The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-06
LOCAL Department

LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
The LEcruBE AT GoSzAoA HALLa-Joh
Tyler, Jr., lectured last evening Mt Gonxag
AL, his subject being "Commsree, associate
with History and Empire A fair audienc
was present to listen to the lecture the propol
ZION lone, q ladies and gentlemen being about event
Mr.. Tyler was introduced to those present b
Mr. Carroll Brent. Mr.. Tyler said, In answer /
the invitation he would address them aereeabl,
to the subject proposed, He would present III
subject In Its perspective rather than It's pros
pectiye view. He invited. their attention to tn
grand and wonderful march Of commerce, how 4
had guided our ancestors to these shores and
gave rise to American civilization. The gesta
ton Of nations was known 10 the womb of time
when the daring adventures were sent forth by
the London Company In 1907 to this country. III
commerce Of the East was then but Just progress
ing. Empire after empire had fallen In III,
struggle for mastery. Wherever commerce. wen
everything changed stately fortresses arose, q
mighty city sprang up, religion spread, and
nations were benefited.
In the remotest antiquity there was deye!oped
the power OF Syrian rule or Egyptian power.
The lecturer went on 10 speak Of the ancient
commerce in tho Mediterranean and In tho water,
contiguous. He spoke Of the inland traffic carried
on BY Persia, Arabia and all Asia Minor, and all
contending for the supremacy of the commerce
to tho Rast Indies He told Of tho ancient eeets
Of Solomon sent out tri-ysarly; ofCleopatra, tho
famed Egyptian Queen, in her splendid barses;
both ambitious OF the extension Of commerce,
the discovery Of new lands, treasure, &C., and
Tor the increase OF power. Alexander's ambi-
tious project Of conquering the world raised
macedonia to mighty empire; to his irresisti-
bic genius commerce took a new stride In nd
yancement which could not be ovsrthrown.
Rich wealth poured into Alexandria and Arabia
from the Indies for centuries. Wonderful tales
OF magnificent treasure, countless gold TO- In
the East, consolidated many tribes in n struggle
for nationality, and Carthage contended with
them until she finally fell on the field of Homer.
The speaker dwelt upon the ancient empires
located along the eastern and southern waters Of
Europe and Asia Minor, paying high panegyrics
to Alexander and Cesar in their grand and sue
osssfui projects Of aggrandizement, through the
constant wash Of either to secure the control Of
the East.
Mr.. Tyler then commenced his record era.
leaving that OF the closing OF ancient history and
commanding with modern, bringing US up to re-.
publican issues-the compass, gunpowder, the
printing press, all tho modern instruments Of
warfare, Lisbon, Columbus and the Atlantic shore
wore all developed In this second era; as Ajax
deaed the lightning, SO did Columbus defy the
dangers OF the deep. To find the morning star
through the evening" to find the rising sun
through the settingi with shackles on his limbs;
yet never fearing, ever confident, did this great
est Of explorers lay at the feet of his sovereign
the inestimable jewel Of new commercial realm,
Pizarro. Cortez, De Soto, crushing over the bones
Of countless thousands, obliterating with fury
from Cuxeo to Mexico, stepping In blood the em-
blem ofthe cross, they came on from tae western
nations Of Europe for wealth and power.
The speaker spoke Of England, as following
her sending out, on parallel lines, navigators to
explore In the west, and which led them to colo.
nize these shores and become our ancestors
He paid compliment to Virginia; spoke
Of her early settlement Of her rise, and of her
purity spoke of tho thirteen coufederated
Of their liberty, with Virginia as the centrei
with her host Of noblest sons and he the greatest
Of all mankind. I
From this the speaker brought down the sub.
jeot to the present time, and spoke of the Con-
stitution and its famers Of the necessity for Its
being still upheld, and to heed the fate of other
nations. who have fallen through dreams of
power and internal commissions.
Tho speaker concluded his lecture by an elo-
quent peroration OF the power Of commerce, say
ing that there never could DO but two great com.
meroial Powers-one, the Oriental, or the East
Indiesi the other, the West Indies.
Thespeaker, In finale, wanted to know what had
become Of that commercial realm which had been
first reared by Virginia, and secured all the peace
and all the prosperity incidental with II. In the
name Of the nation he asked what had been done
with it, .
Mr.. Tyler is a tall, Gne.looking man Of com
manding appearance, and has rapid delivery
with clear, sonorous voice. His lecture was de-
livered from written notes, and was we'll received
throughout,
A YACHT RACE AT AHNAPoLIs.-W are
informed by young gentleman Of this city, u
member of the second class at the Naval Acade-
my, Annapolis, Maryland, that the school was
subjected to q rigid examination on Saturday
last, by the board Of examiners. After the ex-
animation boat.raoe came off below the city,
between members of the first and second classes,
which was witnessed by large number Of ladies'
and gentlemen. The eraft-the Essex " and
" Georgiana were the property of Admiral
Porter, who gave the boys every encouragement
to combat bravely for the championship. As
been picked up in the Academy grounds, the
second class were the choice Of the ladies:
"ViUa Class Sseunda! (by ladies Of the
Academy GROUNDS and Of Annapolis. Md The
Young men of the second class-equal to the first
In ambition. Their skill in rowing demon.
strates that their arms would be our support;
our arms in course Of time, should be their re-
ward, oil being Of the stamina Of lively Porter.
the common guardian of all lovers of a blessed
Union"
LECTURE OF JOHN B. GoUGH.-The notice
of the lecture of John b. Cough last evening at
Wallis Opera House brought out the beauty and
fashion Of the city, and crowded house attested
the popularity of the speaker. Mr.: Cough, as
usual, INDUCED in the same graphic passages,
pisturinE too faithfully many scenes incidental
to fixed rules of habit and also humorOusly poT.
traying the cheerful side Of the subject Of his