, 1879-01-03

In the HE OF every one a. tIs Ho
inert when he 6r.t sees Tho Pyramids nf Egypt
or the Aims Of fSwitzcriand--whcn s'rae stood
bcfuro the Cataracts OF Niagara, It seemed to
me that tho scene which witnessed wAs not ~
Wa midnight; The mnun was fnll, ami taw
from the vast bridge wh1c, epans The river tne
ceaselesa rontortinn. confnson, whIrl and chaos
which burst forth IN clouds oi foam from that
central chusm which divides the American
from tho Erit!sh Dominion, and as Looked On
that evcr-chAnainR movement, and listened TO |
that everlasting roar, It seemed sn emblem Of
re p.pehSe nh1moi Of ~
iatenee ia tho United statcs. But into the
tnoonligh. sky there rose cloud Of spray twice \
a. high as The Falls themselvcs-.iicnt, ms
testis. lmmovab,e. That silver column. glitter.
Ing In the moonlight. seemed an image Of tt,n
future OF American hiatory,-of the upward. |
teaven-asp!rinR drsttnv which should emerge |
from. ths dsa,r,ston. 81 tfs restnt th. ,'a, ill., me
light has hstorfcal substance 10 fact, which
may lead us 10 hope that Il will not vnuish away
With tho morning light, but may continue to
And Tor this purpose l select three points,
drawn from the history Of the past, which con-
duee 10 confidence, which, 4 not without
"trcmbItnE." still ''rcjocesn alNays, au1 on
practically on an educational Institution Ike
this. First. there Is the marked pcc',larty dp-
parent atmost from tho 6rsts the singular buoy
ancy and elasticity both ot the national anu In.
tbs brilliant, eshIiarasIn0, tnvlgoratln9 climate;
It m1y be the accompaniment Of the vast hori-
xon opened by their houndlcss territory y my
be partly the youth Of the Nation. on which
have 10 rnuch enlarged In this address; but its
cx's,cnce Is unquestonable. IL At times thero
Il somethIne almost OF Iovlty In tho readiness
the more sober pars Of tho Nation Is
depressed BY tho scnsc Of tho 'dIt'lcuft'e.<
which they have to encounter; yet, on tug
account, must % Of inra!culable value 10 this
working world, where tbs Imagination still
plays % large part, and where 70 much given
u ystory eysn yen I Gts :, taa % We
and and thIs confidence Of Americans in their own
political, ccclesEastfcAl, and soc1at system, ID
! tations with which IN these days we often hear
| citizeps, and churchmen, and Christians Of En-
gland desustr Of our country, our Churca, and
uur religion. Secondly, there arc the elements
Of TINT character which ther possess In common
| with tho English race, with which their nnst
history shows IT. 10 be In 80 many respecls tdcot-
tcal, In spite Of eouse durk md snstcF features
keen appreciation OF the dc1ghts Of pure domestic
| lite. III spite Of the law)cstness which Il ptr-
haps the Inevitable outburst Of the cvatle OF
communities not UT fully organized. there is on
Of the Same aclf-consrol and common sense. and
love OF freedom, and obedlece to law on which
We cfjdo ourselves, and which VIC arc R'At2 to
rccoEnize 10 our descendants. ana thcso points
Daughter states not only are themselves en-
couragInR, but they derive additional force from
the guarantee which they Rtvs that tho union
between the two, though severed by tho reyolu-
I!on OF tho last century, Ia In tho essential ele-
| merts OF character and social sympathy yet un-
broken. We no doubt may have much 10 learn
from America; but II this closentss ot sympa-
thy and lomoReneousnes OF race is still main.
tained, they viii always have something 10 learn
from liz, and will, w trust, be not unwilling,
10 receive ii. It Is a soiemn responsibility
which this recollection q American history
arc' arc re*ponsible ior them,-our children; re:
sponsib'e because they sprang from us, but
actions still produce direct impression on theil
eusccutibIe minds, Commercial dis shoncsty
blind political partlsanship, demaaoEic strnsa
gems, frivolous luxury ~ English society, are
In the kindred stock; and on the other hand
every attempt on our part to maintain refine
lncnt Of r1annctR. truthful dealing, policy tna
oss 49, saa e c sasa aetet
Seyonsi ,y I The Atlantic. Til l. tie spirit q III
British Constitution" says Bn1ie, (which, 10
settlements, persadcs. tecds, unites, invfgoratr
. every part, even down to the tnlnutest." 0i
kinsmen beyond tho sea may be ilattercd Tor III
moment BY being tola tlat they e. aFe e.n n9tip
! too much sense, they know our Joint L'st1ry ~
we'll to rcpudiato Or dispnraRe their EnE!ia
. pareniage and their ancient hoi1.c.
- Tuh 1NFLuENCE or LITERATURE.
: ThfE1ly-With them, Is With Us, In spite {
+ tho overwhelming forces OF uncdneatcd o. hal
= educated Ignorance and fanaficisn,. there II III
!; chance TINT the voice of The reasonable few nm ~
more and more make itself beard: 1t is In u
crature {and for this reason call tho attentto
!, af thls Institute to the fact) that this voice
u chiefly to he heard and felt. The literature
st os tSs s1a ss p9t
It and still may exercise, controlling effect l.
= their increasing Identification with ths bett'
Il elements OF tho nation. IT waA Waihtngto
J. Irving who Grst knit together those honda I
a family and domesttc sympathy between Eugtan
= and AmcFica 6l which hare just spoken. Att
|, Tho violent disruption which tore US asunde
Il he had tug grace aud courage TO- diitnis ~
;, cottage OH the banks OF tho Hudson throul
>. ihe luri,l atmosphcse Witch had been pro;tuct
y by tho successive wars Of 17s5 aud 1sl2- Wea
t,io Asefs Sess snseS4c ID ts ana ese.
L. Americans BY hls charming "6ke.ch Book
N and IRON that timo l.ss ret III tho pilgrimage
y. Americans to our Englis!. shrincs which L.
III future .lislocati0n OF tho Two countrlea mo
res tl,liIcult. Bryant, lourfcl'nw, and Whit!
u u have douo perhaps even grcater service
os touching with tbs sweeiness ana 1ae lRht
y: In tic natural objects and the historic splcnd
q, Oh Of their own conttFs: bryant, to uae the wor
IN ot q distinguished American eeelesia4tic, fl
NJ entered the heart Of America tflraugh tue Ga
EeautIfut. When wa seo she tfrcen River, and !
rocky slopes OF the hills OF Berkshtrc, wc feel tt
l,s did lot them something Vi "nut Wordsw1r
n effected for tbs lakes and taounta!ns OF We
nj lnor.laud. Longiel'ow and Whittier achtuy
to their fau,e. not only by thoss pocins which I
bo peal to Lha general inatirrts OF mankind, \
of arc er,t wlnel with tho sacred reeollectlons
er Europe, hut they also attached themselves
Ito rcctly to tho early inhablluta Of the Northt
to Continent, and 70 the at!sE3ng scenes Of
ID, | great conflicts both Of America With EnGla
Ia and OF the Northern md southern States.
X ro.uancts Of hawthorne which connect the
cd self With Italian lfc, aay to Ut for tho snont
~, haye the must interest, bu. thoss which sh
nd possess tha most enduring va!uo arc tue stra,
I'd see,,rk of New England in the strccts Ut Bnsl
aln and Ut Salem. Such pathetic mad elevate =
of ttmeu.s, 10 tnterlniu1lcd With NATIONAL sal
nrnt, must have share IN raising the nat
above .he rustic .nurInlr ot paro.
ar al or municipal life into tho gr