New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-09
NETWORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
auuueI Observation-Disclosures OF the NM
Election of Ofnccrs, &C.


Reported for The Tnbunel 20.
III animal and regular monthly meeting OF inc
x1;.,or;cal Society was held on TUESDAY evening
=, II. Rooms in the University-Hon. LUrHhN
BRApIsH. President in the ChaT'
,,hev of new members were elected, una
nshers nominated for election.
Mr. JOHN JAr proposed a resolution renewing
che spnlication of this Society TO the EAecu'Ne
Deno,tmsnt of the several States OF the Union
g. comics of their Legislative Documents 70 DC
5snosited in the Library. Mr.. Jay stated tna'
,ha states of Massachusetts, New-HampshTe'
ys,mort. New-York, New.Jersey, North Carroll
.. south Carolina, X entucky, Michigan, Indiana
and Missouri had already acceded to the request
.s made ON former occasion; but he desired
more general application in view OF the greater
facilities now existing for the TRANSMISSION oi
sncb documents. The resolution was adopted:
The Society then proceeded 10 the transac'ior
of its annual business and the hePo,ts ~ 'oo III
ferant departments were presented oy tne appro-
nriate officers We give below brief aostract
II the results of the SOciety's labors during the
mast wear. as gathered from these documents.
REVIEW OF THE YEAR.
The Report Of the Foreign Corresponding sec
yetsrv Rev. Dr. ROBINSON, was very orlei.-
Daring the term OF DR.. RS office since the period
received from abroad and none have been sent,
EXCEPT few notes apprising foreign members OF
their election. W.. c..,.,,o.x
The Report of the Treasurer WIN. CHAuNcEY,
ESQ. showed an unprecedented condition OF pros
Deritv The amount received during the past
wear was slO,053 "a; of which $4,000 was lega-
cv from the late Miss Demit and the sum OF
81 GOO " as realized from the sale OF one hundred
sets of the SOcietys publications. The discourse
ments amounted to S9s96 04-eaving balance
NJ 4 Tho Troo
graduated the Society upon the prosperity OF its
affairs. and its entire freedom from financial in
debtedness.
The Report of the Librarian, Mr.. GEORGE H.
Moore, was a long and interesting paper The
number of volumes added to the Library during
Abe year has been about One Thousand, beside
a large collection of pamphlets, manuscripts, ETC.
The great value of the SOciety's collections was
forcibly illustrated In the Report
The Report of the Executive Committee was
read by Rev Dr. ROBINSON. 1t was paper OF
peculiar interest. We gather from it the follow
ing facts
DEcEAsE OF MEMBERS
The Society has been called to mourn the de-
cease OF the last original founder OF the Society
Rev Samuel Miller, ID. ID. Of Princeton, N. -
The following members have also died during the
past ye ar: Hon. John c. Calhoun and Gen. Zach
airy Taylor, Honorary members; d. c. Golden OF
New. York; Rev. VIM. Cogswell. ID. D. and
Hon. VIM. Plumer of New Hampshire; and Fran
els Lord Jeffrey of Scotland.
MONTHLY MEETINGS, PAPERS READ, &C.
Twelve meetings of the Society were held du-
ring the year.
In the month of February, paper was read by
Rev. RUFUS w. Griswold, upon the Early Intro
luction of Printing in New-York.
In March, Rev J. o. Choules read Biographi-
cal sketch of Alexander Wilson, the Ornitho-
logist.
abe First Settlement Of New York and its Envi-
rons The decease of Mr.. Calhoun was announced
at this meeting. j.
In NAV. Rev. Dr. Hawks read an account of
she Colonies and Provinces of New England.
InJune, the President Of the Society, Hon La
fher Bradish presented, on behalf of MIR. James
Lenox a copy of his edition of WashingtOn's
Farewell Address, printed from the original man
uscript and read paper on the question OF the
authorship and history OF that work.
In July, the death of President Taylor was an
nounced, and series OF appropriate resolutions
introduced by Hon. Charles King, President oil
Columbia College, and adopted.
In October, the resignation OF Mr.. John w Dart
lett as Foreign Corresponding Secretary was re-
ceiyed, and Rev Dr. Robinson was appointed
A paper was also read by MIR. +. u. Squer on he
Archaeology of Nicaragua
In November, Mr.. Andrew Warner resigned
fhe office of Recording Secretary, and MI Maun-
sell B. Field was appointed Mr.. Joseph D. ' ar
mum m ade some remarks upon the subject OF the
WASHINGTON National Monument.
At the Forty Sixth Anniversary, an Address
was delivered by Hon. VIM. Campbell on The
Progress of Historical Research during the last
Twenty Five y ears.
In December. Hon. John r. Brodhead read a
paper on the Dutch in the Netherlands and the
Dutch in New Netherland.
NEW MEMBERS.
The whole number Of new Members added to
the Society during the year was 204, as follows;
HoEorBy Members.
Corresponding Members. a.
Resdeni Members.
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The number of Life Members, included in the
above number of l79, was very large, being be-
tween 80 and 4O,-mainly chosen by special reso
buttons OF the Society with reference TO subscrip-
tions to the Building Fund
RETROSPECT OF THE HALF-CENTURY.
The Report of the Executive Committee coz
cluded with an eloquent passage reviewing the
HalfCentury Just closed, and portraying Its vast
improve ments in a moral social and general view
We make the following interesting extract
An occasion like the present most of us will
never again behold. The band of chosen spirits
which six and forty years ago founded this Society,
have az departed. When the knell Of the Nine
teenth Century shall have sounded, and the
Twentieth be ushered in with solemn rites, who
Of US shall be therel A few of those here pre-
sent, now rejoicing in their YOUTH may in the
eoungels Of Providence then remain, having pro-
longed their days far beyond the allotted three
score years and ten. and looking back upon the
scenes of this night with an interest which that
generation cannot know What shall then be
che condition of our Society We enter upon
fhe Halt Century under the most favorable cir
cumstsnces Let us grid ourselves for our work.
Let Us strive 70 enkinde in our own hearts and
throughout our land spirit of devotedness to the
great and noble objects of this Association. Let
rs go transmit our trust to the generation which
shall come after US that they may be stimulated
by our example to still higher efforts that thus,
ut the close Of another fifty years, the New.York
Historical Society may be found occupying lofty
eminence Of usefulness and renown.
What. too, shall be the condition and character
Of our country at the opening of another century