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


The people ofNew Orleans have resolved to a.
sist those Of Natchez with money, and so forth
The physicians have also offered their services =
Sympathy for sufferers is expected in all the
southern cities; and we hope it will extend to the
north, no matter how far, to the pole. And lei
the sympathy be substantial. meeting should
be called in this city Immediately, to adopt mca
sures for the aid Of the sufferers. Let the proceed,
at the theatre for night be given to them.
! From the New Orleans Bee, of May III ~ 81
The ss e. s Sns ss @ % ss.
desostoD and ruin which siek.ns the heat and beg
Eli e sr',std tss bodies sany strangers L ii
N &. S' ss re fra1
r.m the ruins The Steamboat HOTEL she found greatly
s 1s Msi wife .Sis
s Il his fay asd s s% sa
before tornado occurred 1he house in which abe reside
pW mndsstsnd that about IL miles If the vcksburg and
Clinton Ralread broken up by the storm. Dansges
s arrive at close estimate Of the amount Of
i[From the Watcher Courerl
az q e sas sn So s
i%s i husdrsd mad. q
HIND With mes, f her ssw wss to The and
for The steamer 81 Lawrence at the cotenpess
Thsre is no telling how wide spread has been ruin
ports irom Plantations twenty miles distant
einesroes were tisd dwellings awsp; Ike chat from Their
s a ssS s"S
=. .;s.. The SsSs S
Sslaons and the abode Of comfort aud beauty now choke
streets with mingled materials in state o utter de-
do nothing DAY bat hurry the dead and bind
dead and wounded will be given soon we can procure it
The court house vidala, parish Of Cs.corda is low
with the EARTH ant the isil next to j badly shattered Is
s house Rsy %aed he the
only person in the building at the time
Meeting OF the Friends OF NJ. Alexandra Vat
temare ut Clinton Hall.
| Last night between eighty and hundred patrons
Of the fine arts and the belle ietres assembled at the
Clinton Hall, for the purpose of giving such
preston public opinion, in relation to Mr.. Waite
mares plan of national exchanges in literature and
specimens of the fine arts, should induce the
| tional COVE rnment to carry out the project.
| Mr. Philip Hone called the meeting to order and
eviously nominating gentlemen to fill the chair,
he briefly explained the object for which the
| bly was convened. Mr.. ii. then nominated Presi-
dent Duer to the chair and Major Delafied and Or.
| Wainwright to act as Vice Presidents.
| Dr. Wainwright read NJ. s. copy oftke memorial
| which NJ. vattemare had gone to Washington to
present to Congress. This document impressed
upon the lie gislative body the hopes Of the memorial
ist of being able create the lively int
the success of his project here had been cvnce ed
by the several European governments to which il
had been submitted. BY its adoption, many evils
which now afiict mankind might be got rid Of pre-.
mdices of many kinds would vanish national antipa
thies be swept from the popular mind and treasures
in arts and literature, which now lie buried in mo.
astc seclusion or tie the natural reccsses of the
forest spread among the nations Of the EARTH to tn,
advantage of all, and the injury Of none.
Much literary wealth might by this means, be re-
covered TO the world, and it even within Tho
bounds Of possibility that many of the soblest ems
nations of he human mind might thus be brought I,
LIGHT from the seclusion Of the Sersglio or the Ion,
forgotten archeves of monastic privacy In the IL
braries of Europe many thousands OF duplicate CO.
MES Law hidden in the dust and rubbish OF antiquity
ne ci,y ofMunich alone possessed 200 900
vo,umes Of scarce works. Genoa IL 100, Vienne
20 600. and st. Petersburgh $1,000. The plan pro-
nosed was TO exchange these for their adequate value
!, objects of vertue, with other countries: give
IN exchange either apicture, statue, a fossil. or
natural curiosity of some kind other, which W.
might possess, and which the owners Of these use.
less book. might set high value on.
The publishers Of Leipsic, have, with q commend
able lberality, placed at the disposal Of their 60
vernment five copies Of every new publication, to BE-
have four copies at the disposal oft French
government, for q 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 beer
appointed, and societies Termed, to take charge o
the objects to be exchanged, and to carry out all tn
details Of tho plan.
Thc'memoriai concluded by expressing u hop,
that the Government Of America would not be be
hind the old world in their approval Of Projec
calculated to promote to such unlimited and ia
conceivable length the good Of the human race.
Mr.. Saml. q. Raymond rose to deliver the apology
Of M vattcmare for his attendance at the meet
ing, and in doing said that one reason
why NJ. v. had taken this period TO visit Washing
ton and lay his plan before Congress, was the inab
ty which that gentleman feared he should expert.
ence Of expressing his ideas before this meeting ia
his owu satisfaction. He had commits stoned him,
mir RI to express his deep devotion to the cause
| and TO that but such an impulse would he given by
the citizens Of New York 70 this universal plan ri
bene violence, as should fix IL at in the public
mind, and induce the Government To carry IL out.
| The learned gentleman then went into an able and
eloquent exposition Of NJ. VS. on the subject
and conc uded by most cordially recommending il "a
the enlightened and scientific, well to every Ii,
erary man and artist in the world
| The Rev. DIR. ewsy then proposed these resou-
lions, which were adopted BY acclamation:
posed by M. vattemarc, is well worthy the sdop-
tion Of all enlightened governments.
| I'd. That the advantages TO he derived from its
adoption will not be confined 20 the city and to the
state Of New York, but will be Of immense benefit
to the whsle United States.
tons to NJ vattemare for the labor he has taken in
bringing this plan to the attention Of Congress and
ventures hope that IL will be adopted by all the
civilized world.