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John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 2: education (search)
ret the necessity of my going away to teach school. Mr. Dana the poet begins next week a course of literature. Night before last John Quincy Adams delivered an introductory lecture. He will be followed by several distinguished gentlemen. Professor Walker, a man of truly great mind, is to give twelve lectures on natural theology, and Professor Silliman, I know not how many on geology, besides others almost as attractive. We now learn for the first time that Dana's ambition was not limitedhall have the benefit. Mr. Dana, the poet, is now delivering a course of lectures on literature, and things in general which, as knowing people who hear them say, are beautiful and profound. Mr. Dana is a disciple of Coleridge in philosophy. Dr. Walker is to deliver a course of twelve lectures on Natural Theology at the Lowell Institute. As introductory to them he will give the discourse he delivered last summer before the alumni of the university in defence of philosophy. Of this, which ha
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Chapter 8: declaration of principles (search)
radual absorption of the entire continent and its outlying island, because it believed that Douglas, Cass, and the other Northern statesmen who favored this doctrine were mere allies of the Southerners, who were thought by many to be seeking new territory in order that they might extend the bounds of slavery. It took strong grounds against the filibusters for similar reasons, as well as for their lawless disregard of the peace and property of neighboring nations. It spoke with contempt of Walker's evanescent republic of Lower California, and upon every suitable occasion it returned with vehemence to the denunciation of slavery as imperious, encroaching, truculent, and belligerent. It opposed with all its power the movement of Douglas to override and repeal the Missouri Compromise as a breach of solemn compact between the North and the South, which would inevitably open the door to fresh and fierce agitation, the commencement of which, it claimed, could not be charged against the si
John Harrison Wilson, The life of Charles Henry Dana, Index (search)
. Virginia, merchants of, 112, 113. Von Moltke, 314. W. Wade, president of the Senate, 389, 390, 397, 401. Wadsworth, General, 249. Wakefield, scholar, 20. Walden's Ridge, 277, 279. Waldron, Congressman, 146. Walewski, 66. Walker, filibuster, 126. Walker, Professor, 25, 26. Wallace, General, Lew, 336. Ward, General, Hobart, 319, 329. Warren, Fitz-Henry, Forward to Richmond, 166, 189. Warren, General, 319, 320, 323, 324, 328, 332, 337. Washburne, E. B., 311-313, Walker, Professor, 25, 26. Wallace, General, Lew, 336. Ward, General, Hobart, 319, 329. Warren, Fitz-Henry, Forward to Richmond, 166, 189. Warren, General, 319, 320, 323, 324, 328, 332, 337. Washburne, E. B., 311-313, 399, 407-411. Washburne's bill to make Grant general, 373, 409. Washington, Dana in, 126,131,138 141, 143, 145, 172, 177, 185, 194, 197; recalled to, 200, 225; returns to. 248, 250, 256, 262, 296, 298, 299, 304, 309, 313, 315, 331, 333, 336-339, 341, 342, 345, 347, 358, 361, 366, 367, 373, 493. Washington, George, 129, 349. Washington Ring, 449. Watson, Assistant Secretary of War, 290, 306, 341. Wauhatchie, 254, 283, 284. Wayne, Justice, 419. Webb, Captain, Seth, 13. Webb, Ge