The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1852-08-20
Democracy Of science.-So. 10.
by JOSIAH HoLRRooK.

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Mighty movements for the democracy of science,
are forthcoming nigh at hand in vigorous progress !;
abundant 10 success. Hon. IL. s. Geyer United States
senator from Missouri, suggested. day or two since
that in the enlargement OF the Capitol provisions should
be made for exhibition OF the mineral and other pro-
ductve resources OF country Hon Senator Douglas
from Illinois, has proposed 10 make il the duty of our
consus abroad TO collect information, by specimens and
otherwise bearing upon agriculture and other branches Of
productive industry. Government funclonaries in var-
Gus situations have procured from the mineral and other
natural deposles OF science and OF wealth from the dis
cts OF country they represent, specimens for de-
posite, for the friends of science in national
ropolls Most. perhaps all the members of national
legislature have aided disposed to aid by their Of
fetal privileges and influence the diffusion OF scientific
knowledge through their respective districts and States
Conventions, with the " DEMOCRACY OF SCIENCE" in
bold shining letters their Banners have been held and
now in progress. in different parts OF the country
series oil such conventions have been progress for some
time In Bucks county, Pennsy lvania participated in by
OF the adjoining counties, and other parts OF the
Keystone State The Bucks coanty press, for some
months past have placed first and foremost their col
productive science for the entertainment of their
readers The American press generally. for year or
two past the most substantial news Tor their readers
have given complete series OF articles on the develop
ments OF science. A gentleman OF large intelligence ac
quainted with the great extent and deep interest with
winch suCu Ieau, remarked u or TWO
since: II that class OF subjects should be continued
extended and furnished under the favorable ccum-
stances for general reading they would become popular
as the Waverly novels"
In liberal policy and measures for the diffusion of
knowledge, Ohio is perhaps. the banner State; Stark.
the banner county, and Marlboro, the BANNER WI
LACE" of our Union The citizens OF this little village
have. within year past taxed themselves than
cents dollar for all their property, to provide build
ngs and teachers Tor their school several adding voun
tary subscriptions to make up deficiency. Att late
convention of schools in the county, eight miles
distant from that village, of five hundred inhabitants,
the company reporting themselves as the friends OF
the school also numbered five hundred. To make up
the deficiency OF carriages for conveyance several tenn
poray and appropriate vehicles prepared for the
occasion. One assigned by these villagers for
their hberay in scientific matters is that they taxed
with no liquor blis opportunity for making such
bills be had in the vicinity, and any disposed to
lay such his neghbors would be under the ne
cessity OF going to another place. The convention, of
which the Marlboro school formed part numbered FIVE
thousand school, from the distance OF fifty miles,
from another county
In Mane thirteen scientific lecturers one for each
county in the State have recently been appointed by the
governor, under of the late legislature. These
professors to hold conventions of schools in all the
towns OF their respective counties, which conventions
will be- at least, the commencement OF INDUSTRIAL
HIBITIoNs," leading to SCIENTIFIC MISUNDERSTANDING
iaure " CRYSTAL PALACES" to aid in rendering more
transparent and brilliant the "GRAND CRYSTAL PALACE"
proposed by Senator Geyer, at the heart OF our nation
radating point thus constituted, would be rendered more
respenden in its radiations by nnumerable multitude
OF concentrating rays collected in constantly increasing
numbers and bliancy from every point OF our Union
indeed, from the four quarters OF globe. Such
centraon would not be the consolidation but the dfu-
sion of knowledge not the despotsm. but the "DEMoc-
| RAcY SCIENCE"