The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-07-09


thinetha morality or the Northern 'ooe wncn no "
ever prcttiy vanished, buta hideous b. pres
, nsn, with sys'y y, vice hssi These are Ss
manlier aims Of fe must stamp with reprovine brand
while on the other hand, with the light Of truth
your steps you will honestly Inquire and boldly perbfN
Especially in the political order Of society this virtue
this cardinal virtue OF ruhan OF safety and
endurance not ny intention, nor did i accord with
70 call your attention 70 politics. Nor do mean when
speak q politics, the little views OF little minds but do
mean the higher and nobler science q governmentthe
due anatomy Of the body social ascertain the organiza
ton tits Frame mark how tx its functions extend and
safely extend to trace out the sources OF tho growth and
prosperity States ana reveal the causes q their decline
and fall Nor yet speaking OF the politician, does my mind
turn to him who Is satisfied with the ephemera privilege
tossing muttudes under the whrwind Of his breath,
or rvettng senates to the words OF his eoquence But
] mean the true politician who has lived with the ever
living presence Of the laws OF nature him. who not I'M
familiar with the active practical passionate causes of
life has in the solitude of his closet and the energies Of
intellect examined and recombned all the combu stons
moral and social which grow out OF human action, an
through wholesome chemistry, parted the homoge
neous principles from the dssoving elements /; him
its Indications and nterprets their meaning
as TO make them subserve the happiness Of the great
eat humber Of mankind. loud spplause.) In this por
ton OF this field OF thought some OF you may be des
tined hereafter TO engage. Truth win compel you
men and as citizens TO enter its precincts and within
scannings Of your eye, and the '' sounder deduc,
tons Of your mind, to discover the wrong and de-
i isna the ~, right Appaase Truth has been spty
from not cal hy AS It Is the law the su-
preme law OF the national universe, so equally bears
ON the religious the moral the social and the polii
cal world and in this last connection teaches that
the seat Of freedom the altar of truth also teaches
sOn reey hqure and Justly 70 condemn Error may
you will fight and fight with the convictions of success
(Appause) Invoke the testimonials Of history and they
will sanction your hopes Never for instance had truth
so fierce battle TO wage that which with the opening
OF our era was wagng with the errors OF pagansm. In
the Ionian shell and the Mendesan harp whilst many
galley overspread with sken awnings glided along the
shores OF the Delta Of Egypt many high and lofty
OF confidence and praise while the ascvous blessings Of
the heather Lutte hushed under the rebuke of the
cred chaunt {Applause.) From the midst OF colossal
ruins of temples stately rows of sphy axes the gra
mite monuments Of hoary error around which abject
crowds had once gathered in unhoy rites TO tho
serpent and t1e OK, the worshppers Of the spirit
Of truth sent forth their hymns of triumphant
defiance and the crowds lowered before them whilst the
echoes OF the Nile renewed through the depths of its de-
serted temples the oden prophecies OF wrath; and
mummies which had lived with Joseph again heard the
story Of Abraham sound g in the dull ears Of
DEATH and indicating the ways OF the God Of truth zap
plause.)
Remember these things, gentlemen aud trust in the
which winnows away errors and preudices abuses and
wrongs destined II may be- to spring up anew but surely
will not see the chat whirng from the seed o. who per-
veiscly mix the cha with the seed They will perish
their abehors have persisted, leaving behind them me
moyy OF contempt or nfamy. (Appiause)
Gather gather around the truth-truth from the sun
beam which radates from world Of light to the verest
particle Of dust tina, swept from the pathways Of earth
Truth in the intellectual worle-truth in the moral
world-fruth in the political word-truth everywhere,
at every point Of the circumference of earth; and
farther ind farther still, extra pldmmdntid mania
mundi-beyond the flaming ramparts CT the universe
up to the footsoo of the Almighty whence it gushes
in fountains 81 perennial freshness and nndyng power
cloud and long continued appause)
And now gentlemen ever cling 70 the weapons Of hea-
win have the right 70 shout s'victory!' "victory''-
onward progressive into broader and broader spheres OF
morality and happiness. (Appause) Every where, I'M
der all circumstances at every hazard maintain the dig
nifty Of your nature and the integrity Of your rights
feel that with training can never degenerate
sordd SELF powers which God has placed just next to bis
word Let not the idea forth that there nothing
In our favored land but craving appetite for gold, with
greedy hands forever stretching 10 clutch the glitter
ing gloss. (AppIause) Keep your eyes on higher amt
nober things Turn Them In The words OF the past 70
the patterns Of gold with which the hand Of superhu
man Architect has fretted the goodly armament over
our heads. (Cheers) There often turn your looks,
days Of old, was held between angels and men. zap
pausc Make room in your hearts for all the better in
y o. nm io on Se
manly thoughts may cluster IN beauty and thrive 10 USE
fulness. (Cheers)
In the moral struggle between good and evil know.
