery often bore hard upon those supposed to be enemies of religion. There was much kindness in the Roman composition, but far more of a lofty selfishness, which turned all wounds from his national pride, though it cost his individual prosperity. This selfishness was another great cause of injury to the propagandists of new truths.

The Medieval Statesmanship in its contact with Religious systems, was wily and prompt. All the little inequalities in the prevailing belief, were soon forgotten under the skillful filing of Masters in Theology; the greater and sharper projections were cared for by the councils. Statesmen then, were as cool in their dealings with refractory intelligences, as their predecessors had been ardent. Leaders in Schism were monstrosities, ungainly and infectious. The schoolmen crushed their appeals to reason, beneath their shields of metaphysical knowledge; the lords spiritual cut them from their earthly relations, and the secular arm graciously arrayed them in the sun benito. All these powers were lent by their holders to the statesman, but it was well if these sufficed him. He often called the satirist to prove the more subtle structure of his victim, to make ludicrous warfare upon his motives, to bring forth from the crannies of his heart its neatly stowed meannesses; to pull the nerves, which should set askew the whole face of his professions. Under such influences, disaffected nations soon became as meek as the countenances of their oppressors.

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It is ever expected from the Chief Servant of State, as perfeet in his craft, that all the intricacies of diplomacy shall be traversed by his model enginery; that every part in his mental conformation shall be ponderous, to give the idea of authority, yet that each possess a flexibility; which shall make easy its adaptation to every anomaly in polity,--a litheness, which shall enable him to trace out every burrow of his unfair foes. The subjective throes of his own mind must not only turn aside, but even drive back, the objective forces of circumstances. He must have the greatest powers of discrimination in the studies which give him the principles of his art, and between the different phases of character, in the herd of his theoretical lords,—a discrimination which, from systems most uncouth, gleans something for the sustenance of his high purposes, and gives a new value in the gleaning; which, in its forays upon hoarded research, pilfers mental strength, and loses no dignity in the pilfering. If there be any approach to metempsychosis, between the statesmen of different ages, it can only be between those of the Roman and the Modern republics. In many of his acts, the statesman of to-day must take his stand far above his people. There must be braided into him, so much of his art, that he seems the incarnate nation,-ten thousand constitutional egotisms bound in one strong 'I am the State.' He is to be an High Priest of the mingled good of radical and conservative theories -no mad royster in the former, no gloomy light in the latter. It is rarely worth his while, to tilt with huge errors, which have plainly not lived their hour, nor to whimper over the every day frothing of plebeian uneasiness. When adversity grates against his works, he, more than any other, must be his own man. The prettiest theses avail nothing then ;such times are fatal to precisians-blind followers of rules. From the statesman's own soul, must be thrust brawny arms to aid him; from his own mind must he have his keen second-sight. Formulas the most special then become generalities, and leave him for support, his own clear thoughts and stoutly knit purposes.

Memorabilia Valensia.

ANECDOTE OF PRESIDENT STILES.

Ar a presentation dinner during President Stiles' administration, as a gentleman passed to that worthy a glass of punch, it accidentally slipped from their hands and fell to the floor. The President raising his right hand and assuming an attitude of the utmost dignity, repeated with all possible gravity the Latin quotation, "Sic transit gloria mundi."

ANECDOTE OF PRESIDENT DWIGHT.

A graduate of some fifty years standing gives the following anecdote of President Dwight. A division of the class of 1802 were reading compositions before the President, in which was one of those persons whom Shakspeare denominates men of "infinite jest." This man on this day produced a poem in which he eulogized those of his classmates whom he liked, and satirized those he disliked. Among the latter was one by the name of William Maxwell, a person of great selfconceit, very bombastic in his manner, and inoreover troubled with an impediment in his speech. The poet had from the commencement of his poem been growing more and more severe, to the evident discomfort of the President, who thought that a production of so personal a nature was hardly fitted for the division room. At last, the writer alluding to some debate in which Maxwell had been engaged, spoke of him in these lines:

"Then rose Will Maxwell, stammered, stuttered,

And thought hell trembled every word he uttered.”

"Stop! stop!" said the President, "I fear you will do more harm than good by proceeding." The poet sat down of course, but the students, not willing to be deprived of so rich a treat, requested the division to remain after the President had gone out, for the purpose of hearing the poem through. A few hours afterward the poet received a message from the President desiring an interview with him at his room. The poet, supposing that a reprimand was in store for him, wore a sorrowful countenance, as he went up to comply with this request. He was surprised however, to find the President unusually bland and polite. After the usual salutations the President remarked that he should like to borrow that poem of his.

