Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-04-12

knowledge is the rrsul, nj slow and uniform pro-
gross proceeding ihf"ngha lapse oi years. with the
same regular degree oi tnuttnh.-lt - evidently The
result III some new eanScs btongh, into pow
emu attioi, add producing their consequences
fhPiiIY and slnikhsly. What, SIR. are these cau-
Nes
ihs Is not an ottlson 81, Tor discussing sueh
question N length: allow mr. 10 say, however. that
/ INC improved state Of popular huowledec IS but the
necessary tesnh III TIE improved condition OF the
s'e'' MISS ol the pr"lte, knoH ledge IL not one ol
"'a h'eley pnA",al "aais. l,le may he sustained
"aH"a H. hu'" III "1dei I" 1--we, men must be leu
anu ''nth'd aud Sheltered aud IN state OF things
'""',n one "hnl' ''hef can u" u" 'noie 'iian pro-
'Ni' ''alh's bod aud shelter he can have ~ time
'o' h'eaaS Tor mental improvement. knowledge,
+ ''i''elf Is h"' afaued anl cannot be atiainrd
Wv i'!'le 'seht df2ee III ffsirir ifnm ia y minh
~ t"'l' anu he'rI ending dtndeeN--bni whenever
'ss"'f''' oll'""t "hl piolutf the ahsolnte nrces-
N'''o' III me, h'n lh'ie '"1fH leisnte hhd n'a,s
"o,l y" l't"h ana tolraf'e
''"t II 'nls el'M and wonderful extension ol porn-
IN knowledge be The rsnii 81 an improved eond-
'''n' II may III TIC 9'Nl place well asked, what
81. we causes "hleh nave lhhS suddenly piohucea
mn ste" 'mp'o'e .nrni li@" Is ntHat the ''eans
:" l""' e'"'h'hs' ana Shel'', hre now % much more
'n' 'l"H anu 'pona'hilN pfoc"'rd than Formerly
--R"' ihh MAJ" 'au'o take To be HE pl"eieNs al
seo''''he an al q ne" eAlrnt al tie hp1Icano" :"
Sef"'t L" "t. MS II ~, "lHch has 81 "ut II Gts=
'loR'''>hP" ne I'sl nan century III Fhr"rr and N
Nn'e',, ana ITS ELECTS are efo'y where 's'hle' an
'sP''ais among US Mn has Ionhd ne" allies aud
'aA''''eS IN the powers OF nalulr, aud IL tue hven-
" ~ W "''h,i,Nh'
ne gfn'iai doctrine oI roiit al economy -, that
"e''h consists ~ whatever Is u lal ~ convenient 10
man. ana ,hi Labor - the producing cause of all
'4th "'allI. ! MS - very ilue. hut ten, what ~
aho' !" tic Se9>c oi political wnl"r>, aud III com
'oon language II inr ms human mdnslls huf, II
Poi"'ophcd view, II nay ictrHr II much mofe
''"I'eh''s'f M 'hiu9. II Is un ~ ihh view, HI
''n ''il ph'>-'he nrte 'r'ioh"i ihe"s AMI muscles;
o'1 d" Inv active as'4e> "h'h' "''N'9g upon III"
t'''''is WIN winch the world i supplied, hIings
'o'ln products ueelhl ~ cnhbculrnl 10 tnan. Thr
materials ct wealth arr IN HE e1llh N the sras. aud
IN then natural aud uuanlrd productions. Iahnr oh
lalns lheh, works upon thrnt. hud ia.llans Il emio
homan n>r. Now, lh,4 been tie object OF sc,eu-
the ant or ol the application "i SCIENCE in arr,
crease illSaeihr agency, 10 augment is power. by
creating hhous al lboltis - the torn, al autona-
ue ha'll e., all Ia be diligently employed, and
h'l' ~ work by the lprer II natural powers. To
inns chd these natural puwcis, pnntlpaliy those 81
steam ana llhg valet ,,re subsidized aud taken In-
to human rmploymcnt SPINNING machines. pow
"a looms, anu al the mechanical dtsres. aclipg,
among Other operatives, IN the ttetores aud work.
shops, arr bun 50 many abotefs. They usually
dth"mthatcd abor=aaribP machines. hni II uid be
mote Just to call them labor -,fotne machines. They
aie mace To be active agents; IL h,vc motion, and
TO pI"dnee ellecl; aud though without intelligence.
they ue guided hy those laws ot Soicnur. winch are
exact aud pc,cct, and they produce results ihrre-
lutr, IN general more than lie human hand
Is capable Of producing.
Nhen we look upon one ol lbesc we behold
mntc fellow -laboret, OF immense ppmrr OF maenlat-
zeal cAaetuess, and Of .yrr-dntlng and UNIV AIRED
ctiuIt. Aud while hr Is thu, most sLillu aud pro-
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