Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1856-02-07
Bayard Taylor at Ann Arbor.
ANN ARBoR, Jan. l5

INN ARBOR, JdH To-
In this, our land of freedom, and in this,
our day of scribblers, every body writes, ev
erybody takes notes, everybody criticises,
and everybody talks. No matter what the
nature of the subject CT person presented,
everybody has his ocn opinion, and is new
er so burdened with modesty as to keep il
TO himself This clement of our Yankee
nature has full scope for its exercise, in
speculations upon the various lectures de-
livered before the Students Lecture Asso-
citation" of the University by some of the
most popular Lecturers of our country
When one of these lectures is TO take place,
Notwithstanding they are of frequent occur
renee, it is quite an event. To the student,
especially, it is such; for it is to him a sort
of literary feast, which savors well with his
daily routine Of duties.
So far, our course has been well sustain
ed, and for the most part, We have truly
had feast of reason and flow Of soul
Our lecture last night, by Bayard Tay-
lor, was one of unusual interest His sub
lect was the '-inimol 1Ndn'--'a theme >
which, Mr.. L. remarked, in this morbid
state of society, was now considered not
only quite out of taste, but even immod
est
He introduced his lecture by laying down
the proposition, that our life is two-fold in
the character Of its being,'-'like the
Sphinx of Egypt, half divine and half bes-
tial' Inasmuch, therefore, as man pos
sesses such a constituted nature, all his
training should be directed with particular
reference to that nature. The intellectual
should not be cultivated at the expense or
neglect of the physical, or vice versa; for
In every case, whore this is done, a fear
full loss will necessarily ensue on both sides
In order, therefore, to conform fully to the
Divine idea, or plan of mans develope
ment the mind and body must be adjust
ed in exact counterpoise.' But, alas. wha
fatal error mankind, at this day of thu
world, has fallen into; especially, the PEG
pie Of our country who, in their zeal anC
ardor for mental cultivation, would carry
forward the development of the iatellectu
al man, until there should scarcely remain
enough of the physical to bind his pur
spirit to earth Why such haste to loos'
the silver chord?
Having promised something like tn
above, Mr.. Taylor, witR>al the ardor a no
BILE sentiment always inspires, announce,
that he appeared before us that evening t.
advocate tie 1nimal Nan A fresh glow
of enthusiasm seemed to play upon hi
countenance as lie made this announce
ment,-and well it might, for he stood be
fore us,--a fair exponent of his own teach
ings. A man with countenance and limb
which in every lineament the bold impress
of his own vigorous, physical and intel
lectual training Where precept and ex
ample are united, there is a two-fold inhu
ence. In Mr.. II. the advocate of poor, slight
ed human nature, we have this perfect un
ion- He is a man of fine physical form
expressive, at once, Of strength, agility ant
great power of endurance.
Mr.. Taylor advocated, that to depres!
and subject the human form to suffering
or designation Of whatever nature, as the
heather Hindoos, and many even of ou
own christian sects noW do, was not on'y
mot evidence Of inward piety, but was 8
relict of barbarism, unworthy Of saint Oh
sinner. On the contrary, the human form