Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-07-06

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man intellect aud virtue; that Will nations car
grow great, free and harry, each in it, day
man, the family or genus. never stirs step. ct
ther backward or forward
These are the views which the orator main
tanned before the PROFESSIONAL wisdom and learn.
| ing, and the junior promise. of a University,
| founded by inc. whose writings. from hoyhood 10
the confines of patiiarellal nge, were inspired
by hope and belief in the nelioraton Of mankind,
AID the progressive Improvement If society, even
| to perfeciihility.
We have neither time nor spaee 10 enter into
any thing like a oritiquc On this remarkable pro.
| duction. 1t would be- easy task. We think. to
expose many of its iallaoies and to demonstrate
the inapplicabiliiy of many of its illustrations.
But. ~ we have hcfoie intmaied, il is not worth
while seriously TO combat these doctrines. Mt
that we think them harmless. We regard them
as unehr.stian, repressive # every Noble arlrifa.
ii On after excellence. calcnlat' IA check the first
impulse Of philanthropy. an 10 cherish the most
intense selfshness. They ARE doctrines which
the crowned despots and absolute statesmen OF
Euro woald think Mr.. Mitchell for intoxicating
among their subjects. Such teachings would
delight the heart and further the views Of the
Emperor Nicholas.
Mr. Mitchell. il is well known, has monoma
nia ON the subject of England. His hntrrd of
that country has assumrd an intensity which dis
turbs tin, equilibrium of bis INTEL. ctua faculties.
We dislrust his judgment. and receive with many
grains % allowance whatever lac rays. when
Englan' Is the theme. 1t il not imp ohable this
cxnecrbation Of fleeing has given n c"loring to
his philosophy. Something like reaction Of
feeling ma he di,cernrd in his address He set
ont, doubt less. youthful enthuslast--hesh from
the elarsic :, aud imbued with IDEAS Of Greek md
Roman pa triolsm. His soul was filed n the
wrongs he nHginrd Ireland was suffering, and
he sought 10 rouse his counrymen To redress
them, not bg o'Connell's specific, peaceful agiia-
ton, lat by force of arms. How be faled-IIow
fcelly he was seconded by the people How ut
icry cnntem piitc, was The rising is known 10
all. What better calculated To convert the en-
lhn-ia-t into he misanthropc- the rcformer into
thu sccptio 10 all progress.
We. as a nni ion, lave been accused Of sort
Of inverted vai iiJ'--h"asting If the future in-
steud IF the par l. We doubtless curry this FREE
qucntly to an oil, nsi VI lndicrous extent But,
the prospective & rentncss AID glory of his coun
try if the frequent theme, is also the constant
inspiration of the American. The belief in her
destiny wide spread aud cxultng ms il is-must
and does c,niri ute powerfully to working out
that destiny. MIR. Mitchell tells US his pbiloso-
ply does not repress such feeling 80 far our
own lind il concerned ii only bids Us despair of
the progress of all other nations, and indeed de.
that our H. lyonce must be at their
cxpcnse-that Ms we go forward they must ret
rograde. N"w, the practical COED sense aud
enlarged views of our people discard MI such
selfish considerations. They believe our exam
pls will not be lost-ihat 9th, 'rnntons must and
will improve their political ins itutions-and TINT
our progress will be accelerate 10y the progress
o all with whom we lave ca mn lcrcial rcln ions.
This confidence IN human improvement, all the
world Over, will not be ufi, ctcd the logic, wit
sarcasm and gloomy philosophy ,f the address.
liowsoever much he mny derldc, a. instruments
or evidences OF civilization, the rail why, the tel
cgraph the printing press-hc wsc' eycr he may
affect 10 doubt what is citilizao n 10 sheer Mt
eommerec-the American people will hope On
hope ever, extend then means If int rlcourse and
multiply their facilities for impnrti ~ intelligence
until the continent is covered wih II retteulation
ri railroads and telegraph lines, nd push their
commerce Ia the remolcst ends of the world. I'M
al every SEA is literally wlitened y It's snis.
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