New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-11
srEEcH OF HENRY WARD BEECEER.

IlsEk.f ~ c.. E'll tLe bItI-A-s - A~-
Reformed Duioh CLurch Of tat vllsse, Nh Peter
Brett was called to tie ciar, sid Asssrs John Cron-
vel. join p. Dewitt, Eperetus Crosby, CaA-les II.
Wolco,t, 4. II. Schul'z, II. C. WhetuoEs, A. X.
Chandler, Dr.. Wm 2. Bel. Milo Ssys IIeary l.. Naa
Wyck AID tie Hor. I.sso Teller, were rou;aied a.
vice Presideuts Of tte mest;rg. Asrsrs. Wdism X.
AddipetoD. John Ro,hery, Syivsnus 'aA Wet ard
Lawrence s. Foreman we're sppointed Secretaries.
Afer music, tie meeting wss operec with prayer oy
tie Rev. Mr. Suydsm, when tie Rev liorIy Wasd
Beeeher was introduced ari spoke as tol.ogs:
| have been brought up, fellow ctzens IN such
hsbts of obe dierce ii at never ttrk Of dsputipg
ccmr spd that las been gwen me- Iiereiore a
though l an stranger aueDg you, ara ~ eesus %
me sheu,d have be en- preceded by Jour o~u citzsHs
toLigtt-thssefoIe obey toe injunction, aad sseaA
fist, ard probably shall speak tie bnetest ana ,ne
worst Therefore, II tiIe you, ,emsiaber tast ! sA
the coup, ard the solid course WIZ come sovn. S:n
glad to meet such assembly II q good once ~
awhile for sI so;te OF peopie-peop-e oi a. sot1s a.
kinds pr.juoiceG, parry connections rsgioas fselns
from ai teghborkoods-to come together, and 10 iee
A conmon msgIetism. On the sabbath cay We
gstta ar t sett er groups sceotcns TO 'oc elective
sif1i.es Of our religious feeings. Al Vs'ous tims9
we ocue togethtr TO cur pubic meetings nc" aui
then il hsppers in every yesr inst there are sone
,ucb thst brig al men together, and thst know no
diff. 1etce OF creed ana Of psItyi aid tonisGt
We are gathered tog.tter-l cNnot say IN common
with the usancs CT men, tor arox 10, "hetter or nov
anywhere else IT, re II scch eei7oios-ou u" '
Cyn placer az residences we have oome together or
pettirg everything but this that We ale lien and com
mon citizens. r ;..>Ao 80
messed merely By sGub ARD mus Sets, aui canEenS
but country where public education bas !osg Pee
vsiled xhers newspapers belong to every nan tnsi
can Iesd-sLd for nstVs oil tue couh..y me- " Do
abe 20 re sd s cor sioered Disgrace in such coun-
try il must needs be that eorneting else oece meEs
animal excitement nu.t grace the esie5raton Ieere
nus be speaking, there must oe tnlLkins tns % saan
4 ~. I;poe erI
aLd Therefore you have most appropriately come To-
ge,her and il is not Ill omen that Jon hare sss.i-
bied IN this sacred nooeure-it Is TT tha' reisioI
should deck your celebration tonight.
We aye gathered 70 express our Joy al the appaIeL.
csusuumatiop Cf of these enterprises peculiar 20
tie century IN vi ich we live. Do you reflect that
there men living among You toDight that ilVeo'
and vere not very young before there wss steam,
heat On our waters There a-e men heIe that lived
tefIe tkey rufiled the weter with thet wheels ara
since their day ard within more easy remembrance, ra'
roads have been invented. remember Thenthe hrst
ore Of TIE laid yeIy disiI city. 1t whn our re-
membrerce that the telegraph Hss invented, and 6y
sn hCnoled citizen ia this yeiuy-al4 ills coming iat
within the rem mbreIce Ct young men. But noF TINS
is rot 90 much an invention as an Application: ".
