New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-05-24

Of the people with thai farm and from thsir desire 70
forward The general progrest OF the counf There arc
but few Americans in the country but whstreoe IN tho
general prosperity OF the country Who does not take
delight dsy and night In learning that the progsess Of
the country In general IL onward that the people are
ard renowned every aayf Now this is OF fsef
of particular happiness to every honest American
heart The trsss Is, that whatever 4 uan's personal
CONDITION msy bc-however prosperous or anprospe-
rous--e0wever fortunate unf0rtunste-in we.fever
circumstances Of elevation depression be msy ind
hirse-he SIN participates In the general prosperity
OF ns country; he has, In short dividend-n
may be allowed TO use = commercial expresslon-he
has q DIVIDEND payable not quarteriy bat daily not
In gold or SILVER but In the general happiness and proc
perity that he enjoys bear, hesrl And now let me
ssk, what portion OF tho globc-in how many 10
gions that are called civlized-does the same ibiug
occurS There are some iussSncee-there are SONS
nations smopg -the people Of whom Q great respect
and ardent for the honor Of their govern.
ment and the diffusion OF ia principles exist but take
the whole of them-look over the continent Of Eu-
rope-and among the iions and millions who cou-
sfirutufe the subjects of the despoc governments OF
Europe, how many there that care anything for
their country its prosperity, its honor. It's renown;
but whose only hope IL that the Government of their
country viii TO be so oppressive upon their indus
ny-will cease to be go burdensome by their taxation
and instead of considering the mcans by which one
Government may be the rival Of another Government.
and by which their Government may maintain ts posi-
ton and power among other Governmeats-which 10
done by means Of constant tsxaiion-iha h would con-
ed, and their strenuous exeti.ns TO maintain then
selves while they obliged 70 sustain the gorgeous APP
pendaees Of military power in order &c support their
monarchicsl institutional Compare our position with
that Why, there men In the United 5tates-I
had almost saidaitached to their Government loving
their Government feeling keenly everything that TENDS
tothe disparsg OF thr Government alive every
thing conduces tothr interest OF their Government
and rejoicing that they live under tais Government than
you find In the thousand millions of among
nations called civilized In the Old World but living
derf be1r lean eFnvflen gent "
are all Bostonianswe live here this little peninsula
little in territory, not little In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
scbrd In not circu Inscribed by any known boun'
Diary In tie respect OF the civilized word-bnt we,
Bostcnans live here this peninsula OF ours, and
partake of the general prosperity of our country We
not exclusive We desire that every enjcymentthse
possess should be participated In by others and We
enjoy the reputation Of our whole country-is reuowu
and its honor We may consider ourselves CONNER
cally nation, constantly increasing sovereign
eower, growing dsily more powerful. We may con-
slider that the national spirit and enterprise gather
ing strength with its growth; and further than that
We may consider that in those mental and infelec
tual efforts which mark the age, we have made re-
spectacle progress Thirty years ago 1t was asked,
"Who reads an American book II may now be
asked, What intelligent man in all Europe does not
read American bookf Applause. Who Is therei
Sam Rogers reads them, Henry Halam reads them,
McCulloch reads them, Lord Mahon reads them and
sometimes finds bmself answered when he comments
ON them. [Laughterl And there Is not an intelligent
man in all Europe who does not read our American
authors ana especially our legal ana nistOrtcai WORKS
And in France, Theirs and Guzot read them; and
throughout the population of France there no doubt
that there greater devotion paid to the study OF our
popular nstutionsto II principles whichhsve rssed
us TO the point at which now stand-than there Is
paid to the monarchcs instii lions and principles Of
government of every other part OF Europe. America
IA no longer undistngushed for letters-tor htera-
ture. l will not mention those authors OF our own
day. now living who have much attracted the atten-
ton of the world by their literary productions Gentle
men, circumstance occurred in the city OF Madrid
which ought not to forget There 1t was that an event
took place which, ssed me to einence In the literary
world of my position, In which was not previously
aware Under the eye of the ministry al article APP
peared in the Madrid Gasae which was Intended to be
rather complimentary to the Secretary OF State OF the
United States and which said that he was the most dis
tiDguished OF letters In his country that he
the immortal author of the celebrated dictionary
Of the English language Great merriment !
the author of English Dictionary Shade OF
Noah Webster what do you think of such an intru
sion upsn your rights and your property Is
said that the Secretary of State was the auhor OF
Noah webster's dictionary Of the English language!
WHY he could not write the first speiing.book" that
Noah Webster produced; and that Is true lam no
man of letters In the itey acceptaon Of that term
But has sometimes h9ppened in the course g my ON
-[spplause land that dury fulnL We gentlemen,
this IL friendly meeliaG-.ssuiys pr interchange
the prosperity and fair prospects, Of fhe country Lot
us ffduise In these agreeable fseilnsss =,
Hence, loathed Melancholy;
Bat come, thou soddss. MI and free,
L .ns = <, ys as h .ssal ssS NE" thee
The mountain nyfnph sweet Liberty
Well live with her and live with thee
In unrep roved pleasure Free"
Gentlemen the growth of this place Is somewhat re-.
markable. Il Ii very remarkable. | came here to
take my residence among you IN the year 1876 Inc
population OF Boston was then forty thousand
now 10000, and its accumulation OF wealtn-m com
merce the arts, and mnnufactures-has kept pace
with the increase OF the population And now wnas
Ia Bostoni What 10 the character OF Boston What
are the essential elements of its prosperity why its
unrivaled the face OF the earth for It's Important OF
forts In behalf OF and extensive benefits for its own cf
zens and for the Improvement OF mankind. what VIII
you say-which perhaps you all know-wnen you are
informed that the amount OF public taxes In TINS cry
for the purpose Of education alone amounts 10
Of the whole tax laid by the city authorest 90
YOU find that elsewheref Where do you lind anotner
Boston, Where do you find onequarter OF the whole
tax paid by individuals, lowing from me poone deso'
ton 10 educationl Nowhere else besides In Boston,
And this does not include the amount paid tor private
schools The City Of Boston pays more than SUgooV
year for the support OF religious instruction Whero
do you find that esewberei len me tne Psce, Tue
great an amount, in proportion to the populauon,
paid for religious instruction. That u Boston. inis
principle which we inherited from our ancestors We
cultivate We seek to educate the people. We
seek 10 improve mems moral and religious condi.
tiop. In short we seek to work upon mind ~ Wen
as on mater and in working on mind L eniarges
the human intellect ana the human W. s1v"t
,vben we work upon materials immortal and I'M
pershsble, that they win bear the impress which
we place upon then through endless days to come,
ii we work upon marble, 10 will perish. We worx
upon brass time win efface IT, II we rear temples,
thew win crumbe to the dust But If we work on mems
immortal minds--f we Undue them with nigh primer
ues-wiih the just fear Of God and o. Their ieiio
we epgrsve on those tablets something which no time
can effsce. and which viii brighten, and brighten
10 all eternity And, my friends, that charity when
seeketh not for applause-thst charity wnics On.
dnreh all thines-beareth all things-hopeth all things
ia mot more distinguishedly noticed tn any par
Of the globe than among our own people an 70
personal attendance ON the poor-the oounnei o.
I'll those who have the means to promote the nap
riress Of the DOOR and administer to their VALERIE
have been treat And above all that, let me sayena
let be 70 those who wish to know what SG s
10, pos,on has done and will do--et me say TO you,
sat Boston has given, within the last years:
between five and Elk millions of dollars Tor educsu
onal religious and charitable purposes .urougncus s'g
I'D hvou the world. fCneeft.l