Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-11-24
SELECTIONS.
Ma. WEES rFR's LECTURE


The Boston L,cram, on Tuesday, 1t November
commenced It's rtll campaign, with nu audience Of
twenty-five huoitl.1 persons. md an Iu,roIuctou,
Address by dc Hon. Daniel Webster. TId. per-
fmmancc was mtsierly essay the progress Of
Popular knowelge, phi ,plfical, pro'unnd, and
every way worthy o, the orllor; bat at the same
lime, happily adapted IL Ia audience anl thr oc-
oasi1n which called lim out The subject whicn
he selected WAS onn which hs ~ ,tous vnd phlo-
soph cal mimi was vel calculated Ia grasp, invoiv-
ing some Of thu most IN ,aran pracipl"s ~ pplltlc
economv. lie spoke 81 HE wonderful progress OF
popular knowledge IN tia pres al age afth- vast
accession within cw YEAR, n the number Of pro-
hciens in mariIs, pnh.tcs, sceaecs, arts, and ltr-
raturc. IL conceived tha tia, ha,Irard know
ledge was not the insult q si., measured pace IA
the progress OF society, bRt onins 10 SOM. &C i've
ca1Ws, wt'ch hdse ba,.n IA operation only lew
years The piit sici wants n nlt kind which re-
qairr the earliest atteuipaafr. food, rdnrut, shell.
Ter, lnl iu'. Toc>e NIT b. supplied before IN m
has leisure to alto nj II Inc cultivation ct las mind.
II all c'tllM Il countries, particularly IA tia, cpun-
tn, the hr,t iot ~aoHlnl q IS great and iucrcas-
IA, aai mast ha asefihed Il saec great change
All improvement, ~ TIM mass oi m,ukni. Food,
Shell T arI dothlas haee bacone objects of ca-
scr WtUnnrnt thln formerly; aud il thus APP
pears tht' the rapid pro rs, ol papulr knowledge
Is caused by the increase II the comforts, and tn,
aoil'v II provide ir lh- wants, ri the Great mas,
OF society.
tie next inquired into tho os.,e. of ,h. rand
improvement in the condition of mankind. aud AZ
crioed them 10 the succe,,ful application of SCI
encn or art, or IN o;her wora.. to scientific art
winch has been 81 esien.isely brought forward
within a few years, Ia ai1 the Industry of mao
writers on political econnnv have generally con.
sdered tilt labor is the oay productive source of
ri l,i,, f.
Increase ina corresponding degree the production,
oi the earth, and il Ia, been the purpose Of Sci
f"'Ihc arr 10 create an active agency, which may
IN pHI'osopmcal Sh", be regarded ~ labor.-It
ms sought To accomplish tins work bV bringing in
ihe clements To assist IN performing l,hors which
were once executed solely bN MN; and in hi,
was, Lbor-saving machines o., NOR. propr,Iy
speaking, labor-doing mlrhine., have nultipiaL
throughout the land. This work of machincr,
should be regarded in all senses a, Labor, as
purely as if it were tbs work of slaves; with this
diereacr, thai The labnrSaving ~ tclIinrs ire nom
cnnsun'rrs. having wants 10 supply. Mr.
Webster stated that the aggregate amount Of hor
executed bymeans OF @ateror steam drisd an cal
ehiaiion. The era Of tins sicces,i1l application
% science To art WIS commenced ~ IRELAND Ark
wright and Robert Fulton. Tncsr two cannon,
men succeeded in bringing theory into prsctic. .
and, BY dm OF their untirinu perseverance and
skill succeeded in producing rc ul,s which h,y,.
peeh ia'nenscis beneficial Ia their Respective cnun-
tries, ani'to mankind From this period may he
odtea He commencement of increased zeal for
popa'hr knowledge. These mighty results have
chinged The tlce Of society ana the mighty A.
gency, OF which we have npp seen the bprinninn
am progress, IS The consequence of the applica-
lion OF science 10 art.
Mr- w spoke Of tho salutlry effect which I'm.
agency had produced on commercn and aor;cpl-
tnfe, ana OF tho vast wealth which il added IN
COUNTRIES WHERE II was daily appraciatrd AMI an
'o"d!ei the earnings by the labor of this Kind
o' machinery, IL England Atone produced on ey-
,s,p manu- icinrtd articles being esiiml,ed =,
= ,'p'' year. All thi, an !n,rntalion off
"o'!'' ana Comfort of nankiiid is IN lis nature
en- 'raen. all c,a iiti,ns an1 REACHING
e's'y s,diioH IN society. Il is beneficial IN the
''e ana poor, ami generally far more H. n.6c;,I
:" NO poar man than the rich I,s ,;,,t,, co,
qsehehces are seen in the improved co,,l;,ion
q" Classes, IN their dwellings, in ,hn;r ,,o5a.
piness " ''er nap
W. webster next adserted 10 The mpor;,n,o
" ~r'"' III carrying on largo mannfactarin, ~.
.,'', "eh's. and tho necessity for nsrncrshns II
' ' sin'as Tor tins pnrposr, under the rss,r,;o,
~ 'ro'rcf'on oltIe Iaxs Trio Ten Joucy NJ ,l,,s,
~ 'f'i clni saaies is Mt merely !, am,s
""P ont 10 diiuse il. AMI The ,r.scn, ~
a"lsso Prosperity and happiness Of New Enc.
soo mny We attributed IN grea, measure "a Tho