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mtrr\ ST '*.*• v i V, & l?i. ~ % .'||E OkBlf AM i'A'KE.. To chide me for loving my old farnV fake? J have ebertshedjt long, a* |n beirjporh ,to ine, ''•Aji4.eHJPlseei>'it-'8ar9;M.it^«refttolgnt-^e.j I prize i* above every thing of it* kind, So precions trits imptemenl is tomyvmind, JDo you a*k why it is? The answerl roake,. ;'Twatiny grandfather's r*w%4his oldjfarm rake. How often I've 8«en-him r^llin^ ^fc, o With tiia wrinkled brow and his lockf all gray7 And I altnost worshipnedliiro when te ; smiled An4,pattiiJg ray cheek,blessy biBli'tle grandcbud But TOars rolled on, and his fire went out,,- His energies failed, and be scarce went about, Yet oft frdrn hit reveries wbtild he awafce, ; . Anitell of his prowess wjlfc the oldfcito W« Choice* favorite tool I thbuhast seen much repair, Ai others are Wont for their wear and: te^r. Full many a bead^ayfevBtale and bowr, J •;, c Thou haat bad all new, aartba truth wouldshow ) But ttieo, what o^tbat? There, sure, cannot be ApOiiibledoybt of thy identity, ; . iV i-v 'Tb^ftrt stni the sa«e^ my horse rij stake. My: good, good grao^faither'a olb; form rake^ / 'Til pint 1 ^s past 1 and his^ays art done*.;;•;,;-; W« all have *eeh hiS#ttiag^un> ;, ^ ;; - ;• Tfcrw ©ftendown in yonder; WW? ';.:•,• * •/# TMf itttplenjerit t have sesit ma m^% ; > ^li ****&<** a, dunce, or;wbftttftt will;; r V And; I iov* if still for bw grap^ther»s -sate.?. v-- I ^>^b> ^erjhe old J^r|tfTake> '? ;.y^/: !: .:SfrfIrii accordance with 4 resolution passed itthcTiast regular; tnaetlog ot\ the niiccuiWic*! ' AsfbotJtTto»!, we, a, Committee. w'poiiiU-d f»rthe rtorpose^ resp^^llysdllclt of-yoSt a w»py of your Address delivered before l^iftetn- b^* oa that evening, for publicatio'i in the village papers. '-•'vV.--'. ''''vr-^--O .'•• : ; ~ JAMBS-HV'SN^rtr;' '•'- 'A- -v •'*'• ' v < GEORGE t , :B,ftlGG8.K: uulaiei) to perform achievements rtlU niww itrMtto* aui maguigceut 7 Future Pavles's,JPfllidn'lf, «»4 Ar|wrlgb«% wlfldoubrless arise,: with minds still (MOfe ihrtlliairtly lift*-* mlnated with tlie lights of science, and the splendid inven- tions Of the present day, be far surpassed |«t tRe future, mracle* of mechanic power, whtcJrwtll distinguish the tigOS-yetto Come. \ ':'. / '-'•'''',' There Is another reason why Mechanics\ should inform tlWttfeilvty.''; The position theyoccupy in sectety, and es- pecially the part thiy take iri the ejection o? onlcers of 43(o- vernraent^ iiiakt-ii it incurabetiti on them that they ftbotild be wcil iiifprmed on »U lubjecw pertaining to the gerierat lntftr«,ift»of our country. ^* -' •.•:'.-.. Knowledge and Virtue, are the great pUlar« on which a 1 fre^ govern men t exist*.. And hence resttlts the uinpeftkable I ihtpbriatce ot a gem-rai diffUBion of kimwleijffe. Solon, and LycurgUB, ihe li<({l»lator» of Athene, and of Sparta, were deeply eenitibie that the freedom or the people depended e««;ntlally upon thtlr eilucation, and upon thU object they bettowed unceatilne attention, '\-••«'' / : The 'following sentiments of Plato, Should be written upou.the tablet of our memory, with;the point of a dfa/r mohdi \A1U\ (says thai, admirable philosopher,) *' W&o have medltaJearM»;<hc i aft of governn»ent, have been eou. vinefeil wot- tit* fate of empires depends on Mw education given IJs citizens; what are\ the solid foundation* ofAher tfanfluUltyaiid happineBa.of atatasl not the law« which dtsptnse.rewardt and punishmeuu, but. the Institutions which form the cltlxerts, and give activity to thBlr minds, Not the faWB which regulate their constitution, but the S ubllc volcn, wlicti it makes an exact disirlbution of con- 5inpt:a«d,f8teem.