The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-21
Col John L. Dorrnnce, on tho Progress of
EmDlrr.


Last evening lecture delivered at Clinton Hall %
the prcgtes Of Empie In Ancient and Modern Ttmss"
by Col yobp DorEaDcs The attendance Va, smsu,
owing no doubt in part to the unvorabc stae Of the
weather The lecturer read frcm manuscript at rsrssA
speed The discourse epitome Of the history oe
the chief nations OF ancient aud ,dera times ana
full report would not only BE- unsuitable for the columns
Of newspaper. but Eom its length imprac.lcable h
laid down starting point that the progress OF oil en-
piis was from east to wes He adverted to the JewA
rbattes end conquets other nations partouas
~ In the regns OF Solomon and David ne adver.ed 4,
Babylon Nineveh Thebes and other great cities OF sut
guilty now lad in ruins, also to Tyre Alexandria and
Carthage and quoted from Lord yfon spo,srophs 10 t,
ocean in cide Harold Tie Phonscs,s we're the mot
ancient mtschants, and their trade was carried to the
ends Of The earth he Dext alluded Greece the land AZ
song ana story 20 tcGownad for arts and arms though
it6 frt Inhabitants sesc barbarians He tousheA
upon The ATeonautic expedition whose object It was =
open TIE commerce OF the Euxine the siege of rrov
Homers Iiisd The Absence Of military tactics among the
snctents Sparta and Athens, the famous foe war
the o'lcr for the elegant enjoyment Of life
he referred TO the fact that the comic and trayo dram.
iorIhed in Greece 10 tbs ,hity tyrants" sad ths,r
overthrow; to the elequence OF Dsmosthens, aud 70
Cufibfh an concluded that branch OF hs sbi a, M
Observing that Greece s ruled tlsoushcus the void
BY her Ihhosorhy her orts her elogu H. rere
acsGted to tho RomaDe and aetchei theie HISTORY
Ereercs % their arms tee gorgeous triompt ofoess
hoLs q the Mman Generals ard thoir armiss stesr =.
turning sictI lrus ftom war ma. cga ia ,.sr IN
fer corruption waa the taue Of ell The repubcs OF t oii
world lie then Crooeedea to nscrbe tb, ~ -
CEurch 81 Rome the power Of tho Popcs the easteru
end W.Slern empires the career q Con.taut;ne the
Great feCruaacs, and Inc conquest. OF Mshomst Hs
then turned TO tbs dcovey his orr ANA r.,ourees
OF China to iartaIy. Infect aad ssua WITH the az
cpcn OF Chiaa, no Eastern empire had ulsstaiaod it
s~sy; for.
Westward the star Of empire takes its v.vn
re tctertr went on to dcscdte tho ancient Gauls
VINO we're yaoreus and dsiirg RAGS and who hsa
cu'tin Of M asurig their booies wi eirdls III ssv
were fonod to DO ooTpulcnt they we're dasd Ths
ancient BfitODs the sszons ssdts Angles, we're a.It
oescnsd ara cnsfttmagnc ana his empire wsee seit
upon In eioelog language Alter glancug at Lon hardy
sts SPAN hc cBne 70 france in With which ne
ssid h remained OF age to produce Eapoieeu-nmss
wboe greatness uptqua,lsd in ancient or mofn-.
times Bis nUInei snd bti TART VICTORIES proved aim
great ana he ,sS.d France % tire hshs poiat Of glory
Of he people that his spirit still ruled amo OF shsm and
ne uso 60 The tsfion that sngs rulo ey right dvtuc
huetiia Ruttia turkey, Africa, aud South Auerioa
were noticed then the lee urer came 10 ssst
Britain, shich had subdsed Ireland whoh for ages h,d
Nhich was s'o annexed while Ansrics, Australia aoS
the West inches were p'opled BY her raoe rhs su.
never set ppon her possessions Bat whether her sxay
naa aoded 70 the happiness OF msnkiad vas anothsr
question and one that no world there dsouss IA
would only nov say that her injustice to Ireland vas
stain CT her efcutcheon which centuries Of time oould
not ehece Her patriot sons bscshcJ from their no nes
Tor caring TO sseert their teht as well a. those exied
~ poverty ana oppression all bore witness against her
Holland was once - great Sac was. bus wa, nog
fallen Lastly he eaue to America the land AZ th~
iIee, IN stt'led by few plsrims seeking ssyan
from the Prosecutions OF EDglsnd. and some emj-
grants from Holland After siyipg a sketch of
an history y The n Lecturer oeedsd % tina.
FOUNDED on conquest and fraud al public virtue
Tbs republic Of she United STATES diGssn.ly fousd
ed Fer founders resisted the hitherto resstless NO Ver
OF Britain ard IN two drove her back Ths p.prre.s
ethis country was unparalleled IN the history OF tho
world Proceeding With giant strides, tho Amerioan
people had established an empire which In its nf osncs
vas oesnhed 70 BE- co extensive with the gloes itsc
covering nearly II not all DOR coptisent with coast
OF such vast extent bounded by two OCEANS While the
shores Of ts inland lakes measured thousapds Of miles
Virginia alone was one. third iergr than all Esgisnd
Now our railroads aud telegraph wires extended over Tue
landour steamships well our "a, ipg yssses hsA
made tho shortest between this oountey and
Europe Progress the watch word and ~ vers ra.5
to capture Cuba annex Mexico The lima vouId soo
arIiye when Mexico would fall iuto quiet po,se son
We want her mountain: and her FERTILE valleys; and hsr
mines worked By American enterprise would sappy ths
wold end that degenerate feeble race under our laws
and institutions would soon become ornament OF ths
fofns to the sendwich Isands TO China aud the whole
western world Thus an erpro would b founded
last trump shall sound the dissolution Of the globe
The lecturer concluded by referring 10 those two intel
,sstosi s1ants lately deoeassdIenry Clay aud Aci-t
On the records Of our history, their would 30
70 posterity With tos Of Washington ana
Jefferson, in Letters OF living light
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN DASvILLE, IsprANA-
HALy THE Towr RUNS We learn that nrs occurred
in Danvile Ind the 18th inst last which sestrsysa
nearly al tho business part Of the town with tho en-
csp'ion Of small brick budipg a the northeast sorsss
the entire north eide Of thu public SQUARE swsp4
away The buildings were all Insured
Osnst Calendar rhis Day.
rrrrsp SrArxs DssrrrcT Covsr Same as bsfsrs.
eusrEssE CouRr. - General Term. - Men sannseUtsA
motions.
CoNMcr PLrAs--Psrt Frst.-Nes. STp, 6U, 7el Syx
bl6 sac $40 roe III TO To odd punbsu Part eessal
--Same yesterday.
surrnIoa Couar.-(rwo branches Mos 2sl, 10.
eet 6ss s62 6T1 T0l I'll, $50, e3s 480 7o2 eey SoC
l77 6s7 ess ITO coo. TIT. Tts TO TO ysi T94 va