Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-06-09

AID TIC iulgit possihli nave never a
Bible. mesn, sir. Faustus, Printer,
and the inventor of the arr of Printing.
will now take the gentleman 10
England, 10 introduce him TO a person
of the name Of Brindley, the construc-
tor Of those magnificent canals. which
IA the course of 20 year, iripplcd the
wealth Of England. This man was a
Niirrighf There was another, who,
by giving the steam engine It's highest
capacity. 5olled the British wealth IN
yet CRATER ratio. his name was James
Watt, a maker Of mathematical nstru-
mcnis.
The gentleman has told us that he
sometimes condcsccnded TO enter n
LGr6er,s shop--not TO hold any convcsrc
with its humble occupant, but only TO
receive n touch Of his art, and thcnto
depart, and, as il in disdaln Of The man
who could pursue an employment so
humble But can tell the gentleman
that this trade, humble ms il is, was
once praciised by mighty genius
who invented an improvement in the
machinery of spinning cotton, which
has not only laid the foundation Of
some Of the most magnificent fortunes
in America which hae no, only filed
our country with wealth, but which,
like, the touch Of the enchantcr's wand.
has concentrated the treasures of the
world in the island of Great Britain.
mean Richard Arkwright, by the
courtesy OF England, Sir Richard-a
man who by the force of genius ransia-
ted himself .from a bar6er,s shop 10 The
British Parliament, and to a place
amongst the proud knights ofthe proud
Isl arstocracy in The world.
The genius Of these three mechan.
cs, Br!ndley, Watt and Arkwright, up
leld the sinking fortunes oil England,
md placed her on that high eminence
rom which she overlooks the world.
Although may weary the gentle
nan from Leicester, ! must take him to
mother place--a little town in the
centre Of England called Stratford-on-
Avon. There dweIt in ancient times
| man, nameed William Shaks-
dare say the gentleman has
leard ofhim, for he was mighty spir-
t, whose influence, like that of heaven
y bodies, is even now calling up the
ldes Of human feeling. He was
nan who has thrown the charm of his
genius on the lowest walk oflife-sur-
ounded the throne Of mirth with new
varied into countless varieties
he shades and the shapes ofhis humor,
given new graceful dignity to the
humblest of the virtues, impaired
blander spirit TO social life pervaded
The very depth of the soul with strange
and wonderous powers Of pathos, and
impressed upon sublimity itself stern
err and loflier charac ter. Yes, sir-hc
was mighty enchan,er, who would
call forth from the invisible world a new
variety of scenes and beings, and could
give TO these "airy nothings" local
habitation and a name"-the fancies
OF poetry, and the breathlngs ofproph-
ecy, and yet this gifted man, whose
works are familiar to the Americans and
Engllsh-whose magic influence is felt
whcresoever the language of England
IS read and spoken, in the far places of
The world-ovcn its extremites in the
east and in the west; for though we
could strike the sceptrc ofKing George
rom his hand when he waved il over
our regions, the throne of Shakespeare
$ yet amongst us immoveabIe as the
This wondrous man.
whose empire is universal, who has
ruled like a wizard the world of the
'eart, and called up its sunshine and
'rought down It's showers was a wool
omjer,
have IN my way endeavored TO fur
'ish the gentleman from Leicester with
ny historical "reminiscences, from
'hIch hope he will learn that these
tumble mechanics, whom he derides,
ave exercised most powerful, direct
nd decided influence upon the com
orts, the happiness, the morals, the
'ealth ard the power Of man. That
ley have brought TO the common stock
human knowledge their full proper
on OF useful science, invention and
enius-that from their ranks have :
prung wsrr'ors and statemen, poets
nd philosophers.
could swell the catalogue with
'any more illustrious names, but |
ave furnished the gentleman with
nough al present. He NAV give heed