Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-03-17

PERsoNAL.-Manyo of our readers will
remember Prof. Ezra S. Carr, formerly con-
nected with Castleton Medical College.
He is now resident of California, and
we find in the Alta California the follow
ing notice of lecture delivered by him at
Oakland. We are pleased to learn that
| DIR. Carr is successful and popular among
the people on the Pacific coast:
The dark threatening evening kept at
least one-half the people away from Bray
| ton Hall last night, who would otherwise
| have attended. The lecture was the best
of the course so far, which is saying a
good deal. La Conte's was too technical,
| extra-scientifc-the only objection. Swim
TONS was Inoro to tho popular notion, and
smacked of the Mark Twain drawl in de-
| livery, and it abounded in good deal of
| the dry humor of that individual; but the
| time occupied was most too much for one
sitting. "The Pioneers of American
Civilization" was grouped in one plumy
picture last evening by Prof. Carr, who
| has an almost faultless delivery and style
that is graphic and eloquent. He deals
in short words and sentences, and rounds
up his periods in a way to carry convic-
ton. He commenced with Il tribute to
the Anglo Saxon race; its distinguishing
characteristics are to conquer, colonize,
and civilize. All history is simply the
biography of a few stout determined in
dividuals.
Around this idea the Professor concen-
trated all his forces, and his intellectual
victory was short, brilliant, and decisive.
His contrasts between the aim and end of
| the Spanish conquest of America and that
of the Anglo-Saxons, were very happy.
The hand of God seemed to be visible
throughout. The fillibustering of De
Soto and Cortez was not without its good
The former found a bloody and watery
grave in the great river be discovered the
latter was disgraced for not discovering
any more than the mouth of river (the
| Colorado) Neither found what they
prospected for-gold but their footsteps
were not entirely efaced, nor made in
vain. Father Marquette and his brother
missionaries took the hint, and rediscovered
| the Father of Waters with no other arms
than the cross. In the meantime Capt
John Smith and the Pilgrim Fathers,
with no other object in view than the at
tainment of liberty and a competence,
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the present.
| The Professor did John Smith Justice
Smith could write as we'll as fight; and
the scrap from his pen as read last night,
would do credit to the best of historians,
philosophers or descriptive writers. Bal
boa's discovery of the Pacific ocean, also
a filibuster exploit, led Drake to yonder
beautiful bay Prof Carr is firmly of the
belief that Drake discovered San Fran
cisco bay. THE golden land that was
good" and was not destined to fall into
the hands of the worlds robbers; it was
reserved for another time and purpose AS
the past quarter of century III CalitorIi la
will testify on every hand. But the work
of the pioneer is not yet done. In con-
quests of arms, the task may in a manner
be over, but of arts, it has just begun.
The whole lecture was rich in illustra-
tions of historical facts, with sufficient
coloring of fancy to make it acceptable
indeed-closing in a happy manner with
the stanza of Bishop Berkeley, West
ward" etc. $3.50