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sEFFERsoN DEDsrtSa soCIErr.
RASpotys Tvcsss. E-g-, OF wseAssser. ~
inShaiion. le,tsred before the Je5srs~s pxessis6
soesrfy IN ts n place, cn Mnutsy nsxkt isst :
Mr. T. was hopotes On The o<esssos b. ess q
tbs largest, noss sshiorsh,s ssiiilsss sst isiei-
Ersi ssdissees ever as.smbisd 90 Js6sssos Hall
His repsaiioa a. sssiieaan 81 kss shiiiss. .hoiA
a. Lawyer and Leessrsr. wss veil ksevs 70 ihic
seasiy. sas he ~As gladly ssS enthusiastically
received.
TIE eisriaguisAed lecturer. iron he eouneneo-
naeos TO The close of HE ,eetsr. vas li,;<set 10
viii marked sad sppseeiaiiva sfiesiioa. Aad
shho' oeeupJiss over an boar s,d ,hlry-dss
inmates Ia sts delivery. be never f.rs sissis me-
meat fsied TO speAsin bis sed,spes BY The entire
ssd nssefly ireainsst Of his subject
Mr.. T selecind for his theme. fuf tse occasion,
' EDre.r'os-iis s&fsrs, rs rsssLfs ss<a properly
e.sdseted-sa4 rs rotation, e rssfsis.
sis. a mas Tor hinseii pew. I.nrels. His
sdSri on that occasion has eetitied him Justly 10
the froat rsnk Of able snd brillisnt o,a,ess To
ssy hat the Distinguished lecturer handled HE
theme viih aeili,y and sons1mas,e ,kii, would
b. bat eonmco-P'aee eaiogy We really feel our
lack Of language 10 cypress 10 siitsble sad be.
huinx ,efns oar opinioa and I'm rse.sios. OF Mr.
t. mastery and sgeeuv. Effort Il "a. indeed .
most eraaisiIe an elessp, prodvciios. and spark.
lss throughout nth some Of he most eloqaeai
passages rhetoric and logical reasoning TO which
IL has ever b-ea our good fOroye to iisisa !, was
Indeed 'be snansliJo ola miad richly a5rsI with
choicest gems OF srsdi,iOa, punhed By deep ihist-
lag. end ssideaeisg he sisooz-., power. OF On.
slys5.
A ve listened With uhaiggisg aad rapt auen-
ton, We we're fSreibiy inpre-ed, that the tkiak.
ing, rsneeiiny sefofigiaaiirg. sell trained uind
was porusyinE i,s owu power, TO charmed aad
delighted a1dieaee We ihisk re can proaounee
without invidious eomparisos with other scaile-
men vAo have lseiarec here that ihe lessufs Of
Monday Hieht, was decidedly The ablest saA mo.,
masierly one ever delivered before The Jefferson
Debating Society. Win all our feelings u pleas
ure and delight with which ve listened to Mr.. r.
We must rsm.rk that uhh somr Of his position,
Ne do not en- ireiy agree yet, vith oar dissent,
We are esasuained to acknowledge that our mind
paid willing t'ibaIc 20 his resplcnden genius ana
disiiugoished abilities.
Mr.. II. assumed aud ably argued, that II vas
not the mere iset OF Knowing how to read ar ufie,
ane be able to CLEAN The infofmaIIoa Imparted BIZ
books, hatconstiiuied knowleJge, but that "a va.
the practical thinking, seiEiraIaed srd we'll di.-
eiP'iaed mind that bespoke and gave evidence o {
the uoe results OF properly eondse'ed Education.
lie eoatended thar, without The mind fed upon re.
heeted on, digestsi and snalysed aud also orizna-
'sd tom such stores OF Information "a was bat ae-
curing iearnisg without gaining wisdom.
tie iasianeed msnJ prominent msn. both Of an.
Client and mocefn Tines. whose names nov iIlu.
mine tie pages Of history. yet, who we're no, m. n
o: srudhioa. AID, that they we're 10 the sric,e.,
sense 81 the term, men OF thought ana observa,ioo
aad sehooied 10 the severe discipline OF the mind,
soverhing alike themselves as veil a. ruling Il
vfid They have, said be. BY The iuhereni foe.
Of their own strong powers Of deep though, clair.
ed the worlds praise add commanded is admi,a
tion.
Mr.. I. no5ly, calamity defended our old CON-
moa wealth from the charges made By Nor,heru
fanatie that abe offered lsss facilities for education
than any stale 10 the Uaion. The statistical syi.
deSee TO the eoouary, presented By Mr.. T. proyed
that ius the reverse was the case
We regret Il il no, 10 oar power to present M.
lecture In iull TO DER readers. We have heard bot
oae opinion relative 70 the sJrI aad thai IT, thai
"a was prediction of great power and beaury,
and peculiarly adapted 10 and acceptable TO viz.
gaia audiences.
Aeer Mr.. T. auishsd. AsDssw H1ErEa. ESQ.
moved thai the thanks Of the Society be returned
to him, which vas done 10 a most hearty and en-
ihusiasiic manner.