The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-03

K HERALD, THURSDAY,
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INTRODUCTORY AHDRsae ~ PRQHH6spR DRAPER
lecture psrodnstory 70 the Of free ius1uouo
the Cooper Institute delivered last eyaniDg In N
great hall Of The building BY Professor John W. Draper
The lecture was chiefly explanatory Of the Organization
and objects Of the union. q. ssae1s ssi fre
There are two different means, said tho lecturer, b.
which community may assert superiority over Its con
temporariesby brute force and by intellect Ia The OF
times nations attained 70 supremacy by sacoessiu ca
eIcise Of physical FORGE saccessfu wars were the bas
Of their authority disastrous battles often their end b.
tho affairs OF men have gradually takon such form tina
power must rest on Intelligence He who seeks the i'm
provement Of his fellow men, tho ennobrg Of the CON
munty among whom he lives, or the true glory Of III
nation 70 which he belongs, can only accomplish bt-
purpose by spreading forth the light Of kn0wlelge an
strengthening and developing the public Understandings
N hs letter 70 the Trustees Of tho Coopsr Umon, III
FOUNDER OF TINS Institution, whose prncely munHcsnc
we here enjoy, has said @that IL Is his wish thai
should see feel understand and know that there ART
immuable laws designed IN infinite wisdom constantly
operating for good--so governing the destiny Of
worlds and Of men, that 10 our highest wisdom live
70 place the government Of this world ITS on ward nro
gress, under the same laws the development Of man
And what does u signify II the completes his career
IN few months whilst the other demands for its mn
jcsc progress Of censuries9 In these an rs e.
Him who has eternity to work In time IS nothing da,
only as day Ask the historian what Is shs Impressive
the 1nal conclusion to which he has como from his OK
story 70 tell Nations like yduas a s bo un sam
through an unavoidable career, and then die com
earlier, some more maturely, some At al!ii iaae
date In their infancy some cut of BY mer,
saass, commit suicide some perish '' Of OLE oia
way OF progrcss-the Same pursued by H.
individual and assigned TO The globe Empires are on
Of hemseves, Or are totally obiteratsd when he snrs,
over his glass. Read, you choose the history of tn
Not long sso wsro
the woods finding refuge in caves deghng the aorn
menta Of ochre and wore the red and the blue daube
their skins; SEINE, the dweers In the southeast q
the continont tattooed themselves some, still wors,
were accused by common fame OF canibalism few
towns appear there instructive but not an intellect
al nfe Hhll little time more and the rudiments OF
un are y
better ideas appear, until finally the Of truth aud
son in which we i've has come, We look back-the OPT
MONS that were entertained perhaps only century ac
strike with tho utmost SURPRISE and deny
that grandathe could have really believed sucL
ply maxims In politics. We turn to ourselves inqnr
ngy, TO see In what consists the difference between
have recosnaed IN the Individual and on the globe There
has been an intellectual advance, and no more
adopt the habits the sentiments the opinions that guided
them than the adult be by the trivaiee
which have governed tho conduct of the boy. 30 thus
approach the great truth that wish to ncucate bore to
nightthat the life Of nation b meant for intellectual de
velopement. Intellectual deveopement overrides ali
other things do not exclude morals. Morality
improve The people whom he vss must do 80 bS
influencing their intellect The voice Of history proclaim
that all other schemesarc abortive Our European
for thousand years tried other result
was total failure. Who're did the fifteenth century hnd
themS The only ruling powers were the military and tho
monasc. They had carried their influence TO it's fun
extent Had they endured for thousand years longer
they cond have done no They had stood by while
society rose from the abyss Of barharism; TO certain
Tho appearance Of the continent and tho condition Of hu
life show what their and what their failures had
tcts iens reeing With masm and fever some, even in
England forty or fifty miles 10 length, though round the
walls Of the abbey there might be beautiful gardens,
green lawns shady walks and many murmuring streams
Over trackloss woods where mon should have been,
herds Of deer were straying; the sandy hills were
peasants cabin made Of reeds sticks plastered
over with mud, with chimDeyess fire. perhaps Of peat
from the industrious beaver who building his solitary
dam in the adjacent stream There highwaymen
the roads pirates in the rivers vermn in abundance 10
veches fern ROOTS and tho bark Of treos there was
commerce to put of the extremity Of famine Man was
sparse as was was perpetuay thnned Of BY pesslence
and want Nor the state Of the townsman better
that Of the rustic: his bed was bag Of straw with
fair round log FOR pillow II he in easier
his cOtnng OF in Duration but not
conducive % personal Cleanliness poor wisp OF straw
wrapped rouna ms Imps Kept on me cod was social
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