New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-08-24

Vast multitudes during their whole lives scarcely
leave the place where they were born. lnere "''
no improvements in food in clothing, or IN NADIA
tons As their ancestors lived in past tiines' o. Wv
they. They do not seek to get rid OF tyranh''
sense of political improvement is lost Inv
only appreciate Tranquility and rest IL WIS no'
always thus i'll the East
In times Of which History has failed 10 NV sn
ony accoont TN, continent must have peeh we ~
an! account, 49, L ,ctvity In il were hrst dcVe-
opea those fundsment, inveh'lons anu Of the
which really lie at the nhslS - damrstic animals
. . romert of fire. the expression OF though.
Inv writing We apt TO overlook now nuS S1d ,' tn
must hove done how nueh e ' ,mes We forget
low msnv contributions to our own comforts are %
Oriental crigin Their commonness NOES tneh i", ,
nr yiew If the European wishes to know no"
much he owes to the Asiatic, he has only TO cast
,lance nj an hour of his daily life The clock when
nmmous him from bis bed in the morning was tbe III
Of the East as also were eeps! aras anu SUD
from his infancy first from the SIDE OF SYRIAN
mountain. The linens and cOttOns with when he
clothes himself though they may pc very hhe, ano ~,
eror TO those that have been made for time immemora
in the looms of India The SILK was stolen by so'e
missionaries for his benefit from China lie couiu pS
better steel than that with which he shaSes nls .
the old city of Damascus where IL was irS' nVelcu
The coffee he expects breakfast was first grown he
Arahans, and the natives OF Upper lnda pre- aIeu @
sugar with which he sweetcns IT.. schooi,oos "a"
tell the meaning of the Sanscrit words sacchafd ca"
If his tastes light ard he prefers tea inc Nirus Vi
that excellent leaf were first pointed OUT py the MUS
trous Chinese. They also taught INN now 10 9uSs au
use the cp and saucer IN which TO serve IT, lis break
fast tray was lacquered in Japan There il rauiuoh
that leavened bread was first made OF the "aters vi %
Ganges The egg he is breaking was laiu D! "a io"'
whose ancestors were first domestIcated by the MaIc.
cans unless she may have been-thongh that VIII hot
alter the cnse-a modern Shanghai II there are pre-
serves and fruits OF his board let MN rehehDe WIN
| o Do fpsf r4ta
peach the plum. IL in any Of these pleasant prepare
lions he detects the flavor Of alcohol let IL remind MN
that that substance inst Distilled Dy the afhoas
no have set him the praisewortly example Whlch II
will be Tor his benefit 10 follow, of absaininr from ts
USE When he talks about coffee and alcohol he IL
using Arabic words. thousand years before 1t had
occurred 10 lin - enact laws OF restriction III he use
of intoxicating drinks the Prophet of Mecca did the
thing and what Is more TO the PURPOSE Las com
PEELED TO this day all Asia and Africa 20 obey them
We crafty taste for personal ornaments III the WY
the Oricntas have taught us-with pearls, iubles sap
ph.res, diamonds. OF public amusements II IS the
same. The most magnificent fireworks are stu 10 DC
seen in India and China; and regards the pastles
uf private life Europe has produced no invention thl
can rival the game Of Chess. We have no hydranlc
constructions az great as the Chlnese Conai no forum
cations as extensive the Chinese van; we nave 10
artesan wells that at all approach IN depth some o
theirs We have not yet resoried to the Iracilce o
obtaining coal from the interior OF the eaitn tne!
have Dorngs for that purpose moro thah o'oVo lee'
deep.
The long continued action of climate has I'M
parted different mental constitution TO the inhab
itants Of Europe and Of Asia The irepresSible
tendency of Europe is to philosophy, that of Asia
is to religion. The former looks forth on the eX'
ternal world investigates the events of nature, and
applies its discoveries to practical use The latter
looks inwardly upon itself, and has fallen INTO
trance. In ASIA there are no questions, only al
firmations Europe, except when reduced to The
Asiatic system by the temporary power OF The
Church. has always been prone to ask questions
Since the fourteenth century, when she east oil tha
power she has been passing through chaos o.
doubt in the innumerable answers the receives &
her inquiries.
The application Of these principles to the future
DEVELOPMENT of America is obvious. If the human
, body cannot resist external influences whcl
: change both tho complexion of the skin and IN
construction Of the brain, on this vast continent
where there are all kinds of climate there will in
D evitably be every variety in the character of th
c people Their thoughts and their actions viii fa
L of natural unity. To unite them under one govern
l. ment, accordingly, becomes aprobem of increasing
l. difficulty. But though formidable, it is not IN
c superabe. The effect of different climates may b
{ neutralized by education and INSTRUMENTATION
u The influence Of the former is generally appre
: ciated; we bnt begin TO comprehend the import
y ance Of the latter. Had the southern States 20
S the last ten years been pervaded BY an unceasin
stream of Northern travel in every direction, ID
Draper believes that the civil war would not hay
: occurred.
= But if external circumstances exercise such
= marked influence Oh the development Of natlona
U character, the empire of ideas is not to be over
looked DR.. Draper in his zeal for the elucidatio
J. of physical agencies on human destiny does no
hesitate to attach vast importance TO the infutnc
c Of thought and conviction. Ideas, as he shows
force humanity forward, though nature has prepare
II the path along which the course must be Tie
c furnish buiwaIk that can resist the attacks q
G time. A vital idea possesses supreme pOliticl
II power. brief sentence which embodies prcgnal
l. thought may break up the most ancient and vel
IL cradle nationalities, arrange the races Of men in
:, new order, and revolutonize the world. graph
h illustration Of this principle is afforded by ii
: Saracen conquest of Spain, which was accon
u plished under the inspiration of the idea, "There
, but one God, and Mohammed is his Prophet"
Scarcely had the Arab. become FIRMLY settled in Spa
before they commenced a Dfllndnt career. AuOpNn
what had now become the established policy Of III
Commanders oftne Faithful the Khalifs Of CordOy
distinguished themselves patrons of learning. and 81
example Of reI Dcment strongly contrasting with u
condition Of tie native European princes. CordOvi
under their administration boasted ofmore than 900 OK
houses and mole than million OF inhabitants. Ate
sunset Z mau mght walk through it in a straight lin
for ten niles by tho light Of tho public lamps seve
hundred years after this time there not mich
one public lamp in London. It's strecte were solid
paved: in Paris, centuries Subsequently. wbocye
stepped over his tire hold rainy day. stepped up
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