The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-12-23
THE LECTURE sRAsoU.


LECTURE BY JAMES r BRADY, IsQ.
On Tuesday evening. large audience, amensst When
many ladies' at the Of ths MssAaniss In
stituts Of Boweiy and Division street. to hsar The
introductory lecture Of James T. Brady, Esq, Of whsh
We give but brief outline
Charles II. Delavan Eco In tho chair. The Chairman
in introducing Mr. Brady the meeting, said thaA We
distinguished individual Who about TO address hsm
this evening well known to them al, and he (ths
ChaiInan could emily say that the Mechanics Institute
wss very proud Of the honor he about to sons upon
them.
Mr.. BRADY commenced BY stating that although hS
not practical rer he had not felt q liberty 70
decline the fatteripg invitation to address the msmbd
Of the Mechanics Institute, OF which useful soeiskyb
had been menbsr. and In which he felt stivslI
interest He felt difficulty In selecting suitabssths
for the OCCASION but this was to be . mare ntsodA
ton 70 course Of lectures which 70 10 dsysesay1
some Of most eminent public nen, he might INDULGE
In few remarks character md objects sf Ma q
ISOLATION, and the BY which itg purposes ngAt
best be secured. He underst0od the object ~ Ao hG
tuition to be the elevation Of the Asrssn msshsuis nd
aording him his deeel we'd position In soeisty B th
end 1t had library ssisntino apparssss tAs nsane 6
nsurng Instructive lectures every ard other a6D
by which the gariands Of literature and tie dseorns
Of science and art might b wrsathsd GROUND ~ hours
and the results mechanical toll The social sondiou
Of tho mechanic 1t different sras II history vas
an interesting subject Of reflection HI great utility,
trstsd from n. moms.t vhsn the st nsshSo Su
BY Initiating the e1smpls Of 10 Great A.shiss.9 10
universe, employed his faculties In securing hiIJs1
habitaton. Yet society denied him the place he DE-
served The who devised and reared the ssupsndeus
structures Of Egypt probably wsre little bstesR than
but for the mpershAble monuments which DssAasie
skill and industry constructed for the Luxurious enjoy
% an the Of ss VS.
not much improved although the mechanics Themselves
had by that time formed themselves into associate cns
which the origin OF the Guilds afterwards ssabsh
cd In England few ago In some excavations ct
Rome there Uncovered noble tomb, wen asser-
tanned to DO that Of Euryssces baker, and Il II the
only plebean monument the continent which was
erected in . remote age That IL IL deemed curious
for this reason illustrates plainly that the working GLASSES
OF antiquity deemed worthy Of no Distinction,
whether living dead And yet, Of course there were
instances. then In which some citizen OF genius
forced fcciey his claims TO tho hghest post
OF honor. Anopgst the sborignes OF England nothing
Of mechanics was known, except what would appear
guage, no Fixed habstions ninth the Romans asd she
kormAns subjected won them to the comforts and
luxures of civilization comparatively refined. The Ro-
brought with them architecture, written tongue,
the OWL law mechanics OF skill and taste and the capa
city to raise saxon aud aborignes both high above the
level they had before occupied Then the NormAns came
who elegant sad noble race, In comparison with
thoee whom they conquered and under their somewhat
enlightened rule, the reope OF tho British islands
began to make small advances In civilization.
But then, and even now, In England the peculiar
institutions OF government and society still confns
the mechanic to .phere Of society from which he oa
hardly hope to elevate himself But stranger than this,
here In republic where equality perfect 10 FIR -
political rights ed and where government
nothing to favor the social elevation Of class
another, the struggle is made to give professional
men-indeed all who dc not toll with their hands
In Koccy deemed tn be higher than that Of the
chanic. Now, this subject, IL is easy TO be dema-
from interested motives, viii address mechanics A.
cAsE likely to 10 oppressed and deserving OF protection.