ledge and ignorance plant yourselves undauntedy IN tbs
breach, and, regardless Of the assaults OF the enemy
fight out your mission in deeds OF a prouder
chvary than spintered lance In a holiday list,
welded batticaxe the Saraccnc shores Never paus
for the DIM uncertain future to do the good which the
with your gcody work while light and LILO remain
cloud appause.)
Ask me not why should enJoin this actively DO not
tell me- as have heard many say Ia not life hfes Are
not contentment and Its GROWING Developments
The GROWING deveiopement Of life The grave that Is
the browning deveopement Of this life for the other e
whilst mere coniepiment and the anerring pre-
cursors of the absence Of the energies Of life.
A surely is stream running courses through the
veins beIeaks the gradual approaches OF dissolution so
surely will the approaches OF contentment and bring
on that apathy which s the forerunner Of the. moral
death. Shake them or gentlemen II they lean anything
but the contcntment which grows out of useful and pa
ro,ic exer ons and the case which follows the serenity
Of case taste no. Of the Crcean cup Of contentmcnt Il
the one means the song which called the Ancient
Mariner into sensual dreamingsJt the other the cup
tuary. (Appause) Stimulate the contrary, all your
better energies. Let thoaght, active and fruitful
thought, sit like a diadcm on your brows; and
truth. saiuiary truth, like the pste on tho breast
of the high priest Of former days. mall your hcars against
the nroads u error and doubt But, above all, II you
have strength be the stay OF the weak you have she
ter, DO the refuge OF the persecuted-be the sincere
champion Of every noble doctrine and every aspiring
hope. (Arpause) Be true lovers OF your old common
wealth Gather up her former glores within your
hearts, and theme let them he reelected in words and
deeds over all your aoia every lane,are Of which not
eloquent protest OF your examples be the high JUST
ciares Of every moral wrong pcrpetrated against the
right and tue good. cloud applause)
II Is useless fr me 10 descADi gentlemen, the elaine
II know ledge Many o you have already experience In
The Intense pleasure which brings % ~ yoarcs whilst
orcns accessible 10 all, from the profuson OF
wh n the free spirit may drink deep draught Of holy
enthusiasm like the drink Of tho Amieta held 10 the
J~ OF Me warrior by the hands OF weird women II gives
tigor, and life, and Immortality TO the champions Of
truth Uord appausc.)
,tme therefore, close with my bes, hopes and ssprs
tons for signal success Ia their prosecution under
whatever form. As your teachers have committed 10
you the torch Of science, viii you like e competitors
the Panathanean Of Of Old Greece, hand that torch
to your successors, with light unquenched. 10 guide
their footsteps through futury OF increased spen-
dor and a broader happiness. (Aprlanse) Upon
YOU Of the young generation the trustees o the hopes
and the rights q land; upon you, who now
pressing upon footsteps 20 us thai success
nsar-beyond the obvious Inducements OF free
to maintain their brthright--thcre l. devolyed
solemn responsibility Never lose sight OF the fact that
y the characteristic OF worn out and corrupt
ton 10 leave to those who come Etor them wasted and
shrunken intellectual patrusony. fApplaase)
Hcedful therefore OF the procept Of the Roman law
tened kores serp- ho~S-once an heir heir forever
you will remember that you the inhersns o. more
splendid legacy than fell to the lot q man; and will
therefore rom this day forth, hold to be your duty
only 20 maintain that Legacy untcuched in it, incgri
~. but the Of all the sanctes which hallow the
memory Of patriotic ancestors to transmit 10 others,
aaan NV thutts In tha