Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-08-23
Correspondence of the Worcester Daily Spy.

American Institute of Instruction.
HARTFoRD, Aug. %, 1SG2.-The meetings
of the American Institute of Instruction,
which have been held here yesterday and the
day before, and are to continue to-day, have
been pretty well attended, considering the
state Of the country and the urgent calls for
efforts in other directions. The president, A.
P. Stone, Esq, of Plymouth, fills his station
admirably, with dignity, courtesy, and impair
TALLY; and the efficient secretary, W. L
Sheldon, Esq, of West Newton, discharges
his duties with untiring fidelity.
| The lectures and discussions generally have
been interesting and profitable. No lecture
excited more marked attention or seemed to
| CRAFTY the majority of the audience more than
| that Of Mr.. Richardson Of Worcester, which
was given last evening, on "Populag Educa-
tion as related to National Uelfare" This
topic he discussed with reference to the actual
state Of our country. Education is as strictly
related to the welfare of the nation as cause
and effect. We have not titled field. tenn
pie to the living God, a comfort, luxury or
an elegance which has not come to us through
the cooperation of human agency with
the divine agents and forces Of God.
SO, the rebellion is a direct result of certain
causes which are, LIST, the original character
OF the leading men of the south, who con-
| troHed and used the poorer class of citizens
| 10 SUIT their own purposes I'd, the produc-
| tiveness Of slave labor, causing the lands to
! be owned by large prOpretors, thus prevent
ing public schools; and Sd, the Welding bv
the north Of every thing the south had de-
manded. Mr.. Richardson showed how much
the fear OF slavery still controls the govern
ment, and referred to the apparent fact that
president Lincoln does not dare to put forth
all his power to destroy it. He referred TO
the old lconaclast who broke all the images
he could find but one; one mighty image had
so much of terror in it that when he had raised
| his ak to break the head in pieces, his courage
failed him, and he fell tremblingly before the
| ugly looking god. So Mr.. Lincoln, after
raising the ak to smite the god of slavery,
simply says to the generals in the field, you
must keep an account of all the slaves that
come within your lines that the question u
property in them may be finally settled.
Mr.. Leander Wetherell of Boston here rose
to question of order, saying, 81 am not will
ing to sit here and hear the president of the
! United States assailed. Several persons have
already left the house because of the offensive
tanaticism Of the lecturer"
The President--I must ask the gentleman
TO SIT down The officers of the Institute are
responsible for putting this gentleman here in
the place OF Mr.. White. suppose the mem
Ders oi the Institute and the people of Hart
FORA are acquainted with the opinions of the
lecturer, ana II they did not wish to hear him
they should have stayed at home. Applause
- Mr. Richardson declared that he was vii,
nng TO take all the responsibility of his re-
marks lie loved president Lincoln: but he
was gong to take hold with the chamber of
commerce of New York, ex-governor Els
worth Of Connecticut, and others, and entreat
and urge and beg him to lead this mighty ma.