New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-23
SCIENTIFIC CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of the American Association
for the Advancement OF Science.
From our own Reporter

THIRD DAY.
ALBANY, Wednesday, August -, ISL

THIRD DAY.
ALBANY, Wednesday, August -, ISL.
The Association TO-DAY divided into three
secuons-onc Of Mathematics and Chemistry, ano-
Their Of Geology, and another of Zoology.
The most important event, however. Is the Annual
Address OF The setinng President, Prof ALEX. D.
BAoHE. the efficient Superintendent Of the Coast
Survey.
The counscls 90 the scientific men o. this conn
try and the impartial review of their foioes and
merits. beside the admirable condensation OF the
progress If scientific research and Investigation.
during the past year. well brough, forward IN THIS
Address entiilo it 20 a wide circulation and aiten-
tive pemsal. therefore send yen a rer5ati~ re-
port 70 The exclusion Of other matters les I'M
portant.
ADDRESS OF PROFESSOR A. d. BACHE,
PrcsGt Of tie Amercan ASSOCIATION far ne year 1871,
rctTng from me dm'eS of frfSf nf.
On retiring from The Office of President of the
American Association tor the Advancement OF
Science, | submit, III conformity with usage, to
ITS members, a few remarks IN relation To the CIR
cumstances attending It's organization, and to Us
progress and some considerations of the dlrec
ton IN which We may look for It's greatest use
fitness
The CONDITION Of society and OF Science OF
Inc CAV seems 10 nave Ntlltd ltl illN Ot-dliled-
ton of general associations for the promotion
and advancement OF Science IN nearly every
country where It's culuyatorS are numerous
jealous and not closely gathered n one com
mumty-tae precursors Of more general unions
for the same good purpose To render such
meetings practicable, modern facilities Of com
munlcation are indispensable. and when these
shall have brought Berlin and Newly ork a. near
as were Berlin and Paris AZ the close of the last
century. We may pass from our present local or
qauZailOn 10 something characteristic 10 the
day OF railroads and the dawn OF telcgraphs.
IS the want seems to have been universally
recognized. 50 II has been modified essentially
by circumstances. In Germany the culuvatcrs
OF Science have me- IN a social way. COmWuni-
Gated and dispersed In Great Britain an III
posing permanent organization has Kept the
Bnusn Association always active. even when
not together Our own Association has scarce
IL developed q decided track. It, end. the ad-
vancemenl of Science ont the road 20 that end
LETT To tho results Of reconnaissance, widely made
On each side OF the beaten path 70 explore new
ways around OF through the obstacles
such associations cannot stimulate mo beng
Newton OF Culver, bu, who can say how
much more they would have enabled Newton
and Culver 10 DO by removing the load of oppOsi-
ton 10 their dlscourseS. 10y bringing up the cul-
tIyatoTS of Science as body at once 10 the level
of their knowledge, and by causing many minor
lights to shine Tor the benefit OF the time, either
by reflection, or by the cnkIndIng OF new flame
from their iervid influence. Who Will say that
they 90 not return wiser, better. more jealous
according to knowledge, from meeting with
Arago, with humboldt, with Gauss, with Brew
Ster, with faraday and their cOmpeers, or 10
come nearer home, with Henry, PIERCE. or
ACassiz 4 man must be beyond Improvement
indeed, whom such companonsmp VIII not
benefit.
D., 90 f,.
the stimulus of association Let the man among
Us who has. If ever man had, the true divine
breath tell Us IN simple and slngle-heartednesS.
whether he left that meeting OF the BRUSH As>O-
Grafton the same man who went there,
whether the effect OF that simple and single
figure on the olackboar which showed to the geoio-
elsS of Tie day, discoveries TO be made. founded on
principles which created a neW era IA classification
was limited 70 his auditors 10 the cultls diors
of Science through whom they spread WITH iignIung
rapidly and VyldnesS. Did II not react on hun
II such associations bnng out only common men.
u Is because there are none others within their
sphere OF influence Men of genus still emphatl-
cay men, and OF all other, susceptible most truy of
human and humamZng Influences OF them. EN-
phaccaly Il may be sad, 4 they VIII not say X Tor
themselves.
Homo sum
Il nj humaium alienun puto.
The world l. made up Of ordinary meu and 1, Is tie
part of common sense not 10 desplse their dOlugs.
The specimens collected or the observations made
~ A4t AbHielC>t -t'iOst>l Nlio ever Ntittl udiN
me-. OF tie meekes, astronomer Who ever noted
a transit. serve as a part OF the superb structure
raised On Won Back. or Oy LeVeTutT II The zeal Of
>eCond-raie men, warmed INTO activity and directed
IA IT, development oy such influences the general
level OF science - raised by SLOW deposit. when NAV
on occasion make mountains by upheayal- Associa-
uou> are mol proposed - panAcea tut only IA cases
needing moderate Silmulant They appeal 10 some
OF The strongest arc best motives our nature
Lei Us ROW briefly and rapltly Glance a. the gene
ra couSluon Of Science among us e-or 10 and ~ lie
time Of the formation o! Cur Association. tie o5sta
eles which were presented 10 IL organization and
TIE mode of Is formation
In The colonial PERIOD Of our couutry. the Pro.es-
>ofs OF Mathematics and Na,ur2l Philosophy core
Sfonctd With The leading Sclenic men OF G. eat Brit
AIN. some Of them intimately. They lOOke,! for a.
sslance IN the!pu1sut>. chiefly those OF astronomy
10 them and for direction when special occtsIoS Of
interest rendered their cooperation desirable WIN
fhrop o. NasSac hu>ett>. ana k-iterhouse IF Penn
sylVania had the tul advantage OF such cOnHnunIon
A. later day Franklin. Canton and PrieSiy were
inmates and couesponded tamiharly
The generation which grew up during or revo-
lutlosafY struggle and after our lnC6Dencersre ,xas
ackrCw edged. naturally clt not succeed 10 tbsSs
connections OF friendship The prosecution OF main
CmailcS and physical science was negiecfed
indeed barely Kept alive oy The calls 10Y BOUNDARY
ard land surveys o. TIE more extended CAS-, by M
eIertlOls necessary N the lectnTe-roOm o. nv ,.o
ditG volunteer efforts A. the country was ex-
P-cted ana sell I'd, tnt uuNOrke9 mine OF natural
history Was lad open. and the attention OF almos;
a. The crlilVaiorS OF science Iuruei iowa-Stbe
ceEelolIent Of IL riches Descriptive natural rs
tory : TIE pursuit Which empha,lcallv MRS th.,
perloC A. - exponent, may DC taken tht sfn,rsbIf
CeScTpiNe mneralOey o. Cleveland. when seer,el
70 MI the measure 81 hat CAV. and te IS /. 49,
- ch-ei embodiment appearin- Iust the sra ~
passing away.
&c rot Polcse 20 attempt Tracing ;he Influences