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 ON THURSDAY, THE 19th AUGUST, 1857, 
 
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 CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF MONTREAL, 
 
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 FEINTED BY JOHN LOVELL, AT THE CANADA DIEECTOEY OFPICB, 
 
 8T. NICHOLAS STREET. 
 1857. 
 
ADDRESS. 
 
 Mr. Mayor, Mr. President, and Gentfemen of Ike Ameriran 
 AssociatioH — Ladies and Gentlemen. 
 
 In responding to the call I have received fror> 
 the City authorities, to address the distinguisheu 
 Association which they have the honor to enter- 
 tain this evening, I beg leave to throw myself 
 upon the indulgence of all. for venturing to do so, 
 in a language which I am not as familiar with, 
 as I am with my own. My reason for addressing 
 in the English language, the present enlightened 
 re-union, is that numbers of those whom I have 
 the pleasure of meeting, are from foreign lands ; 
 it is but reasonable, therefore, that I should give 
 preference to the language the generality of them 
 are known to speak. 
 
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 Tlic 12th of Auijfust, 1857, is an aiispicioiiH 
 (lay for Montreal. T\\v brii^lit sun of literary and 
 scientific genius is above our horizon, it» f^enial 
 heat has been felt, its reviving j)ovvers are everv 
 where, producing their salutary effects. The 
 citizens of this growing commetfifal metropolis, 
 are alive to the importance, in so many respects, 
 of such a meeting of di^ingiiished rnvtms, Thev 
 hail, as they anxiously awaited, their advent 
 amongst us. They have held out a friendly hand 
 to them. They have given them a hearty wel- 
 come, a cordial welcome certainly, to which our 
 distinguished visitors are so highly entitled. In 
 thus giving expression to sentiments universally 
 entertained, let me not be guilty of exaggera- 
 tion or hyi)ocrisy. We feel from our hearts, and 
 at the same time, our minds reveal to us, the in- 
 terest we have, the great, the immense results we 
 anticipate. Were we in the middle ages, deal- 
 ing with men deep in theories, though superficial 
 in practice, the feeling would, no doubt, be wide- 
 ly different ; perhaps there would be no feeling 
 at all. But, in our times of progress, of go-ahead- 
 way of doing business, theorists, unpractical the- 
 orists are not likely to win golden opinions, Ibr 
 having subjected their brains to a process which 
 they are to derive no otlier satisfaction from, 
 than thai of having made discoveries not even 
 
useful to themselves. The squaring of the circle, 
 and the philosopher's stone, have puzzled, dried 
 up, and probahly turned many brains ; scholastic 
 discussions on subjects which never could in- 
 terest, and much less, ber\pfit mankind, have en- 
 gap^ed the attention of lofty minds, and caused 
 loss of time and labor. Worse than all that, 
 not a few men of genius, in thus plunging into 
 such useless abstruse studies and discussions, have 
 oftentimes, cbawn after them, in the dark paths 
 of prejudice, superstition, and consequent there- 
 uj)on, hatred and persecution, crowds of ignorant 
 devotees. Sucli times are not our times, they 
 are by-gone times. What we want now, are re- 
 sults, and results are at hand everywhere. 
 
 Indeed they are. AVhether scientific men 
 have been engaged in devising means more 
 economically to minis^ov to the wants and com- 
 forts of the houseiiold, or extend tlie power of 
 action, among the great human family, the results 
 are equally important, equally successful. [[\\i< 
 is not an occasion that would justify my going 
 into minute details ; it is neither my purpose nor 
 my object. To such men as those who honor 
 us with their presence, I need but make an allu- 
 sion to the numberless improvements which prac- 
 tical theorists have broui>-ht about. 
 
On a larger scale, prodigious results have been 
 obtained. Genius has evoked the ideiis from 
 tlie depth of as it were divine lore, and practical 
 minds have carried out, what inspiration had 
 handed over to them to work upon. Hailroads, 
 telegraplis, exploring expeditions, rapidity of con- 
 veyance of all kinds, miracles of every imagin- 
 able description, crowd upon our minds, leaving 
 us hardly time to contemplate actual achieve- 
 ments, ere we are startled at results still more 
 extraordinary. The pyramids of old, have been 
 to past generations, the theme of admiration ! 
 Are they not thrown into the shade, when we 
 cast our eye on the Menai Bridge, and glance 
 into futurity, there to scan if possible, tiie results 
 of the now triumphantly progressing telegraph, 
 which I trust, will so closely connect Great 
 Britain and the United States together, tliatthey 
 will become as if wrapt up in one and identical 
 atmosphere of thought, of mind and of fraternal 
 love, and fused into a natural and indissoluble 
 state of union. And our own Victoria Bridge ! 
 What incalculable benefits do we not anticipate 
 from such a stupendous undertaking ! The im- 
 mense, the immeasurable results, gentlemen, 
 springing from the practical application of steam 
 and electricity, surpass, far and wide, all others, 
 save, ah, yes ! save the all powerful results of the 
 
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 invention of the art of printinp^, and the influ- 
 ence it lias had, still has, and forever nnst have, 
 upon the destinies and the welfare of nations : 
 secure liberty as it has, to Great Britain (and to 
 ourselves of course), and to the gigantic Kopub- 
 lic her offspring, causing despotism to tremble in 
 its strongholds, from which it would extend all 
 over Europe, were it not for Great Britain, whose 
 cause to-day, is the cause of European liberty ; 
 the art of printing, I say, the forerunner and the 
 parent of the liberty of the j)ress, and of freedom 
 of thought and conscience, is carrj-ing out the 
 design of the Divine Maker who has created 
 man a free agent. 
 
