New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-03-03
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THOUGHTS On INVENTORS & INVENTIONS
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THOUGHTS On INVENTORS & INVENTIONS.
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De,ractors no nle truths In Physics. Divine origin Of
Aria and Sciences Inventors expounders Of Nsiure..
- The gories Of our planet overlooked :. Wicked TO
complain Of ...Mechsucsl principles from above.
done Pioneers Of Progress Perpetual succession Of
novelties in The ArIs -. simple inventions unlusty
brought against them Their reputation improvios...
WhaI they claim 10 have done and promise to do Once
Delhed French Assembly on Inventions. Law and
he Oyster How hoaorable rogues are COMMUNICATED
How ooe mede money and sat with the Recorder
Tr-Ass lie Lord .pale unto Moses. saying See au,ssy
Bs1ae he % In. the Of HUI Of TIE TRIBE Of Judah
1ndsr.snsnr srd % sso.issge and 10 manner sofmanh
10 devise "ofk., 70 wofs gold ard n silver and n
And cutting Of stones % --t them, and "a carving Of tim
al ulnssr Of Vofsman.hp And betoh have
heart. Of al TIA; wise hearted have put wdom thst
they nay make al a; have commanded theeEFoDvs xxi 10
WHO does not know that it is those who con-
tribute the least to Society that the loudest de-
tractors OF merit The fox without tail could
not endure the sight OF his companions brushes. !
Unable or, il may be, too idle TO originate aught
useful themselves, they are striving to BELT
tie the good which others do. A new art article
or device is brought out: With them il is no.
and not inirequently the sentence is He
stole il, for have thought of it fifty times -
Sage descendants of Pavonian Olotie Never did
anything happen ct commoniPsw but be bad
dreamt Of il. Nothing came or could come to pass
OF which he had not had anterior inkhngs and
these he proved by posterior predictions lnial-
Eble prophets, When the Cutters are overflow
ing they foresee that the streets will be wet
Solomon may have been at their doors when they
were born; but It must have been Menus that
stepped in.
Do these men not know that an invention in
nhes an original or novel idea, which, embodied
in material form, is demonstration of new
physlcal trwth-no matter whether manifested IN
afriction-mstcb the heading OF nail, or IN mo
tive agent There are no such things as iu'e
truths in Physics any more than in Ethics in sci.
ence than in morals. Its first application may be
triAng-wha; then As the arts advance, inval-
liable results may come to depend upon it OF
this, none familiar with their history can be at a
loss for Illustrations.
There never was a mechanical, chemical or phil
osophical discovery which was not an addition.
and an enduring one to the stock OF human enjoy.
mcnts. and to the means Of expanding and multiply
inc them The occasional abuse Of inventions de-
tracts not from their value. Every good may be
prostitu,ed 10 evil The breath of life is employed
in the Sarbacan, to kill.
Inventors are Apostles OF Nature. or rather of
the Author OF Nature, whose art the doctrines
thew proclaim and teach. There is a sacredness
IN their character, whether recognized by them
selves and others or not; for the Sciences and
Arts are Divine reyelatIOns-puncipcs and dem
onsuations OF immu,able truths-UPon the cult
walton of which Mans mortal, Yea, and his inmor.
tai felicity depends Without them he lives and
ne dies a natural brute beast Every improve
ment in or addition 10 useful industry Is inven
ton. and its enunciator teacher sent OF God -
The ancient heR;hen admitted tbis-the genius u
inveat not being considered by them sn artificial
requirement, bu, natural giit. Hence 10 their
artists Vulcan gave his skill divine, and Minerva
enabled her proteges, in the language OF the Prov
cribs. TO find out the knowledge Of witty inyen-
tons.
when I see Napier" says A. CLARK, inyentng the
loearithms Coperncns, Des Csrtes and kePler con
ributng pull down the false systems % the universe
and Newton demon strsiing the true one; and when !
the lsag hsi Of Psi.H'es Of useful Inventions by
whose industry and skin long and tedious processes In
the art. Of life have been shortened labor greatly less
sned and much time and eNpense saved, then see
with Moses, men who are wise-aear,eG whom God
has fed with the spirit OF wisdom for these pnr
poses
The physical mental and moral sciences are
branches OF one general system o;e,ucaiion nsii-
tnted BY the Great Teacher; yet how many are
there who. suffering their Percep;Ive and reflect
ing organs to rust for wan. Of use. by thinking
Though other heads than their own. talk ss il
there were no expression OF Heavens will but in
the Bihle. and no preachers save those who occu
py palpiis The BOOK OF NatUre-that pures; Of
revelaliOns--Cio6's own Volume which no officials
can withhold interpolaie or corrupt, IS meanwhile
open before them. with His precepts written Oh
every page. ATreatise composed and illustrated
with his own hands such one, q. Q. psrtSkinc
Of the same characters as those He % convey
instruction 70 the occupants Of all worlds. % the
dispersed pupils Of His great Common School -
Aud though only sn abridsement OF volumes pre-
scented % larger classes, u Is sufficiently ccpious
Tor US, and beyond peradventure, the best adapted
Aor our powers and position.
The same persons are apt also 10 conclude that /
there is no worship. none acceptable 70 Him !
as singing songs IN His praise and cOnipiimentins 4
hin very much after the manner OF mortal heroes 4
As If He were subject TO Battery from HIS crea-
lures or as Il His works were not q mirror IN 4
which 10 behold Hin aud adore Him. With them.
this glorious orb, chosen out OF His vast denesaes
as the nursery Of oar lineage infinitely varie-ated
as its beauties and hsrmoaies are, ,eeming with
life 10 countless forms and rich beyoad expression