The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-10

the children rather than on themselves
Fire would have consumed the world before now,
as the Doctor clearly proved, were it not for tn,
earthquakes and volcanoes that have served as so
many safety valves to Carry of the vast accumula-
uon OF internal fires This ilustrious professor
made Il clear to all his hearer rs that our p,u,enea
coal formations we've provided exnressl, 10 n,est
our demands Tor iuel, and especially In anticpaton
OF ms vapoTc or steam epoch in which our lot has
Last evening The usual exercises were pre
lefInllted. the Savans. Young and old. oi ( p
NJ. waited IN q body on sold veto" by whom the
session had been most ieiicitousy onened. He re-
yevea mem WIN the gracious and cordial aiabilliy
mat distinguished the Virginia "Gentl-Inan OF th,
olden time" sill, however, the exercises, though
exceedingly learned aud rechercRe lost none Of
eleF dryness, qniil leaving the Presidential Man.
s,oh, we reached that OF The Hon. Secretary of
,ne Ireasn " and here IL strikes me that if there
be anythirs IN rame" there is something tali.-
manic IN that Of John! We had los. lett the chief
MAGISTRATE IN all his gracetu uess aud powerpoll-
tlcal anu ply slonornioai-whOsc name is John,
and here we met our host John C. Spencer-a man
Oh lndolnitabe indusry-master of whatever SUBJ
Ject ne encounters, or-what is beter--wth men,
!al courage aud energy and self-command to
TEr, all diihcuies; and here, too, was John c.
'Jaihoun--the "cynosure Of all eyes"-wh his
flashing eye--his rapid and sententious mode of
thinking and speaking, and looking much the
younger and iresher for having been recently snuff
ing the fresh plowed ground-and alongside Of
INN, another member of theicabnet, John Nelson,
OF attic wit, and courly and elegance OF
manner, and of conyerse-and yet another
member, John Y. Mason, welding the TIL
dent OF Neptune-and there also was Wilkins,
OF the War Department, coming from out
OF the, smoke Of his Pittsburgh founderes,
as polished and polite Partisan courtier, OF the
days OF Madam Pampadour--and though last, not
least, but most imposing of them all, as the mail
contractors can tell you, there was the Postmaster
General; but he whose altitude lowered over all,
was our thunderbot of war on the lines, General
scott. The chief magistrate OF the city too, Mr.
Seaton, with his open countenance and catholic
spirit, gave his hand and his social attention, he
always does, to the strangers within our gates It
most delightful, by the bye,to see it here mani
tested again, that science knows no politics or
country. Nothing could excel the courteous and
graceful aftably of the ladies Of Mr.. Spencer's
family, and of his son-in-law, Mr.. Morris. After
some time passed in familiar conversation, the
folding doors were thrown open, and repast dis
played, that might have tested the abstemious pow
ers OF the monks of Larappe! And ah! sir, it was
an oddly to see with what versatility these of
philosophy and scientific capabillty turned from
discours!ng on the velocity of electricity
to admire the volatility Of Mrs Spencer's
atmospheric acdity and globular sphericlty. Phllo-
sophy gave way to astronomy, and trig0nometry
to hllarity All agreed that il agreeable to
discuss the gelidity of AN ice-crcam than OF ice
berS-and many, among whom your cores
pondent gave proof that the chief pleasure of con.
chology was to be fshed up from the profundity of
tureen of stewed bi-vaves, vulgarly called
oysters!
The venerable sage of Quincy was present
enough IN himself to give interest and character to
any reunion of men devoted to science. He
seemed to be deeply engaged in examining col
lection OF the medals struck by order of Congress,
OF which Mr.. Spencer has taken the pains to make
perhaps the fullest private collection in existence
wanting only two or three to make it complete.
About this remarkable man-the Secretary of our
Exchequer-say what men may, hardly ever saw
one that, in social intercourse appeared to be more
amiable and it is not to he denied that for force
of intellect, and both the ,cM and the capacitv to
accumulate knowledge, he has few equals.
TyyENTY-EiGHTH UONGHEsS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, April Sth, 1914.
see that Mr.. Haywood has returned to his seat
agaln. He has been home to North Carolina
Hon. llEMAN ALLEN MooRE-The death of
this late Member of the House from Ohio was
announced by message from the House
Mr. TArpAN paid the usual eulogium to his me-
mory. He was man Of humble birth, but re-
spectacle connexions. III had been schoolmaster
had studied aw-been appointed Aduant Gene
rl OF the STATE. He was finally sent 10 Congress.
His health tailed-he was recommended 10 visit
home. He did leave fer home, where he arrived
on the 3ls OF March in d diving state, and died ia
the arms OF his family, the Srd inst.
The Senate passed the usual resolutions and ad-
lourned.
Senator Niles did no, take his seat to-day as was
expected