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bankrupt nobility on the one hand, and an ignorant and half- 

 civilized peasantry on the other. The future prosperity of 

 Massachusetts lies on the road which she has always travelled ; 

 and all along that road stand her churches and school-houses, 

 calling upon her people to be true still to her ancient principles. 

 She has been industrious and bold in time past — let her be so 

 now. She has been generous to her defenders — let her not for- 

 get to be generous still, now that the danger is over. She has 

 planted herself on the doctrines of social morality and civil 

 honor and integrity — let her not depart from those principles 

 and resign her moral grandeur. 



To us who enjoy this proud record of Massachusetts, as an 

 educated Commonwealth, there comes the feeling of pride and 

 satisfaction that she has not yet faltered in her course. In her 

 early enterprise she did not hesitate ; in her principles she has 

 not wavered ; in the war she did not falter. I look in vain for 

 the time when she has been shaken in her faith or in her effort. 

 Not for an hour has she forgotten her schools. Not even in the 

 darkest night did she lose sight of her institutions of religion. 

 Her bounteous hand was ever open to her sons who went forth 

 to battle. And in no time of adversity and trial has she for- 

 gotten that her capacity for self-support lay in her unceasing 

 encouragement of industry, and in the development of a brave 

 popular heart and a wise popular head. Thus may she be 

 known hereafter — not alone for her material greatness, not 

 alone for her bravery on the battle-field, not alone that Lex- 

 ington and Concord and Bunker Hill are within her borders, 

 and that her sons were first at Baltimore and last to leave the 

 line — but for that sobriety and virtue and intelligence and love 

 of country which should characterize an educated Common- 

 wealth, as the home of enlightened suffrage and universal 

 freedom. 



The Chairman. Ladies and gentlemen, the time has arrived 

 at which this Board should adjourn. The exercises are now 

 closed, and the Board stands adjourned. 

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