\:- '• '••'•'')\' .•;•''\ ;'•. •••'•.• :• '- TAe present j)o9ltldtf of the political aff*lr« of our eouit* ley, enpecially, the host of greedy adventurers which jn* fest our land, hungering after the lo&vcs aBdnsbes of of flee, a«d diagracing the nauje pf> patriot,by.a»|UiningU ex- clusively to themselves, profe«»mg'K^reattit^^ ^ ^^ ^pteV'ljvlimv^ie'ir^yery'.'iBict. shows t&at UieiC Votes ar«*H they loyej ; makesItjvery desirable that #e »0iild:bjs tno*- roughly acquainted with history, particularly the history M other republjes, lit order that we ; maybe able to insti- tute comparison, ••.'••' :; j/ '\ '•/,\'•>'''\-'••\.\ '-•;-'•,'\•-'v v Iff the Mine employed; In reading novels, was employed la reading bUtory.tt would be sufficient to give us a com- plete knowledge of thohlBtory of the world. , ; ^ / ; • / ; J know a young man, who baa the paet yl«ar read over 7000 pages of romance; and another Mechanic luforma me that he ha* read In the last few years, 100,000 pujegof tile same kilid of reading—Ume wdrse jthan throwtfawiy,: , If I might lie jpermltted to draw a compatls<«i betnlreen the two^^ kinds or reading, It would |»e something like this r I would compare the Reader ojf roinunce, to amanTfaifi- ishlng Willi hunger, infmllng fcf, to satisfyttte demands of appetite; whils so far from dolneliy th«*Mrtlon only i*w[' of MHHao>B»,.th8 c ju^tj while jttee latwf was rles into ihelr^blflg'ears, a'pd Ws Ot^#JW|iwy;^-S^ir ? .b8\ fav^Utv while the hptiest ble 8^*sT^»M by afWefetTand »ame*fisal.- T*«duced and wppl #pate4!',' and wMmfatet teir\ tt& Hon ws and fjls *©ces, ht days^AXjle. t«5S»! fori, ;jmd; ( tli'-.^,. •• &&&*. • noblle vedee. % + j«Ve4tbe —jctumlns;, dls* •p^ttdobtMft )Wl»»BBmeMi viol w4 of jLord Buke. White nUtfratton of government, It jpate to flatter the peo> ; Magazine, for t«e-y mi ptibjiwhed. it is As fol- ;'7^:Hea«rsfSs«LtVP\Rir«Ri!'St>djBaiooB:y >>\/;'; '' ; .f'^r ; Sirs—Ih^ compllan'M'-with your.,rfquMf£ I herewith sob mit to you « cony of \t lie ^Address * alfitdetl to In\' yptir iCom*- inuuleqtion.; »; V . > : , fUQMXB, 3«tri« kstt fcni^'bia'^*^«*««^:^'-«*?5- 't^sWi**»V»»Teiif^W«s^»*fi *f .«SWW - \Tiie WDeM Is: S>WS4e ( a«dja«a^t----3 ^m41&»srfe «stnro% ..**tiM*m*f% : in w*ing• .©«# lha history of Borne, wj? find Camillus. Invoklrij; thpgods, towtoess the Ingratitude of his country. WeserOorfoiamu, • ftuotfaer pstrlot mi benefactor of hw «ounttVjl>ldding adieu to histnotber^wlfe, and children, and 4t?ven ihto baolslmient. We beftojd Scipk), one of the Wisest titid best of generals, who &W repulsed and subdued the flinders of hfstjountrjr, stripped A of Ws bnoors, slaa^ dercd.i^Ad pereecuted ty mtti who envied bis greatness, a»d in? the meantime,, IvSgiected and abandoned by tbe people- '-•-'.'•'.•\•.'v-V--.-- '•'/<\•> -%, '• ..- .'.• •'-• - •'•'•': But t> come down tolafer dayV. \Pie cafeer of ib«» W«<5BJ^,wou|(i uethap* sjtow # fatr specimen -of a inod- ......J^.^^ ,flas-.J>#J^S«t «ay«et»; commenced by a „ Jk oj» tlie a#H \\ '* be, arHiie «me thof, jdOk oi w , pfe. Jt-4b* BritUli GonUemwi' low* ;«***Wav*# real pleasure in fmding out. and follow fcg tbf syin of tfte Beople, f wlfl, d>^i(ii}Je, be faithful eaase** Iflrmly and staepreiyl^im-e the voice of xi^iai be ttife Tbice Of «we. IIr^idway^totear Wo, J wilt obey }t*fta?l«ssef e*ery conseqtt#ce/* ' the map'. WJiat lo#w in rmaaace could roani deep-felt pang*for Ms dulclnea ! Ihscbowjia ww -'Mtat heaves ai»d di««dsi with we. #trori«est