have tied tie erwe have learned thst By stretching
wire from pole TO pole We Can gId tie lenc. We
have to tie sea-ccsst and said, Who shel guide
us scIcss this great deep Who shall bridge 1t
| enterprise. Bot no; enterprise said II We cannot
balloon the deep, bidgs it, we can telegraph It,
ard so they determined 10 do IT. and what Yankees
deeruire TO do generally i, dcne IApplause Scarce
" does plar b1esk from the ground sooner than tLis
enterprise showed-hrst root, then trunk, then bos
sem AID fruit. 1t is Of the most marvellous thirgs
that this has been done, is stu more e. Velous
that it has been done with 60 few mistakes. Last
Sumner the shrs welt cut and put their legs down
u Is sun they went cut aud put down the soes ei
their feet. They then weLt back to take another
tst; now it is DONE ard the two coLneIts arc con-
rscttd by this chord Great appieuse. cannot. oil
course-I shall not tresp,ss much upon the themes
that are kir dred to this fact shall aase them to
Lose that ave TO &c ali the profitable aLG interesting
sresk;up TO nix az ali leavs this thoIoughtare IL
Icdder-1 do not propose Hyseli to 30 over sae wire
| Laughter
cannot lelp thinking that while they viii make
| some eusion to the progress Of the bumsn mind
| there is q poeical thought that will d'solose.
lave thought al the wsy down to nigtt how strange
il will seem to have that cord lying in the bottom Of
tie sea, Ielieety Hlds.aibed By tie bowling Of
sto,ms srd the thuid.r Of ugyies-far down beyond
tie srchor's rtacE-to see that highway, aid kuow
thst there will be earthquakes that will snake the
wcr,d; but TIE cord will he uIdistu.bso. Msrke.s
" i'll come up, Gnd fortunes VIII be made, and do%n IN
The bottom Of the sea tie silent wire VIII csrfy Ihe
| news TO us. Fortunes will 60 down. and the silent
reed will bear tie message; and thus, Wi heut voice
to spe ck It will con unicsts thuLder and noise snd
es,t quaAes But Ill these tLipga VII 60 ugh the
sea and by silent travel though quicker than
| tLCvgLt they will core, aid then flash cut on zee
other siee again with fresh excitement. 10 me the
fur c,iors Of that wire seem su6lime.
te derived from the connection CT the two continents
10y this vie. To NE the pre- eminent advantage seems
10 lie thil-it is bringing nations reerer ogetner. We
suger the beet OF resuts from THU II Is the sepsrs
tion OF nstiors as OF ncvGuss, that works mischief.
| Tie silent men is usually man full OF preJrnices-
toll cf Misconceptions; binging men together we not
| ouN rub down the rough corners, but we also take
down the wroie impressions Men tost were sup
poted TO satanic garments and cloven hoofs are
after all iouLd to be very little different from other
people. Bin ging people together is the wey to dis
perse worlds of uiknd feeling. Tne more int recourse
naiicLs have with e6ch other the greater tue ten
Gercy tc stir the woIo into habits of good will Brig
ing the Iatons Of the earth thus they are toge.her
viii Contribute to hasten the day Of universal brother
| hood
But max one thing: wte this wire will IN the irst
nstarce work toward monopoly, IN the second and
| ein II ssLce il will work toward diffusion and the
| con veal; FOR though merchants aud polite lsrs
ill in tie frt ins,ance bs the users ye. 10 the man
the people viii be the that will reap the bsnthls.
| II twere possible scr knowledge 10 bs conhLed 20
ew-if were possble Tor monopoists to lock up the
erds Of this wire, il might be disastrous 10 ire peope
| aLd 10 Governments; tut Low il has tencsncy 10
make knowledge coe1ensive With the globe-ior VIVA.
il krown in Lcrdou in the morning will be knowa neIe
| before the moInrg. What is spoken at IL IN Lohoo1
viii be known TO us at according 70 our TINS scG
tie enterprises OF all the commercial centers sna
political capitals Of the world vii be known 20 us 10
| lees than an hour time and when revolutions snsN
move the old kingdoms, when these throts oeg,n "
be felt IN oIe hour We shsll feel the same sPp,ensI
sons ard tornen,s II is no longer in her own oosom
,nst France cen keep her secrets II s no lorger 10
tie old British isles tha. their knowledge can be con,
! tited; it is flashed over the world. The GLOBE VIII
have but cne ear and that will be every where
Now, this ipstsntaL eousress Of kuowlecge tu' III
fusion Cf know lesge 90 that all men ae ofough, l's
ihsI-ttis il or the b:Le, of the Common people, ln
s what gives Il en- power 70 enlarge tfe minos .aae
God gave them. ard by which they will De gIes.ea
than ever dyLsstes will b.. ! care schceE guy
| lorger think of what shall be. remember ~. 80
son with witch Whitney plan Of re.lroad 70 tH ils
Missstipp hailed. I remember wnen Il - ~. u
puted whether steamer could croes tue oeean u no.