New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-18

attainment Of progress more remote IRON tne oo-o@r
and nearer tothe new In England however where hn
ed Monarchy emerged from early feadasn, the PoFer
Of the great middle elass-tte pcopie-more rsfaIl n
creased in influence and q their pr gre
were more readily admitted By the rulsrs and spP-
snces for their satisfaction afforded thsn in hose pisces
where sbsoluiism was supreme The influences OF M
Past were ninghng even Dow ia al %. institutions
their vital impressions remained alter Their tosn
had ended The Roman system II this new N al ~
forms contributed much 10 the growth and coupsctng
Of the body pollc-As transmitted by tsdin1nAs re-
corded IN history written IN hterzture-ss
hope. or sdmonshing Of danser-as guiding TO hoer.5
or teaching TO guard from assault, il powers sci
lived In modern fOrces The Greek vArcy AMI Roman
unify sill Epcke n cur institutional The pressure from
Marothar pata and PE.lpp, vel a. from Hastincs,
Monmouth and Trenton, still acted upon our age. We
gained the Development, the position, the freedom
we enjoyed IN bloody fight; but we were born
70 H. becsuse others died tor r. Il was part
Of the Inheritance tbs; endowed cur eZe, and ior
which the Past had long and la5orlOus'y wrought
Ths temple Of liberty and progress bult up IKE
Insjesc building By iDeesssnt lseor BY the dheui af
dlton Of timber 70 iuiba BY tie sod compscting OF
stone with stone and the harmonious relation q pillar
with pillar and The ultimate GROWING Of is capitals with
the trophies ard achievements OF fortunate pair ts
Until we hrd a. last within the edtce safety and happ
ness tnd around il the songs OF freedom snd OF JOY
The Past has brought down 10 many and glorious
treasures Of invention The rrzt implements Of the
savage rude and simple but they amply suiced .or
bis The implements in use DOW are far superior
hut they did not arse spCntsneous become 20 perfect
AZ Cnce THIS required time, lsor thought and perse-
verance 50 has every age produced rs treasures ald
hed also its chsTscteristes. The Greek age h4d -
comedy trsgsdy, IL poetry. The Meiiavsl ayes had s
monks he tosorhy but al tended 10 make nature Sub
ordinate 10 nhn constitute him master OF the yBole.
IN order that he mh understand hst the source from
which ell spring u ininirude The invenfions--dye
ing stufsthe preparation OF the various metals and
the different uses to which they are spqHei-the
locomotive the polishing Of steel, aud the facility
with which images transferred 70 subsances such
as slmost 10 Gppearthe work OF coniurer the tSshol
to- ~ ia n al
u.s. would TO teach in tangible point OF view,
the truth Of the promise held out for more slbirnc
view and fO7 CEflted state-"Ask and u slR be
given unto you" The productions OF the earn are
scnrceiy more numerous than are those OF ar. These
latter only with time, ana much has been sscri-
feed by individuals before inventions could be brought
into practical The az, which comes nearest to u
because most necessary Tor our wants, i weaving.
Look ct the cOpieteuess OF the fabrcs produced
from wool. The Bengaese is stil found weaving be
side his jungle the same rude fa ~ which his fsfh-
ers use6 ana then fancy the improvement rom thst
mschne 10 our present co;h mill, with is furDaces IL
wheel it. cang Cf engine and think what genius has
done 20 produce al tbs, and ~nch l. sl al acng -
more grand resuts. The invention OF ArkwuEhf "a.
enabled hand % produce much span yaTa as ono
thousand could bciore-the power loom, the invention
OF oleTgymsn. which seemed 10 claim for the inventor
the rsnk Of dem God. Consider Lee aierhls cypglson
from Cambridge watching the fingers o. biz wtc plying
over her needles sh9 knitted Tor their joint support
Notw tbs andng the darkness OF the room where they
sat- rsy lighter than TIE meridian sun suei nom the
ton he Afterwards perfected There was as mu genius
required FOR tbeseinveni0Is for the production OF the
mott beautiful poems ana most finished ornrions Il has
o. so led ~ immediate and substantial reward for we
know the immense wealth which Arkwrigat a'nsssei,
and have the OF a Blls0Rweayer made OF he
pToud RGrOneis Of Brian and know TIA. hedireced ne
councils n h native land. Tax elevation OF labor by
thought con down from many poor gsrret ani
dark chamber: but the thought which many who died
IN obsCUry le often formed subject Tor learned bodies
ard legislative chambers The inventions OF these m,n
- Lrv vralf IN oct suIa
monument OF st which lately in Hyde Park IN Eng
land and which far surpassed the place Of the Cas or
the golden hOu Nero IAeAundred VI black hOrsemen
who down the mount ns il not equal 20 one Of u
with oil their might and power for Wit one weak arm We
bar neFs machinery 70 power which vii lutrp ani
oyeTwhtlm Hll And for eli this well ~ for ts arts
in glss, aid dyes cquanng the Tyrnn purple, are we
ind oicd 10 the Pat and those pcTfOns no; known ald
little appreciated, are the great men bringing franklin
and scattering them 10 gd preseut time, AZ
did wise men bring theirs % celebrate the lime when
Christ born SO 20 the Past ind chted also
for Poetry, History aud Religion. The frst marks OF
Civilization We have il the wareong-then pastoral
pOeuy-thcn philosophy wih ifs principles aud IL nj.
