Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1857-06-13
The Southern Monitor.


omen of good time coming--a restoration
of right understanding and fratcrnal feeling
between the North and the South return
to faithful observance of The compromises
of the Constitution.
The Editor, in lis saiotatory, truly says:
'Illtherto the Southern States have had
nc voice ia the North, and hence, they have
been inexperienced and misrepresented,
and often condemned by good men, whose
sympathies might have taken a different d.
rcction, if they had received proper infor-
nation from authentic sources" The Edi-
tor, therefore, intends to make his paper d
'sojtthern organ III the North, whose prr-
poses shall he constitutional, whilst It's de-
fence Of Soathern rights aud Southern in
stitutions Sill be firm and uncompronsing. .
Such being its purposes, we commend it
warmly 10 the patronage Of the South, and
wish for it the largest measure Of prosperity
and success.
We take from the columns of the SamLera
Nofi.9r the following capital extract FROM
the recent address CT our Governor Wisel
before the Mechanics Institute, at Rich
lnond, which We have not seen elsewhere.
b. which we would like 10 have the anpo=-
tunity of publishing oBtiFe.
The detracten and daii5 abuse Of his Gil
olnios do not imnoda or giftsl and patriotic
Governor in his high career Of usefulness
His whole soul is On fire with the glory of
his native State, aad the elevation snd The
enrolling of her sons. How are he burning
words of this eloquent attract calculated to
inspire our mechanics with lofty emulation to
make then what Franklin, and Fulton, and
DcTse, and Wren, and Newton were. How
will The pulse of the humble, harl laboring
boys of our country beat high, and their bo-
SONS swell with the noble dignity. of their
labor when they are told, and truly told,
that the great Cod Of heaven aad earth him
self, IS a Mechanic. l,et tic mechanics Of
Virginia read and well digest this eloquent
address Ct .heir Governor, aad tacn deter
mine oy a course of industry and pniiring
perseverance, to yindicate for themselves and
their occupations the proud and important
destiny which belopgs to thon
/ 'And science, astronomy. natl. calatips,
chemistry, natural philosophy; and the inc
arts, muse and painting, and architecture,
and al the ordinary arts of peace and war,
are dependent upon the mechanic arts for
their utensils and arms. Fplton was a me-
chanie lie not only taught The secret TO
his country of applying steam, and tic art
to Norris Of winning the victory of peace,
but invented, too, the most dangerous en-
/ CINE Of war lie took the torpedo to Eng
land, and as a trial of skill blew up tie
brig Dorotha in the presence of the Board
of British Admiralty, Cheers. When
the favorable reneft was made to Mr. Pitt,
he said, why saoula England aia A
morica in teaching how to defend i=f coast
against the British navy. ind Franklin
+ WIS !. mechanic! and he Taught his country
how to snatch ths a.undcrbolts from ,Ju-
pitor. and Colt how to arply the light
ming to the torpedo" so taat now a single
mechanic cen sit ON tie bank of any river
or roadstead, 10y the side Of galHanie pile
net larger than hat crown, and by touch
/ Of rope of wires, connecting Euison's
''torpedoos,' send Franklin's electric spark
to submarine magazines which would blow
the whole British navy ont of water. And
the secret once known, mechanism bias not
stopped at applying galyanism aud electric
i ity to the arts Of war; but the mechanic
Morse has made iron nerves fer two worlds,
am the continents and the seas, TO send in
tclhgenee to the utternost points of the
earth, by fluid as quick aud sontient az
that which flows through organized heinrs
lcom the brain covered y 10y pia-matcr.
Aal he learned professions Theology,
i lew aaa meacna-aro equally dependent
upon the mechanic arts and heir perfection
Where wonld all have heea hut for the me
chanism Of Printing? Put the tongues Of
men ard angels could mt epumerate these
innumerable dependencies They arc in
finite = yasiety and connection
ho objects of the Institutes Is to exalt
tie dignity of mechanic labor. Who shall
despise the arts upon which all else is de.
pendent? What civilization shall despise a
labor upon which every civilization depends?
Who shall tread upon the arts by which man
is fed and clothed and housed and trans
ported, and is raised to refinement and the
taste OF the fine arts, and the endowment Of
an elevation in the moral scale Which can
not be reached but by physical improve
mcnts? Morse is a mechanic, Fultoa was
a mechanic, Franklin was mechanic, Sir
Christopher Wren was a mechanic, Newton
was meelanic--God is a mechanic. The
triumps of mechanics are the triumphs Of
mankind Cheers A German nobleman
once, on visit to Italy, being man of the
world and pleasure, spent most of his time
at the theatres, where he was much annoy
ed at the derision constantly cast upon his
country for her Boetian temperament. In
turn, he proposed an entertainment for the
Italians. lie procured large dilapidated
house. and the whole scene presented was
one of the streets. of Rome The time was
night. DUST before. the dawn of day, a
weary traveller was made to appear in the
desolate street, seeking where he might
lind shelter and accommodation. lie could
fnd ne inhabitants awake. He threw him
self down upon g piazs5. and waited for
light and the inhaLitants to rise. Whilst
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