New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-30
SKETCHES or LECTURES.
rHE MORAL. HISTORICAL AND STATISTICAL
POWER OF TIE PUBIC PRLSS.
BY THE Eos. ERAsTUs BRooEs.


List evening Mr. Brooks lectured above at the Ne
enanics Institute, No. Bowery There we're about fifty
pssons present Alter being introduced BE- the Pfeient
os tho Institute Hon. Zadok Pratt the lec'arer spoke
The art preservatve Of all others that Of Printing
To do Justice to so sublime subjec; is move Afn can
hove Tor The greatest blessings bestowed upOn the world
ere those which least appreciated The se Ne breathe
the enses that enjoy, are the commonest gifts ofte
in The abundance of the goods given fto ackn wi
edge their value The printing press has been the only
worker Of miracles since the days oil lnspsd men tne
r0vers of magic DO not approximate that q tho steam
or the skill Of the lnan who makes words Tor the
millions This art has clothed the world above aud
around Us with spenior, 1t Is the b. al and tue
end all Of existence; a9d 20 some II Is SIC. even
Ie In the daily press the merchant gauges what ara to
him the great transactions Of life The sneoi ignorance
should not be charged on the political OF cOnmsfc,h
rrsss but 20 the OF It's nf,Fmans who ought II De
better informed. The best intentions OF the con rollers Of
the public press Oen construed into the worst motives
end The worst into the best Public sentiment gives tone
90 The rnbic PRESS and il So who is responsible Ii
cop show dereyod newspaper better supp rted than ne
which sreals the truth whege ought 10 be plae whose
Il he fauf When the public ceases 10 pay for immoral
newspapers their PROJECTORS VIII cease To plnt INN
eIv have heard il remarked Of pOpuac editor that
lie Tried be gentleman, and nearly st-;Ve-i oit "h9n
he altered his systom prosperity followed him. have
drawn this EiciuTe descriptive OF tne rue authors
# immoral prints than defense Of Tie lGsn wac
are base enough to Pandsr TO aepraEel Pl,ie
ries Of our Institutions .and with zach nzftli0s Il 10
no conn nent country 20 Say haL me s % lfeef
here without being more nceni9ls -hs1 m any 'nsf
country speak o! lie periodical p7ess. Baf1o hl6 de
fined new spaper to be " history oI the "on i'r ohS
~Iny.r this is particularly true of American "a "a es
Census returns show some Places ben. lhFd 70 iA
-, resc.fstive once boosted ihss Lcrs - - ss2s
~. In his di.fric and found he-c .lera m)re
,eoie WHO could not read and wliie than IA erf Z
~ Iirruis II l. said the first paper published y Trns
was in iisHisburgh, N icy We snO.elIoh " a. =,
wear; adve rsemtDs slO for tae hfst week - aver
thc issue wss week. 80 hft the cost vas 20;
Der: and this - year eiior ne seensni 0. w
oi,;s and "A ve.rs after Gov W Berkley said 10 the
ords Of The Colonies that be thauked God there
were neither fee schools nor pnnins' S' ne, u-e
similar sennrs 1t was uttered during the p-ssnt De
1mber Ia Congress / would | could forget - Z, mere
ever hss been such thing as csniioa' press VOL
rather say lethere BE- none wish Tor PnIe an = 20
rress and By freedom DO not nean excess rsms
isIsme Roiands words Liberty liberty what horrid
crimes have been commlt'ti in thy nsne Let N.
Ts not b. the vehicle sf the passions Of man Ok whom
III. word Is 81, - ionusssri
Hs soul TOO bze .Jr geBers1s re"
The rrrer principle Of the public press il. Good vii
toward len Let right; common sense ana h1,ftnIy D
defended May never ste ihe day Wnen any Sna-rn .
party ever my OWL san eEusl ~ o'ii1 y ~ -.
!. ratriirv the other Tn-i ID not nege TIM their ow
hvsipess There gosd u ohsrs 20 be initiated a. ven
lad to be avoided 1870 S sy Be s au
lid chronicle" but sboid show The Yery age IN
bcdy Ofthe time, their fnsfn and pre.enos II sy IL
nap If life "is tact1 snons Aad II VAt conoslls'
Cerr-atby viii tail you where DAions are Do, me pc
WI i "a VIII they s;e, and whai they have been do,
s,oH, ia dawn II creation The newspaser pres y
$4,000 and ipcrea I'd knowledge and wto i The hafF
there ia NJ class 20 whom a. note MOI
- i one &c The greatest achievements Of scisnt
nyenfiOr and il 5 ever coatriDsng 10 ce.ne.i-.s-
~ -ventops Of sthers; IN It's broad psges IS intrz
Ell tIst rsses the ear chaEs the eve ard giTes psr1
IL 10 he mind. True, does not Ytsaeh 20 a con-
I'D hursh thCueh times il tie SAB Ia
In IvisA il never did but Z teaches SOW a M
stora ceaduct himself COED citizen aa1 Cars'i
ceyiienian Where the preach of ths gspel hI' nsy
I'm bead Il e; snd Il has '4ot originated anss h.Fe'
nan religious teachers hs' e. The eye Is less la5ciyia
ihsn ;io eaT what may Re safely presented to the ta'
should 70. e. the latter.
: Vice e q sfer q ssrh h3sos rier.
Thai u b hsted needs BAT 70 BE- sse-'
Tho rCvErIper mould 17tiiDs 1ienu-te, nor -
% aueht T. maxi - bu, should 'pess ifs-' 49, I--'-!