The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-10-09

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msnt In the social condition Of mankind Is chiefly due 70
e ascover'ss made in physical science within The Last
nel century During that period roads have beer
laid out ITO use homey illustraiion) from various
points to the temple of knowledge traversing fields of
science hitherto neglected unknown Various bran
che of natural philosophy the entire stems
Of chemistry mineralogy and geology and the art of
by the human mind within the recollection Of many
persons now on the stage of active life The ma
tons Of antiquity excslled in the cultivation of the
fine arts, and in works of and imagination The
beautiful remains of Grecian architecture are still re-
garded as the most desirable models of public ed6ces
and the productions of recan statuaries have never
been surpassed But in all that relstes knowledge
Of the o. nature, ns S %Ises, o. their
merest child at e present day. Hence their progress
in the useful arts was limited and in comparison with
the age the most cultivated nations of antiquity
these respects but little removed from state Of
barbarism The merit of having first made known the
thus giving impulse to the study Of natural science
Is usually ascribed to Lord Bacon. Tho philosophical
ceeding generations, and guided the minds Of such en-
quirers Newton, Priestley and Franklin whose brill
liant discoveries were amongst the earliest fruits OF the
new philosophy. From their days to the present con-
slant progress has been made in natural science with
which the cultivation OF the useful has not failed to
keep pace One brilliant discovery has succeeded ano
tner until has become difficult for the Imagination to
conceive what will be the next achievement Of science
The flight of balloon with passengers across the Attain
tic, or visit to the moon by similar convcya ncs,
would produce scarcely less astoniahmen than
when first communicated to the public. What Wonder
next now the anxious enquiry ana Morse shares with
s asis % kan the the greatest ma
Institute to encourage the application of science to
practical purposes This institution had its origin during
the gloomy period OF the war Of 1884, when the wants
of the country led to associated efforts for the
ageIsnt Of the useful arts, especially as applied
association, called the American Society, was form
ed in this city at that period, under the auspices
a number of years. II enrolled among its members all
classes Of politicians, who We'd with another in the
period that association took the name of the American
Institute or was merged in this institution under act
founders had in view are briefly stated in That oct to be-
the purpose Of encouraging and promoting domestic
industry in this State and the United States in agrcu
ture commerce. manufactures and the arts and inn
provements made therein, by bestowng rewards and
other benefits on those who shall make any such i'm
provements excel in said branches and by
such other ways and the said corporation or
tho trustees thereof shall appear to be expeden
the Institute have been strictly confined with what sue
cess it is Unnecessary for state were other evil
enough to Convince the mos Hsncs md Of =
umphant results that have crowned the efforts
much credit for the part respectively borne in this good
work it may be deemed invidious to Discriminate but
the late Col Few who was for several wears the pre-
siding officer of the old American Society and alter
ter and also # the late John Mason ana
active and efficient presiding officer and patron of this
Institution. To the recent President, General James
Tallmadge, who for more than fifteen years devoted
his personal energies and influence his great talents
and an unwearied ZEAL TO- the promotion end encour
been already paid by his worthy successor who
now presdes the destnes Of this Institution To the
services Of such menhe real banefactors Of coun
try-the public seem to lay claim matter Of right
after long possessions and the disnteres
interest will scarcely suffer his energies to be diverted
from their usual channel although longer exercised
in an official cspac has been the policy Of
useful arts Even despotc rulers have sometimes resort
ed to this means for the purpose Of augmenng the
sources of their domnions 1t is well known that for
mer Emperor of Russia went far to enter a work.
shop in Holland and labored with his hands in or.
der to acquire knowledge of the art Of ship carpentry
that he might the ehecually introduce it among
his subjects In other countries liberal bouncs on ar
cles of domestic production and almost entire excu.
sion of foreign wares have among the means used
to promote the growth of the useful arts home this
people from their but own
nues OF with foreign and less enlightened countries
In tn: country we beast Of model government in
whch the people are their rulers and the incun.
bents Of Office nothing than agents appointed nv
the mass OF the community to frame administer the
Such being the case, these agents should be held to
rigid accountability. and when unmindful of the true in
terests OF the people, disposed favor interest
the expense of all the rest should be required to give
place to others who will truly the yisws
government practical is sometimes de-
fecve The public man too often asks the inter.
est OF MS party rather than what that Of the
affairs have seen of the pernicous ten.
dency advocated with zea and ingenuity for the purpose
OF securing little political capital And il is but three
or four years since representative Of this commercial
city,the great emporium of the Union in
his place the whole mercantile class amongst u.s. for no
other reason. az he shamelessly avowed than
that he had not received their votes It was pretty
evident that they had duly appreciated his character
1t might be expected under popular government that
measures would be taken to foster and Encourage the
useful mechanic arts as connected with the pract.
cal pursuits OF e and to stimulate and reward
talent but here again sectional interests sometimes ONE
in to defeat the will Of the people Impediments instead
in pofhu 10
the industry Of foreign countries encouraged instead Of
our own This s the beautiful theory Of our pol teal
Institutions sacrificed to party objects the whole ma
Of our model republic used for the purpose
of the government the domestic industry of the country
must seek its support amongst the Of commu-
nifty To them should the appeal be made to come for
ward in solid phalanx to protect their interests
by encouraging American labor and counterfeit by
all lawful means the suicidal policy of the government
voluntary associations afford the best snectng
this object Efficient and united action NAV vat Mace
American industry firm foundation and render our
country independent of the workshops of Europe.
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