Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-07-22

.N7apueaf 10 Carton, The Pfst,rr.--A pubhe meet
ing hel1 oa the 18Th nt, IN London, 10 take ST. is
r The erection If a monument 10 the memory Of VII
s,u Caxtun. the nif,daeer of Printing ino ENGLAND
The rev fofb Courier has nutee Of the meeting,
made up from English lapes, II Which avail our.
sflyos. Mr. Bancroft present in r1npauy with
crd Nofpeh and tie meeting attended by large
humber Of distinguished YsTsaas iaid Morpeth made
extended opening address. awarding the credit oi the
enterprise 10 Mi AliIan. and pres HtjuH an uutline
If Caxtn's life. In The course 81 Its speech he ead 80
MANY Of uur warriors. MANY u MIR Statesmen, macy
Of cur sages, and many Of cur p1ea. have wanted
the yoyc marble OF lhn commemorative statue but
would beg remind Yeu how much every one Of these
has beer indebted 10 thai an with which William Cax-
tons name IS forever eoenHeel IAfp'aase) OF that
art however, II Is The IMAM value and the first boast that
dots not eaHu' is benefits The distinguished w.
u the iayores ri ifieue, the idols 4 society," but
thai il paHeratfs, afa aiaa3eis All enches the mas,
aud The many, i Is tfue Hal Homer and Plato. that
Virgil and CeeT3. attained hfir eelbuty and lheir en-
pre- over The mlas Of Een A9ra tn. existence If print
nE rressas hut It's The newspaper ON every bcahnsl
table, The Shakespeare Ia ever SIlage library, the 81
he IN every per mans collage. II The English pri-
mef aiming the wls u AUSTRALIA, the Easth h, am.
hook on he brad streams ii ii Missouri ih,so arc The
glorious products ald ie triumph. al printing. Much
appausr) L Is possible ilat in our own day.
Indeed, need nj talk Of it nuW as posslily-,he
elccirc ieegaphHay mike tn operation Of priatg prJ-
coed with tie rapidly al Inc ahtnng bul hy hun,fnr
setting the best Example 10 succeeding races Of our ooun-
trymrn e pay the deb Which. in lis utn. may become
Que 10 all the leag heafd series Of ereat discoveries
Dr. auckland made iew remarbs. in the course OF
which he illustrated the rapidly with which knowledge
is diHased. hy saying that he had Just brcofc ac-
quanied With some scientific disc qeries made ia Eur
land by reading 81 them IL publications Of the unt,d
States
Nj Bancroft spoke in favor Of resolution declaring
that tie proper Of he nonun 1T was The west Col
II Nestmins;er Abbey He said:
To an American IN England the name Of N,stuin-
sier Abbey called up al the mast pleasing associations
As be sr.ssed the - tieto visit tho hames % his IA
Tiers, nothing appealed to lis heart the caiA,drs
aud ancient churches Of England and olcnos Of all
Westminster Abbey. II appeand 10 them filgrlns Of
ihe West, IS these ancient saaeeafes gathered around
them To fnwrap them and speala welcome as if they
called Them into the presence u all that was great and
iaust glorious in the recollection If Engih history and
The English mind. {Appubse VI osminster Able
was the site most suitable af the erection Of mouu.
menl to the memory Of William Cax'on. Westmin.
steT Aboey, where lay deposited the remains If kings
warriors and siatesmon-ihe front q Westminster Ab.
hey where the sun, scending in the far west CASTS In,
last shadow the most remarkable building on their Is
andthai was the spot 10 he selected as the site for h,
monument Of one well skilled IN mechanical arts & wh.
made himself glorious because he connected himself viii
ihelove Of perseyerng AMI ind0miahe industry uut 10
ms own aggraadi2enent. but for tho benefit Of de Fu
rOpean world and Of the human race monument Il
Cagion, the FIRST who made the sonys OF the En-
plish ppeis the property Of the world-a monument Il
Gaxss'n wha first gave 10 the snngs af Ghaueer a cur
rcrry and circulation as wide as that of the Fqplisl
naue, led the way for teaching the sons of industry L
understand the noala works Of Milton anl Shakespeare
and enploved the English tongue 10 make them com
laniuns Of he hansehod love Of the humlles mechanic
aud the friends Of their ireside. Lei item remembe
Inc immense results winch had followed the introduce
ton Of printing. Under its Influence and that Of FREE
pres the trla by jury had followed the chillren O
Gel Britain wherever they had gone. 80 ais had tn,
primer VI representative goyernmeri. which they Lad ap
pief u the peculiar clrcumsanc which Their new
condition thrown. His American brethren demand
ed fro" the people Of this county monuments FOR every
thing graf auj good, for here were their antiquities
The choicest ecollectons, and the homes Of their frea
Tiers. (Applaase) Chaucer, Shakespeare, aud Ba, OF
Were Ieirs no less than Ours. The eloquent spceche
made thai day would he caught up by the press wou
peranhulae the globe, and be itade the common proper
~ u mankind. The English press he regarded as tn
greatest element u civl liberty and fecdbm and nigh
he destined 10 BECOME the regeneration of the world
lArp.aase) II enabled tho Of genius to give am
10 give Trough all the word--ile was glad that tn
site chosen for the proposed monument was the Yves
trunt.--he front nearest America (Aneh applanse.)
Other addresses were nade,a Mr. Knapp Of Salem
hass. requested that contributions should be receive,
also from The Tn tel States. Lord hlorpeth said nc
knew NJ phJeciiUnhe thought money should he receiy
81 ~ that purpose from all sho wished contribute.