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22 Scientific discovery were indeed the main object, it would hardly be attained by appointing half a dozen men to take their cleuly? rounds through a Library of 500,000 curiosities. The most direct way of increasing the sum total of human knowledge would be to diffuse what we have among the Millions. This would be the "open sesame!" which would unlock the hidden chambers of Science; and the immortal discoverers might come forth from some obscure cabin on the Arostook, or cottage of the Prairies. Certain I am that any method of displaying the Fund which would confine its benefits to a favoured few, or reach the commonalty only in an indirect way, and to an inappreciable extent, would defeat the purpose of our benefactor, and involve a brach of trust on the part of the Government; which, by accepting the legacy has pledged us faith to fulfil his intentions: A pledge which, there can be no doubt, it is the honest and earnest purpose of the Government to redeem.

        Of the various plans which have been Suggested, that of Mr.

Richard Rush underlined, addrefsed is Prsident Van Buren, is the most remarkable. He advised the appointment by the Prsident and Heads of Department an H is drawn above here, of as many Lecturers as the funds would bear, whose duty it should be to "illustrate the democratic principle in elementary disquisitions H?" which were then to be submitted