Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-05-08

SINGULAR APPOINTMENT or Cor. SroHz.-Gov-
ernor Seward has nominated for the appreciation Of
the Senate the Of Colonel Stone, to 90 to Eng
land and Holland, to search for documents among
the and archives of these countries in or
der to illustrate the history of New York.
Governor Seward seems to have strange taste in
some Of his selections. The incompetency of Stone,
both the Of learning and intellect, is too well
known to require any evidence or any document
from any quarter, in order to establish that fact
The manor the savan-who is capable Of believing
all the vagaries Of Animal Magnetism-the imros-
lures Of Miss Brackett-and to publish such trash to
the world in shilling brochure, does not furnish any
testimony that he is the proper person to send out to
Europe on a literary mission-to test the trath Of
history, or to sift out the memorials Of past ages
In almost every humbug Of the day Colonel Stone is
distinguished patron, propagation, or participation
Instead Of bringing back to this country any well
thenticated facts, which future ages will rely,
can expect nothing but such tissue of absurdi-
ties, assumptions, swords, words, words as he has
put forth on Anti maso nry--on Maria Monk-on Miss
Bracket and Animal Magnetism. He will probably
1 give us full account Of the origin Of the Salem
witches-or throw SEINE further light the famous
history of New York by Deiderich Knickerbocker
For all calm, philosophical, elevated investigation
into the early history Of this state and Of its first
tiers, he is utterly incompetent from deficiency Of
judgment-from want Of solid learnng--from vulgar
credulty of mind-and from littleness of temper or
soul. If the Governor wanted to honor himself and
the state and to produce good effect, he ought
to have selected such person Irving,
Hawkes., who have given evidence Of real talent,
and not of that cphemeral imbecility that be-
lieve and swear to such absurdties as Animal Mag
netism.
To many of the appointments Of Governor Seward,
there have been serious obections-but this appears
to be Of the most prcposterous that he has yet
put forward. If the Governor goes at this rate,
he will dcmosh the wing party long before the next
state election. The locofocos will hardly have OPP
portunity enough to get up fghtthey will take the
state without effort.
| ROMANTIC EXPEDITION ACROSS THE ROCKY Noun
TAINs-The Apollo Gallery re-opens on Thursday
Since the recess, it has added TO its collection
number of original sketches and views, taken by
young artist Of Baltimore, during romantic journey
Of many thousand miles in the STAR west,' on boil
sides Of the Rocky Mountains, down to the Pacific
Ocean. Mr.. Miller, the young artist, accompanies
Sir William ID. Stewart, a distinguished gentleman
from England, who has spent nearly the last sever
years in traversng these extensive regions, from tn
Mississippi to the Pacific and between the latitude
Of 80 and 81 degrees. ,..
The adventures Of these travellers outstrip an,
h thing in romance. They visited the source of tn
: Upper Missouri, where the stream Of that might.
! river is not larger than thread Of SILVER or il
: source than glass Of water. They wandered owe
Q that mighty Alpine region, where the Of tn
Colorado Of the Columbia, and Of the Missouri river
all interlock each other. On this side Of the Rock
Moun TAI he Mt is rich he ATT here DIR
and pure, and, In the opinion OF the travellers,
!, would cure any Of consumption They pro
a cured their food by hunting the bsffaloe and othe
Z wild anmals-bnt, on many occasions, were in grea
x danger from the ferccty OF the wild Indian tribes
On one alarming night the travellers, about 20 il
number, were surrounded by hundred fcrociou
Indians OF the Crow tribe, we believe. They wer
f Is the ae men IN ses su slcodbst the
that the white men might furnish them with pretex
Tor destroying the whole party The travellers we r.
put on their guard by friendly Indian--they tool
care therefore, TO bear all their insults without
nurmur. Finding they would not be irritated IN,
Indians set the squaws upon them--but here they
were alss bafled-having resisted the provocation o
the Indians the women could not give il edge. Mex
morning they were permitted TO proceed on thei,
journey. On the other side Of the Rocky Mountans
they traversed the whole length Of the Columbia Ri
yer to Its mouth The country there is very wild
and barren, except some valleys aud patches Of pra
ries Beyond the mouth Of that river, in the Pacific
Ocean, Sir William and his party came near ending
the expedition in a watery grave.
The sketchings and paintings OF Mr. Miller, which
will be exhibited in the Gallery tomorrow will place
before the spectator, the every form and pressure
Of the romantic and dangerous life led by these trav-
ellers this side Of the Rocky Mountains, on these
everlasting "AIps on Alps" and beyond them dow n
to the very waves Of the Pacific. The journey was
undertaken as mere hunting expeditions shooting
excursion on the game grounds Of the west il has
grown TO shooting excursion OF seven years, thus
equalling the journey Of the King Of Babylon in the
forests, where he eat grass and deveured raw meat
species Of fare which travellers have tried and
sometimes found them Injuries Sir Wi liam former
ly spent many years in India, where he became ac-
qsai"ted with tiger hunting-but tiger hunting, with
all its pleasures, learn is not To be compared
-"not circamstance" to the ex ctemcnt--the per-
feet bewildermest Of pleasure that is found in the
buffalo hunting under the hsary peaks and everast-
ing glaciers ofthe Rocky Mountains The world does
not furnish such another country for the sports Of the
field