The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-03
NOVEMBER 3, 1862


lecture of the University Last evening tho Hon.
Luther Brsdh presidng and respectable attendance
Of members being present The minutes Of the last meet
Ing were read and approved
Mr. GEoRGE H. MooRE. the librarian reported several
contributions, amongst which were several valuable
works.
The same gentleman announced that It wa. proposed
TO print the catalogue of printed books manuscrpts
medals &C. which constitute the braI yIand cabinet of
the New York Historical Society The extent and i'm
poraDce Of the collection well known, and gave an
interest TO the proposed publication which warranted
the expectation OF subscription sufficient for the under
taking
Ii would be printed nnc paper ia octavo and issued
In two parts OF about SEQ pages each Tor subscribors
only at ~ 90 per pat-the first part TO comprise the
the printed BOOKS only and the second tho manuscripts
and other collections Each part might be subscribed for
separately.
Several members subscribed their names In the room
for complete copies.
LECTURES ron the COMING SEASON
Rev. DR.. Hawkes. from the Ccmmittec for Providing
Lectures reported that arrangements being made
be delivered during the preseLt by
gentlemen Of the rBrest talents.
The names o, several new members were proposed for
admission and fcferred TO the Executive Committee.
DEATH OF HONORABLE DANIEL WEBSTER
The LIBRARIAN moved resolution that the next
al alton falling as It would the day se apart for
the ebseqpcs OF Daniel Webster the 10th Inst be post
poned, which was carried.
Gcp.rei wurrmoRr with few brief but appropriate
remarks moved that IL appropriate task for that
society to collect AL the records ia AZ extiut OF tho
hittoiy Of the great man; aod that the librarian be
vstons in such he we'll knew how TO do. 1nis
resolution was also adopted.
iNTrnEsTINc RELIC or ANTIQUITY
The Foreign Corresponding Secretary said before pro
cesdpg To the paper OF the csenng he would state tha
the Rev DR. present Who had been absent In
Egypt for neay twenty yeart ana principally In Caro-
that he hsd favored him with view Of culious and
valuable rcc and presented them with an Impression OF
it. which Ae produced.
1t was gold rng which weighed about three English
sipns Ii hA
the SIDE OF the great pyramid of Loupou who was
the Chsops Of HeTod.us and The second Pharaoh Of tho
fourth O. nasty. The tomb In which it found was
that Of high priest The ring had evidently been much
used enSobtedy that OF Cheops IL was call ID
the Cneopo ng not only because it bears hs but
because while IL had the Inscription Loupou it with
in oval whit distinguishing heroglyp phic mark
symtel of sovereignty or royalty
It's being found in the tomb sof the high pficst
and not Of kng for by the fact that
though the King the head Of the church priest
heed the high piest was the acting one and was his
office and keep the sgnet Its date upwa ards
thousand years hefors Christ and the bsauy OF
the engraving OF the byerogypho could only be by
OF a microscope ana could not be surpassed
lie then proceeded explain come of the emblems OF
heaven and earth, Sc IL hsd been submitted to sew
era sayans among others, professor Lepsus Chevaier
BuIs,n Sir Gardner Wilson, Mons Presse, Mr.. u s.
Poole, MIR Donon and the Rev. J. j. Leader, Of Cairo
ill OF whom agreed TO its genuir tge and value
lie also exhibited Egyptian pebble bearing Greek
interruption, and executed IN the best manner.
rHE EARLY nIsronY CT Nrw YORK.
DIR BroDiikaD then read the paper Of the evening,
the above subject lie apoloeised that he had not
prepared perfect one iJ interesting
ccunt Of the various tribes Of aborgines who either
driven ffom Canada, elsewhere, fettlGd in the wds
OF tss State before tho Dutch commenced TO coonizc OF
were indigenous here.
the noble river which bore his Gllampia
pioing tho lase which nov bears his Champloin re-
turned to France then came back to CaIads and sailed
om Quebec lie Then explored 10 tue west and crossed
the lake laldiu at What is Jefferson county. and
oneegec with the onondsgd tiib, where the age
OF LFerpool stands His party, however were ootsed
to retire About se years after, Hudson had penetrated
to tho vicinity The French wero thus the irot
European nation who visited the great lakes shich bound
the State If New York Bur the progress of tne French
the p'oer.ss Of a,ms. The progress OF Iudon
tst of Dloco which freely Shea TO stain those placid
waters.
