New-York daily tribune., 1858-10-04

Turned - ,he APPLICATION of stssn, 70 navigation.
kImse, Ftch, EvaLs, inale theI experiments.
Ore a teen aitracte>i tie notice oi hun whom /
T. thing escaped that belonged 70 tie welfare ct ,
hs coul rry,--I mean Washington; APPLAUSE and .
We nave d ceTtncete from him eapressInE the J
satisfaction witt which he hal witnessed the eNpeIl
IreI's O.. Ru,rsey But tor time iLey proved hhs--
cer-frl and I have rather thought Z almost prov
alerfR! ild-prtneut that tn ocean was noi
navigated by steam in the Revolutionary age. lha'e
somctnes Thought tbc enormous prep Ut t,lo.
Brti-h capital, Of British mechanical -EiI n IN %
time = The oce.n had been navigate 20 Nv steain '""'
have ~. .u'o her possession facilities i1r hlocstl.I-
ouY ports and trans ortn. armies G. "Hi coasts NAV
lnirht ave had disastrous II ct upon 'e fr7' "a
he Whole contest. But after t.r gcFc ton pau,
and irdepeuence established, the h"ur haa clns
and tie man there. iAppiaUse In the wear l. ~.
tiie thought had become m~tnIel ~ ihe min %
Fslton. Iie had found liberal and patent cOagW'I,
Csance.,T Livingston, ard ia that year' ~ ll,!
ar.e q, tl legislature AZ Ncw-l lffk inT an act % H.
corporation, am sorry say that America II mat mo-
ment cou moi boast # much keeLer perception "a te
nature - th.s great discovery than rance anu - %
had dor. before her Chancellor LlyIL--ioh trl- ~
n NJ ar.r DO lad thrown lis petition into tie Leg-h-
iure rud the sc which tey desired 70 be passed wa
drai1-i the voung men IN the De-islfinrr "nrn tre1
with the gTaVeT matters 81 t-- law, u-rl 10 "a.
mn he an bill that tfeymigt have itia fun oit
oi =. Young America on tHst Ion n not sh"W
himself 50 much wiser than hi- seniors Laughi-f.l
But 10; ug dauuted, nothing -coTa-el, ~ tAe I!.
mess with which tire lr'Jctt Wss receive -
discour.gea witt che imperfect success ii tt ni'S
.xveYimeut- ;lfey persetercd, ana twenty years
had not Ia-sed away before steamers were '9uhn
uIoI aA grea, ryeT', ana d VIC
time ghen -uch tltg wa- known Only
Nv hearsay in Europe. tbs Application 81 -teau vas
an that vas ~ immediate. pressing reces-ity IA M
country aDd twenty years more passed before husHsh
capital vas applied to the navigatUn ~ tAe "'eAh-
that por, - 4 'pphcation ia "lch England "ds -
mach iitcre-ed. giving Ter acoess u TIE CONNER
eel .tnres of t0e Western World
coa' r l.. wleu .he news e tho laying u the A.
.aIt.e le.eCr.Ih reached us-l col4d not yIt thhk
what v,.' have been tie emotion. OF Fulton an Of
Erarh 70 81 'n-y could have stood upon the quarter
deck of the Niagara. size pas -asLed Ia ihe Aga
meruon and seeu Inc cOumeDcemeni o tina, ele'frc
commuu alton. lei, IN tie results oi theii JONI Dis
I coverie~ had tru.3 tie two w1rits together.
N0~ Sir. 20 90 blck tO tbe point IRON wnch l
started Ihi. great development Oi steam III appl-
cation - he navigation Of the Oc' an, has aken pace
since Lad tie h?ntr, twenty-five year, as. H Ieet
ing my l0w-ci'izcrs of Essex County az thi@ place
Tlere are some otif Thoughts 10 which ! should Ike
to allude II the time were not passing ~ faWdiy
away. There Is the eeCtuc telegraph hs"h. Ihat
was ku ~ pat a theory twenty-five years ago. II
pov pevlGes not only very portion II our 'wn terri
tofy but of the civilized world And nay we not
refer - with satisfaction % the pan that mas been
akep In TINS brightest, ihIs mOs- wonderful apphca-
ton Of lie foicc- Of material nature 90 the purposes OF
intellectual c0umunigalion-thc pat that has been
taken by such az Franklin. as Morse, ~ fiehi,
and may not add, thGt modest engineer, whose neine
| have the honor 10 bear snose piactcal xii mas
been 80 conspicuous IL the details ~ this operation
fApplagsc.
might. Sir-to come nearer home-I might speak
of othcr things in which vast progress has been made
il these twenty-five years III ouI own inile,nale
Commonwealth and communtv. Ihei- l. H." Srea,
subject Of education. Now, in 1896. tio wear that
had tie honor 20 visit th- place before. the Board oi
Education of Massachusetts established. meas
ure IN which had some humble cooperation. need
MT tel you. my friends, Tor many o Yen nav per-
senai knowledge how the standard 81 edncnion Ems
been promoted has been elevated through me pefa-
lions Of the Board aud It's intelligent Secreteries
] might speak, sr OF the progress oi agriculture.
That ioplot has been too ably treated by my mend on
the hight make = ncces aly 20 enter into ''ta,
were } otherwise able 90 do il. Bui remember mat
q citizen OF Essex employed, on my Own recon-
mendation TO make That survey oi the agriculture IN
he different countries which has been te means oi
difu.iuc so much valuable information. j alude to
NJ Colman But, Sir all j. not done. There y
greGt deal of work remaining. IneIe Is ne "enger
that We shall anticipate po-ter'y. We shaI rave
enough iul item 70 DO. We arc human. sr. There
are detects in social system hRt require 10 be sup
ped There evils thar ~ 20 he cured and there
existing benecent institutions la' arr capable ~
beng care much further. TDre is time enough
for all, Sr Thr time # iTdi-iirol man is limited
lie has but a span bur the years ot Prov .dence are
endless / scarce know Slr thai ought, ~ eunhec-
ton with .his serious sentiment 20 refer 10 tle light
catch which we used 70 heag n our youthful days. |
was young once. Sir. iLaughterl remember some
thing Ike This:
4 time ,yirc ,lour a, ,.c ae-, ofod Toy
To VIZ a fair maid IN, time ID oilp.oy.
ste coissn, Is answered Tle.-s time enough yeti"
Now. Sir, don't 60 in for that. Laughter.l think
that in come thlng- Sir you may wait little too
long AID If .he cared anything about him, lie osght
not - have made him wait twenty years. Laughter
Bu, Sr there is time enough % make your schools
far better than they ere there time enough,
10 improve your farming: there j. time CROUCH 10 in
prove your leqisati0I there j. time enough 20 make
progress all those great desirable objects oi Lie for
which societies aud Inen are brought and kept to-
gcher. The generation that mas passed away as |
:h,nk YOU perceive from this sirh, sketch that have
atten Jted has not wholly neglected Il. duty and !et
...l,.t ell. and,