Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-03-18

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pain upon the mind. But the P6ntsr's latorl
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bisd the sseas u knowledge, and works with the
ssgss he ibesstosy Of sesson; 10 sends messen-
eess - every .os of tho human family, he invokes
~ as~ 20 bshoSd the bssusies Of truth; and seeks
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bie Sissh, BY ss'sss and ~ natures God. The |
psieses bss bees since the fifteenth century, the
fssh1sl ssd mnst sctive auxiliary Of learning The
6sy The printer first struck ole sl.est from . pouxh
block ofiypes; from that DAY 10 date tho unives-
eel spsesd OF k0owIed&e, and the dis:isnchsemeasI
q 0sskisd from The bonds Of isDosssce, supessi-i
ton. and oppression. Fso@ that day bss mani
gradually sdvsnced 10 The general esloy@ens al
tss' ea''gh':asd and republics" iasstusisns; from
ehee day royalty end ses eoncomslsnts brgan to de-
esX, sad e" liberty 70 grow in their place.
might coniiaus TO show N detail, the correct
aess q the general outline have dss IN: bot the
im@sase benefits which tho sst of printing has eOn-
lsued upon msak;nd havs bsen described BY abiesl
esd more eloquent Pens than mine. Let mo pre-
posscsress and teacher Of Oh ssss ard scieocea
suppose that the s al printing bad been DIS
covered, atwhat Stage Of progress would No nOwI
6ed aatusal philosophy ,sssscnomy, mechanics nsv-
igstion, many arts which conduce N eieetua!y ,o|
shs eo@Soss and psasesvsi'oa Of s:auxiud; where
now would b these :.certies we hold - desr!!
Yet - the womb of fuiusity. Tho discoveries I'll
Newton would have been the treasure Of IN exclu-
esvcIy few. Watts and Fulton would perhaps have
ncves jeeSned the psincipies; and Fsspklin might
psshsps have never read book; ~ published sim
s's psiseiPss tending to the Independence Of hisI
country.
A@onG tho sncients Of Greece and Rome there
were certainly some great aud wise men; but b.
yosd the circle in which these leaned men moved,
bow lev received . glimpse Of scisnces how few
ever lsasned 10 vead7 and how difficult il was to|
oosain Tho instruction Of books9 Nov, thsouehl
The sgeaey Of printing, our means Of acquringI
knowledge u unlimited, and it, dissemsnaaion isl
uoivsssa1. The consequence 10, that . gsesterl
oumber labor To unravel and matte useful the EEL
ersts Of nature, and the progress Of markiod toI
psseesson 10 . thousand times more rar;d
The psnses, an individual come 20 directly un-
der the constant iD6uence Of tho instructive and
6bsssl sst 10 protesses. The printer reads morel
and posses more vaned sLd general information
shss the 'heo'osao o. lawyer, Of avowed philoso.
pAes. u - the psiatess trade to road cOnsia
Geg afses DAY, dasins h's whole life: he earns his
daily bread By reading; aye, and BY reading slowly
esd es'ssely tot he must follow and put the words
ins" type letter by letter; he must dwell awhile
opon every sentence. Does the merchant ksow
shs prices Of cotton aud Other goods in distant
asiesS The Intelligence 10 peoned by printer before
The msrchant touches IL. Does The politician de
esss Tie affairs Il nato"ss he owes his knowledge
70 shs psinses, Who 10 always shesd Of him in pos,t
e information. Dues The thysicise ssudy the
weeks II some psoGouad EseulsPiuss let him hook
~ he page, and he will that he owes tho work
- pslases who hiss read il over and over 70 see
that 10 letter . wanting; not comnsa out ofplace.
Ths same may 10 said II The lawyer, the misisses.
aad The scieaai6e snschanic. The printer stands
% The door Of Ill their leasnps ssd holds Tho keys
which open IL.
The psates is great traveller. There ere few
psioaess in The Uaiied States Who have not visited
psssieG efscs in every villsee, and consequently
- soe hesitate 70 travel wherever their fancy NAV
3ssd them. sure Of finding 10 their brother typo
SsspAes, trssds TO assist them, give them woe, OF