The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1857-06-18
MECHANICS.

And science, astronomy, mathematics.
chemistry, natural philosophy and the fine
arts, music aud painting, and architecture,
and all the ordinary arts Of peace and war,
are dependent upon the mechanic arts for
their utensils and arms. Fulton was n me-
chanc. lie not only taught the secret to
his country OF applying steam, aud the art
to Norris of winning the victory of peace.
but invented, too, the most dangerous EN-
CINE of war. He took the torpedo 10 Eng
land, and as a trial Of skill blew up the
brig. Dorothsa in the presence of the Board
.of British Admiralty. (Cheers) When
She favorable report was made TO Mr.. Pitt
he said, "Why should, England aid Amer. .
Ca in teaching how tV defend her coast
against the British navy" And franklin
was a mechanic! and he taught his country
how to snatch che thunderbolts from .Jupi-
ter, aud Colt how to apply the lightning
10 the "torpcdo," so that now a single me.
cbauic can sit on the bank of anv river or
roads:ead, by the side of gaivanic pile not
larger than hat crown, and hy a touch Of
rope OF wires, connecting Fultou's "torpe
dos, send Frauklius electric spark TO sub.
marine magazines which would blow the
whole British navy out of water And the
secret once known, mechanism has not sion
ped at applying gavanism and electricity
10 the arts of war; but tue mechanic Morse
has made iron nerves for two worlds. and
the continents and the seas, 10 send intelli
gence TO the uttennost points of the earth.
by fluid rs quick and seniient rs that
which flows through organized beings from
The BRAN covered 5y amy pia-mater
And the learned professions theology,
law and medcne--Sre equally dependent
upon the mechanic ants for their perfection
Where would all have been but for the
mechanism of printing! But the tongues
of men and angels could not enumerate
these innumerable dependencies They are
Infinite in variety and connection.
The objects of the Institutes is to exalt
the dignity of mechanic labor Who shall
despise the arts upon which all else is de-
pendenti What civilization shall despise a
labor upon which every civilization dependsl
Who shall tread upon the arts by which
men Is fed and clothed and housed and
transported, and is raised to refinement and
the taste of the fine arts, and the enjoyment
OF IN elevation in the moral scale which
cannot be reached but by physical improve
menls! Morse is mechanic, Fulton was
mechanic, Franklin WAS mechanic. Sir
Christopher Wren was a mechanic New.
;ou Was mcchanic-God - mechanic
The trIumphs of mechanics are the triumnhs
OF mankind. (Cheers.) \ German noble
man once, on visit Ia Italy, being man
oil the world and pleasure, spent uost of his
time ut the theatres, where he was much
apn9yS ut the derision constantly cast up.
onhr-coun,ry Tor her Bovtian temperament.
~ tnin, he proposed an entertainment for
ile.ttainns. He procured a large dnani
dated house, and the whole scene present.
e'i was one OF the streets of Rome. The
time was night Ju.t before the dawn of
day, weary traveller was made 10 appear
III the deso.aie street, seeking where he
might had shelter and accommodation. He
could iud no inhabitants awake. He
threw himself down upon a piazza and
waited for light aud the inhabitants to rise
whist he was sleeping, the ghost Of
cicero was made 10 appear, aud approach
'he stranger, who awokc, rose, took out a
watch, the horometor of that dav. TO see
the time Of night. The ghost was surpris
cd, aud asked what i wasl The stranger
explained 1t WAS mechanical instrument
TO measure time. "Wonderful," said the
ghost. "WAo invented lhatW The Ger.
mans said the stranger Next ho took
out AN almanac 90 see when day would
break and the sun rise. "What IS thatln
said the ghost. The stranger explained the
arI OF printing and the astronomical caIcu
iatonS ot the calendar "Woulerf,iI most