The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-05-09

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Address OF Gov. Wise before the Virginia Me-
chasscs' Institute, Organized in the CITY Of
Nichmond.
SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE HERALD.
RICHMOND, Va, May 8, 1851
Gov Wise delivered the following address before tho
Mechanics Institute in this city, In compliance with an in
vitaon extended him by that body Like everything
emanatng from him. 1, is marked by excessive force
originality, eloquence and vieor and enDenty instructive
withal Being introduced by the President the lnst
tute he said
THE ADDRESS
The utility of mechanics institutes Is at presented
the mind by the wonderful Developments Of the age in
physical improvement. The ntSns the Tubal Gains
are work among men, and the vucans are laundering
their anvis among the gods. The enterprises Of
earth are gigantic and monstrous that piety IL
almost afraid least human power is exceeding the bounds
OF humility towards heaven Never any age was there
such stir amidst the atoms Of matter material nature 10
veAed all the dust Of her dominion and earth and air,
and ocean and light in all their parts aud elements
put into the whir OF years OF old fine are
qucAened into seconds the miles Of space shortened
span, power is multiplied in the ratio from mere
nigh, Of animal muscle to the fearful potenoe sr
anu eject turned into more Than
the Aaddin's lamp" which pours foods of light
cities and along pavements and highways and the
himself has turned painter and printer, and the mighty
waters whether hyperborc bound in ice ripping
liquid on Egean, lying thick and slab the Dead
Sea, floating in miss around the mountain curled,"
the great Deep and the springs and the Clouds all all are
made give up, 10 give up, ulul il Is asked, I the
have secrets 2 Is earth 10 have hiding
placesS Is there to be no unknownr' The
resuh Of this Is plenty oil food and raiment,
locomo,on without limit, and babtatons
up crystal palaces and all the world for immediate
negbnor bood by quick intelligence and human comforts
and uxuries mind aud body which kali aud dignity us
with a civilization which the world has never known be-
fore and which guided by a sound Christian phosophy
toyesnadows q peace earth ana good will " man.
{Cheers Wonderful wonderful and all these wonders
come from the wand Of mechanism Every hum Die ope-
rafive in the world contributes the grand Toll
then, patient and lonely aborer. To invent apply
70 CONTROL o guide this magic power the necessity for
mechanic Institutes. They founded
First The cooperation Of labor, and
Secondly The princpl. that industry essentially
Ole here cad passages from Wakefield and Everett bear
The objecs of The institutes are-rrst perfect the
mechanic arts So important this that every of
power and production depends uou them and people
who do not keep pace wi h their Improvement,
and who dc not make their products OF themselves will
fall back in the nations Agriculture depends
upon then and their perfection for all its mpene
plovghs It's chains It's sowing and planting and reaping
machines Manufacturing and mining and the forests dc.
ponds upon them for all neutrality-suspicious. engines
their levers their shafts, their spinning lennies,
planning MACHINES their sewing seamstresss their saw
mills, their grinding mills their every variety OF ceys
wheels III all the mazes ot minute and mammoth
struc'ion Commerce dependent upon them Tor ships
and It's cars, ana for all the appliances of transportation
and navigation by land and by And what powers Of
ocoouon there in this century compared with VIVA;
Columbus manned 10 discover this continenf Then Spain
was The proudest maritime power And hook back
most gallant vessel OF her Armada, and compare il with
that merchant clipper Of modern days, built in America.
and apply called the White Cloud Bot Is |
Logger The mighty mother. Compare the White Cloud
the orsf model OF sea steamer Compare that model
with the Great Western with the Great Eastern.
