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

Empire
Last evening lecture delivered ct Clinton Hall o.
the progrtes Of Empei In Ancient and Modern 7tmss"
by Col John Doranos The sttepdsnss VA, mmsu.
owing no doubt in part to the unvorabc stae Of th
weather The lecturer read msuusorip. at rsr saa
speed The discourse epitome Of the history a
the cbief nations Of ancient and IN ,era times aud
full report would not only BE- unsuitable for the columns
Of a newspaper, but from its length imprac.icabs H
laid down a. starting point that the progress OF ell en-
piie was from east to west Hs adrerted to the iowa
end coDquets Other nations psrtouss
~ In the rsgns OF Soiomen and David ue adversed -
Babylon Nineyeh Thsbes end other great cities Of eut
guilty now lad in rrins also TO Tyre Alexandria and
Carthage and quoted from Lord yron apoyerophe 10 ts
ocean in chiide Harold The Phonsicsns the most
ancient mfschans, and their trade cssriea to shs
ends Of he earth he alluded to Greece the Ispd ~
song and story 60 renowned for arts arms though
its flrt iChabtapts b,fbarians Ho touo,eA
upon The Argonautic expedition chose object Il vas Z,
open the commerce OF the Euxlns siege of rrov
Eomers Iisd the absence Of military tactics among the
sncients Sparta and Athens the one famous f,r war
the Other for the elegant cnJeyneat OF HM
lie referred 20 the fact that comic and tragic sr.m.
fourhhed IN Greece 10 the thity tyrsnts" sad thsas
overthrow; TO The s,squence Of Deaosthene, aud to
CcEibihi atd concluded that branch OF hs subj a. hv
oc@fyirg ina. Greeoe still ruled throus shou the yodd
by her rhhoorhy her arts ara her eisgu noe he next
EIcsrcs of their tho gorgeous triompbs n,oesa
noLs q the htman Generals ard thcic armies sttsr r.
turning sictttious from rha gigantic powsr feIl
fer corruption the bsue Of ell ths repubcs OF t oii
world lie then rr0oedea doscto tho proerea M shs
cEprcn q Eome the power OF tho fopcs, the Eastern
Ghd W,sS.tn empires the carter o. Constantine the
Great Il eCtufaocs. and hc coDqucsts OF Hshowst Hs
Thea turned TO the dcovery ana hory and rasoarces
OF China to tGrtazy, Thnet. uad Siam WITH the cx
ctpcn Of Chioa no Eastern empire had u1Sstsiaed its
swsy; for.
Westward the star oC empire takes its v.vn
kp I'D nau
VINO we're Yalorrus ard daiiug race, and who h.a 4
cu'bm of M ssurt9 their ocoies wi sirdls IL auy
were fonbo 10 DO oorpuicnt they we're dasd Tbs
ancient BfitoDs the Ssxons the Ansos wsrs u.xt
dcsc'ibed ard Ohsrtsmaepc his eu pire wsee ssit
upon in eioviog language Afer ganciug q, Lon sardv
sus SPAN he 70 Ftaacs n conuecton with wbch ne
raid Il retsis cd age to produce Eapo,ceu
smcs a "aS ursgua!9a In sncsat or moiern
great ana 40 tstsd France 70 the h poiut Of elorv
blc renown he baa so implanted himelfi the hc arts
Of ne people that his spirit s ruled sno ug thsu su4
be destroyed the ssion that kngs rule cy rsht dvue
auttiia Russia. Turkey. Africa acd South Au,erioa
were rsxe notised apd then the css 20 Greet
Britain, shich had tubdsed Ireland wkoh ages had
been governed by her osn sogereignss ard soottsud
wbich sho annexed while AnlsTios Austrsiia snS
the West lnGfes were opled BY her race rhe su.
never set upon her possessions Bat whether her av.v
ha1 added 20 the h.ppiness of msnkiud vas aoothse
question and one that no world there souss IL
would only nov say that her injustice to Ireland was
stain CT her tscucheon which centuries of time could
not eh.ce Her patriot sons bssirhcd from their no mes
for caring 70 their right well as those exied
~ poverty ana oppression all bore xitnos. against her
nos
fallen Lastly he oaue to Amsriea. the isad =, ~.
ifee, Ar ettiled by few pilgrims seeking sn ssyluu
hom the Prosecutions OF sngsnd and some emi-
grants from Holland After giving . sketch OF
American history the lecturer pi oeeeded 20 say that
the republics Of the Old Word fell because they yer,
TIE republic Of she United statss was eGsrsntIv fousd
ed Ber founders re.tod the hitherto restless no yer
Of Britain ard in two drove back The prosress
Of this country unparalleled IN the hstors of rhe
world. Proceeding With giant stri6cs the Amerjaa.
people had established empire which In its inf osucs
bs r. At nE!va asfh xto%
covering nearly II not all coptiaen with ooast
ftuch vast extent bounded by two OCEANS, while the
Virginia alone was one. third srgsr than all Engisnd
Now our railroads aud telegraph Hres extended ovee to-
made the shortest passages between ths countev "a
kurope Progress the watch word and ws we're ready
to capture Cnba or annex Mexico The time would
nrIi,e when Mexico would fall uto quiet sson
We want her mountains and her fertile vslcys and hsr
mines worked By American enterprise would supply the
world; end that degenerate feeble under our laws
and institutions would soon Of The
void Westward empire would extend bsyoud ali
ieis TO the ssndych i.lsnds % Chin. aud the whole
which would defy the hand cf time and endure tint the
last trump shall sound the dissolution Of the globe
1pe lecturer concluded by referring TO those two ntc
ltctus gants lately deceased-IIenry Clay ard aui-i
Weer-;he one 20 eloquent and the other profound
transmitted 10 posterity with thoe Of wsshington and
Jefferson, In Letters Of living light
DESTRUCTIVE FmE m DASvILLE, INDrANA--
HALr Tcws IN RuISs We learn that Are occurred
in Dnnville Ind the 18th Inst last which sersysA
nearly n the business part Of the town with the
cspsion Of small brick building AZ the north eorns
the entire north eide Of ths public SQUARE svsp4
awny The buildings were all Insured
OSurt Calendar rhis Day.
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