The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-10

robber (Applsuse) Let them give us clean streets
nore appreciation thoroughly clean thorsughtarss Let
the foul genius Of corruption the pureus of the City
Hall and drive 1t out and away from these halls (ost
decided OF assent to all this political tany
Applaud brave Athenians for when they have done this
our sky will be SERENE and atmosphere pure as
that art will rise Of itself IT, then, forego reliance
on municipal administrations must what can be
done by individuals. 1t may be little, but remember
that the institution which is to bring young among
Us from all parts of the land member that the great
library erected In city Is the gift Of individual
But II We cannot rely on individuals may rely
voluntary associations which has built our churches
We must not regret that one voluntary association has
come to decay but this may have been caused by
thing its constitutions but may hope that an
encouragement Of you all? Muse upon this problem un-
I'll the fire burns and be that when the fire is
flame And what the objects which ars should be
directed? The monuments erect should bs to our
illustrous dead The capitalization which impsr
feet death completes; 1t bures what perishable
and preserves what is bright and imperishabls Men
are more than just to those who are gone, but
living men need blame well as praise; and
1t is right that men should judge the living
harshy but towards the dead practice and never
have practsed that severity Who judges Walter Scott
by Haidan Hill. He isjudged rs poet by his Mafmion
who would judge Shakespeare but his Macbeth and his
Hamlet Who would Judge Plato by his letters to Diony
sus and not from his Republic Monuments should be
placed among The living and not In cemeteries In tho
city Of the dead eternity walks about veed and shroud
ed and do not answer me by saying there Is a religious
lesson in the grave Religion for he lveg not the
dead. Yes, man must be remembered among the living
In the crowded msr where he the true
Of that Indian fgtree which grows UP maturity and
then sends down by stem It's root
and spread, and multiply. And have not had such
among us as we would teach our children to love and
mitae Once there stood in our midst statue to the
elder Pitt Who does not regret that iu a momentary
passion 1t thrown down! Great his eoquencs
the greater than his words; but yet New York
IL not 20 1T place for his monument as Westminster
Abbey. Or, should we turn to another In our early
history history q M faithful agent Of New York Edmund
rejected such man to transact their business But
great Burke, 1t is not here that his statue
should stand He too reyereptia to the artocraoy
OF the day lie prophet, but his face turned
too much towards the past. lie sort OF poet in
prose reproducing the character Of the old English artist
ccracy. lie who would know what England was In the
eighteenth century, should give his studies to the elo
quent pages OF Burke. But here In New York, will
own men, to Franklin lie was the true father Of
the American Union Here among he appears
the apostle Of Union 1t was franklin who suggested
the Congress Of 1774, and but for his wisdom aud
vgsnce it matter Of doubt whether that congress
could have had any effect He the greatest and most
successful dipomatist Of the last century He knew
what the science diplomacy was And therefore
1t s that his memory Is kept alive and that citizens
would gladly his venerable face looking down upon
them from some Of our public places But the heart of
New York Is above all and before all given to him who
justly called the father Of his country Never did
depce, and. after death, receive the admiration
OF mankind 70 much as Washington We are not enough
accustomed to consider Washing ton in his true chsrac
ter lie had been called Fabius. There
more unwilling Fablus than hs he was Fabus through
necessity. Washington impetuous, excitabe. passed
through New York in the early part Of the French war
and susceptible that he tt his heart in this cty
To illustrate the warm hearted feelings OF Washington,
the lecturer recounted several private incidents of his
life But when the necessity he said was upon him he
overmastered his mpetuosity. man Of retulant irr
table disposition would have ruined every thing,
but he, with his fiery nature, which burn
ed for the battlefield quietly, moderated his
own powers and perfect that self control that his
passions not allowed to chafe. Had been other
