The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1843-01-05
From tho Philadelphia Museum.
HlSTORY-TRUTH-AND ERROR.


A large and fashionable audience graced the saloon
of the Musical Fund Hall on Friday evening, 10 hear
the Lecture of Mr.. Bancroft of Boston.
Mr. B. commenced by stating that he might we'll be
overawed by the presence in which he found himself;
but he was confident ha! his remarks would be reCei-
we'd with candor only but with kindness and favor.
His bject would be history in general taken in con-
nexion with the progress Of humanity All revolutions
sprung Gom great principles which controlled events,
and conducted the human race onward in the march of
improvement. The movements ofthe universe wers
regulated by principles. No did the agitated
waves of one great event begin to subsds than new
messenger was The ocean ftme. The Great
Spirit directed the ship freghed with the destnes of
our race the winds whsled through the shrouds, but
who could tell whence it came or whittier goeth
In The times which preceded our revolution events IN
Europe foreboded change, the strong bonds which
gave strength to the system were out. The vol
ces Of reform had passed over it, and awakened wild
desires of freedom. In America by the collective
force of these principles, by the power of reason truth
and nature, an edifce arose which gave humanity
new existence. 1t notas the block of marble for.
med into symmetry and and beauty by the chise ortAe
SCULPTOR but the living plant unfolding its energies
bearing its blossoms anG it's fruit The first coonisls
of New England who brought with them the cviliza-
ton Of Gteat Britain, were followed by the slave
ship Of the African. Their principles ofindependence
involved question which agtated the globe. They
vindicaed the freedom of the commercial high-
ways -thep struggled TO beslow on collective human.
y the liberties of mankind and all the nations of the
earth were witnesses of their Deeds Humanity did
not exist ia fragments; could nation exist as an
isolated being. All nations wero brothers in com.
mon humunityi and new principles in one hemisphere
affected nations in the other. The generations of men
were not like the leaves ofhe tress, which fell and
were renewed without conne&ion or change, The in-
dviduals of Humanity were continuous; if not no
laws, transmitting the principles to correct humanity,
would be required, and human achievements, like
waves on the ocean shore, would leave no trade. E.
entsdid not fall without method. They formed a
chain which never could be broken, and the origin Of
which must be found in the highest of being.
Euch generation wns connected with olhers and that
the had desired this connexion, appeared by
its homage 10 who fourished even in remote con
tguity. Who first raised the pillars on the shores Of
the Atlantic who was the first traveller from Hollasi
Men and events that improved humanity, commanded
our homage. The colonss Of Greece carried light and
refinement 10 the shores The Euxne and when civ
ilization entrenched itself within the beautiful promon-
tory ofItay, the tendency existed, but with more
vast results Rome, adding island to continent. and
crushing nationales, established cosmopolitan poly
thesm as the prevailing religion Of The world. The
tribes ofthe North opened new regions of culture for
commerce and refinement: and new aud civizing
Faith seen, carrying its symbols to Iceland and ST.
beria--o Africa and to the Orient. An enthusiastic
reformer. or at least one who changed the current Of
events, arose in the deserts of Arabia, and his follow
ers proceeding from Mecca, led vast and conquering
armies from the GangeS to The Ebro-makng Asia g.
Europe a scene of conflict for new religion from
the Ganges the Columbus, too, had ;he keys
that unlocked the barriers of the world, 1t was
his high purpose to bring together The ends Of the earth,
and TO connect nations by the bonds of commerce and
religion. While the race was accomplishing its Learer
connoxon it was also advancing n reason power and
intelligence towards perfection; and the perfection of
our race consisted in fall deveopement ofits faculties