jewo- ;tloM,%^iovefor.tbefle<»let\l:'' : * ,-•• s-'- : : .i\^'\'^^''\' ; But isyhen the^ay of^ *ee«mj»i|is^^ and b^'obtained Uie c!m>idteriarpt>ip of the «ty of |<o dori, w^b a sjtlary of s^wmhi J?BW|B* fire of patrfif * anhisbs.eastiii*tanily ceased to gttWi and hlseove •^ft^tfpr;thfe p^pteVais^tt mapWr ••[',. ( ; j^ttr^ and Bobesplerri, ^roSfes«i*^inboundea'josMpj. ttiej^Vle.: Marat, :h tftebeginntoglif jbls career,Wayfte edlwi W! a howsbar«r,'ihe tUle Of#h9P> was< WW^SyFwtd ;of tlwi fjople \r The title was«neugh to give U noboanded credit ;.Jnd ciirrehcy. *'*8u6cess, to iMaraVSviiewebaper,^ •ifesi\e^i a Jucoliin. \ilurra fo> Marat, iejselaim, toe J nsuHJn fe :• meantime, the lantern-jawed Marat, Observing *flbW vi,[l) liis plans succeeded, •« j;rii|ned;ii ghastly;8nfi!e,T ; •''*9gfyuik>^re,: w.is a noted speechmaker, and like most | ' VJ W flftjaeKch-inakefs ot dig prescirt day,' iiisspe^hes were I ^*m n j,^ d vyij^tjife cursed jb^^rlftcalca^tpf Mtovte,T MBople,'and. ,, l ihet ®PP^; tes$a#d tijelr nporobariou buiriis* for^ftol^pjefreV In this ^ay f raose tt|o> ojisij two Ipwiwitatt \devils rendered- tbarja * J 'tr^^^^on^lh^plople, • and «-*« 1r|. ^ * — managei 'nien^ _. Form %twtf-of\. atirtt^i#a -aaid^jl^a^ ;wi11 ; ex«^n^-'tjftfj '\'\\'\*\\ *\\ ty^efeto;^' -I»et rio %»|r|tWW» 6f mMeiiyi 3ri*# M^a^sl TV>»* '^**** f J, i*Wfy - J—fgg tfina¥<>icWbJ« I^|i^ isb it^.s^ttaHf I itterit is ^^m^^nm yestigat^ ;rva ^\^ll 1 ^V^^jr * i,./ SI ' ^^ W^t^p Iacomply1r>gwlthtnRrt^iitlonoftJ»last,v^_„., ,, ing, a«sd|oating Jtttysell as, the one to Mdsslsr f 0»4Ws,MsstL nlnji tp> If noji wilhlbe oxpwtado«ttiat rJvy pri^^A; wJllTseitt eotoparlsofi.frlthtbOSe tlHilss^.-WssilBiediiM^I 3 Being my ftrpt .ilittMpt/attny;t^i«>t^<iRli'j^^MBOi.ft^>»' Ixscause l behevelt may; bo made a sourcatf iaiprovcriatit, by bringing our ;mlnd* to tear partWrUlaHj- 4«t sUbjetM iof geoetal interest and \»r f»u*eX ilope, by «pos4ag tii^pWu; Ignorance, oilier*, more rimippteut, will b^tttdttfiedtotaror' conia tW^rdlffld.-nce, and ndd to tho InterestalreadyAea-- ,'•', -Tnose whahave precoded m«, have discoursed largely, ?. and Jsstly,•,\up^t»' the; subject of BELr-CpiMmfc '•'. Thf-4a- Tsaerawm; wyw tory^bo^iswreir^nd JOavM,: a .ipitiil* * wan;*BfHWi B«Btiii#i«4\ lal&a fin^*f iMWnr «r JHSV.1 * degree or, Ignorant «j ._,,-... 1 do not admit that it is; necessarily «0j' , •• j Tberels^ perhap4vno.riian* bm who wastes timo enough In vain and frlvoluusconversation, or in. trivial and worse ' than useless arniHenieni», to Inform biniself On tnostsub- jects ofgeuernl Interest. v Ibe time has gone by, when the, : only source of getting a thorough education. Is through the ' AcMemy orthe tJollege. T-he;excellent: s^em.4nWliicb* , our Common Schools are conducted, nflbrda ati opportu-. nity for all to acquire an education surncibnt torftt him\ for : - for all tie dutlesof life; and our, - noble Wbrarlw^atford fscilllies for procuringsuitable books,^^ at arate that enables tUl to avail tfiemselvfa of the privilege, v - * •; H :;• If there Is &n$ plasa of citizens in eommunlty, vritoso influefTce andiwelulness would be increaeed by cducallon, ft Jit the JW*ea«niB. Knowledge is yalqable chiefly in proportion as It Ispraciical and useful It dispels thediirh- nus» wftichljaturaliy bioods over the humait andetsflnidinf • It invigorates and expands the intellectual fnculties, mid directs them toJheii? proper objects^ It elevates the, mind, fa Ibe scale of rntiorial existence, by enlarging ite views, and refining its pleasures, hgratifies tbe soul for- perpet- ttal activfly, and renders its activities subservient to the eniljelliBhmHnisof lite, and the Improvement blfidfeietyi We/have every reason to believe, that were ecientific vlcnowtedgettnivereailydifiused; among the laboring c^asstes, every^ department of tfie useful arts would proceed with a ., lapitl progress to perfection, and new arts, and Inventions/I \ hitherto unknown, Would be introduced on the 7 tbfe|trebf the world to increase the enjoyments of ddmestidebciety,: and emhellishthe face of nature. . '.