New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-02-04
SKETCHES or LECTURES.
The PROGRESS of Commerce.


Course va. delivered lsst evening by Rev. Dr. Sn,on.
~. ,h;s.. vr.s The Prosrsss Of Commerce which
he traced from the earliest days down - tae tIes we
live in. The audience though not as large as niisat
have been sn,icirsted from the wclSnown aoilIy o.
the lecturer ard the general interest OF bis SUBJECT
WAS a highly intelligent and sppreciaiye one, ana
evipcei much satisfaction with the discourse
The lecturer commenced by remarkng that the hrs1
wear Of the latter half Of the Nineteenth Century would
ever be remarkable for one Of the greatest eyea's n
the profane history OF the world This was the con
eregaton Of deputies speeding from all parts OF tne
earth toward London There was time when men
Of different nations met their felow-men only a. enc
mics upon the battlefield. But in this, our day 81
the Worlds Fair we have behed people widely diner
inc in RELIGION in laws in dress and in general Gus
toms who hsve been brought closely together, joined
handin bsnd and heart TO hear. in this great industrial
arena peace Of thirty years duration has orousa.
about this result Il has transformed Europe anu the
world into a work shop. In no age have the Mechanic
Ars and Commerce occupied as in this, the hands the
minds and the affections Of mankind The elec,Tic
telegraph by climbing mountains, spanning rivers an
penetrating forests has become The instrument o. the
age over whose strings cleaning with Lightning tne
genius Of Commerce draws bis fingers Conmercis'
Ar, ssif 70 show that the old masters were unripe
sehonrs-ss ii TO show tha, Raphael and Ruoen' ana
Rosell. and Raibo,ini and Bartolomeo and Nivarni
were gnorsn. Of the elemental principles OF form ana
coor has subs dsed the and gives forth and eolors
all the images Of tire just according to your will
In no other age have the triunphs spplied TO useful
arts been 50 complete so conspicuous and so henea'
cent. know that peculiar evils mingled with tais
general good. know that ambition, and avarice, and
the worship OF gold have been cngeuiered by the emu
latcns Ct c. nerce These evils il is you know, my
province elsewhere % dcn9uuce Nevertheless GODS
nercies always benehcent snd challenge our graz
tude although may poTyert them 70 their rum ana
il is the beneficial resurs Of Commerce that allure mo
80 the present time o. discourse.
see the Crystal Palace filed not Only wi.h the GU
rious products Il art from AT nations, oui Win l,'n{
men, rom every kindred and every people On earth
etand sid that nssCnhase, beneath the dome OF
thst splendid palace, and look around upon the gtanl
Spectacle and feel that am contemplating the very
Idea on which Heaven smiles. and by which we recos
nize the spirit OF the age That Crystal Palace D-
dem of Peace Is the Temple OF Commerce; It "a the
visible sign Of national tcllowship No age has before
witnessed the congregation OF the WORLDS people anu
furnished such opportunity for heart 20 peat az
heart and hand 70 ion IL hand. Historians tel u OF tue
Crusgdes 20 jerusalem Gnd of the grand displays they
made But that was exhibition OF q comparatively
harbarcus people Their emulatons were witnessed In
the tournament There nothing tsfeliSctadt-not.