wise the revolution could have sue seeded 1t
on the soil Of New York that Washington met his
greatest military reverses and when the banks OF
the Hudson the officers began to mutny. Washington
called them together to read paper he had
them but the tears filling his eyes, he drew out his
baDdercbef and said" have grown grey in youc
vice and now you see an growing blind These gentle
words touched their rough heats and dcord and muny
was put IN end to- The monument in Boston is a good
m. morls' but i,s position is bad Who, then among
powerful We may see the form OF Washing 90 renewed
among ~ he stood that day OF Inauguration with
all the hopes obumanty beamng from his eyes Zap
plause But It Is DO. to such greatness alone that
Should raise monuments New York will join with me
In sustaining Fulton q mechanic. to whom too much
honor be shown This IL the proper home
school: this Is the proper home for artists For
myself ior the fragment of life which may re
main to mel selected this place as my home, COST
dent that it brought with 1t the largest share of
happiness and every promise which hope suggested has
been more than real zed The artist may find home
here and fit encouragement This is the fit abode for
the arstbeIe the school Of art should rise Let art
eDbelish existence, and be to it have the
seaside when the surf brings Ia the weeds and sand and
gravel on the beach when yet pure and gentle breeze
follows the surf dfusng its cheering influence around
let art be among you-iet 1t grace and adorn your
ctythen it becomes venerable with 1t ap
proaches maturity art may be to it like the pleasant
smile Of the oounenancs Of age which speaks Of feel
ing heart and sereney beautiful life.
Biss Bacon on the Assyrian Group, or this
Worshippers OF Bslus.
Yesterday, at eleven A NJ, Miss Bacon delivered the
fourth lesson in her course of historical instruction at
the stuyeyssnt Institute The audience composed
almost entirely Of young ladies. Miss Bacon commenced
her remarks BY recaptulatng the points of her former
lessen and went on to say will first set of the In1o
Germanic group, whose history is of very interest
Ing and peculiar character, and which tenas to Illus
trate the whole theory of the history which have to
present to you This group embraces the ancient IL
Persian AImensn and the States of Asia Minor. This
is the Indo Germanic group of States in Asia Next and
perhaps should have placed rst shall take them
frat in this description is the Assyran group for
syria the centre from which trace the divergent
civilization of Oriental antiquity Bsbylona had the
great metropolis Of Babylon for its centre upon the
Eupbrates and Assyris had the ancient city Of Nnevah
for its centre the rgs and Syria Proper
the magnificent city Of Damascus for its sentre and we
then to Phnnecia which had sidon originally and
Tyre for metropolis In this Assyrsn group we
have four dhtinct ylona Assyrs Syria and
Ph1pecia-whch possess Of the greatest ancient
cities Next We come to the Hebrew group and then to
beginning Of history for Immediately after the deluge
find the description OF the founding Of empire by Nm
rod or Belus or Orion for that mighty hunter still
stands Represented IN midnight heavens by the
group constellation Of stars which named for him
In these early sges You stl perceive him climbing
In the heavens those who watched upon the towers OF
babylon saw him. when they worshipped him god
Read in your Bibles the account OF the formation of that
first empire Heiodotus, In the fifth century before
Cbrist endeayored to construct history Of the pact
ages, from the fragments Of tradition which he
found in bis time He aludes to this great original AS
nt fha rF
Belus but there is cham In the history Of Babylon
and Assyra and generally through all that region upon
the Tigris and Euphrates. What are the of
knowing anything Of the Assyrsn States during
this period? Herodotus. the classic historian, pre-.
sents Babylon, the mother city, 1t appeared In
his time, and ascribes the works which he finds there
to sovereiens whose fixed in this unknown pre-
ceding period and he also speaks Of Semams and the
Queen for whom the hanging gardens made, and
also Of Beus himse For these particulars refer you
to his works the translation Of which readily to be
procured. We have however, the of knowing how
that most an cient city Of the earth appeared In the fifth
century before Christ from the descriptions given by the
Hebrew prophets who have given Incidental views OF