^..'v'. \ No poasibte limits can be assigned to the powerBStif geij- sons forte iate a 1( heart has devoutly utterea 1 miglitget myseimtogtylriira of %mHWm£$$&M ;said.4b^ai6m^-'I^vtfetttfl rMf^'f^u^ft^r^^^^V lighten your buwhens, amj ^aillieSriv^lAttbe prJI^ttf I he would, d6ubUes^haye#<wi&ed to abeljshiffiel^t 1 labor hi the State prison? ,,;.. - v *- ,..»•• i;-.: j.>;k;^, powei'. in a royal governnient, the^r &wtt - jfciwfipt •% prince; in a republican, lliey flaw itifc Jjfeipleiv Tmmi iris of courtiers, is,, fltatthe King*«S» d*Mt^lp8aattj;t maxim of^demagogues, that the p^pfeta^da.in^^jri^ig^^ :• •; The useful; pages of historj' uiforAs,^RtMMlWpmil®| bewildered and misled by the foUtittistso|'f^pp|r^|S^ - 8ometuiie3 riiistdok their friends for 1 theirfb$^^&|w^^^ iVtheyche'rislwil andhondred those artful m^X*^feM|i)H swerthieirowu vile ends, fla^ttered them, tfiey^af^' '\\\\ time discarded, and, in some instances, Tuisn^wBt,™ „. noble; benefactors, lit all the <anuals of hWtoMfai&tl ranked higher, id point of patriotism, than ! M$s^r J % cued while an outcast.infant, Miy the-h^mfnity^ raoii's daugluer, he \vas educated in the sjiendid^>| e witb-i Gen, the civill 1 bii ecleae discoverleshave d^t^TfbOn^io*^ .evefytjewdisebvery W f ]rnSllffSSsS n8 pS; ^P«o^S& of the pWer^ i knowledge, has a much greater chanceof ^\fi™^ enfce< tftlln improving tlie arts, thattheJ^£™Q principles,: While the,lriefe philosopher Is-4^\\JJ™ ^ J * a \ and ibfMng theories and trying^^e«P|^m en o ^ n M of scale, tite^rDteiicai wo.^^^S^^, contemplatiag mechanical 0 P|^i\ m t f„\I*' v i^ cbre quirehi3 and perceiving mtmberles^i™^ 1 W^nsj^flgJ Shut a, ftt^ltoftiePl*l>thescientlne«^jM'3Kg5s^n; ' /^ryTftlWheeption, In 8 »°/^JSi^ tofthe arLV ' i ,practi''.al the most pure and sublime patriotism, IKS relinqdlshe*t}\^fie pTeitsiivesiand hoiiors Of one of the finest. cou,jAjri.th# world, • dud exposed himself to trials, and hardship* #6$y der to relieve nis oppressed brethren. For their sake, IjfS? endured sleepless nights, and toiieome days; allHSSiejt^ tion9;8^emed directed ton single point—irriB GOOD \-of if PKOPtiiCi Bee, now, In what manner the people rerMi'e' this great and good man. When they' were, tnhisty, t1$& vented the wrathful etfusion of their hearts against Mci^i: 38 the ahtho^of alt their calamities, and wlien they Wei* hungfy,#%Ch;arged him with bringing them into the til( dernesstostalfee. - ''-'•- -r;~C* : -'\ \IStei history o* Grecian republics, abounds with^lisStaMes of haiiorial ingratitude, and «t the trluhiph of >itHanou# iutrlgueover the wisest andbestof their rulers. fc '• > •*•'-'. Miltiades,lihe brave general orthe Atheniansf4fla>1the c |? savibdr bf Athens, who, with only lO.Oiiti men, x$$0$&iito% invadhigarihy of lO&,000,jmder Darius—Hysdas^WJfeinf . Of msia, wasavlotint to the tngratirude aud:\fettdyvOf. 4 the people w||o^t hjehad saved irom slavery d^lhtn' 1 * 1 /^ Vilely truduced,and maliciously accusedj by meii,Wh6e|| ;|\ vied his greatness, iind sought his destruction, he was con* I demned by the voice of the people, and ignomintoUsiy • . <;»s - • • - w - 1 .\.« '<•< .1 1* ^;V/' l ' ! 'l m «