The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-11

real ana enduring ustre upon the American name
UNWILLING THE STATUE
! AS the Governor resumed his seat the band played
the "Star spangled Banner'' as Governor Claim and
( Hon. William orion mounted on either side of The
statue and, Ringing or the nag displayed the sta
Tue TO The admiration OF ali present. A tn ultuous
and prolonged cheer burst forth as the venerable
features met then gaze. The statue has already been
described in these columns rhe cloak which hangs on
the right arm IS somewla cumbrous-lookng IN liz
folds ana the position OF the right leg IS not very
easy, but taken altogether 1t IL credit to the young
artist, Mr. Pickett. When the applause had SUBJ
sided Governor Hoffman introduced the orator OF
/ the day Mr. William Cullen Bryant
MR.. BRYANTS SPEECH.
There are two lines III the poem OF Dr. johnson on
the VANITY OF Human Wishes which have passed
INTO proyerb:-
70 buried merit sIn raise the tardy BUST ''''
II is our good fortune 10 escape the censure I'M
Piled in these lines. We come together on the &C.
cason OF raising a statue. not TO buried but TO
living mert-lo great discoverer VINO yet SITS
among us, u witness OF honors which are but the
hrst fruits OF that ample harvest winch his memory
WA gather in the long tram OF seasons yet to come
on having set al example of alacriy IN this mani
lestatlon If the pubic gratitude II our lllusrlous
na n VI v WOp pss"na ne eo ps age Of man we
should nave soTowluly laid them on his
ecgraph OF discuss the claims or our friend to DC
. acknowledged as is inventor. ! TOOK up the otaer
graphical dictionary compiled 10y French authors,
ana immediatey after the name Of Samuel Finley
electric telegraph 1 am satisfied with this de.
+ scrplion. tAppause) IL Is made By nation
ton, Is naturally impartial. The words nave
gwen may be taken rs an expression OF the de-
regard 1t as waste of your Time ana mine
" occupy the Few minutes allotted to me
ths invention 1t is that o. most great discoveries.
4 Coluy and doubtinsy received az nrst, us author
compelled TO struggle with dlnlcuiles 10 encounter
neglect 10 contend with rivals, IL has gradually
gained the puDc favor I'LL at length 1t Is adopted
throughout the civilized world. 1t now lacks but
lew years OF hat century since became acquainted
with me man whom thus invention has made so IA
nous III al countries. He was then an artist, de.
voted to u procession in which he might have at
tanned iigh rank had he not, fortunately for his
country and the world left 1t for pursuit in
winch he has r.sen to a more peculiar emu.
nence Even then, IN the art OF painting
! his tendency to mechanical invention was
strongly impelicd to alalyze the processes OF his
art-.o give Them certain scientific precision, to
reduce em 10 liked rules 20 refer effects 10 clearly
defined causes, 50 as TO put 1t in The powei Of the
artlst TO produce then at pleasure and with GER
taiaty, instead OF blindy CROPPING for Them, and IN
i1c end, owing them 10 some happy accident OF
some instructive EFFORT OF which he could give no
account. Tne m.nl Of Morse was an organizing
NlIld. lie SaOwel this III a remarkable manner
wnen he hrougn. together the artists OF New York,
tAcn iitiie oand Of mostly young men, whose pro-
IS, reconclel The Disbursements when he found eX.
