New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-10
tho physical comforts and elegancies and line
bicher rcfinements OF life. The encouragelnenis

| the physical comforts and eleganc'es ano 'he
bioher refinements oi life. The encourageinetis
winch inventive genius has received at 'ne
hands o the manufacturer Is hc prlnclp; s''ii -
Of the astonishing advances that hall d ceiiiu4' :
HIS witnessed in practical mecAamcs ahG nd H.
pul,ions IN the application OF science 10 the a. :
and even IN the progress ana dissemination oi t'4e
physical sciences themselves
"Thc wants Of the dyer, the beacher' t"e
surar.rcfinc., have led 10 curious lnVestgadosis
md most important results IN scientific analysis
the necessities Of the mechanlst have prompted
improvements in smelling, refining, casting a'd
rn-sjDg metals. and TO better know ledge oi lhcr
ores. constitution, and properties; the demand OF
British manufactures IS the parent OF improve
men,s in mining, mineralogical research ana
ccoIoqic4l science; u il We uwc TIC inTen-
tion Of the recprocating steam engine, ana the
introduction Of railroads, by means OF all WINCH
not only ere all the operations OF soVoFn'neh.
immensely facilitated, but the convenlcaces o.
life are 80 multiplied and cheapened, that, as mas
been well said the humble ccttager enJogs more
comforts than an Emperor OF Rome IN the day :
of her greatest splendor. knowledge, too, hte-
,allv runs down the streets like rlrer. lite
power press sends forth It's sheets by thousands
N the hour and books nov cost less than oId TIE
paper on which they were printed withint the memo
~ of members of this House. These arts are
emphatcalIy the arts oil peace; these are the
true philosophers stone, that turns all TO gold
these are the means through whose aid alone thc
phiIanthropist can hope 10 level up suffeTing'
depressed, and debased humanity. Machinery
must supply the physical wants OF the indigenf
the power press must furnish the popular lnstrlc-
fer with his textbook-the missionary with b.s
Bibles.
"To the improvements IN the mechanic arts
VIC have contributed our full share. we have
then proprietary, paternai interest IN ihef
prosperity To them We, of all the nations OF tic
earth, are most deeply indebted, and from them
we have most to hope. Shall @'e lay the axe "a
the root Of the tree winch has borne such noo'e
fruits and which is still rich with the blossoms
future promise What does not the South owe
| To the cotton gin and the power loora and what
would now be the condition Of that mighty West
to which we have so often appealed, wiihGnl
Canals. Railroads. and Steamboats,, which derive
both the motive and The means OF their creation
from the progress of manufactures Sir, SIC
would still remain bowling wilderness, inhabited
ONLY by sayages and wolves and the game on
which they prey.
"Sir, letus have no more idle speculation upon
the future consequences OF the existing 1ariil-
Let it be Judged by It's fruits. Show what eVi' II
has done Prove that It has augmented tho
current price or diminished the supply OF any
foreign article og necessity or extensive GSe.
Show that it has reduced the pncc or cur'ai!ct
the sale of any important article OF domestic pro
duc,ion-but tcrrily us not with prophecies o.
future evil from the operation Of that cause winch
has crowned the pas, and the present with abun-
dant blessings