The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1847-12-21
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, deer q, Is47.
For President
GENERAL ZACHARY TAYLOR.
ubject to The decison Of the Whg National Convention

We think it is the duty Of the Regents Of
the .Smithson Institute, If thew have the
power, to establish forthwith Free Course
Of Lectures upon such specialities in the
arts and sciences as thew can find masters
ready to undertake. The Hall Of Repre-
sentatiyes, or the Rotunda Of the Capitol is
sufficiently spacious for The accommodation
OF the audiences who would attend. and be-
ing brilliantly lighted by the solar gas. Ell
Their Of them would be a biphlv desirable
lecture room, as the hour of delivery would
necessarily be at early gas light.
We say, we think, L is The duty Of the
Regents to establish such course Of Lee
lures at once, because the object for which
the grant Of the donor was made, is the DIFF
fusion Of useful hnosoiedge among men.----
NOW, u Is all right enough to prepare sur
table building Tor the perpetual execution Of
the purpose Of the donor, but until that work
IS done--which Mr., billiard says will take
at least hive years--there - no reason why
the world may not be enlightened by pro-
lPer erection 20 be gwen 70 some Poruon' az
least, Of the interest on the original endow-
i'ieh'' ne hegehts are not compenea 70
wat ,'ll t9e building now IN course o. cree,
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pe"ons.'a''o u y me a.'s ana sciences s''ai'
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man N, uhe rouse OF representatives OF .he
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oap'p, 'neieol Nohe' E'i.her OF 'helh
WIN " e.ury way appropriate.
put' W. os askea-,are iree lectures a
u IW' .' " uSe'o' khowieuse among men
w ans" We 70 pe Preciuueu rom
pe''o'.n',s journey because we cahno.
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nie''a'. s.eps 'owa'us 'he accomplishment .,
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''' y. i.'a'.on among men 70 pe dispensed
Wy iiee lectures are one rouhd N me
.a'.e, ~ ~, "li'ch 'he Nesen's can mount up
~ '''e lu'l 'accomPhsnme en-. o. the o6)ect q
VIC uohor' hey VIII dinuse useiui inior-
nation among .helf hearers ana their hearers
~ urn WIN di,luse what they have heard -
But we would not that the Regents should
S''P heae'
LEI 'he Lecturer hand over to the Regents
copy Of his Lecture, prepared for the press,
,nneu'ateiy AFTER y IS delivered, and let
.heili cause 70 De printed, forthwith, IN the
cneaPes' possible form, sufficient number
u copies 70 supply an the newspapers IN the
oh''eu states, 70 winch u shall be sent with
reques. lnat tney wil republlsh u Tor the
saNe % me cause OF science--each paper
complying WIN ,he request, to receive Co.
~ gra.ls, oil the Annual Transactions Of
the Institute Our word for it, there would
no. De newspaper IN the land that would
mol promptly accede to the request, and
mus wlthlh twenty days after the Lecture
snaii nave been delivered, every one Of the
three millions OF voters IN the Union, who
can read WI have read 1t, and twice or
,nrlce three millions OF other persons. The