Establish the first and second and colleges as soon after as you can; but I araeon vincea thatneither the second nor thethirdcan be established without government aid and en dowments, and the sooner we begin this the better. Education should be a national object for it contributes to make a nation successful in war and great and prosperous in peace. The Prussians are a well educated people. Thoy beat the half-educated Austrian hordes in war, and are equal to France in peace. Edu cation is a national pride in the United States, and allowing a large margin for American boasting, who will venture to assert that they arc not victorious in war and famous in peace. And at that place—where might be seen the grandest display of human ingenuity and in tellect —the French Exhibition in Paris— America put in an appearance—which if it did not “beat all creation” it made men wonder at the resources and wealth and admire the superior intelligence ofAmericans, as displayed in her natural products, locomotives, agricul tural implements and manufactures. But what the Americans prided themselves most upon, was not a building to represent a gaudy palace or a magnificent temple; but showing they had not lost old English notions of plain ness and utility; they exhibited full-sized model wood buildings of a farmer’s home in the far west and a common school of the States, (hear, hear) the latter larger and loftier, but not unlike the school we are in now. In the school was a Commissioner to explain the school system peculiar to America. Now I dare say some of you are ready to ask, “ what did New Zealand exhibit ?” Well that New Zea land which thinks so much of herself—which contains a population of over 200,000 —-which exported in 1865 over two millions sterling worth of gold,andaboveamillionsworthofwool

—which has educated men and eminent men as her leaders and legislators—which talks of loans by millions up to seven—which submits to have a more expensive government and to heavier taxation than any other country — which is so poor as to require a little loan of a quarter million —which is so rich as to make a present of a quarter million to foreign credi tors —which is to be the “United Kingdom," of the future —which is to sweep the seas— have a brush with Australia and conquer India. 