The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-07

and party, and opinion has it. newspaper shst 70
fleets IL Image Ever, taste and patdof are de-
msnding and finding EXPIRE sion, and ever shs Illus
trious dead are made 10 speak out Of Tie legs Of
tables and gridrons. Rosrs Of laughtsr) Phey
might ~ well ask him to count the pebbles on tho
sea shore % the number OF aewspapers The boy
can loses his taste for the segsr and the paper then
may his friends despair Of him But ~hea We view
that ocean Of matter contained in the newspaper
press what picture does it give OF the setive sesm-
rg BRAN OF the man Of the sse-the social man.
The speaker Id less related to the time than tho
writer. The west has produced the public speaker.
The east the prophet and the poet The east Is
secretive. The west is disputssoss,
rate the public speaker, and it is only in liberty
that he can have any place The modern spe sksr,
except in the moral bearing Of his speeches. cannot
for q moment be compared with the best orators
the sncients The effect Is different nov. F0rAa
the orator was al powerfal-now the maAageslJ
greater influence with the jury than the orssor;at
IN Congress it is said that the most brilliant speech
do not altar single vote In ancient times,ls
quence ruled as sovereign Every man THAI cot
rule must Of necessity be orator. Tue reason wi
orst9ry is not brilliant is from its extension
and its general utility. 1t was once confined to q
single cass Of subjec!s-nox it ranges all mature,
and science, and art There one form Of it to
which be wished to advert-hc meant this sort Of
thing, the popular lecture (holding up the mana-
script of his lecture 1t did not become him TO
cIitioise it, to speak III well OF it, but spe-
eiality OF the time ne must take notice Of it, It
ranged through the cale Of intellect, from s0blimi
ty to 0rivel, and from the mcst generous aims to
the basest purposes-frsm the chief mon Of the
ton down to the seller Of patent soap and the
stror man The popular lecture may be called su-
Perfcial I'll exactly what its author IL and what
nc can Produce-just ~ N article in the HERALD or
Irtb~ne, or magazine, or review. There are tnioga
better and worse than popular lectures, IS Mrs.
GIundy would say, Qaughter) and mush might be
said Oh both sides, Roger do Coverley would say
tReneWed laughter 1t vail, We suppose, be hence
forth power in Saxondon. Public opinion 10 what
gives power TO the lecturer. Public opinion 10 q
mighty force In those days. On the whole, It ID
beneficial While il promotes progress, it eerests
eeesntricties. Without this fcsInen ting power the
age would be given over 70 its scots and fsnatieisns
AID the social fabric would be continually in danger
Of anarchy. 1t is tho best guarantee against that
individualim which wosld permit will bal its
own Public opinion brings intellect itself undsr
the social lavs-a supervision by whish 1t is watched
ard made accountable to history and humanity IL
ID thus wholesome restraint In some cases il 10
arbitrary, but it is for the most part deserved The
tyrant, with his batteries and armies, may think
himself secure; but brsins viii work, and dsteststion
viii and him out, and ali the eloquonce IN the world
cannot seattle him his own conscience will by the
operation OF public opinion Taere is no civilized
men exempt from its influence 1t is the great
has said that it is always With the minority; but
this is only true as regards its first statement
Calico held that the earth moves and the sun
stands; for which he persecuted in his day, ant
Inc world was lncredulou5; nus now there Is n0ti
child who does believe in this central system TIT
lecturer then proceeded to ilastrate from history
the power Of public opinion produced by thought
The erusades were the result of \ detestationDi
seeing the holy sepulchre in the hands Of in6aels
BY the operation Of thought in the brain Of monl
the power Of the Pope WAS shattered and broken
and it was the same power which impelled the Pill
grim Fathers to this continent. eaused the subse.
quent revolution, and the foundation of Q mighty
republic. The revelation in France, the most torn
bic the world ever saw, Was produced by ballads
and rhapsodies Such is the power OF thought and
of public opinion. The lecturer concluded his able
discourse amidst LOUD applause.