THE LITERARY SOCIETIES.

PUBLIC DEBATE.

As to this we can only repeat what was said of it in our last issue, that it "remains in statu quo," and for aught we can see, is likely to.

ORATION.

On Wednesday evening, an Oration was delivered in the Brothers' Society, by HENRY E. ROBINSON, of the Junior class. Subject-POETRY AND PAINTING COMPARED, AS MEANS OF EXPRESSION.

ELECTIONS.

LINONIA.

Daniel C. Gilman,

Charles C. Salter,

On Wednesday evening, December 17th, the following gentlemen were chosen officers of the three societies for the coming term.

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Mr. Webster having declined the invitation to deliver the oration before the Phi Beta Kappa Society, the duty devolves upon Mr. Seward, who was chosen substitute. Mr. Seward has accepted. Mr. Pierpont will deliver the poem.

KOSSUTH'S CAUSE IN YALE.

A New Haven morning paper has the following:

"NEW YORK, Dec. 16th.

"A deputation of Students, from Yale College, called on Kossuth this morning, and presented him with an address, to which he made a short reply. Other deputations were in attendance-but owing to his feeble state of health, Kossuth declined to receive them."

Prior to this, two public meetings were held in the College Chapel, in which undergraduates and members of the scientific departments participated. A short account of the first was published in the N. H. Courier of Dec. 12th, and read from that at the second meeting as the report of the first. It either did not try, or failed to give a view of the unbounded enthusiasm displayed, cheers being so abundant that some speakers were actually almost prevented by them from proceeding. However, speak they did, and the meeting appointed a committee to draft an address to be presented to the Hungarian hero. At the second meeting held Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 10th, the committee reported an address, which called forth a very spirited discussion, enlivened at short intervals by tremendous, deafening applause, sometimes of the pros and sometimes of the cons. We have pretty full reports of the speeches, but cannot, for want of room, if for no other reason, insert them. The address was finally accepted, and the deputation charged with its presentation went, saw, said, heard and returned, and we do earnestly hope and trust that this demonstration of Yale, together with what is doing elsewhere, will free Hungary.

New Publications.

"REVERIES OF A BACHELOR. By IK MARVEL."

We cannot omit to give a few words of welcome to those delightful "Reveries" of Ik Marvel, in their new and doubly attractive holiday form. This "book of the heart" has found its way to the hearts of young men and maidens, old men and― children can't appreciate them fully, though they can weep over the death of little Paul. We melted before this magic book. If we had never known it before, this book would have told us we had a heart.

“DREAM-LIFE: A TALE FOR THE SEASONS. By IK MARVEL."

The world is blessed with another book from the delicately beautiful pen of the author of "The Reveries of a Bachelor." We have read but few of its pages-we are keeping them for vacation leisure-hours-but can judge easily that they are glowing with the same beauties of thought and imagery that charmed us in the Reveries.

We have a pleasurable pride, too, in calling attention to these books, for its author is a son of our common Alma Mater, and in the chapters "Cloister Life,” and "College Romance," he paints pleasantly recognizable scenes of his and our College ways and manners.

The whole book, doubtless, is as interesting as the chapters "Rain in the Garret." the two above mentioned, and “A Broken Home,”—and with our whole heart we say, buy it, every one who has ever been a boy, or hopes to be a man-especially all in love and College.

For sale at Pease's.

WOMAN IN HER VARIOUS RELATIONS. By Mrs. L. G. ABELL. New York: Wm. Holredge, 140 Fulton St.

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This work, very neatly enveloped and directed “To the Editors of the Yale Literary Magazine," comes to test our gallantry, doubtless. How can we fail to notice favorably, so dear a subject. Although we wish Mrs. Abell had taken a little time from the care of her babies, her "boxes of threads, twist, tapes, bobbins, welting-cord, needles, &c., &c," and other household matters, to correct such expressions as α person may be kind . . . without accustoming themselves,” “want of punctuality in some member or their carelessness," &c., &c. before stereotypiny the book, still, inaccuracies of style can well be pardoned when such valuable directions abound, as to "discard punning," (attention! razor makers of Yale !) "a man of talent rarely condescends to be an habitual punster, a gentleman, never,"-to avoid "making noises in eating and drinking," "helping yourself first at meals," "scratching or touching your head," "looking at your handkerchief after blowing your nose," directions to keep the hands, face, mouth, teeth, and nails clean, etc. Students who have not already secured copies to present to their mothers and their". bright particulars," can do so by calling at Pease's.

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