do not concur or sympathise In any such suggestions
The mechanics Of the United States asking favsr
class and left under equal Political protection with their
fov citizens Of other pursuits to GEEK fortune and
happiness in their own way. are entirely capable %
ensaring all the rights which they feel they should
enjoy Yet: 1t is true that in all our large cities,
ct least, there Is what Is called aristocyAHe
circle from which social laws exclude all whose hands are
used to toll do not complain Of this said the sctussr
should you Society a~aye has formed. and always
will form itself into divisions within which persons Of
the ssme and pursuits naturally brought to-
gether. But all Of us have right to complain We
sion the sphere Whc claimed by Others and making
passport to that position bv cvincinE repugnAnce to
mechanical pursuits Audit san unfortunate feature
In affairs that for many years., and still there .
growing tsse for labor the result Of which mpes oar
young from the and pursuits Of agricntu1s
waste tbeiS labor study often In the struggle
for social position which viii seldom yield them honor
orprot there disaxt aristocracy 10 the world
which claim being either admired eeurted Il
that prevailing .monsst us, which has neither hAgn
! immense wealth. to make 1t attractive The changes In
focial organization must be gradual 1t may net bein
epd dnsy e'ss a. ops me-.
ct their command the means OF moral and usllestuq
cultuIe and all the sources OF refined enjoyment mad
cey and sphere Is they -. make for themselves Bda
cation lie here within the resch ofa The world hasJl
this Iespect, altered wonderfully william the ConqneHQ
could not write. No pane Ii signed to Magma 0haxtl
In the times gone BY learning was oosnsd TO the ees
ter and the suss NOW from p..y . e
suits have become Intellectual The most brilliant genius
presents itself in the combinations Of machinery. The
pabe is physical neston with metal endowed with
what closely estmbies intelligence. Hands Of iron and
brass labor great resuis The steam engine borrowing
the ant Of the shpwsht brought the distant parts
Of the earth close together ana ed the space b.
tween the sympathss 0! msa who dwell deren emss
It Il curious to observe how the Advancement Of the
world in civilization has been attributed 70 the pesa
arty Efforts OF some particular race Of men, VIXEN
that civilization Is to be ascribed to certain great events
which did not arise end could not ARISE, from tAe
idosyncrscy Of any I refer to Christianity,
the discovery Of the mariners compass Of printing and
POWDER but above ell that IL great In human discovery
the finding Of continent incident which alOgt
created the esrth Toward the general progress Of
activity always CONTRIBUTES Agriculture, eonnerss.
mechanics science and the arts all 90 to make mp the
fum Of human Welfare sad hariners in worldly AaAa,s
1t Is to be dspored that envious 6>mpayson should
20 often occur a. to the morris Of those various d
partments Of civilization. But II those soms<rso.s
practical aid Of the hands which toll, commerce
ceud find no chips, the parts Of the earth would
ysopes in machinery woaIi IS us..s y e 70. Dc sS
This truth IL now spprscistsd Our people all hts.
rested in the progress Of invention. Persons even Of M
age have een how much comfort and pleasure have beer
enhanced by changes slight matters Of domestic soon(
my. wtnsMed the great revolution Effected when tAr
locooco match took the place OF the clumsy old WITT
Its suky finder and often Intellectual stse Those M
require sudden lixhtthe seepess, the watching AMI
the cold-know the Importance Of tho shapge M |
Brady then referred to the in hre 4
the means Of making warfare less likely but when II
eurs more eaey brought to . cose to steam and lie
mighty influence In experimenting States and saNons -
each other to the nom stous Of the press The
daguerreoype the electro magnetic telegraph aad IL
other nventon and discoveries the excellent elects q
which We enjoying With al these great Inventions
the mechanics must be Connected BY them alone
inventions be reduced to practical operation II osaA
Importance that the mechanics should DO cultivated In
mind should have liberal education snd shoudl bsssms
honor which they now snjsy. For such puYpess tie
Mechanics Inttituts In well adapted In s Drsgrs1 Ne
whole community should fsel . warm interest Other
nations have become acquaiAe with the gsnas and s
Of the American mechanic He introduced TO the
world at the worlds fair That world wondered q eur
cmnsnoe in naval architecture In mechanism and opsn-
ing communication alike with the interior Of safes and