The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-28

she claims to monopoizc. See bids her true adm
iefs ~ticone 10 hei treasures. ~hich The wisdom
OF every sge and the fruit Of overy cline Oonstut
lrR 0tS Utghfy ex hapgo of Thought In . vast stor
houss ~ the worlds iassIl-o,uI smposiom- Hsr
tbe DIS chs<s her lessons Of justlce gaodness anl
truth ostr ptIversion. ialst hood and disorcer sh
Veaci~s ow ~ subdue and festixe The desoFate an<
TBte PLACES III our al exlse nce and cloth1 then
wtth perennial verdnre I'd besuty-now to 70 "a Z
the iCenl- ot toe heart By timely II yfrtuOua fu
it'sr-bo. to cbasseB and subdue n irrational Dc
slTet--bow 10 tnin back ui,On the bosam tho warm
gushing tides VI Thought and feeling and shspQo au
existence otherwise barren aud blasted With star II
tfy, to one tet ming With tho choicest fruts -hoW
70 render tte dutiea and Of lite agreeable aud
tho habd's industry productive - how TO sodure
the cot Of pove ty with h.ppiuess. Tne eood
iLfcs0ces which viii fpw from this semioa >
Of Learning win rea all ag.s aud cordi.
t.ons: In p rfofmiog its good offices TO th young,
It wilt cher and gIscden the bleak aad wntry az
issence OF extrme age, aud heguie its solitary
ho a. IL se6s tns suaight reflected at its evonio
s~ III nfrvt the heart Of manhood u vi tuous 70
solves, ara stamp lts moral I'm yess upon soc tone
snc ies ling OF society. II wilt res sus geaerous,
coDfidihs. impnIsive youth from the snarss hidcen
befeath indulgence s'imuIa,e his glowing sars
70 emn'ase the great and good In the ,nrsuit Of
knowlsd 20 snd the performance OF honorable deeds.
y u btckon, as with mothers gentle hand,
little children within iss portals that their du title
af csh LIZ msy twine aroaod the pu morality
which Will there be inculcated. Its pniio 90 ~.
na'usl and moral viii teaca the nature Of the Ia "a
Shich govern nliod and matter, make plain the
value OF rrasOn acd revelation. aud serve TO uu-
mack and exp0l from respectable society
the charlntaD with his bass la postious aud
impicus mapmeries, who is quite too successfully
ply Ing bis nefarioas trade upoa credulity and iguo-
Iasce. and thus lop of from our 80 aal system
cancerous excrescence which threatens to corrode
the vitu|e.
This institution will stand an enduring monument
Of tbs liberal and eblgatened spirit by which it was
fuDdtd 1t will bear witness to just sense OF In
tel<ctnsl cultivation III Improvement ami LIT the
ebgrosseiDg CO es of business. Those who coz,
tributed TO it's erection and endowment will be hail
ed as beoefactors of their KIDD, for the, viii have
opene1 the temple gates of knowledge to the young.
