tion; while the prodigious patronage which the collecting of this splendid revenue will throw into the hands of Government, will invest it with so vast an influence, and hold out such means and temptations to corruption, as all the virtue and public spirit, even of Republicans, will be unable to resist. Every wise Jonathan should remember this.

QUESTIONS.-1. How does the writer represent the evils of oppressive taxation? 2. What effect upon government is produced by the habit of dealing with such large sums of money? 3. What cther ill effects grow out of the system? 4. What caution closes the piece?

[Speech of Dr. Adams at the laying of the Corner Stone of a new Institution for Deaf Mutes in New York, Nov. 22d, 1853.]

1. It was the boast of Augustus Cæsar, that he found the City of Rome composed of brick, and left it marble. But the Imperial City, even in the days of its Augustan splendor and magnificence, could not boast of one of those philanthropic institutions which are the chief ornaments of our modern metropolis. It had its long aqueducts of marble stretching across the valleys, and its sculptured arches spanning the streets,-its triumphal pillars piercing the skies; its Amphitheater of colossal dimensions, and its every form of classic elegance and might. But not one hospital for the sick; not one retreat for the insane; not one asylum for the

blind; not one refuge for the orphan; not one institution for the mute.

2. "When was it known that one born blind has been made to see?" "When has it happened aforetime after this fashion?" were the expressions of wonder and delight, when the Son of God wrought his miracles of healing; and all the humane and charitable institutions which now exist in the world, have sprung up in the footsteps of his religion, as flowers and verdure follow in the path of the sun.

3. Painters of all schools and ages have studied to throw upon canvas the expression of wonder, gratitude, and delight which inspired the pale face of blind Bartimeus, when, at the touch of Christ, his eye first saw the light, and he gazed upon the face of his Lord; and the same emotion in the face and attitude of the deaf mute, when the great Physician put his finger into the dull, and dead ear, uttering the miraculous "Ephphatha," "Be opened," and his ears were unstopped to catch the sweet sound of his Saviour's words, and the imprisoned tongue sprang from the chains of silence into the music of gratitude and praise.

4. No mortal hand may repeat the miracle,—no human surgery can promise, in every case, healing and relief; but the hand made cunning by the skill of Christian compassion, has wrought wonders already by its vicarious speech ;* and given an almost miraculous morning to the darkened and silent soul of the unfortunate. There are many interesting psychological inquiries which are suggested in regard to those who are deprived of one or more of the senses; as whether, to use the allegorical language of Bunyan, when "ear gate" and "eye gate," those "avenues of approach to the town of Mansoul," be closed up, there be not some new method of access, not cognizable to our senses, by which our Father in Heaven draws nigh to His afflicted children?

5. I have no visionary theory to suggest on this subject,

The inscription on the seal of the Institution is "VICARIA LINGUE MANUS," the hand doing the office of the tongue.

but it is a pleasant testimony that I am able to give, after a close examination, that in the process of instructing the deaf mute, it has been a question with me, whether there be any disadvantage, as to their religious welfare, in the loss of human sounds of folly and error, which mislead and direct so many others. There has been an abundant success in developing the conscience, warming into life their religious sentiments, and establishing direct communion with the Father of Spirits.

6. We rejoice, therefore, in the privilege of taking part in the services of this occasion. We count it a pleasant thing to be present at the beginning of an edifice, where ample accommodations shall invite multitudes of the afflicted to its fostering care. We welcome them not only to a safe shelter, to kindly protection, to useful arts, but to the teachings and tonsolations of religion. We congratulate those who will come after us, afflicted like those who are now with us, in the advantages which will accrue to them from what we have founded to-day.

7. Now let Knowledge and Religion receive and educate them on these pleasant lawns,-let their playful feet find recreation long after our own have rested from the pilgrimage of life. Here may God speak to them in the vision of the morning, and of the stars; and within the chapel, here to be consecrated to His worship, may generations be prepared for the Temple on high, where no tongue is silent, and no ear is deaf.

QUESTIONS.-1. What was the boast of Augustus Cæsar? 2. Of what was Rome unable to boast? 3. What have painters studied to do? 4. In what chapter and verse of the Bible is the word "Ephphatha" to be found? Ans. Mark, 7th chapter, 34th verse. 5. What is alluded to in the phrase "vicarious speech"? (See Noto at the foot of preceding page.) 6. What classes of persons are meant in the words, "His afflicted children?" 7. What interesting psychological inquiries are suggested in regard to them? 8. In what has there been abundant success? 9. With what wish does this piece close?

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Are the questions in the 2d paragraph direct or indirect? What inflection to each?

2. Who seeks a friend, should come disposed
T'exhibit in full bloom disclosed,
The graces and the beauties
That form the character he seeks;
For 'tis a union, that bespeaks
Reciprocated duties.

3. Mutual attention is implied,
And equal truth on either side,
And constantly supported;
'Tis senseless arrogance t' accuse
Another of sinister views,

Our own as much distorted.

4. But will sincerity suffice?
It is, indeed, above all price,
And must be made the basis;
But every virtue of the soul
Must constitute the charming whole,
All shining in their places.

5. A fretful temper will divide
The closest knot that may be tied,
By ceaseless sharp corrosion;
A temper passionate and fierce
May suddenly your joys disperse,
At one immense explosion.

6. How bright soe'er the prospect seems,
All thoughts of friendship are but dreams,
If envy chance to creep in;
An envious man, if you succeed,
May prove a dangerous foe, indeed,
But not a friend worth keeping.

7. As envy pines at good possessed,
So jealousy looks forth distressed,

On good that seems approaching;
And, if success his steps attend,
Discerns a rival in a friend,

And hates him for encroaching.

8. A man renowned for repartee,
Will seldom scruple to make free
With friendship's finest feeling;
Will thrust a dagger at your breast,
And say he wounded you in jest,
By way of balm for healing.

9. Whoever keeps an open ear
For tattlers, will be sure to hear
The trumpet of contention;
Aspersion is the babbler's trade,
To listen is to lend him aid,
And rush into dissension.

10. The man that hails you Tom or Jack, And proves by thumping on your back, How he esteems your merit,

Be

Is such a friend, that one had need
very much his friend, indeed,
To pardon or to bear it.

11. A similarity of mind,

Or something not to be defined,