Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-01-09
GOV. VILLAGES ADDRESS,
Delivered before the Indiana Asburu University
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country Indebted for this noble manfes ia ton in
behalf Of such a cause? Whose minds conceived,
whose benevoience prompted. whose energies a
chcved the erection Of this Temple and on spo,
too where the sound Of the woodlands axe,
he feed the forest around him, has scarcely died
away upon ears2 Nay, whose 'maginaions
so vivId--so pregnant, as II were, with creative
power, 10 give birth TO so wild and novel II
cepton that of planting the garden of the mu-
ses the yet unredecmed bosom OF the wilder
nesse Be surprised, 81 revere them none the less
for il, when tell you that they are old and ,amI!
liar acquantances--endeare 10 us, ought 10
be, by some of the sweetest, purcs', and hottest
recolIecions Of the heart. They have been the
companions Of our Pioneer fathers; they have
been moral and religious instructors. Spurn-
ing the luXuries Of ife-tne reiinemcnts of taste
and elegance--the comforts OF case and affiuence
tho allurements Of the world with the spirit of
q Wesley only TO nerve them-they laughed the
dangers Of flood and field TO scorn looked the
terrors Of the wilderness in the face with checks
unblanched; endured cold and hunger withou.
murmur; encountered privation and peril without
shrinking land dying by the way side even, eav-
ing memorial of their burial place--and for
what? That the voice of supplication and prayer
might rise from the deepest solitude of our wales;
that The lamp Of eternal life might be lit up in
the gloomy recesses Of our lone cabins; that the
departing spirits Of their rude but noble tenants
might be chccred, and sustained and reconced,
IN tina, awful hour, by tho glorious promises of a
that all these stirring scenes are with the past
that the dreaded solitudes are no more that fem,
aud forest, and river have been shorh Of their
torrors; that hungry want, and gripping penuery,
and chilling privation have been banishcd from
our hearths; these inen--so fcaress-so self sac
rfcing--so perscvcriug--whose approach 10 our
solitary abades has so often brought chdhood's
sunniest smile 10 chceksare still with US; but
unlike every thing else about them-thcy have not
changed. The same sternness of purpose,thc same
unHaeging zeal, the same untirIng effort, as IN
the beginning. still stamps their every conduct
and action They have suffered no pause in their
iabors; and follow the steps of Improvement now,
only 10 gather materials, and 20 sfIzc occasions,
the better TO scatter the choicest OF heavens hes-
sing along their path-wa and ut last, as 1t de-
tcrmincd TO leave nothing urdone, that the pow or
AID sublmity Of the principles they teach, may
be appropriately displa ved-,hcy are seeking,
out Of the immense mass oil intellect around them,
10 rear mora! and mcatal pyramid, upon
whose summit the beacon fires OF eternity shall
blaze.
And sir as one-beionging to the same holy
orler-pedgcd to share the same tos-eqnaly
devoted 10 the accomplishment OF the same glo-
rious desigus-ihcy, and those who aided tietn,
through the Trustees of abe Asbury University
have authorized To deliver, TO You, the posses
sion of the Sc KEYS. The act alone speak: its own
comment. |, needs no hcrald's voice TO lroclaim
how great are the interests they have charged
YOU with; nor how limited the coniideice they
rcposo in your judgment-your capacib
learnnp-your iiemncss-your prudenc-your
pcrseverancc--and your integrity. ltc"stItuies
YOU in word the pilot, upon whose skill de-
nends whether this ark of learning sail ever
reach in safety and triumph lis destined ori 1T
makes you one Of the master builders, wtse gen
us is expected to place the cap stone on he NOR
al and mental edifice they are erecting And
NAV be permitted To hope, sir. that theposses-
sion Of ,hoso KEYS may be The efficient mans of
enabling YOU to unlock for US the gates oknow
eJqe: to lead the youth of this young anvIgor-
Gus State to the ..wel-head of science and tiers;
20 purify them in their streams; and tncno send
them forth, as so many shining and burnIu Ighs, |
to dissolve the mis,s, with which ignoranhas SO
long darkencd the intellectual world
To saw that in accepting this emblepf au
,bortv, YOU have voluntarily assumed Ponsi-
biltes of uhsurpassing weight and matude,
would perhaps be communicating, to yenoth-
ING new You have doubtlessly weigt aud
measured them long since and as acateiy
MAPPED the mountain difficulties that ST be-
tween you and the goal of duty be las IT
may: yet, pray you TO pardon me- hnder
the influence of an over-anxiety, attemEa e.
Enumeration Of some of them, in the hoper ii a
may impress them still deeper upon your IT'S. n
You have become not only Ieacher.t a Il
chief among Teachers. In military phrnsou Il
have taken the bounty; and, henceforth, we TO o
look for you not in the circles OF Saity ansh-
ion; nor among the worshlppers OF nam "
either calculating cent per cent; but IN theks o
OF corps whose business it is to deive ie n
quarry of mnd--to polish whatever IS ro- I!
strengthen whatever is weak--and elevated al
ever Is lowly there--a corps, by the way, 9, W
whenever the hour Of trial comes, will, L, so
prove itself TO be our National Guard. su
thus, sir. because it requires great sirof le
thoughtto perceive that the safety. and Cd m
ed existence of our free institutions must, !, an
depend upon the wisdom, the integrity, and ed
~, with which the members of your pron lea
shall discharge their duties. There can bt ste
cape from it, The fact alone that TO ,hems tina
exclusively the high privilege of moudinar poi
tona mind, must, and will, give to theus WS
say It who may-oppose il who dare-,hf Yves
Inc mighty power! Of controlling the cas
viii. Beware then what Won teach. lool0 Let q