The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-26
American InAtAtute Fair.
ANNUAL ADDRESS BY MR.. MARSH-IMMENsE CROWD

OF vIsITERs.
The Crystal Palace respondent with brancy last
evening and presented Of the finest have
witnessed An audience of at least five thousand
persons assembled to hear the address Mr. Luther
Marsh before the American Institute. During the even
ing eme excellent music played by the band which
lent new attraction 10 the occasion.
At O'Clock the Vice President Of the Institute DR. D.
NJ Reese made few brief and appropriate remarks, at
the conclusion which he introduced the orator of the
evening MIR. Marsh After dwelling at length upon the
gre benefits conferred upon mankind by the dscove
RES Of science Mr.. ST. cone uded as folio
Each new discovery helps 10 Others If a new truth
shines upon u.s. its qualifications are inexhaustible. As
We continue explore it, its applications multiply upon
US I'LL il seems iimitablc and its tendrils round
the world we had but one or nj original principle to
work A. we never could exhaust it, links itself to
ali The pyere The father back we trace these princ
ies 80 their original springs amidst the elements Of
truth the nearer do We come to their common origin.
and the better Illustrate he simplicity and unity OF all
truth lake the apparently unconnected sciences Of
music and mathematics. Where will you find more
harnopous strains find sympathy in the mutipli cation
table, concord be developed In the rule of threes What
bond is there between the intricate calculations Of Le
VerIier and the combinations of Beethoven Yet
music Is mathematical science. IT cannot exist in
dependent Of numbers and proportion. Its tones are
magnitudes Of time or magnitudes of sound Exact
proportions exist between the different scales the
yors keys, the protracons of sound, the spaces be-
tween sounds; the whole science rests on a mathema-
teal basis These instruments Of music attractive at
your fair much mathematical rs the compass
the rule The truths that sustain both sciences the
II power il unoljed, how various the to
which it will be applied What slave 1t becomes toll
shoulders TO lift The Kettle cover before tie eyes Of Watt
how limited its expectant uses, eren to the widest
hopes Of that fortunate thinker Now behol the giant Of
the nineeenth century, how he compelled to tug and
strain the tireless snews Of his strength, In countless
fields Of usefulness and abor See how bravey he bears
us though the storm Inscnshle cold and Of
Sleep behold the snow that blockades our path fly
before him in the dim starlight With mouth full Of
fire nostrils expanded with smoke hear him laugh
defanty al the sosial beneath which every other
lsborer would melt See him fnrrow the huo~y brine
for Mill Ct miles, and interchange the growth of diff
ferent He spans the with bridges. He enters
the factory and sezng its central crank he Pile, its
complicated machinery with uncomfortable velocity
and power He weaves our garments and caryes GU,
furniture lie mulifpes cur thoughts 10 book and
newspaper and mrels them through the world He bes
hi way through rock and mountain aud leaves an ave.
FOR the flow Of ae grinds the grain Of
continents and carries it TO meet the necessities of
He clenches the tough quartz, and crushing 1t in
his iron ft come i 10 sarTenaea he goen urea H.
flames. and saws. and hammers and yet with infinite
and ETHEREAL eelcacy he points the hnest needle and
for him to perform-no ;asLh too heavy .For
him 10 accomplish He delights IN noise, and dit,
and SCOT and smoke re 4 not afraid o. hi DAINTY h
Whenever difficult job is placed before him, his iron
muscles fairly thrill with joy sec hew, in the few yesrs
Of bis wonderful activity, whole forests have gone down
bis throat leaves and borghs, and mighty trunks And
who shall say a. this labrious Titan has yet fully got
himself in harness. What have him do, Ii mere
preparatory servcethe first trial of his boyish strength
before nencng the serious business Of his lie 10
search out for him modes Of toll viii furnish
ployInep for man, percbance while the world endures
IN stimulating The of these great interests OF the
country your Institution whose twenty eighth annver
celebrating has been OF eminent service.
the first upon this model 10 America II not In the
world States aud counties are following your example.
We may hope that the time is not distant when ,here
will not be State county in the Onion deprived OF the
benefits II such society," and these societies in their
tuna less tributary to theif original One thing
Dir President and gentlemen of the Institute, your asso
eiaiitn seems to demand, and that i. convenient,
daped and permanent depository for he offerings
hded 10 VI charge, What structure SO SUITED TO your
oec, this arch Of crystal that stretches now between
and the Clouds Well christened was Il for such
a purpose. Let 1t become the perpetual home Of
American genius. Hithci ward tend all the contii-
know what America is, and become let him
benz his steps to this temple OF uses II new whitney
hal nrise whose ,hrohbng brain sha start nm ida. to
improve the condition 81 man in Christendo, let
Perpetual! niche be assigned him In these has II
r;catrn Fitch Fulton, Evans shall descry
yet undiscovered force to whrl oer land
main t. his monument be erected here, within this
during network If iron lace. some unknowo White
mere with intense but bated industry strives for
great 6fcovery which vet eludes him, till the heavens
in ndress let in the secret Ia his soul ia the visions of
The night here let his production stand to catch the gaze
Blu heel Eckfor arises the scroll Of this Ins
tuc let his he recorded. II Colt inuses six times
additional rover into arm Of our desencet Hobbes
snoids ~ security from viocpce-if Steers shall
sunh r* models Of aeeness and beauty 70 glance up
Oh the waves IL Morse shall invade the OF the
iee let hes achievements be displayed and their titles
yinlicQ.1d.