Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-08-30
MECHANISM, No. XX.--Br JOSIAH HoIBaooK.
FOR THE NATIONAL rHrELLrsEscEn.

foh THE NATIONAL INTELLIGEHcER.
About onehird of human beings Of school age-fo
four to eighteen years. That class in the whole world num-
bers Of three hundred millions in the United States
eight millions in the State Of New York million in
the city Of New York hundred and fifty thousand in
the CRY Of w ashington thirteen thousand.
The muscle, mind and soul deposited in this portion Of
the human family constitute greater magazine Of power for
advancing and protecting the nations of the earth than all the
navy ships upon the ocean, and all the forces and munitions
OF war upon the land Examine it. In day in the city
OF New York alone, this kind Of power permitted act
In the direction of its Inherent patriotic impulses might pro-
duce at least hundred thousand specimens offerings to
patriotism and to science These tokens and fruits Of gene
GUS impulses might be distributed plant the seed Of
similar fruit in each Of the hundred thousand schools in the
United States rousng action similar impulses in some Eve
or sI millions Of young Spirits aways charged and ready for
onset in any noble enterprise. As New York numbers a
large army Of young veterans in this kind of warfare month
would be large time for them to patriotic action
true national defsncehe entire American forces with whom
is deposited the magazine Of power embodied young
Gle, mind, and soul.
Ia such national warfare rather warfare Of nations the
Empire City would not be permitted share alone the glory
The young spirits in National City have got taste Of it,
They the heart Of the nation indeed constituting the life
blood Of the heart would claim both the right and the power
of throwing out intellectual moral patriotic pusatioss at
least equal to those they received Let these great
poums of power unite their forces and let Hy their missiles
under skfu aim and simultaneous, nay almost nstan.a-
neous uprising of all the young forces Of young America
would be witnessed for giving battle to the Old World.
knowledge Of the power Of such forces and Of their aim at
the hearts of their antagonists would show resistance to be
useless indeed impossible immediate surrender would be
announced great victory won and though every heart was
pierced not drop Of blood shed.
Should any doubt the certainty the glory Of such
victory, let him count the forces for obtaining it. and cacu-
late the amount and the power Of muscle mind and SOUL
bounteousy and wisely committed them just such deeds
Of moral herosm for just such bloodess victory much
with simultaneous grounding Of arms with an instan-
taneous and general rush for the same
great battle be haer the glory Of victory and Of triumph
These young American forces number six millions No one
needs but chance to bring the muscle mind and soul COM
mitted to him for the work. engage in preparing
instruments for this great moral warfare. For procuring
these instruments they the great orehouse Of their
Creator They provide themselves with metals in all their
native beauty fresh from the mnes permitting them to
be deomed into the shape Of swords muskets and
balls Besides metals fresh from the mines, they equip them
selves with crystals and sparkling in the mountains
BY the magic power Of the pencil and the skill Of their young
hands they deneae the beauty of the forest the life and &C
tviy in the air. jewellers and sportsrs in the ocean.
Such weapons thus prepared could number than
the inhabitants of globe. In useful minerals sparkling
crystals, rich gems, drawings Of quadruped fishes BIRDS in
sccs reptiles trees flowers, fruits farmers implements
chancs tools, and hoasekeepe utensils in exhibitions Of
mechanism with its first elements, numberless combinations
and mable with untold exhibitions Of nature and
art capable of being drawn from this erhausess magazine
power and skill constituted Of young muscle mind and
SOUL Hoated in national ships and scattered by armies for
ona Defence might provide such defence for nations
would change ships for and armies for
into distributors Of the products Of science wealth. and
morals for the benefit of all and the injury Of mono.
ExrERTMEH1s The products of nature and art prepared
by the young hands of New York. have been distributed
through the States and the world. In have been
received similar specimens from oil the States our
Union also works Of nature and Of rude skfu workman
ship from Mexico, Oregon the Feese Islands, China, In
dis, several islands Of the Mediterranean Greece, Italy and
various other nations and places upon the earth.