The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-13

BE- 20 dicut to attain and It could only be accounted
or by the seanheIs bsins ignorant Of it va snip
petsd to be the privilege Of the doctor alone but tnis
apply many other branches Of science taught In
schools be would show how at physiology on
three giouDos -Tirst, it interesting study
-. one 2. sssss utility ~ avoiding
oun of natural theology This human machine was
ere which combined all the mechanical powers Of
the pulley the lever &C. The principles Of hydraulics
hydrorl a,cs. pneumatcs, sc, we're beautifully ex-
mplfed, Where could there be more perfeo.
DOT cal instrum mt than the human eye more beau
tiul acoustic than the ear :! The human hand
VIM capable perfo ming the ofcs of an immense
b.r Of in trun which he enumerated hammer
liDcber t'ngs, sc &c &c causing some laughter He
then enlarged upon points, shew small portion
Of he east attaching to the science study
In like the utity knowledge Of it b-ing suf
ncsDt guard against many evils to which we con-
pure sir other risks which should know In order
to guard against them Thi. lecture received with
great favor and listened to with marked attention.
RESOLUTIONS
On the conclusion Of this lecture, the following
moved and adop ed That abe several gentlemen who
have papers for the consideration and instruc
toD Of tb Association be requested TO furnish copies OF
their addresses to the secretary to be published among
permanent documents OF the Association at the dis
cIe'iop OF the Standing COMMITTEES.
Nr BuLKLkY offered the following preamble and reso-
lnnon- beress Is important to secure the compost
ton Of able and thorough works the history phoso
ply, and the best method OF educton and, Whereas 1t
has been found by experience that Of the best means
assigned by competent judges to the most meritorious
con petitors.
Resolved That committee be appointed to consider
and report upon the bert means Of raising fund 10 DO
emitted THE premium Fund, y and to be applied under
the direction Of the Executive Committee to the object
The mover remarked that it was pursuance some
thrown out by The President in his opening
aud tmanated from him He also alluded TO the
famous Bridge Ireatises which brought for
ward ny the same
The resolutions we're put and unanimously carried.
AMERICAN sEAMEN.
Capt ain MooRls. u 8. N. rose aud made a few prel
mipGry remarks upon the Importance of this class num-
boring 200 600 souls and upon our rivers he said might
be fouD0 afoat like number-of all these one in ten
boy.-wth their families they might be estimated
at million He offered the following resolutions -
That this association recognize the claim OF the seaen
Of country and those engaged In the navigation Of
waters. together with their families upon It's efforts
wi regard to Their education moral
That n committee be appointed to draft plan the
better to carry into effect the foregoing
power TO correspond and With such persons
may deem essential the furtherance # this object
and to report the same at the next annual convention
Adopted
The appointment Of committees suspended during
the temporary absence Of the President Bishop Potter,
and the afternoon session aojourned at six o'clock.
EVENING SESSION.
LECTURE ENGLISH LANGUAGE IN AMERICA, ny PRO-
FkssoR UPsoN, OF HAMILTON coLLEGEN.Y
Shortly after the bouI appoiDted-hslf past seyena
very gtntte and numerous audience assembled In the
First Presbyterian Church in Broad street. in anticpa
ton of The above mentioned lecture which had been
After a voluntary on the organ, the lecturer COM
mepced We too apt TO upderrate the !anor and
value of photographers and it said should teach
things and words but things and the OF the
words. were inseparable, that when knew the
word. then knew the thing; and 1t was
solemn thought. that of ourselves, nothing would
remain but our name recall the idea Of what were.
Who could afford to>biot from American Dictionaries,
the word Of three sy!lsbles Washington" But words
not the Of things only. they thoughts,
end could not convey thoughts without knowing
them. Having shown the Importance Of words or Ian
guape he to the particular subject OF this lecture
Our own language lie then gave in very clear and
popular style httory Of the English language from its
inIoouciion ny tho Teut9ncs OF Anglo say
and their language into the mountains OF Scotland and
Wales and Businesses OF the wild Irish where they stu
remained obstacle to the progress of civilization.
This Anglo Saxon had been strangely preserved, for
1t usual for to be absorbed into the popu
lstiop Of the vanouished and it had become
enIiched by others-Danish, Latin, Norman. French
Modern German and Italian After the Norman Con-
quest it seemed doomed to be eradca'ed but William
tie First acquired IT, though Henry Second 100 years
afterwards obliged TO have saxon address inter
preted him There then three languages in Eng
land The court spoke French the clergy Latin. and
the people Saxon and ultimately they would in every
thing the people had the sway and the Anglo Saxon
language hy,d. The first specimen we had Of written
Englisk in proclamation. to the people OF Hunt
ngGop In the thirteenth century. by Henry Third The
Norman French and Latin then the written Ian.
gnsge and still had the ghost of it in
NheD The cDer called out his uDmsaning "0yeS .
Oyer Oyer ~ (Laughter) 1t required Of course,
long of years TO model this rude tongue into Ian
uage. 1t could not be done Of course until they hac
terature asa then the necessity found From the
ime Of Elizabeth to that Of Charles the First the pre-
by the writings Of Milton and his contemporaries
After the restoration OF Charles the Second there
nothing bat silly meaningless vulgafitjes and we
sickened with their 'sints and dontsn Butthe next
age brought great additions. and the English Dictionary
became like our own counry-a place Of refuge for the
words Ct every cline 1t language which, in the
present century two hundred millions of people would
speak It's characteristics were coponsness he main
tanned it was. for in Webster's Dictionary there
had but three hundred and fifty in all their language
which they by variation in sound made represent many
things and He related curious aud ludcrous
difficulties the missionaries got into, by not thoroughly
understanding these nice distinctions We had such
obstacle did not in daily resort TO more than
sixth part Of store and the mixture beau
iuy blended and knit together TO be appropriately
called by-one word We had no less than thirty words
which signihsd different phases degrees Of anger
There several words thxt had decent sound 10
tin words which would have different effect in Saxon
young lady would think different. if We said,
day. in prouse perspiration.n and used the
Latin derived term. than if used the plain Sax
on and said, we were all in n sweat.n (Laugn-
ter Yet the idea would be presented. To
be 4" drunk would be vulgar, but to be in
ioxicated = or 'inebriated" excussoe. (Laughter)
bad por bod OF big thoughts. Nothing could give
greater idea OF The copousness OF language than to
con pare the writings q johnson with those OF swttn
the tame age or Adam Smith with McCauley and Car
Isle with irvirg-apd fancy the language could
produce fuch different styles of expire Sing similar ideas.
We thought, too. it harmouons-in spite Of By
IONS satire in sBtppo his ang,sg e in eompli.
mept TO the Italian In which he speaks of
'Onr rough. harsh, ara gutterhl,
Which oblPe 20 hsr, and spc and sputter ALL"
No one could contend 1t not bacm0niors. who
had read the beautiful lssages in Campbell and Moore;
heard the eloquebce Of Daniel Webster Was
H. not strange that shonld all speak Eoglish'
Why this Were the Pilgrim fahors the fathers Of
ur all Were there not other Barney
stones II they would besides tina, cut of Plymouth
rock lie thought Of the Datch, the French the
flowing tide Of irih and German this about
b. The Pacific side by flow Of long tailed
Chnete and all AZ distant day would speak English,
lie attributed this TO the peculiar faculty The language
had for taking words in the peculiar faculty that
her languages bad Of keeping them out We uni
yertaly tolerant took in the words Of every cline,
and made them oil Enph What pecuariti-s dtstin-
fuif,d the Language In this country and Eugland
There would naturally be When the thing
old not exit in country the word must