The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-08

small but appreciatye audience assembled last e,
ing in the Cooper Institute listen TO lecture from
Englishman named Handel Cossham on "rhc Source
National Prosperity and Greatness and the Cause
National Decay"
On motion OF Mr.. Blunt, Mr. Peter Cooper was CO
upon to preside, and in introducing the lecturer
pressed the regret that the audience 10 smal
listen 10 80 able gentleman as was 10 address them
thai OCCASIONS man who stood up nobly for tho u
cause In England during tho progress Of the war
MIR. Cosshan proceeded, in familiar, convcrsati
way, to develop his theme, eDlist'ng the attcntio
his hearers from the commencement and kept
until the close OF his interesting address Seldom b.
New York audience listened to 40 entertaining ant
structivc q lecture.
He frs, established the fact OF the national great
Of England aud America, instancing the fact OF tho
crease of population, the extent OF the territory the
markable progress Of language, the devclopmcnbof
ways the progress Of trade, especially the cotton
corn trade and the social advancement OF the last
ycars-viz: the postage system and the progress Of /
cation. He mentioned an interesting fact in connet
with the establishment 81 the penny postal systar
Sir Roland Hill He was stopping at country U
where the carrier brought letter 10 servant girl
was too poor to pay tho shilling for IL. Mr. Hill wa
benevolent that he offered 10 give her the money,
she refused and dismissed the postman. He asked
Why she did So when she said before she left home
arranged with her mother that she should enclose \
dust in the envelope, which was proof 20 ncr ha'
mother was all right Last year the English /
eminent received from the postal system millic
pounds Tho two main causes of national greatness 4
material and moral. In dwelling upon the iiIt ppm
spoke OF the mixed character Of the races, climate
geographical position, mineral resources, enera
and industrious people, and commercial enterprise.
of these ideaa elucidated In very able manner
lecturer citing important facts apd rscy illustrations
The speaker next dwelt upon the moral cause
national greatness, claiming that the Bible and Chris
ity were the cardinal cause OF European and Amer
greatness. People learned from that book the cqu
OF man, and Americans could not, with any shoe
JUSTICE rob four millions OF blacks OF their rights
young, provision for the poor, the establishmer
hospitals and the development Of art and science
the outgrowths Of Christianity - = <S>. va 1ek1
In conclusion he briefly alluded 10 tho cause
national decay, among which Was the love OF
Although he proclaimed himself q member of
Peace Society In Europe, he justified the Amer
war; because u was 10 defence Of the gov
ment, and compmentcd the Americans. Sol
after having accomplished what they desired e
Every sin In which a natioh .cduged ws
cause Of national decline. He beIieyed that
source Of decay In England was because hss out .
were outside the franchise. In connection ytth
point he spoke Of the case With which AmeridAns
sumed the national debt He counsellcd Americaas
70 rcpudiate the Northern debt 10 assume the 20
ern debt Slavery had been = source Of weakness
Justice, then II would be stable. The great incrcas
drunkenness and crime. and internal disscnsions,
cited causes OF dscay He exhortcd American
root out the Of former trouble By doing jus
the negro. The last cause Of weakness which ne u
toned was national pride. The lecturer, on sssur
hs scat, was loudly sppiauded.
The President proposed vote OF THANKS W the
turer for the able and interesting lecture which khsy
listened 10, which was carried with great euthnsiAs
Mr. Cossham briefly acknowledged the vote