In what pleasing contrast stand institutions OF
learning with the palaces aud basties, tue to sers
and castles, the lrisoos and msnsoleums Of other
chDes!-with the Pyramids Of Egypt, one Of the
wondeis OF the world! chsy stand ~ stupendous
mol uments OF human folly and smbi siOn-shey tell
Of the Oppression, tyranny, and fraud Of toe fe~,
over the igno ance aud slavtsh superstition Of the
many. ln their sublime AID gloomy gran lear ttey
testify to heaven Of the robbery and w,oag and out
rage In which they were abished. Bot ore il the
REQ rd of the labor which toiled and groaued In
thtir erecsion-of tho blood and tears in which the
heafuess stones wea cemented by order Of tae no
less beartess tyfants who de Il uniettered
masses; Of the abject wretchsdness tho shiveting
want and hu. ger, ard starving desti .utioa of wo
men ard childrt n. that the mad ambition Of srme
gilded beggar called king, might be graft
fed, and bis iofsmous memory perpetuatcd BIT
they all sleep togttner--the op yressor and the
oppressed. The ru 10 but gentle hearts that b,ed
un er . silent sense Of wrong shalt bleed
no mort; but In the day of f6al retribation,
thousands cf mothers sha CRY ont ag sinst eir op
pres soss as these by whom they were bereayod of
their on p lug; and thousands OF chilereo will ruise
their hule hands In testimony against them, for
having bosted from their bright heavens the ra
dance OF their birth STAR. Thouga the monuments
OF their ambition and injustice yet stand, they are
suggestive only Of the sorrow with which their
iouncers ami ted their kind, and tell as that no
lips ever whispered blessing on their names-that
no prayer was ever offered t. the tlrone Of
ct an inni.c God In thoi- benaf but that they went
down to Judgment cursed by the widows tears aud
The oEphaIs wal. Bot the monument here founded
shall tell in after times Of Retirement equality and
re 1gtoS S--Of inst, generous. and An cnghHncd
People. No blood shall stain the purity OF its de-
tign 10 involuntary labor shall groan In its ercc
It's foundation ssopesrno suSpcrsss S cSiidr. % sasi
lie Gown upon their beds of dirty ssraT; bat every
influence which flows from it shs b genial and
joy--bIingiDg gladnsss TO many hearts, aud light
ing mp many domestic heartrs. Education fs tue
Archimedean lever whi,h moves the moral world
Thtle is yet wide field OF labor for the friends of
truth and learning, 81 they are admonishei by
every consideration which can influence human
action never to abate their energies until Ia
norance, pregnant womb of Ills" the parent of
every vice and every crime, shall be driven bc-
yOnd the pale Of s0ciety--until every homeless
ou'caat shall be reclamtd d; until every erring soal
shall have shining around IL the tigas OF moral
truth. There 10 no human form 80 debsscd but
through suitable influence 1t may be rescued from
its degradation, and taught to look upward for en-
joymsnt. We SHOULD deal gently with the erring,n
remembering that he is a man a0 brother. rhe
gentle hand leads the elephant by hair. Kindness
may yet change the current Of his earthly destiny,
for he is not yet lost for ever.
There Is no grave on earth's broad chart
But has sonno bird to cheer IT,;
And hope sings on In every heart,
Although we may not hear It,
After Mr.. Dickinson's address, another hymn
was sung by the choir
EDWARD T0MPKiNs, Esq, Of the Broome county
bar, was then introduced to the audience, and
In an eloquent and appropriate Speech showed
the Importance Of education to the interests of
society, and the advancement of religion. The
necessity Of such an institution as the proposed
s. minary, he demonstrated by statement Of
tie number OF children in the territory covered
by the Susquehanna Conference Ia population
Of l4O O00), comprising the counties Of Broome,
Tioga, part of Chenango and Delaware. and the
northern counties OF Pennsylvania. When we
found by the eGsus, that In this territory no
less than 2,3l8 adults, male and female, cannot
read or write, we bad less cause for exultation
than was usual for the Intellectual superiority
Of our people. The despotic kingdom of Prus-
sia governed by the iron will OF one man, but
favored with universal education, could shame
ms IN ibis particular Comparing the present
with former times, he observed that centuries
ago, the three universities of Oxford, Cambridge
and Salamanca, in Europe, contained more stu
dents than were to be found in all the colleges
Of the United States. But it was admitted
that great progress was making In this country
u science and literature and If Sir Isaac
Newton were now to visit this village, he would
find in the telegraph, the railroad, the steam
engine and the district schools, causes for won
der and delight.
Mr.. Tompkins was followed BY . speech
from Rev. DR.. JAMES, one Of the Bishops OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church. He dwelt much
on the Importance Of female education, and the
elevation Of our standard of studies for woman.
He srged for the adoption Of education to the
wants and the sphere Of each, and with refer
ence TO their future dcstinies in the active
scenes OF life.
Each Of the addresses on this occasion was