On tie North River were Mohgans the Ninseghees
and other itcs who whatever dieiences ysyiauces
they had sgncrg themselves, frmsd lrm alliance
aeajrft their invsders Long Island vas Inhabited by
various tribes and staten isand by 'bo daohatans,
eDd tie EeveisiDks NaviS ness settled where
the still fingered This island was 6rst called
Manbstan,n from the tribe being the first that the
Dutch settled amongst but they or long time re-
NAMED very hostile.
lie then proceeded to rive an ting and
what elehorGte eccount o the eyera tubes but owing
10 The diff sulty CT taking correctly the Indian names We
eBsbd 70 give bat few cf the incid9nt: o his mar
rative Sing eng was place Of Stones and was, in
view If its marble quarres, well selerted P0ugh
kecpsio haibcr or place of refuge which useG TO
aud thelter 70 the cf the River Indians. In
1914 Foit Castle Island nearly swept away, and In
1GlT being entirely they chose another position and
chose IL we'll, Scheneoaoy Tho first hDal trca'y
between the white ar TOO red men was In 1915 and this
continued IN force till the surrender of Fort Orange acd
the second up 20 the time OF the revolutionary
1he first union Of tho Five Nations took risce about
1880 about forty yeais after tue discovery by
Cclumbus They located themselves in place called in
their language the place Of many deau," which was
the ut Of the city OF Albany These tfbss
or the chief ssohems used 20 assemble III general
council net political union but to express the will
Of the people and the VIII go expressed the canton! or
ljbes would cary out Unlike Christians theirs chiefs
the poorest amongst them receviDg nothing, but
having 20 give They selected tor their bravery and
couIsgv. 1her elHquence became model Tor s ardent
and txcittg character. Each waEIior found his own
AIMS and post was so honorable. The Mohawks were
the fcst and bavest II sill These tdbesknowr By the
general offiquol Such we're the i've Indian nations
noBasa whom tho Dutch settlers oontormed aelves,
and engaged ia the profitable Iur trade aiding the IN
dams by aesinst all other beshies But the
iuroduston oi the Europeun firearms In the use Of
which they became very expert was disastrous IN the
end and fatal TO the pssce OF the frontier ana On re-
cept the Of the tile Of Bunker Hll. the king
lost no time tending message to pduca them TO og
up the tomahawk ard uee i egeinst nts reoeous sub
eo AZ this point Of Che history ths lecturer closed and
Air Moore moved that The thanks OF the Society be
rendered him fot his paper, which motion was carried
DEATH or NON. nEsRY CLAY.
Mr. Joas BsLfMAN, Chairman Of the se'tct committee
appointed draft resolutions, during the recef on tois
subject presented them since their Last season no
said Clay bad ceased from among mon ana oeso%. @
II history. What had he 70 tell o. hin VI MN
who youd rather be right be President who always
loved his country first and hiine as-who In his carly
life and TO the time Of his ldtah had gopped against
appalling difficulty. He struggled early in defiance Of the
common, when tour highs OF the people OF kentucky
wisbed 70 be removed IA lar as possible from England
that they might b. far Ia law ss they wore ngeo
gaphy they wished 10 abolish all reference 10 English
pIecedents lie the danger and the importance oil
this and turned the tide of ignorance and prjutcenov
bathing those backsoodsnen With tears and now con-
vusing them with laughter Ia dry subject OF law. Ills
oraory ike That Of pcent Greece and totally ire
sstable On Tie question CT the tariff In 1921 ne reasu-
red wesponsfwith Webster--when bo.h staesmen we're
In their iu vigor and Westor was described az giant
like Ia ~ ana Clay a. the Celestial orstorby the close
vo,e Of lo2 to 02 Mr. Clay that occasion yndt;atei
bis own principles and the American SYSTEM Again on
the Mississippi be he'd stood forth AMI latter
w. within the rtcoccton cf all In 1870 when bis night
long Iabois In the had cost bin his . Ills pride
yas y1o ra,d. .sor He thon offered the formal resoiu
tiox Of condoercs and moved copy be transmitted to
MIR Clay's family.
REV br BsWsrs wns INV ing that resolutions should
ba ntt without few words not that he had the vanity
10 tope he could fay would adj e tbe glory OF
the hutIious dead bU because he knew b Int nsteyt
ou0 bore mary reooections which euIearod hi. mory
All that extraordinary posor o. eoquence when haa
been alluded natural u rsstd from the s'ong
,ofa nd heart the secret.