 Gentlemen, we meet here on common ground. 
 We are citizens of a great, of the greatest of all 
 Rei)ublic3— the Republic of Letters and Sciences. 
 We are all brothers. Our device, our mol de 
 raUiement, is Union, Fraternitl It is under 
 the banner of that llepublic, that men of all 
 countries, of all nations, welcome one another, 
 and cheerfully sit down side by side, either at 
 the scientific or the festive board. Men who 
 could not work together in the Councils of State, 
 whcicin they represented governments in their 
 political action, far as the poles asunder, frater- 
 nise and obtain results which under no imaginable 
 circumstances, ever could be realised. Thus, we 
 
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 have the Prince Consort of our beloved Lady the 
 Queen, wlio, tliough prudently keeping himself 
 aloof from political strife, still occupies a pro- 
 minent position in the prosecution of scientific 
 objects, and we all know the results. No one 
 more than myself, feels how happy such a man 
 must be, as the husband of the august lady who 
 is the model Queen, the model wife, the model 
 motlier, the glory of free Britain, the pride of 
 her sex, a good woman— God bless her ! Still, 
 such bliss does not, cannot honor him more than 
 being, as he is, the patron of science, since, as 
 such, he can do more in that way, than he ever 
 could effect in any other, surrounded even, as he 
 is, by the very halo of the eminent virtues and 
 the regal influence of her whose glory it is to be 
 the chief magistrate of a constitutional Govern- 
 ment, and the Queen of a free nation. 
 
 If we look at home, gentlemen, we have 
 reason to congratulate ourselves with regard to 
 our own position in that respect. In this very 
 room, what a diversity of origins, of political and 
 religious opinions ! How different the ideas, 
 the education, the habits ! Still, are we not all 
 cheerfully and usefidly brought together ? Do 
 we not feel happy in being so assembled ? Do 
 we not, with one mind, anticipate the most bene- 
 ficial results from the joint and harmonious pro- 
 
ceedings of the distinguished men who lionor 
 our city 'with their presence ? Indeed, I am 
 sure we are all of one sentiment; there is as to 
 that, no difference of opinion. And here, permit 
 lue again to say, that such a gathering forcibly 
 reminds us that we are all brothers ; we are all 
 of one family; we have one common father, 
 who not only claims, of ;ht, our love, but 
 who expects, as he has commanded us, to love 
 one another, work and pull together, tending as 
 we all are, to one and the same end. 
 
 Such is our duty. What is our interest ? Our 
 interest is to respond to the call which is heard 
 from all parts of the world. The true interests 
 of mankind— peace and prosperity, the Arts and 
 Sciences, intellectual progress of all and every 
 kind and description, every consideration, every 
 incentive, call aloud for a universal co-operation 
 in the great work the Association, now assembled 
 in Montreal, are engaged in. It is a gathering 
 of masons— freemasons to all intents and pur- 
 poses. Yes, freemasons — brothers in one com- 
 mon cause — that of philanthrophy — having one 
 common object in view: the bettering of the 
 Imman family. We, citizens of prosperous 
 Montreal, have an interest, a great interest, in 
 mtellectually advancing, elevating, perfecting our 
 moral condition. The commercial standing of 
 
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 this fair city, is unrivalled in the British posses- 
 sions of North America : let us strive to place our 
 beautiful Montreal, on a par with any city, in intel- 
 lectual, literary and scientific merit. The meet- 
 ing of the savans here, is an encouraging; prog- 
 nostic. It is for us to appreciate the blessmg, 
 and profit by it. We have military men of fame 
 and renown ; we have Scientific representatives 
 of various countries ; we have among us, as it 
 were, England in Canada, and England in the 
 United States, we should behold, were we not 
 deprived to-day, of the presence of her distin- 
 guished Minister at Washington. We are more- 
 over, represented ourselves, by several of our 
 most prominent and distinguished men. We 
 have- cause to rejoice, fellow-citizens ; we may 
 well be proud of our city, since it has been, this 
 year, selected for the holding of the sittings of 
 such a Congress. I would not venture to say, 
 that it will add to, but I am sure it will sustain,' 
 the pre-eminent position Montreal occupies in 
 more tha- one respect. The Association has ad- 
 journed; and when the distinguished individuals 
 who have come amongst us are gone, a kind and 
 lasting remembrance will be cherished by us all, 
 of the pleasant and profitable intercourse it has 
 been our good fortune to have with them. A 
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 upon us, and especially upon our rising youth, 
 whose ardent and honorable aspirations after dis- 
 tinction, may on tliis felicitous occasion, as I hope 
 and trust it will, receive an impulse which will 
 lead them to usefulness and fame. 
 
 It is time I should close this address, which 
 if in no wise a scientific one, has, at least, one 
 merit, — that of being the unaffected expression 
 of what the heart sincerely feels. I hesitated 
 before I determined on accepting the invitation 
 the Corporation of this great City, have honored 
 me with, and for which I beg leave to offer them 
 my respectful thanks. My mind and my heart 
 suggested a different hue of action. The heart 
 prompted me to speak ; the other to remain silent. 
 I yielded to the suggestion of my heart. That 
 must be my apology.