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Excerpt from Oration Delivered Before the Enosinian Society of the Columbian College, July 4th, 1835 Said to prevail among the American people; they aim to strip science of its intricacies and to adapt their investigad tions to the great and noble pursuits of life. Nor are they satisfied with present acquirements, but are pushing on their inquiries, and steadily and perseveringly striving to reduce the whole wmld of matter and mind to general principles, easy to be understood by all. And such 18 the restless spirit for improvement now apparent throughout our land, that we may rest confident that our countrymen will never cease their zeal in extending the dominion of science over the laws of nature. Our country is fast advancing in population; our Atlantic cities are daily crowded with immense numbers from abroad. The tide of emigration is rolling onward to ward the mighty West, darkening the extended prairie and causing the wilderness to smile. The genius of America is unfolding her scroll that we may catch a View of our fu ture glory. How often have statesmen of all nations, cast-f ing their eyes over this country, and viewing peaceful vil lages, magnificent cities, and extended territories, powerful eets, and vast wealth, felt their Whole souls overwhelmed in anticipation of the sublime Spectacle that must one day burst upon the vision of the w01ld. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to prese