Litchfield enquirer., 1855-04-12
HEHRV W.HYATT, Editor and Proprietor
Miiscslliaqy.
:. POWER OF MANI

aPOWER OF MANI
 Extract from an Address delivered in the city of Albany. before the Literary Asso- ciations connected with the State Normal School;
 "As the flowers of the feld-the music of flowing streams-the war of elements, and all the matter that exists, from the pom derous globe, to the invisible atom, proclaim the wisdom and power of Great First Cause; so do all the wonders of science, and all the delicate infricacies of art declare in language unmistakabIe "MAy IS Pow ERtrL." If we view marble statue, the image of man, we surely admire the beauty of the fgnre.. and our imagination brings before us the power of it's originator; our thoughts dwell upon the dexterity with which its first cause must have wielded the chisel, in order thus 10 round and fashion the former shapeless mass. If we examine an intricate piece of machinery, we admire its structure, consider the services it may render to an enterprising people, and see the power of man delineated in it's every part.
 That Man is Powerful, can be seen in the fame of Franklin, in the offspring of the mind of Morse, and in the result of the perseyering tolls of Robert Fulton.
 The kingiy despot as he sways the rod of tyranny over millions of his fellow beings -he who is surrounded with all that wealth can give, and whose thoughts have only to be uttered to become laws, verifies the as- ser,ion that man is powerful.
 He who can move vast assemblies-cause the tears of hundreds to flow-dry them at pleasure-change their sorrow tojoy-touch their hearts as if with wand of magic pow CT, by the simple music of his language, we fancyis almost as poperful an agent as was the fabled Atlas.
 But are there none more powerful than those enumerated ! Can we nowhere find being who exhibits more wisdom and power tran the inventive geniusl Can we nowhere find those, who, without kingly power rule witt, more absolute sway! Can we nowhere find one who is "slow of speech, and of a slow tongue" and yet ex- erts more powerful influence over his fel- low beings, than did the stirring eloquence of Demosthenes over the ancient Grecians What shall we say of that person who di- rected the mind of Cincinnatus, Buona- parte, Howard, or a Washington, in the road to distinction and glory In short, what can we say of the Instructor of the Young, the being. who is responsible for the growth of mind, and whose duty it is to polish that nobler material, the human soul which requires more than the skill of the artist; more than Archmedian inge- nuity; more than the monnrch's power, more than the stirring eloquepce of Cice- roi The keys of knowledge are placed in his hands and he has been taught to unlock the temple of science, He aims at the high- est point of moral excellence, and it cannot be supposed that his influence shall termin- ate with terrestrial things; his works here are only the foundation for future progress ions in knowledge and virtue, throughout the circling ages of never ending eternity. If then, it is to be shown that Man is Pow eriul, tell us not of the perfections of art, or the inventions of genius. Tell us not of him who inherits an emperor's crown, with the wealth ot nation at his disposal. Tell ns not of that burst of words--that trium- phant argumeni--,hat keen dcmand--that clear reply, or tha. fine, poetic image; but, first of all, tell us the story of the faithful teacher, and picture 10 ns the power that he exerts as the educator of the young in influ- encing millions yet unborn. Teil US who occupy places high in tho civil ard religi- ous world, if 1t be not those of the charge oe the faithful and persevering teacher Tell us of Inc teachers satisfaction as he looks far down the dim vista of time, and bcholds the result of his labors in the climates of the earth, ameiorated by the hand of geni- us and industry sandy and rocky wastes reclaimed, and the soil universally cultiva- ted. Show us his conferences, lighted with smile as he beholds the thunderbolts of Heaven wielded by the hand of the phi- losophic sage, and the forked lightnings di- reclcd by the hand of art to play in harm- less coruscaiions in the regions of the clouds Let us see the brightness of his eye as loco- motive engines, steam carriages and air ball looms are brought to perfection. But what will be his emotions as he beho!ds the sav- age restored to the dignity of his moral and intellectual nature, throwing aside his war like bow and battle-axe, and directing all his faculties to the improvement of his spe- cies. and to the most sublime investigations.
 O.. Teacher! if fsuch be the result of thy lahors, and such tho weight of thy responsi. ultdtSs Nttt tuou eu meet all the demands tha, shall be made up- on thy powers for surely thou art human, and subject to all the frail,ies aud passions of man.
 Mediate and gather slowly all that is re- quired in thy great works, and then thou wilt calmly and steadily advance until thou hast opened the recesses of ignorance and uprooied the weeds of vice. Thy progress will not be comparable to the march Of the conqueror, but 1t leads to far more bril- liant triumph--to lanrsls more imperishable.
 s'l'he world may raise its empty aecla- mation to honor the man of power and fame --is may applaud the statesman, and weave . chaplei for the conqueror's brow," but, Teacher, fhou mt nobler man, and thog wilt surely receive greater rerdrd- Ye who may wield this mighty power, who may hold this priceless dower. Wake mind, move men, hut move the right, uh. work 10 bless and not to obleht." For Man may scar the mind of man With words ol fierce fanatic li.e-- May blight affection with his haa,
 And make this peaceful world pyre" What a ynplanrhnlv snnrt,cla ii se ~r,,nr,