lutte IN tinct'cuf-and tfter thee Science which ~
the settlement Of fixed and well delued positions
Guced much 10 tie rapid advance of civilization. Geo
gr0phy and HioTy cume IN next % work the progress
suG events Of nations anu races. Tac lsfnoc which
marked tie period gave GcompleXiOn 90 the time well
a. grace 10 the transactions IL recorded and let after
IL a thought an impression which grew the popular
heart This irnpres.lon by IN easy transition passed
into principle and which tested and purified By logic
and reasOring, became truth, and which we hsve but
though they me TO venerable from u cr antiquity
deserving our respoct and marked by the authority
OF ooinoiding nations, we do not know how they
came 90 Us, how they brought Poets sung, Ma
tous thought Philosophers reasoned and ell produced
those treasures which have been transmitted 10 us and
which possess Temples aud pictures arcthe history
and dornment Of the Past presenting it to in VIVID
and varied color; and the sweet perception Of the
memories which they bring Lngers ia the heart. The
deis are lighted with monuments Of greatness aud the
nj apfff Tho Of
ard thoughts and circumstances, and the appearances
which the laws Of color has impressed on them are I'M
peIkbAble ard viii remain with forever. Much Of
what wOuldleGye open the peat 20 and give clear
nfght into tic Civilization which that period bad ~
famed l. Lost 20 torch could destroy the AleXan
drian library, which II took centuries 10 Accumulate,
and which no learning or research has since been able
10 replaCe The Goth aud NEnta by their devastation
the Peninsula Cf Europe have destroyed the mighty
wofks which time had built up snd Crushed TO dust Oh
the remains Of mHguiiccnce all their proves and skull
could not redeem. There are few sadder periods Ia
history than this. The Indian ornamental philosophy
the Greek songs touched with syren finger the tragedies
and various intellectual arts Of Greece, have not how.
ever, all been destroyed. The Roman tongue, grand,
sCnoTous and lofty IT. minute philosophy, and meuy
monuments OF it, greatness remain which gird Rome
with cincIt, and proclaim II still the mistress of the
world, The giant viii which erected the Coliseum,
the noble efforts and oru,oiy Of fully the magnif.
end power OF the Casars, the dignihef
ard pure philosophy OF Plate, the manifold greces OF is
It's and statUa, the carol OF lie hsrd st survive
US In the capitol what is there for silent thought
and deight!a study The gsiherors OF the Past have
lifted vel nom before u, Ana showed Us 10 ourselves
In relation 10 the infinite In later years the learning
OF the schoolnen, which the industry Of the religious
orders Of Italy has preserved and transmitted has shed
force Of mighty hight upon Us Europe has preserved
fCr the gathered library Of sges and thought and
though their yare treasures accessible Only the
scholar vet from out OF i be gathers the flowers and
spreads them abroad With prOfusiOn that all may nhae
their sweets For tbs accumulated thought OF the Past
We 70 them indebted which encompasses Us with
n radiance varied and profound. The Past has LETT %
Us another treasure IN the memoirs Of indiyiiuals
noble character swakens IN eonscientOusness OF
the magnsnrnity OF virtue while there are no circum-
stances which would induce Us 70 claim conpanlOushp
with meanness OF soul eowArdice and guilt aHd sus-
tain 10 IL actions The yiruous ard brzht examples
q past sges shed halo the present; and make us
Iee the sjese character Of those whose purity of lie
hEye added dignity 10 our and drive usforwsrd with
morri pressure which would directus initiate their
vriEes. The subtle mind Of Seneca, the geaius OF
Plsio TIE wiFdon Of Washington lumne tie Past and
brighten the Future by the guidance which their Exam,
pie gives by stimulating q noble Il is thus ;hli the