Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-08-16
MECHANISM No. xvIL-Br Jos1Aa Hors aooK.
FOR THE NATIONAL rsTs.LIsEScEa.

Legislatures, Government functionaes and the public
press are concentrating and combining their efforts for the
promotion Of practical science with aunanmy, energy, and
patriotism which speedy and triumphant success.
With Legislatures the only question is the best mode Of ad
vancng object recognised BY all fundamental in
yidua and general prosperity, combined n wealth. SCIENCE
end morals Government funconaes Of our own and for
egn nations gladly improve opportunities their official
relations and influence well they may, strengthen the
only safe foundation which all the institutions and
appointments Of the Governments under which they act
The President Of the United States shows both by word
and deed that his official dignity in his view not lowered
but elevated by appearing in the cene Of congregation Of
children to administer to them words Of encouragement
and to distribute among them tokens of appreciation to the
most deserving Nudge in high standing says 81 shall gladly
Ill my influence upon the BENCH in the social circle and
through the public journals for the advancement Of such an
ober-scence, universally dused and largely applied for
supplying human wants. for enghtening and elevang hui
man beings.
foreign Minister said The system proposed Scientific
recrocaon) s in my opinion, calculated to promote en-
lghened and pacific intercourse among nations. shall
therefore earnestly recommend it. both to institutions and in
dvtuas in my own country, emnently calculated to
benefit themselves by extending their benefits Others
TIE printing press professedly the supreme organ Of light
and possessing omnpotence in its controlling influence
more than before is the patron of science This
charaer Of the has already extent chang
ed newspapers into school books By becoming generally
both he patrons and the vehicles Of SCIENCE they will find 10
the schools Of country large, and rich field Of Ia
bor md schools will recognise them the richest fountains
Of knowledge furnishing streams abundant and perennial
Ea of these three repositories Of powerLesislatures,
Government unctonares and the public pressurnshes
index Of public sentiment and agency for render
ing ths sentiment reality Such sentiment gives to each
Of he agencies provided expressly for securing and advanc
ing the objects Of s pleasure, mandate which is absolute
disobeyed except by the dpscng Of such agency
giving place to another ready yield obedience the
thority which created it.
The object having the combined and separate support
these three agencies something in the wind which
possess define. Itsperecy definite and within
reach Of every disposed to hold out bis hand to take
The simple plain universal laws established by the Gre
for controlling every operation in the physical intellec
tua, moral world, science applied to human ,oanfs-
to be in the possession Of L constitute the object aimed at BY
the Legislature its funconares and the press under the
peremptoy order Of public sentiment whose word is law
whose mandate cannot be dsobeyed Hence the progress
" SCIENCE bs rapid, s success certain.
its completion triumphant.
ExpEnrMHsrs-Some FIVE years since the public schools
New York recognised pGOsm object proper be
baced in their system Of instruction. To show 10 deed
than word they directed portion Of each week to be employ
ed BY their pupils in preparing specimens Of writing, drawing,
mechanism needle work. mineral collections and other pro-
ducons of nature and art for distbuon ia aid Of the
This and strong motive power upon young minds
many teachers entirely to change their tables in relation
punishment Instead Of saying to their pupils If you
get your lessons you must stay after school, they said
you will get your lessons you may stay after school
prepare specimens to send the members Of Legislature
to United States Senator'S and others In Congress- to school
conventions supentendens schools foreign Minister'S and
other agencies for aiding to let their light shine" Among
hundred members Of Congress and more, one acknow-
edsed the reception Of such specimens BY saying she,
gladly oil my influence when home whittier the
beautiful specimens sen forwarded, to promote
system which every one must appove II may probably be
said with safety that in every in which patriotic feelings
and sentiments have been presented motives to study and
orderly department 10 schools the results have been less pun
ishment and greater Improvement