The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1856-11-05
ELOQUENT Extract.

II is said that Edward Everett stands
at the head of American orators, consid
ering the term 10 its legitimate sense
and without reference to the power OF
moving the popular mind. which is one
OF the greatest if not the best elements
of oratory. the GRAFTON At the Dcdica.
ton of the Dudley Observatory ut Alba.
ny, last week, by Mr., Everett, is one of
the happiest Of the studied effort. Of that
gentleman. We quote single passage:
Much, however, as we are indebted to
our Observatories for elavating our. con
ceptions Of the heavenly bodies they pro.
sent even to the unaided sight, Genes of
glory which words are to feeble to de.
scribe. l had occasion. Q few weeks
iince, to take the early train from Provi.
dencc to Boston. aud for this purpose,
rose at two o'clock in the morning. Ev.
erything around was wrapped in darkness
and hushed in silence broken only by
what seemed at that hour, the unc earthly
clank and rush Of tho train. It was q
mild, serene mid-summers night the sky
was without cloud, the winds were
whist. The moon then in the last quar-.
ter, had just risen, and the stars shone
with spectral lustre. but little affected
by her presence. Jupiter, two hours
high was the herald oe the day the Pie.
ladies', just above the horizon, shed their
sweet influence in the East Lyra spark.
led near the zenith Andromeda vailed
her newly discovered glories from the
naked eye in the South /; the stead y
pointers, far beneath the Pole, looked
neekly up from tho depths Of the North
TO their sovereign.
Such was the glorious spectacle, as l
entered the train, AZ we proceeded the
timed approach of twilight became moro
perceptible the intense blue of the sky
began to soften the smallest stars, like
little children, went forth to rest the
sister beams Of the Plesaides soon melt.
ed together; but tho bright coustella.
tions Of the North and West remained
unchanged. Steadily the wondrous
TRANSPORTATION went on. Hands Of an
gels hidden from mortal eyes shifted the
scenery of heaven the glorios Of night
dissolved into the glories Of the dawn
The blue sky now turned more softly
gray the great watch stars shut w
their holey eyes the Eas, began to kin
die. Faint streaks of purple soon blush
cd along the sky tho whole celestia
concavs was filed with the inAowine
tides of the morning light, which cam,
pouring down from above in one grea
ocean Of radiance till at length, az ",
reached the Blue Hills, fash of pur,
frs blazed out from above the horizon
and turned tho dewy teardrops of fowe
and leaf into rubies and diamonds. Ii
few seconds, the everlasting gates o
the morning were thrown wide open, an
the lord Of day, arrayed 10 glories to,
sever for the gaze of man, began hi
course.
l do not wonder at the superstition o
the ancient Magians, who in the morDiu
Of the world went up to the hill.tops O
Central Asia, and ignorant of the tru
God, adored the most glorious work q
his hand But / am filled with smer,
men,, when l am told that in this er
lightened age, and in the heart of ,h
Christian world, there are persons VIII
can witness this daily manifestation
the power and wisdom Of the Create
and yet say 10 their hearts that Their
10 no God'