ing unscia,h in the Cusades. !, was an enthusiastic
spirit OF clvsTy 20 give renowu 70 knshtho0d tncy
dd nothing 10 advance civilization. But the J.fHrs ne
toran Will ronl 10 the records Of the years 1851 ani
1853, pcri0ds Of fan greater interest 20 man und tOr
we are soon have here in this metropolis OF the New
World congregation Ike that OF "nich nave Oeeh
speaking
The lecturer now traced the slow steps by which the
nnerchsnt has attained his present eninence, and re-
marked that II a contrast between infancy and man
hood between doubt aud confidence between msiOr
tune and ucccss Hetook rapid survey OF the ancient
commercial expedons from the time OF Pharth Memo
who sent out on a voyage 10 the Red Sea, vessel
manned by the Phnnicians up 10 the illustrious navgs
ors who dared push their way % tn Pillars OF Her
cule lie spoke Of the ancient glory OF Tyre and Car
thsge and Palmyra and Babylon and remarked that two
thousand yeas ago the road from Carthage % Iimbuc
too was regularly travelled; and IL WA, be thought
somewhat mortfJ ing 10 modern art aud perseverance,
that We ignorant OF interior Aries, OF which Car
thage obtained knowledge He remarked that Greece
began navigation by piracy; but her ncghbors objected
10 this kind oi ree trade and compelled her 20 seek
prot ection Commerce brought letters The early pht
losOpher and scholars traders Thales and Scion
were active merchants and Plato peddled OIL IN Egypt
and A.ia Minor where he travelled 20 pay his expenses
After speaking at some length OF the dark era in Com
merce, when COnstantnOpe alone preserved somewhat
ois former grandeur and Of the former civilization be
remarked that the Hlnseatc States protected their
commerce from the pirates Of the seas, union gave
these states strength and they became respected Com
merce has demonstrated 70 th' world the power OF
ERoR { preserve the peoples liberties
The lecturer traced the slow progress OF Com
merce during the reign Of Ferdinand and Isabella IN
Spain and Edward the Fourh in England, down 70 the
present time; and remarked that now, the steamships
and caoric breathing ships were furrowng the
America burns British coal, wears Buish CLOTH travels
on British iron welcomes British emIgrants 10 her
shores whe Britain weaves American cotton, and feels
American pork IL "a one Of the great blessings of
Commerce that u hos taught both nations that Ha~
a common slang-phrnse, will not pay - and that
our very best Interests linked with Pace The hero5
but lately dead who Engands 1tren gh The relative
Of bis great antagonist il Emperor Of France. Yet
gland ssy nothing Her Peace has extended her Com
merce, and her Commerce has Taught her the more
highly 20 ya4c Peace. DethrCned Kings are looking -
Englnnd's shores and ours, ~ places OF refuge The
Spirit o. France Of which the Poet, Young, has 50
beautifully sung, Is every where manifest
"Trada. barb'rous lands can polish iar
MAKE earth we'll worth tn w1fe mans care,
Cal forth her forests, charm thom INTO asets,
Can maize me house i ne human raee-
Can BID the tisttnt poles embrace
Hens eye4y sLn, and lEdIa, India meets
Trade, monaEchs crown and imports
With bounty cen with .sure courts.
Trade gives far virtue tsirer slll 10 shine,
EnEcfs ttose guards Of gam, tbs laws,
E1alts e'el Freedoms glorious cause;
Trade, warned By Tyre, . MAKE religion thnef
Merchants! religion 10 the
IT, a. nch - anssssTe--
To know ..lse coin from true-to sweep
TIE strou gest ne Of field or fund
Coa@eTes glscs goia reiig0H aaaseI % gam.
Tie spirit Of the age which Young alludes n
this ode is the willing spirit II Snglands politics.
Somebody iacetiOusiy says sornetains Ike tn;
England bTeathes with tie lungs OF birmingham
anu Manchester; her heart Is Australia aer pulse Is
London Change. hpeiAoFa threatens her and mere
= too-ttL-oh ~ the ueAo"rt OF TIC l1FN~~' 'N
IRE. or the boiler Of the steam engine threaten 70
burst rattle she prescrbesior herself the medicine
Of Tie market. She discharges her accuauated u anu
features upon the nations Of the earth Trade las 10
creased 81 their svocstsns and the noble lord
sud the prnesly merchant come together east OF
Temple Bar Society thus fused into, and polished
BY Commerce And more than al, Commerce opens
up The track for the Church 20 follow on y eysag9ze
the world; and molly does she pursue the paths
provided tor her mission.
IT. then, the age live 10 e peculiar for the activities
ofthe human fscules may not point out third eh4r
acteristc Of TIE age - and that the emigration from
the Old Work. % the New This y one Of the wonder.
Of the age i've IN. The Europesn kingdoms
large enough for the Oeeupsfon u ae eIpadn. powers
Of their inhabitants. There Is not ro0m for H0peto build
upon The mind Of this generation Ike young giGnt
Rants .tratch Its hnbs nd IL 10. hoysar. Tie