New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-07

ftt ~ s' e's Hs' al cofutlrfd IN deaoting degree
Of De 'siopmens N ant ard e,1zsiion which u, most
ssnguinc imagination of lorasE days d 10. suppose
would eve be attained this sl.nl Il Wa 40, ua,si
the United Mates bad cas-, OF The coloa shacscs by
which their srs Of enterprise was suppressed tia,
this City commenced 70 grow Since then Us progress
wilhou, parallel in thu history of modern in,roye-
ment Fify years $40 ,'snaist was entirely beyond
the settled portions OF she City Tnes the place Of
public execution was in PrsLklns, selected srca
on account Of It's distance rom the dwellings Of the
citizens Indeed thirty year, $50 'ae spot on which he
stood unoccRpiei spsse far removed from the
hustle and activity of the IOWA Now. eight At least
Of the twenty two square miles which this isisas
contained, were covered. AMI the population In hfy
years had risen from sixty thousand to ave hundred
and ATTY thousand. The lecturer then Observed sas
some twenty Eve years ago he expressed the opinion
In pamphlet tia, in ISIS the population Of the island
would amount to million and half which opinion.
Judging from the astonishing progress Of the City
all sides heretofore was highly reasonable to ssppose
would prove no mere hazardous asscrt,n bu, on the
contrary would be below the mark az 10 the amount o
population Of the City aud its surrounding suburban
districts st the period specified Mr. D. alter
speaking OF the rapid growth Of the western
states and our kcilines OF communication with them,
observed hst the practical effect Of these facilities Of
intercourse was TO place the agricultural supplies d
the West G. the very outskirts OF the City and to bring
tic supplies ofioIeign merchandise which were brought
here for distribution into direct with the into
rior Who would venture to sssgn limits TO thu ex.
tsnsoni In fact he saw no reason why Ncwfork.
with her many superior advantages, should uc,, in
wealth, population and extent gu far beyond the cx
tent Of ho British Metropolis The warehouse, Which
was every day increasing with u.s. would provo most
important agent in advancing the greatness and extent
ofths the American Metropolis. THIS accumulation
Ct men aud wealth must bring with ii another coase
qu,nce OF equal significance and efficacy. Ncw-fork.
by means of those advantage must p, ds.sn, day
become The center OF the pecun!ary, ~ wei IS the
commercial exchanges of this continent, and perhaps
of the world. Such a consequence was ins-psrsbls
from decided commercial supremacy. And he be
leved be spoke the sentiments Of every present
when be aid that this extraordinary prosperity OF
own city did not make us Indifferent to the prosperity
Vi others. Boston, Phiadcphls, Bsdmorc Charleston
and New Orleans had each their commercial Offices TO
perform within their respective sphercs-,herc
work enough upon this eon,inen, TO keep all busy
and 5enefcislly employed. But having responsible
,es-ercat questions of domestic and solid duty
grew out of our commercial prominence. Tx.
raordinsry sggre cations Of wealth. unless rightly en-
ployed, were never desirable When they became the
ministers ofuxury and extravaganza they mlsrected
industry, perverted the public taste, and endangered
the purity of society and the stability of tho govern
ment This was the great danger we Ind to guard
against because the security aud permanency Of our
free institutions had been always deemed to rest upon
the maintenance Of simple and economical admins
,ration of the government. He did not believe
il possible for such government to be maintained
for any length of time. unless the spirit Of the
community, in the regard OF expenditure and
economy be oonformable TO the plan upon which the
governmental systcm to be carried on iuxuri
Gus people habiuated to lavish expenditure could not
long preserve an economical government In such q
state OF things private protusion came first then fol
lowed corporate extravaganza, and last OF ali came
public recklessncss and corruption. Tns then was the
great duty had to perform TO make the social con-
form TO the political organization of the nation and To
mantsin both in simplicity and economy Npplause)
This he knew was d very difficult duty to perform
where wealth abounded and drew afcr II 80 many
temptations to pfoiuse expenditure Tho most common
form of lavish expenditure at the present time, In
costly private dwellings. We had, like Genoa, our
streets of palaces but without her apology for them
We have no orders Of nobify--no permanent estates
created TO support large Embellishments Private for
tunes were exceedingly evanescent with us-ths reyu
wealth the fruit of successful enterprise Indeed Il
seldom happened that wealth remained in the family
beyond the third fourth generation The spirit Of
sociey In this country coniOrmablcto the feeling
which induced toreathers 10 abolish the laws pvi
mogeniure that man ieit bis whole fotunet0
OF his children for tho purpose Of keeping up great
establishment Under these circumstance nothing
could be unwse than the erection Of magnificent
establishments that could only be supported by prince
y fortunes, for they would general thing pass out
Of the possession Of tho family upon the death Of tho
fther and the ordinary distribution Of his property
Yet parent days for tho sake OF few years Of
ostenthtious display, invested large portion OF bis
fortune In building splendid dwelling with the
certainty that his death would BIO the signal for
lis childrcn's expulsion from II. What wcro
the splendid mansions Of thirty years ago.
now boarding houses places Of public exhibition.
or perhaps manufactures The lecturer then, at
siderable length, dwet upon the necessity Of moro
extensive appreciation Of the enjoymenr Of rural life
among the Inhabitants If this aggregate Of e and
touched upon the facility Of cultiyating this taste BY
mcsns Of the various lines Of easy communication with
the country, which awaited 10 convey to any spot,
distant or near He sso spoke In this connection Of
the aesrabeness Of country home TO those OF wealth,
as set otto the glare and extravaganza of prnecy city
establishments and brngIr gmen morein the presence
Of the works Of nature snd Of natures God This led
the lecturer to the subject Of rural buildings, cottage
architecture and city architecture In general.
which latter In for fr share OF pointed criti
cism. For country houses he appeared TO consider
tse Enslish Cottage style with some notifications In
view Of tho difference Of climate and Of habits here,
as the best adapted The cultivation Of the Fine Arss
in this City next touched upon and the lecturer
warmly advocated the erection of an Academy Of An,
containing collection Of specimens Of the best com,
positions in painting and sculpture, facilities foe artists
to study, and School of Design, In which the rude
rnents Of art would be impaired Heexpresssd thehope
that some one or other Of merchant princes would
Ike Astor and Cooper iranortsze his name by expsnd
ing some four hundred thousand dollars or So Donthe
erection Of such institution. Mr. DIX concluded has