He has left an example, as I intimated in the beginning of this Discourse, full of instruction and encouragement to the young, and especially to those among them who are struggling with poverty and difficulties. He has shown them that poverty is no dishonor, and need be no hindrance; that the greatest obstacles may be surmounted by persevering industry and an indomitable will. He has shown them to what heights of greatness and glory they may ascend by truth, temperance, and toil. He has proved to them that fame need not be sought for solely in political life; although that is a worthy field, and the country must be served,—and served, too, not by the worst, but by the best men,—not by the factious, the ignorant, the scheming, but by the wisest, the most enlightened, the best accomplished that we have among us; by men who dare to tell the people of their duties as well as of their rights; and who, instead of meanly flattering them for their votes, will boldly speak to them the words of truth and soberness, and point out to them their errors and faults.

lætatus est, aut statim oblitus. Quod si habitum quoque ejus posteri noscere velint, decentior quàm sublimior fuit: nihil metûs in vultu: gratia oris supererat bonum virum facilè crederes, magnum libenter. Et ipse quidem, quamquam medio in spatio integræ ætatis ereptus, quantum ad gloriam, longissimum ævum peregit. Quippe et vera bona, quæ in virtutibus sita sunt, impleverat. Tu verò felix, Agricola, non vitæ tantum claritate, sed etiam opportunitate mortis: ut perhibent qui interfuerunt novissimis sermonibus tuis, constans et libens fatum excepisti.

"Si quis piorum manibus locus; si, ut sapientibus placet, non cum corpore exstinguuntur magnæ animæ; placidè quiescas, nosque, domum

Above all, Dr. Bowditch has left us a most glorious and precious legacy in his example of integrity, love of truth, moral courage, and independence. He has taught the young men here, and the world over, that there is nothing so grand and beautiful as moral principle, nothing so sublime as adherence to truth, and right, and duty, through good report and through evil report. He has, indeed, blessed the world greatly by his science and his practical wisdom; but quite as much, nay, far more, I think, by his upright and manly character. He has taught mankind that reverence for duty, and trust in Providence, and submission to His will, and faith in the rectitude of all His appointments, and a filial reliance upon His love, are sentiments not unworthy nor unbecoming the greatest philosopher.

tuam, ab infirmo desiderio et muliebribus lamentis ad contemplationem virtutum tuarum voces, quas neque lugeri neque plangi fas est: admiratione te potius quam temporalibus laudibus, et, si natura suppeditet, æmulatione decoremus. Is verus honos, ea conjunctissimi cujusque pietas. Id filiis quoque præceperim, sic patris memoriam venerari, ut omnia facta dictaque ejus secum revolvant, famamque ac figuram animi magis quàm corporis complectantur. Non quia intercedendum putem imaginibus, quæ marmore aut ære finguntur: sed ut vultus hominum, ita simulacra vultus imbecilla ac mortalia sunt; forma mentis æterna, quam tenere et exprimere, non per alienam materiam et artem, sed tuis ipse moribus possis. Quidquid ex Agricolâ amavimus, quidquid mirati sumus, manet mansurumque est in animis hominum, in æternitate temporum, famâ rerum. Nam multos veterum, velut inglorios et ignobiles, oblivio obruet. Agricola, posteritati narratus et traditus, superstes erit."

For this we honor and eulogize him; not for wealth, title, fortune, those miserable outsides and trappings of humanity, but for the qualities of the inner man, which still live, and will live for ever. He studied the stars on the earth-may he not now be tracking their courses through the heavens? Long ere this, perhaps, he knows all the beauties and the mysteries of their tangled mazes-has examined the rings of Saturn and the belts of Jupiter, traversed the milky way, and chased the comet through infinity. Methinks I hear his departing and ascending spirit exclaiming, as it wings its flight upwards, in the language of the beautiful hymn:—

long as the world endureth, it shall not be blotted out. His memorial shall not depart away, and his name shall live from generation to generation."

APPENDIX.

Some idea of the sensation produced in this community by the decease of Dr. BoWDITCH, may be gathered from the following proceedings of various public bodies, with which he was connected.

THE AMERICAN ACADEMY.

At a special meeting of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, held March 20th, 1838, the following Resolves were presented by his Excellency Edward Everett, and adopted unanimously by the Fellows of the Academy:—

Whereas it has pleased Divine Providence to remove from this life NATHANIEL BOWDITCH, President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Fellows of the Academy, at a special meeting called for the purpose of taking due notice of this melancholy event, unanimously adopt the following resolutions, expressive of their feelings on this sorrowful occasion:

Resolved, That the Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences entertain the liveliest sense of the exalted talents and extraordinary attainments of their late President, who stood preeminent among the men of science in the United States, and who, by universal consent, has long been regarded as one of the most distinguished mathematicians and astronomers of the age; that we consider his reputation as one of the most precious treasures of our common country; that we deeply deplore his loss in the fullness of his intellectual power; and that we esteem it our sacred duty to cherish his memory.

Resolved, That in addition to the loss which they have sustained, as members of this scientific body, in being deprived of their distinguished associate and head, whose name has for many years conferred honor on their institution, and whose communications