Addresses at the Inauguration of Rev. E. D. Macmaster as President of Miami University, Ohio, August 13th, 1845 (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Addresses at the Inauguration of Rev. E. D. Macmaster as President of Miami University, Ohio, August 13th, 1845 Fellow Citizens, Ladies and Gentlemen: The unexampled rapidity with which the settlement and civilization of the North Western Territory have been accomplished, constitutes one of the most extraordinary events, in the moral or political history of man. It is without a parallel in the annals of any other people; and the inquiry is naturally suggested, by what wonder-working power has so great an achievement been performed? The solution of this question is not to be found in any of the ordinary circumstances attendant upon the conquest and subjugation of a people, by the superior numbers or prowess of their invaders, but must be sought in the more rational and effective causes which form the main springs of human action. We have not been left to grope our way through the dark labyrinths of ignorance and superstition; our path has been illumined by the lights of experience and intelligence. Every section of this vast country, and almost every nation under heaven, have contributed something of their enterprise, something of their stock of useful knowledge, to the building up of this great moral empire. These are the more than magic influences, by which the solitary places of the earth have been converted into the abodes of happy, prosperous, and intelligent beings. Less than thirty years ago, the beautiful prospect which now lies before us, was one unbroken forest, within whose dark vales the voice of civilization had never echoed. 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 preserve the state of such historical works.

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