The New York herald., 1865-03-03
rA' Natural ce-r:s e s.sie..i Develop

TAs Aseurei Course ef Hstieasi Dsvsiov.
Aent.
LsorURs BY YAOSsssoR DnAPHR.
Professor Draper last evening deliveries the osSsh NJ
concluding lecture Of his series before We New yosh
Historical Society, his subject being rhe Nstal Cous
o( National Development" The attendance vas pretty
large considering the incensnt weather
The lecturer, In introducing his subject said:-fhs
Book Of Nature always open for instruction zud
ance With silent emphasis applied to the understand
ing whatever political religious sentiments We ents~
tanned. Throughout the whole world Of human organi
zation the scheme Of nature always the same The
subject evening show the progress Of human
societies compor themselves to and follow tho foot
prints Of nature aud that these movements awGys
determined by the aw Of We have been accused
with setting the pursuit OF money, and following the
acquisition n wealth the only thing worthy tke a.
tencu Of mon; Of being exrayagant and dssipatsd In
public life untruEtwosthy in private That the
devotees Of gain the Of Nil things intellectual
The last -four have this epcnrean people scat
terns their wealth without stint pouring their Ssss
blood Ike water, eneoanterng misfortune la pubic.
snd bereaycmens and private and exulting
N The seisarhces q tho most grinding taxstion anf
all for whatf And would have encountered sacrifices
times for the sake idca That Idea
ishat there shall be but greai republic osn
tinent whose grandeur should throw eclipse sveaa
the great ancient republics Of Rone That shoulA
be sovereign among the Powers ot the earth The ei,oA
or the 20 suppress the rebellion have brought
nesrer to the consummGton of mat grea. idea than
might centuries Of peace. We have Irresistible ames IN
the field. We have navy match for the combined
uayies Of the world What signifies the debt incurred by
these thinsr The gold, the !ron tho cotton, COAL to-
bacco the Oh and all the products that mako 10 the
richest people earth, will settle that The idoa
Is being carried The lion permits no nvM IN
the boundless forests which he sesec's for his
home; the eagle soerates companion In
his Tight to the skies So there can be no rival
TO this republic on the American continent Appausel
n ss a = n no nr The n0Isn s
been carried idea but the idea be o0n-
sonsnce with the principle Of human progress Hal hs
South succeeded IN their IDEAL Let US find out In
this respect stand, taking for subject tho
| tural national Development The 81
nature the development and concentration OF intellect
magnificent conoeption-magni by its own In
trinsic grsndeurr4g also in this, that IL eas
to intentiou-that Of the Most H gh Cod Every
thing Is tending To concentration Of power In man
every OF those particular parts Presented, and dis
man there ntia End distinct parts. and
there Is regular progressive and definite IMPROVE
ment Of the ascending gradation OF an al life
from the lowest to tho supericrplin, never trying,
but consistently carried Out TIL reaches intelligence.
| Man presents the utmost perfection in intellectual
powers His brain has reached the ma &imum oTganiza
ton BY continued nnoroken process OF devsiopment
What is the result OF this radaonS "Inteoctual good
Man is truly ia. achetype of society his Developments
Is the model OF what social progress should be- The rc
suit that all political institutions imperceptiDlc
visible spontaneous or purposeyshonid tend To the i'm
provemeut and organization Of national intellect Thus
the nation must ace out its proper course The body
polite, like the body corporea must be ruled by It's in
teliect Tho defect Of our present system Is that we
! look much the past deal too much with the
doubtful and too tte with the exact. dozen gentle
! men in Wall meet together and proceed
| W build railroad tie continent, or 10
\ lay teleSraphic wire under the Atlantic ocean,
and may do whatever possible to the onnpotencc OF
4 wealth. but though al Americans should constitute
themselves oit stock com they never by any voes
any resolves could call into existence good solder,
great law fivar, great philosopher They neycr oouA
create Newton Milton or an Alexander Talent Is
God given gift The nature 10 be great must he con
troled by reason must reccgaize s intellect mlsi con
ccnrste There out three power hat can organ se
the worid-heoogy, literature, science THIS naa. has
passed through pored of material prosperity wi.ich
agree saying has had parallel IN the history
Of Tho world. Wealth, honorahly acquired has poured
upon III wc had become hnd 70 al thilsi else but
something else required Ia school but the school
OF nation learn subordina.ion In no other can
be made thoroughly toapprceaic order IL may be tus
thai secretly to obey o3e whom they ee 10 De
tnelr supcrors NJ Intellect but II IS only III the soldiers
| life they practice that obedience openly TO atiain
stability nation must submit TO be controlled ~ lis
reason Ii must organize It's intsect-it must cohccn-
tr.te How that lis 10 be carried into effect il The alar
oi the politician rather than OF the statesman the latter
indicates, the former devises the means The pubic
Public appoin nents may lind their starring POINT IN
1T whenever eapac.Iy 10 detected y must be encourages
by active iciate Man, the Individual is an en-
be OF society, and its movements and progress esem
bic hs We are all passing through the different Stages
from childhood to youth, and on 10 maturity Some arf
| passing into decline and mere and there are som'
almost lay their silver temples in their las
repose In that order OF development had any con
trolS Has not been the same with s as with all tos
who lived before us? As with communities witi
nations they through the inevitable but thu
inevtane predest ned growth OF man ~ nCoDslsten
with voluntary action and contradiction to the anC
OF destiny that presses upon US And yet wa are guides
by free Will: and with nations Tho learned
| lecturer closed by hoping that he had spoken IN
vain the sbje Is he had selected He would not, II
o. national life, and that this predetermined so,smn
march, IN which all must join. was resistlessy advancing
| in the established succession or events.
The letiurcr listened 70 most atfentively by Z
highly appreciatiye audience.