Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1842-10-07
JUDGE STORY'S ADDRESS.

JUDGE sTORy's ADDRESS.
We have read with great pleasure the
classical and eloquent address delivered by
thc Hon. JOSEPH SroRy before the Alumni
Of Harvard University. lis subject is the
dangers, the difficulties, and the duties of
scholars of the present age, and especially in
our own country. 1t is written in flowing,
graceful, polished style, and will be read
with prof, and qualification by all classes OF
readers. Oar limits will only enable us to
make few extracts this week, but we have
marked other portions Of it for publication
which shall be given to our readers at the
earliest opportunity. The tendency to uI-
raism of all kinds, and in all directions,
JuDar Story pronounces to be the prcdom-
inant characteristic Of our tines. On this
subject the following remarks will meet with
a cordial response in the breast of every
scholar:
II have said that the tcndercr in on7 day is
10 ul;rasm Of all sorts. | an aware that this
suggestion may appear 10 some minds of an easy
good nature, or INDECENT contii.nae to be over
wrought, or too highly colorei But unless we
choose voluntarily to Sind ourselves to what is
passing before our eyes in the daily intercourse
Of life, il seems to me impossible not 10 feel that
there is much which demands severe scrutiny,
il not serious alarm. ! NEEDLE not here with
the bold, and yet familiar speculatons upon
government and polly. upon The fundamental
changes, and even abolition o. constitutions, or
upon the fuctuarrs uno;a oas OF Ordinary leg
iSatjan. These m'.'d, Of themselves lErnifh
out exciting themes Tor panic dscnSsloF' It
this were a At occasion TO introduce them |
speak ralhrro tie iHirfs's OF le'toTs--o the
com~,'h cause OF le4Thhg-"1 me deep and
aolh'hg pT.n- P,5' VI P"'">'phy' Is II ho' pam
fnly trDe 'nN1 l'e SPI q me age mas hfoHeh
!oose i'"'h t'e strong 'G7 "Ach nave htAert"
eo1N1 sor.ey ''7s5'et ny inc ma ull coAeS'ons
7hu a'"6c''""s u h''IS' manners, institutions,
Mp'aS' o''S "le'%'u'e 1t seems 10 me- tha'
""e' ~ oIo 10 W. W 'oa=9' mayer OF reverence
or dhect'"u =" Aa' IS es'ao .s"eH' Is not On
Ihal HCc"""l eS'ee'He' pos. .IeP c"Frecf, or eN-
en- Sd,u''ry y" "Se'u' " ma, 0tVe hitherto
pee" ueY'"-u '""u 'l'e" d E%'H' IN Inc VIDE
range o. human experience 4 .'h moral reasoning
are no longer adihN'ed as dXomS, or even as
s'd't'hs 'o''iS' o"' al most are pfonotnded on
~ a. pToo.''hs "o''hy o. solution. lhey are
ales'ohen ana scFutnzed and required to he
s"o'h'uen 10 jealous proofs ihey have not
even co"ce"eu |" ll3h me ordinary preroga-
1--WE Oh os4'g presumed 70 De rue untIi the con-
'raty Is cle"fy SHOWN IN snort, there seems
10 me- al 'e"r'' 10 DC aoroau general HNePU-
c'e"-a 'e',ieae sp''' '" '',"'E a''"h anu 0"a'lsS
"a ife"u, uS,'e 70 p'"'o one uiSousSiohs o' an
sor''' unuer VIC p'e.cH' Vi ''ee INJURY OF q
cohP'e"9"sN ''n''"'''"' A'1 r' "o'e-
mem IS W "e l"u'Iu ''L ''7'oy e"''nS ,'''e'h'e
alu va" P'e'c"I9's' ou' d'"p"S m'nuS Oh 'he
nT"''' " 80 ',1" 'o o''"', ~ s"'"- 'cI :
tuI I'l'p"',IS ~ P'o,.u op'1,o''' w See' 10 Ut;
o''"e o' ''o 'u' " eHPci n,eh' "Nh rdS" aNu
i'"P1'"''' 'P'''' ",'',' 'Aal 'I''e is no rIsH
IN our op''se' d'D nTe0'cSs th5' F" may maze
e"p"recn VI ou' JUS. .oi'gs' anu spread ueSoia-
toli az, ."'" pn e'eay suit AS wen on lis eoo
Us '9 now NC "'a" s'ouip' therefore, LOT
"PPte"e"s'"'i' 's nov "o'n u"u"c reverence Tor
@ht'au"!' So "'uOu a. II 10 ioh dreamy eApec-
'alons VI uIoou"uea .utuEe HiteIeC'ual prog
iesS d"u' duo'e "''' "o''' our s'oss oNer-VdIua
uoh anu '''oiu'ia'e eAdeSetdto" o. the pecui'
lar advantages ana eAceLences OF our own age
over all Others IhIS last u.s. so to say, our be-
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