Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-08-15
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nave Just received and read With The pleasure
~ e n'ersd before The Phi Beta Kappa Society,
ucii"n, like others fran te source hears rnng
impress OF the mind and character OF its author ;
ana Comprehensive view of the subject TO he discssed-a
cain deberatinn OF mannsr in the discussion OF " ,ir
ness without glare OF colsJng In The st,~a
elevation thought and an habitua recurrence to the
MOTHS OF classic antiquity, are every where oservable
The proeSsed Object of The discourse is TO enforce those
Considerations which ought operate upon us generally ms
n'sn and particularly Americans, attend 10 lie Iltj
to the anniversary exercise Of literary society egnpnT
WIN picture savage man the proceeds by coi-
ud, 10 exhDit the value o knowledge aud The first
under which he considers IT, the irrecouriieoe 10 nj
alse re'g'on ana oil pa governments The present
Europe traced W Tue inuence ol il, spreading hi and
AZ Impressive contrast Is exhibited between tie conjiton
". c states anu lh''S beneath The oppressive weight of
"sSpouc governments liece lie argues the importance
ui oar own country iuthe civilized world-and our uIv In
preserve freedom by the cultivation science Our dan
The ancient republics while ose dangers peculiar 10 our
against the head, from the weakening tie central ovrr
meni hy extending the space which acts Tor, te
OF some 10 separate Tie union and un lrevalence OF
sectpna jealouses and hosiiies are impre,s,ely l
sentative s, stem and III. r-is " % :,
fe Connection Of science with the useful arts comes
~ revirwthen its n1leuce personal happine sa,i
lhen just euogun on some Of the distinguished char
Hicfs 81 our country The peculiar facilities distiu-
uom9resencd TO our young cOuHtrymen hone Hre next
held ont, and then the of American genius at,
~ which part Of the discourse iI tribute is paid TO the
names otWtd Murray PsrSias The effect OF science in
the improvement OF nIygaton furnishes tonic SvbcS -
handled viii lively interest; We from the contract.
ed limits which bounded tho iDurne, ings of Uisse, and
Kneas, Tie discoveries % CANA Columbus to ts
voyages Ut tircumnhV gaOu aud To- the fcilite, OF steam
lie next aGyertS to the cultivation Of natural SCIENCE and
points the evils which have arisen from an nproper
multi Gallon uf genera and species. Minealy lead, IL,
an honorable mention Ui Clcpyel1n. and SiuIm CieolO-
~ receives passing ai comprehensive view while the
exact sciences Cuure aud the mechanic arts DO
lite literature, ir fc arts and political philUsnpi are
comprised u Ceutrai ant summary notice. honor
able speaker then the V experiment aud
invest atiOnH tniiary With Size works hncent learn
ingt less fdpdirus veucrgtipu Or the ltcrar,
kdrOpethe scientific cultivation OF agriculture,
lug aud va val architecture, aud the study Of
tOna history. lie dwe upon tue delights mental ac
guiremeut with AMI manner thai Epetirnsc alone
could give, and consoles It's uulcr Failures his
efforts, 10y the liberation, HAT the failure expert.
meat though less gratifying, IS often instructive than
81, success would have been Surveying te natural evil
and political advantages " hc
raasun. fucc TIE localities uher wicb the disc
was uUcfed,e early History ct Schenectady aud IT.
vciutythe rise ana progress Of che college, and Ie
Igt o the society there aud lac closes viii M noble
and elegant perefaiio0
Finally Whatever may bc thoughts words, onf
writings, aclinus let them all bc subservient the
promotion science aud The prosperity Of
Pleasure Is shadow wealth vanity and yOSer, page.
antbut knowledge is extaiic ~ enjoyment perennial r
fame unlimited In space, and iuhuiic 90 duration ~ the
performance 81 fs sacred Offices Is tears DAGGER spares
xpense omifs cXertion. " scales the mountain
looks into tie volcano, dives mo ihe pcrorates tie
EARTH snCs 1ighi INTO tie skies, encrcios the globe,
pl0res and lanl eOnempldes the distant eAnIiues
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