New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-08-10

y a ss., s.,. Nv 'o'A' Vice Preslder,,
d. }. HAMILTON, Bath,
:. W. VALENTINE Albany, Corresponding Sew
JANIS NICHOLS Geneseo, Recording
JB. FANNINo, New York, ) secretnies
GEo. SPENCER, Esq, Of Unca, Y, dsuvsr.s
aleciure before the Association At O'Clock, ~ ssS
ject-Thoush, and Language relatively coosiae,sS
The lecturer gave analysis Of Dickenss ttvs 49,
Ing shat be addressed the sentiments and ees;,n. :,
humor and pathos and asthese universal biz -.
tston has become 60 wide spread. IL oec.use bs ~
seSes language appropriate 70 those sepsinepts "a
emotions that be has succeeded go well. He h,s -.
tailed images ever true 10 tho humorous and "A. -
ihec, and they viii awaken those e,no,ls.
wherever tho,e insges are seen.
Our thought are In language, and as our lsnsu,,..
so will eur thoughts be- There can be no thop,h, ~
out hpgusge This last proportion ssjd the 49,
Is not new; though II s more common 20 teach A.,
words are OF tt accoUntttat IDEAS are the thn,s .
though there could be complete lea, In this sepss
without words
The lecturer urged the importance OF specific ego,,
10 acquire The knowledge and use Of language bv co
yerssop, by reading, aud by the study Of the csscs
Since thought depends upon language, il Il tnport.ns
that The reader should select works that are neither lon
In senrm EFT nor In style This subject also enables M
70 see Why the ancient classics been held 20 y,
liable In liberal education. Its results great upo,
our individual stock OF words The study OF snv to,
esn Ian. aids us In reschlas the nearest sporod
nations 10 the measures and forces OF words We
have reflex balancing of the Ep glkh WIKI t1e orixnn
the one Illustrating and mpressipg the oiher TIA
the Subs eta Of mental questi1nngs, greatly enarges The
circle and variety OF words IL gyes u a-tv h
the use and corlhina,ioLs of words.
The best write In all departments of literature haye
been good ns usts This Is natural consequence Of
ransating thought from neapguage 10 another which
is continuous process OF composition 10 that language
10 which the thou ght is transferred To sune on class
ics studies from our Educational system would expose
the young % sided and illioera clture The oh
ec OF the lecturer 10 suggest the Importance of
studying language IA science AMI a. arr Il huin
1t such depth of phos 'phy such hsh art such variety
In comprehensveness. as would reward the student c
bis labor. Sprung from small beginnings Its prosress
of accumulation and perfection hiss run parallel with
the Increase OF knowledge until everything In the nner
and In the outer world has It's appropriate symbol II
holds all the pat history OF our race aud furnishes
fixed and Ineligible forms for the record OF all that LEG
in the future IL claims at our hands therefore din
gent and conscientious study.
In the evening, Rev. DR.. MuRDocK, of
Elnirs delivered lecture on the necessities dsvelopsd
by Railroads end Telegr ,phs, for a more advanced
state Of education among the masses. lie alluded to
the extension of railroads throughout the country ans
to the rapid Transmission of thought from city TO city,
Are ready for all this Are the people 90 educated
as 10 Withstand all these circumstances Are they
ready to meet the floods OF emgrants and the floods Of
iIquity that are flowing into and Que country
To the teacher belongs the fitting Of the young actors
to resist the evils thus coming upon US. Tney must
teach children, and parents We should edu.
cate tor the future To accomplish thls, teachers must
be thinker thfy must NOT only gather thoughts them.
selves bat must poin, III m out 10 others.
This &C dress stened to with much Interest by
large ard attentive audience
Mr.. WINSTON, of Eunds, presented the following
resolution, which be ably supported
R,osrd That regard the Teachers Department e.
absheo IN the different Acadeo les in this State well
the State Normal school, impoTta nt sud essential
institutions IN preparing Teachers for Schools; that wa
recommend them q the generous aud permanent patronage
assistance Ut the state governments and that from tsa
Teacher Departments and Teacher Institutes we hopo
to realize the great 81 good to all the schools.
This resolution was ably supported by SAMUEL B.
WooLwoRTH, NJ. the present principal of the New.
York State Normal School; also by Mr. JOEL BLACK.
MAN, New YORK. and others. After which Il was unsn.
inously adopted.
Votes Of thanks passed 10 the Board of Directors
OF the NesYork end Erie Railroad and 10 the Canaan.
dsigua and Emira Railroad snd the Buffalo and New.
York City Railroad for their liberal reduction Of fares
to all persons attending this Convention and aso to g.
JENNEB EewYork for his aid In obtaining ths arrange.
ment
The next meeting of this Association is
to be held at Rochester, NY, commencing on the fret
Tuesday In August next at clock, M and continue
three days.
Ihepresent meeting of this Association has been the
arges ever held Ia this State-some i've hundred
teachers were In aaendsnce-aDd a new impulse has
been given to the cause of Education Much praise q
due to the citizens of Enira for their generosity In ,ra
tuitousy entertaining the ladies' who attended this Con-
yention Ma
From another letter with which we have
been favored from Elmira, we extract the following:
The most interesting meeting of thu week was held
lest evening, at the Congregational Church Miss
SUSAN b. ANTHONY, of Rochester delivered an eo.
queDt address the subject Of Temperance, In which
che ably advocated the right and duty of b leo.
ure In public on all subjects the prOmulg of which
would tend to benefit the She said tina. woman
was the only animal that could 20 beyond her appro.
pirate sphere. Who ever heard OF a man, horse,
COW or OK going beyond their appropriate sphsree
No one" Miss CLARKE, OF Leroy, then addressed the
audience I'm an able manner, upon the wants and pros
poets OF tbs New-York state Womsn's Temperauce so.
cety at the of which she spoke # her friend Miss
ANTHONY, who, after being Invited 10 attend Temper.
snce meeting In Syracuse, was not allowed 10 speak.
She said that she understood the man WAS preseat
who M6ye cried az the top OF his voice She snail not
be allowed to speak =" At this announcement there
WAS tremendous cheering, mingled, I, ia true, with
few FAINT hisss II the man was there who guilty
of that HH4eAmany act, he must have felt very muck
like "pig in the wrong sty strange gentleman
then addressed the audience for few moments and
the meeting 40 burned Mss CLARKE lecture. again or
Temperance, at the Congregational Church. this even
Ing. She.
Mechanics Mutual Pr0tectiOn-PcOple's Coll
Iege Association-Teacher Association,
&c, &c.
To the Editor Of The NsO- York Tribune:
new YORK; Aug z, ls52
i arrived home this morning, from q
weeks visit to Elmira 1t very interesting time
10 those who take interest in things that contribute
to the mental Improvement of the human race On
Tuesday the Mechanics Mutual Protection met at the
Hall Of NJ b. p. No Al, and, although their meetings
confined to the menbers Of tHeir Order, yet their
objects, and even their Legislation, 10 published to ths
world. much larger number Of members were present
than is usual and the local Projections we're much Bet
ter represented By delegates than formerly only iva
Projections being unrepIesented ORe reason for this
large attendance because OF intention Increase
the area of their operations admit the whole
producing classes with LIS character defined TO In
clude all whose political and social interests idenn'
caly the sam, >"
Heretofore the Order had been confined to Pr3a1'
cal Mechanics and the present Convention was com
posed OF Delegates from sucd. the proposition was
ed l. -, -. 49, aVfVxf