Yesterday there subity In the pewer OF the horse
his strength, bis speed, bis neck clothed with thunder
en- turance, momentum. Nov how htiIe the power OF
his wind and bottom, compared with your locomotive,
which breathes, which mdrcs which snorts aud Deghs
and PUSHES on and and dragging train, OF upon
IDS Of freight wb lightning speed and tires No
triumph OF America exceed her glores Of steam oae day
behold handful Of men behind an array OF cotton
bales, awaiting coming OF mighty host OF veterans
from the well fought holds Of buropes continental
fore the many attacked tue few. suspense agony
The belched forth their flames NIL arms rat
sed and nd e S There was .ae deadly assault.
cd, the smoke Of battle cleared away England
was arIayed against America and New Orleans
How DID the American voice shostl Gladly, proudly |
every bosom heayee and exuled with parouc Joy Long
swelling the American victory in DAYS OF
peace by America od EDgiands sol, in tho pre-
sence Of Dor merchant princes, her gentry and ner
bles There was problem IN mechanics 70 be solved |
grade 20 be come by locomotive with certain weight
10 be transported. BRITISH machn5s and mechanics and
science gave up premi0m was oAcrcd IN the FORM Of
, oniract, the terms OF which Amer mechanic
Norris, OF Phil1deiphia-took He engaged
come the grade by bis American locomotive; IL was
mad~ II shipped; it reached England and the tTa
railway was prepared Bun jealousy threw every ob7tace
what British kin failed in The calm colgcoas
ness Of strength seen In the mien and composed
do VI without fat. Tho Custoru House in,erposei
ohsiati,s Combinations Of English artisans formed
again, the trial AT last all distractions were reuoved
lberaty and justice prevailed aud the engine allow
the OF it, power. The day foe IT, and crowds
OF spectators went to The scene Apart from The great
group 81 Americans fun OF fear, but full OF hope The
locomotive made ready. Norris applied The steam.
.eSued 10 become mpoiisnt @Pni on the weight " sa3
the master mechanic Ton was added 20 ton. What no
They expected scnc Yankee plea Tor less an contract
bargain but, no; there Mr.. Norris stood silent until the
fne'sh ccaacd 10 ADD more care You content said mo-
"gcbtl,intu, that the locomotive shall draw 80 muchf
will never draw that thought they and feared the
friends who looked cn but one moment more ami the
friends had all doubts dis els cd, but not by the engine
eAdd double much more . said Mr. Norris +
d0ue He then calmly took his station, signal and the
mechanics giant IKE gres hound tie ship bounded at
the wave u ~ masters hand and walked away with
doGbc its burtnen Ike thing Vf hit. OIL tlcn FROM
thai lc American grown went On shqr IKE tat which
burstcd from Amorisnn bcsons when New Orleans wa
VA nSasee,be {urnss ssT ana shos,rd loo
,ir,or, ~ ar,s riurnr OF resce ike his was b. The
triumph of battle the Joy o two nations vangushcd
well a. victor, to the JOY Of Only one Easiand walled
Obliged 10 shout ut This (Chccrs) All England merry
old England Britain, Great Britain, you said that as log
a. earth sprouts ne 9cofis ana grows u' a. ous a
The "a rolls oilow, you would be msre.s % |
the OCEAN; distress mechanic or naval architecture bat
your sweet ntuc Queen and her prince consort, and
all your eyes, have seen the scenes OF your /
coast-the ,aa day Of American sailors, when |
the NOEL yacht of America spresi her van hs5 /
sails, and walked The waters liked thing OF LIE, away
from every Ply mouth built clipper. There another
shout that day. And ou have been taught too more art
you knew in the waltz Of spindle weaving The web
and warp of cotton These truly trfurphs. And
syacncc. astronomy, mathematics, chemistry, natural
philosophy. ane the nne arts, music ana painting, and
Guuw
upon the mechanic arts for their ucnss aud
arms. FULTON a mechanic lie not only taught the |
secret TO his country Of applying steam and the art 70
Nolis - winning tie Victory n fssoe, bat Invented, too
The % dangerous engine or He took tie torpedo
% r. aiand and trial Of sk blew up hc brig nor0tha
IN the pres, II the Board 81 British Admiralty.
(Cbecrs) when the favorable report wa made 10 Mr..
fhi, be- rsd, why should hagand ao America IN teach
ma ho~ 70 defend hor coast against TIC BRUSH navy"