, 1860-03-15
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, MARCH Is, 1860.


| Hon. ". h. O.den's Lecture.
The lecture Of our distinguished fellow citi-
zen, Wm. B. Ogden, Esq, delivered on Tuesday
night, before the young men Of " Bryant, Bell
4 Stratton's College," on '.The DestinIes Of
Chicago and the duty Of her Citizens" was one
Of the most sensible, stirring and eloquent
speeches eTer delivered in Chicago.
| Though the hall WAS crowded to its utmost
/ capacity by our citizens. Jet there are hundreds
and thousands Of men in Chicago who should
hear that lecture, and would hear il If it could be
repeated 10 Metropolitan Hal1, and efforts, we
! learn, are in progress to secure that end. The
| speaker deprecated tho necessity Ct entering
upon such snbject with the little preparation
be wa. able to give to it, study, By reason Of
his multiplied care1 Of business; but it WAS soon
evident to the add tnce thu. he was go full Of
the great subject that no preparation was
/ needed. H spoke for orer an hour, chiefly in
conversational style, and tone. and engaged
the deepest attention Of the 1argc audience.
He gare the reasons, il his opinion, Of the
great prosperity Of Chicsgo from 1s45 to 1851, I,
and of the rerulsion Of: 1853, and predicted its
future advancement to yet undreamed.of great
ness. He alluded il eloquent strains to the
wealth Of the surm1nding country, and the
wealth mating power Of our many railroads.
He said that the rich people Of the East had,
in the last ten yea1s flooded US with their meons
-bad bought our corner lots, built our marble
stores constructed our yast network Of mil
ways, run them at their own expense for our
benefit, and that now al: that we had to do
was to 60 resolutely and c5ee,f1lly to work to
deyelope The magnificent realms around us.
One great cause Of the uncxamp1ed growth Of
Chicago from 1850 to 1857 was the emigration
into the Northwest Of a50.o0o people every yenr
bringing with them 50 millions Of dollars. This
it was that made Chicago. The emigration WIS
stopped By the pnnic Of 1s5.: and By the Crimean
War. But new and still more inexhaustible
mine Of wealth was opening at Pixies Peak, aad
from that source alone $1,000 900 year would
soon begin to flow in. uc eonsolcd the fears of
those who were alarmed, and laughed ut tile
idea Of "the bottom falling OUT Of Chicago,
and with words Of wisdom encouraged all to
lire on as best they could do, a little while and
that business would soon open, and they would
nuuA tAE taG1CAh ACp4ESSlous
He spoke With great pride Of the foundation
Of six great Universities in cur midst, and their
eleyatiDg power upon publie taste and learning,
and urged upon The citizens the necessity Of
making Chicago attractive as home, as well as
q commercial mart. Parks must he laid out on
a Continental scale and ine drircs mnst be
made around the city. Chicago he said had far
more natural advantages than Milan or Florence
or Naples, and could be made just as attractive
as place Of rendezvous for men Of wealth,
learning and taste. The running alusion to
the beauties Of Continental cities was very stri-
kirg md very interesting.
lie spoke also Of the great influence of the
Pacific Railroad upon our prosperity, and said
that the bills NOW before Congress would very
likely become laws. aud if SO TINT in five years
be should hare railroad two thirds Of the way
to the Pacific.
The lecture abounded in entertaining person.
al "reminiscences that made it very lively and
sprightly with all its sterling good eense, and
deep philosophy.
The practical adrice to The young men on the
right use Of wealth was one Of the most power
ful portions Of the lecture, because every ono
who heard him felt that he was merely giving
..s sn"p"ets ~ AL o"H use'"1 ano non'
1.'e -, '''e.
.no ee't.s aenuu''ue'o'' In a ,e" 'eh'og
men who made money only to hoard it up aud
to look il it. ard 10 uuxst u Il, told with great
weight upon tho audience who knew so we'll
TINT niggardliness, and stinginess Was no part
Of the speakers composition.
The whole lecture, was without question, one
of the most useful and able performances Of the
kind we hare ever lad In Chicago. We rnuat
have it here again. And it should be delivered
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Such lecture, and such man is worth more
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croakeEs together piled up steep!e-high.
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