\ lsnIs among them aud founded an association, TO
i be managed solely by themselves the Academy or
the arts OF BEST ,.l-Wlich has since grown 10 such
noble dncnslons, ana which has gwen TO tue artists
belore coucedeu 70 tlien. ihis ingenuity III organs
zau1n, TINS power OF combining The causes which
produce Eiyen eueCtS INTO system, ana making
them act together to II comlon end was not long
uiterWatd TO be cXempllhcd III Il very remarkable
manner. The voyage made by MIR. Morse from
hayre 10 New York, On BOARD me packet snip ouly,
IN the year 1881 MARKS an important era Ia the MS
tory Of Inventions. Ia a casual conversation
I Certain experiments which showed tue idea
tiy Of magn ,Misn ., aud eectriclly me
, current OF the ELECTRIC mud there was source OF
! le4uar, continued and RAPID plo'iohs, wn.ch !2shs
be apphed TO machine ior conveying messages
1 from pace to place. aud inscribms Item on d tab
let at the place OF destination, We can fancy tile
Inventor lul OF tlis theugnt, as he paced the deck
\ OF le sur lay la his berth, revolving In his
MN, the mechanical con,rvances by walcn TIL, was
| IL DC effected, u.tii the wnoe process had taken
him ali the countries or the civilized world inter
secied with lines OF his electric wire, bearing mes
sages ANA iro with the speed OF light. have al
ready said thai this invention met with tardy wei
come. il was not III! tincc years after hstnat -
strate to the puollc its practcably 10y telegraph
constructed on an economical SCALE ana set ~ III the
their place OF destination. The public, however,
stu s/med Indifferent there was none OF the loud
II now seems natural SHOULD attend the birth OF 80
, brilliant u discovery. confess that was not with
the processes employed were exceedingly curious
ana mighty ccditabe to the Inventor, mad my fears
That the new telegraph might prove little more than
most ingenious scientlilc pastme. easily getting out
OF order IN consequence or the delicacy OF Its con
struCtlon, not capable Of being sl to advantage for
great distances, and foS ort ones only suitaoe Tor
messages in their most abbreviated form. The
inventor however saw further than we al,
member that some three or four years after
this he sad to me with some despondcncy:-"Wncal-
stone in England and Stenneil III Bavaria, WHO have
their electric tcegraphs, are afforded the means o.
bringing forward their methods while to my inve.-
ton, Of earlier date than theirs, my Country seems
to show no favor" lie persevered, however and
inc doubts OF those who hesi,ated were finally dis
PEELED In 1874 by the establishment OF telegraph
his plan between Washington aud Baltimore.
France and other countries on The European Conil'
other Ill rewarling hun with h0nofs. IN lndiner.
ence OF his countrymen. which he could not b
lame, and Today we express our admiration for has
genius and our gratitude Tor the benefit he mas
may be s sad Know. hat the cviized word
Is already full OF memorials which speak
the merit OF our friend ana tne sandenr aud utility
q memorial every message Sent from one OF THESE
stations to anotuer may DC counted among the
strung from post 10 post, as 1t NUNS III tiie wind.
murlnurs. his eulogy; Nppause.l Every shcat oi
tom OF soundlcss apysscs 10 wh en- hunan sight has
never penetrated, and cairying the e.ectrc pulse,
continent 10 cou;ine!.t, from the old world TO the
new. Is a testimonial TO ms greatness. Norarc those
waning IN the soiitudes OF tue land. fccgrarbc
lines Crossing the breadth oil Our continent climbing
hills, descending into valleys, threading mountain
passes, silently proclaim the great discovery and It's
author 10 the uninhabcd aeser. Even now there
are plans for putting girdle OF Geographic stations
around the RiODe, WHICH III aH ploDiDllty VIII never
be dlsused and viii convey knowledge of his
claims on inc gratitude OF mankind TO millions who
will never see The statue erected to-day. Tnus the
Latin inscription In the church OF ST. l'aui, Lon
don, referring to sir Chris ophcr Wren. its archi-
iect:-"lf you woald behold his monument look
around you, may he applied IN Il lar more Compre-
heiisive sense 10 our Trend, since the great globe
Itself has become ais monument. tAppause.) All
ms may be said, an all this would DC undenably
true; but our natural instincts ere moi thus satisfied.
Ii Is not the name oil beneiaCt0r merely 1t IL the
person that we cherish, and we require, whenever
IL H. possible, the visible presentment OF his face
and form to ald us In Keeping the idea OF his
worth before our minds. VINO would willingly
dispense with the image oil Washington us we
have II in painting and sculpture aad consent that
1t should he removed rom the walls OF our dwellings,
and from all pubic places and that the calm coun-
tenancc and majestic presence with which we asso-
Ciate many virtues shoald disappear and be
! utterly ana forever iorgo,tcny VINO VIII deny that
by means OF these resemblanccs oi his person we
are the more frequently reminded OF the reverence
W. In 70 The nIespui lnGtuurn