The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-22
TIE LECTURE SEASON.
Miss Bacon. Historical Lecture.

Miss Baeon's Historical Lecture.
Wednesday morning, Hiss Bacon delivered another Tee
ture ~ The stuyyefant Institute orien,s History
e commenced her discourse by expressing Tie pleasure
.hc felt At seeing many ladies therc present sait
implied compliment 10 her proof Of the interest
they take in the suhiec. OF history nowth lndng the
severity Of the weather and the shich had
been experienced the last lecture After few further
ob-eryatons to the same effect she the lee
ture BY ng that the next lesson OF this sodd
complete the 70 that division assign
lie period O. oriental antiquities. The three hun
dTe years Of that period sti remained be considered
The period when power began 70 sppear ia the
west and when the great boundary div. On which had
exsled from time immemoral began 10 be invaded The
boundary lines OF nations began 10 and disappear
hi, most extraordinary phenomenon in history
rests the attention. u i beyond power, Of
cepion and must have presented wonderful aspect ~
t0Se that witnessed it. What i, tls OF TINS
chsn.s For ages the old States had their
antiquity. What force i, this which makes its APP
parsDce IN history and destroys the foundations oil
many centuries2 II IS ncn, ccoanable admins
tcation which destroyed nations chat had existed from
time inrnemorial Suddenly people appear.
The mountains have poured down into Che luxurious
civilized states 81 southwestern ASS The ne.
,Oplc possessed national capacities that had yet to
he developed. This period still remains obscu.
rity and therefore much IL lei to inference We
Obliged from the few fac,swhioh known
4, The unknown which they imply. We suppose then
this AssYean empire which left
which lavard has discoyercdn empire witch extended
further than any other known IN ancient history-sas
the work OF the who began 10 appear in history
Al FIRST sight 1t would appear that this race coming
from the mountains having civilization OF their
took that which they found IN the od States and
thair acterisca a. are not impressed on the
empire The view Of this Oriental story which Miss
con has taken, has been presented IA le,
cons end has had Tor III obec, The eucao, Of those
greaN movements which affect all the history OF thu
world This mode of instruction. however Miss Bacon
observed had the disadvantage OF losing The continuity
II the whole subject could b. presented At view and
bring il all together p,incr does the effect would
FAR scend anything that artist could produce IL
Is great effort OF memory in ts to bring together
all the parts N harmony unity, and beauty. Hitherto
the subjects presented have been nuie3nlg because
tho relations Of the whole cannot be al displayed
If the union could b. strictly preserved the principle
evolved could be az To little OF
THAI object It wouic , necessary 70 shos the meaning
% the new movement 70 which allu-ion hss been made
II has been tuat there ancient States
which we're formed betore history began on he rgris
and the Euphrates one Of which Lad Niaeysh for its
capital and tho other b bylon Intermediate the
>yTisu saving Damascus ior capital and between the
ounsins there az the ya.t remains Of eucieat cities
which show the connection that existed along that
Sna OF country and which appear 70 The eye Of the
traveller. Who surveys them from Mount lebanon
continuous city hundred and twenty miles in length
closely crowded we're those cities OF tho Phancian
c,n'eracy. IN regarding the history o. these Phrni
Clans, you find that they the rioneers Of ciyiiza
ton trading along The shores Of The Mediterranean
Southern Europe and Northern Africa But your es Of
the i,ponican trade must not stop At spain. Though
sritr cou& nos cut INTO the ocean yet they crept
APP along tue coast q Europe to he fltc You must
suppose the Baltic, men y the ter'naon Of The Ph'e
ncian colonization "a the west; but ~ the SANE tune
find thai they had extended their trade na Ia The
last. Vow. LOOK =: tat small community Of 'hncsns
what wonderful people existed in those ancient
sge The picture % tne civilization OF thar period would
he incomplete without considering this PhGncan eie
aen. nch connected tie remntest resioa oil Asia and
Europe. The EuphE,tas and the Igrs the mediums
of porting Ee interior of Ass The products OF
that rich region Batyon va he great depot Tor thi,
trade with the inferior A,!a It's situation the Eu-
pirates for t,is fact Again, ind
cite. dotting tho Arabian coasthat portion Al least