Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-05-21


~ saa pr-asreswaowed up BY the liver The steamboat
~ frr ro% ST. Louis vas so much wTeekeS az 70 b. unS,
80 The steamer IT. Ls~reIee at the upper eoenpr
hsrs selling how spread las been the ruin. Re
& S, nd to- rrs oths empr.i wa :srribe Hundreds
ofsrro,s Allied dwellings, swept Ike ebaf ii9m nsr
Ss.sI Nsrsr never Vas there such aesoaiion and ruin
& $ i%S. S.ysss
ae and abode Of comfort aud beauty, choke
" With mingled materials in state Of utter de-
s -ouBd. Of those yet s,ru. Cling for e A list of thu
tsad AID ~suaded will be gwen soon can procure it
r sour, hOa.. vidala, parish of esncorda. is low
ls,a The death Of judge keeton, who dug from
tn ruius Of ia. house horribly mauged; he the
eaiy person IN the building At the time
Meeting OF the Friends OF NJ. Alexandra Vat
/ temare at Clinton Hall.
/ Last night between eighty and hundred patrons
Of the 6ne arts and the belle isttres assembled at the
Clinton Hail. for the purpose of giving such ex-
Of public opinion in relation to Mr.. Waite
mares plan of national exchanges in literature and
specimens of the fine arts, should induce the
tional rovernmen to carry out the project
Mr. Philip Hone called the meeting to order, and
previously to nominating gentlemen to fill the chair,
he briefly explained the object for which the assem-
bly was convened Mr.. ii. then nominated Presi-
dcnt Duer to the chair, and Major Deafield and Dr.
Wainwright TO act as Vice Presidents.
| Dr. W. - S"PN VI inc
which NJ. va,temare had gone to Washington to
oresent 10 Congress. This document impressed
upon the lie yislave body the hopes Of the memorial
i,t of being able create the lively interest in
the success of his project here, had been evnced
nv the several European governments TO which it
had been submitted. BY its adoption, many evils
which now afiict mankind, might be got rid Of pre-
mdcc. of many kinds would vanish; national antipa-
THE. be swept from the popular mind and treasures
4, arts and Literature. which now lie buried in
s,.,ic seeluson, or the the natural of the
forest, spread among the nations of the earth the
advantage Of all, and the injury Of none.
Mach literary wealth might by this means, be re-
| covered to the world, and 1t was even within the
bounds OF possibility that many of the noblest ema-
! nations of he human mind might thus be brought TO
l;yb, from the seclusion of the Sersglio or the long
fo,go,ten arc hieyes of monastic privacy la the IL
br.rirs of Europe many thousands OF duplicate CO.
me. Law hidden in the dust and rubbish OF antiquity
the e,y OF Munich alone possessed 200 900
,.lumr. Of scarce works. Genoa II ,SOO, vienne
M ea and st Petersburgh 5000. The plan pro-
no.d WAS 20 exchange these for their adequate value
/ an objects Of vertue, with other countries give
an exchange either picture, statue, fossil, or a
natural curiosity Of some Kind or other, which we
nisht possess and which the owners of these use
le.. book might set high value on.
| ID. Pubishers1 ' bsiPsie, nA,e' WIN commend
able hoeraihy, placed AZ Tue oisPosai OF ther go
vsrnmsnt i've copies oil every new puoication To he
/ exchanged IA this way. The farisian booksellers
has. placed four copies at the disposal OF the French
! government, Tor similar purpose The plan, in
deed. had taken - well In Europe and excited such
lively interest IN the Legislative halls OF England,
France, and Germany, that committees had been
appointed, aud societies Termed, to take charge OF
h objects 60 be exchanged and TO carry out all the
detail. oi the plan.
The 'm.@erisl concluded BY expressing a hope
that the Government OF America would not be be-
bind the old world IN their approval OF project
calculated TO prosole 10 such an unlimited and IN
cencsissabls length th. good OF the human race.
Nc >sml e. Raymond rose to d.Iiyerthe apology
q lsiisS.re iorhis non-atendAncea at the meet
~ " v Mad laser ,hI. rerlod 70 'i't a'hing
.at -, t..,is@.a SesrrJ h. sbouig sxnor.
ss a ssgr,.sins M. ideas before thi. meeting, to
ma o,.a -, ,,ns MN
80. 90, sui .ueh an impaIse would h. giyen by
ths saissns 81 New yerk 90 this universal plan 81
s.asFoisses, a. .sosld IN q at once ~ the public
'.,,,.,'.., ,hss 49,, 80 ,S NJ
go, $50, too efM v. on vI.u the subject.
80 sasf ussa ~ most cordially recommending il 20
- snl'shisn.d .nd 'e'..,he, a. wen a. To every i'
4 ~. a., M, ,u.v then propo..d ,be.. r..oIu
-. ektrH urrs ADOPTED ~ acc lamattop.