New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-03-10

fixed will show the acquisitions since m de This
mex, in'erleayec, may serve As an inventory OF me
Library, until the collection shall be more .LesIv
completed, and perfect catalogue prepared Tne
additions In manuscript now amount 10 about Two
thousand volumes. The principle on which this ~
was formed made 1t safe and, IN general, , sam
ciept guide. The wants OF the community, as fsf
ascertain ed, were the groundwork Of the selection
and next the supplying Of deficiencies In the pro.
vousy existing libraries of the City. The seectoe
has been made with due regard to the clsins on eve
ny department OF learning. and without giving poiV
renee to any one TO the prejudice OF another mshe
this statement with great confidence, kno slng noS
uniformly It has been my aim. Bus az ooeN
some departments are much more costly than IN ON
trs and as II is In the most costly that the wants m
greatest, large sums have necessarily been ap2he1
10 works OF that description including those on cu
the arts generally. and the voluminous 4ecouassa
the voyages and researches for scientific. geological
and archaeological oiscsveres. All OF these belong
TO the class OF subjects Of particular interest Ia e
present day. and form sI indispensable pat OF Ne
collections OF public library Ours Is no rich n
them. 1t Is also well provided vita the TRANSACTIONS
of the learned societies: with works on natural nn-
tory IN all IT'S civsioss; on the msthe matice, sn9
physical sciences On civil history and It's slndfso
branches, with good collections In general iitefa
ture, both ancient and modern, and 10 approaching
toward full apparatus Of grammaYs, vocsoai<nss'
dic!onaries, and other facilities for acquiring new
rious languages OF the earth. The last named ca
Is oseomins one Of great importance 10 Americans
Inc position We no occupy brings US mo rear ~
iaton with countries formerly the most re mote, ana
makes the study OF languages one OF pfaef u'.iy
as wen az OF necessity for the learned 10 nfer nv
The origin and afnites OF the various tnoes Oh "a
human race. 1t may be thought perhaps thaI .as
learned professions have not been borne IN mihd !.
fully as the other departments In our coles -
thus far formed but il should be recollectsd thai ~
Library is bound!o pfeserre its character as gess
one, and hence Cannot be expected TO be mAas -
complete II any speciality a. those which are es.1S
lished exclusively fer such purpose. IL my "
added, that IL has repeatedly invited susgestioss
from professional gentlemen Of books " JAZZ
deemed valuable and desirable in Me collection ~
that when made they have invariably been st.sHose
to. As respects the completion Of specisl deps1M; .
menfs II may be remarked that this desirAos conar
ton Of the Library car only be hoped for when tny
shall b made the objects OF the fostering care OIL Y
civduals whose studies and tastes are 90 drected.
The funds of the LIBRARY cannot properly be 50 ~
Piled until il Is brought much nearer completion =
general collection. Acting under this ccnvlctaons
and knowing the necessity of complete olo'os,
graphical apparatus for the proper perform sncs %
nv own duties asked to be ao we'd 70 provide ~
he speciality ofmy own individual charge !, ~
kindly granted to me, and have now the sannsc..
ton Of seeing the object % nearly aeconpshed ~:
the collection 70 entitled 10 b called well 5s'