New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-26

xcrturers but their stuoens a'e u "s''v '"'oN |
ga s.s.i.s vheu graduated a. when they were
s nv The minds OF young men need to be
ssa c;vil,ed Collegiate lie draws 10
h ,'u ,hs student has then TO meet practical
s'.s,;on-I In " hat way csnhis education De mace
w.. svai.blei Suppose he has desire Tor schoc
mos nomprehends the worth and dignity OF
isrsolp n"yet must he resolve the inquiry what
, ssonaI Office in this land and this day, as
n, u Sometimes profession may DO decided
81 ~. earlv tastes He may be lawyer, phy-
s;,;on. an editor, engineer or an artist But the
nnmber of those who are enabled by wealth 70
sSb;sve a name TOR scholarship Ia comparatively |
ssw srpopg us Wealth and ardor do not necessa- |
Nv 90 together The way to arrive at emlnence |
q; re he a man-a genial, whole hearted man TO
SeeI the force of those ties which bind man 70 bis
feIlow men and bring him nearer God.
The frat duty OF scholarship is TO avoid the errors
omsteralism' IL 10 our eager pursuit after wealth
which mainly distinguishes as from the nations OF
,be Old World True, we have no books oil her-
sldry no lordly titles, no patents OF nobll'tyyet
Aha course we have adopted bids far 10 prove even
more dangerous than these. Money Is our greas
nursut The lust for getting, for graspng, Is urged
into q fever. We have no olden times; all Is new
t;mes The energies OF the Nation are concen-
trsfed In one direction. Legislation IS upon means
and measures, provisions and territones-snousu
~ Iste sopne attention has been given 10 Magnet
-, Electricity. and Steam. National opulence
No one underyalues but he would not have indif
feyence 10 Intellectual pursuits. 1t was the boast
s of Augustus Cesar that when he entered none ne
found Il brick, but left it marble Yet from tnat
period Of luxury its decay began.-The speaker
then proceeded to institute comparisons between
the ancient and the modern Philosophy: de De
Heyed that we need more OF that which Is purely
81 intellectual We need more of the men who are
willing and DESTROYS to devote themselves 70 sSSIy
and intellectual pursuits More men like Dr. Gal'
and spurzheim, and Bowditch. There have been
times of chivalry in letters as in men-out now,
the scholar is too apt to look upon his WORK acco1e
ing 10 its marketable, more than the vaue OF DIS
thoughts The tables OF the money I =. 70
been set up in the very temples OF study: IL is
.mortiIyipg to think that the only lnstltu ron we
have that il worthy the name OF National lnstt-
tute owes its foundation TO the hberallty oil ior
eieper-and that even then 1t was witn cohsl9ef az =
he difficulty the donation itself was secured ior
;ts legitimate purpose We have too much vulgar
Materiabsn which looks mainly at the amount o.
money put into the Treasury
The Rev. DIR. defended the study OF the Deau
Languages from the imputations cast upon H'
utility. He considered that the lessons ana me
mories Of and reverence for the Past, emancPstes
the mind from the drudgery OF the Present ra ~
philosophy enables rs TO hold converse WIN 'u s
pure essence of things. Despise not, DO NOT est'
mate scholarship by the value OF its wares In the
market. he might urge the propriety oil union
of contemplation and action-a coDlunction' as
Lord bacon once said, of the two higher planets
but there is no place for the cautlon 70 entes
everything with US to action before 1t is nan
formed He would encourage by all possible
means, q distinct race OF thoughtful scholars-up-
holding the genius OF the country wouid ProHo'o
its true glory. He protested against destroying
our glorious birthright by an apology Tor
and thence passed to brief consideration Oh inc
system of Common School Education. we are
Justly proud Of our Common Schools ou, ne ulu
not believe in these with nothing beside tnem'
He preferred q thorough education ne made 70
nsssins alusion to the sneers OF the British ne
viewers who have asserted that we are without
name or an ancestry OF our own; and comoateo
their position with great power ana eioquence
The fame of Blackstone, he said, by no meaos De-
longs TO the present occupants OF the inner len'
nle and Lincon's Inn Fields. Their CTS Atlantic
cousins have descended from the same stock-
have the same history, and speak the same ian'
guage. Nj, ,o ,uo.an.
an interesting aspect to the scholar OF the present
day Its Hexibilty and power and beauty were
avet upon by the speaker with enthusiasm. 1t
needs no transaton 10 enable the scholar to speak
and write for the world. 1t is being planted In the
four corners of the earth. The young missionaries
of Italy and Germany Invariably acquire the Eng
hsh language They say It is the Missionary ian AN
guage 1t is for the English language, and Tor the
speakers and writers on this Continent, to resolve
a problem involving the happiness OF the world
10 define the relations Of Science and Religion, Pro-
gress and Conservatism. Its the interesting anu
important question OF our own age.
The Rev. Doctor closed with owing illusions W
the countries OF the Old World, princlpally oer-
many Spain, France and Italy ans urged the ne
cessity Of giving them better hight ana iiioa {
enlarged and rational Christianity than they nav
ever conceived themselves. de conciudeu Si'i'O
loud applause.
The Poem was then delivered by ABRAHAM U
HALL. Esq Of this City. 1t was satlrica pro
duction, hitting the popular humbugs In goou s'y's
and was well received. The exercises OF the even
ing concluded at a late hour.