The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-08

NEW xOFA kaleoOr1oal 60cActy.
The regular monthly meeting Of this society Vas held
at their last evening, at the University wash
iDgton Square, At hslfpaat oclosk-ths Rev. Dr.
De Witt in the chair About hundred and 6fty gen.
tlemen were present.
The proceedings were commenced by the Secretary.
reading the minutes Of the last meeting which wore APP
proved.
Donations to the Societys Library announced by
the Secretary and the thanks Of the meeting were tender
ed to the respective donors.
The original deed of the Knickerbocker Insurance
Company the Grst institution the kind that sreansed
in the city, Q797), was among the many vAluables
acknowledged This document bears the signatures Of
many eminent citizens of that time.
report from the Executive Committee on xhe nom;
nations for membership. referred to them at the last
meeting, received and adopted. The report recon-
mended the election Of the parties named and thew were
thereupon unanimously elected Several genternsu were
then proposed eligible for membership, and the nomi
Mr.. MOORE proposed q resolution, to the effect that
hereafter all life membership fees be applied to the fre
proof building fund.- which was agreed to.
f. c. BENEDICT Esq, proposed the following resolu.
ton :-"Wheeas, The society," the first day of June
ls47 resolved that measures be taken to raise subscp
ton of $50 0OO to be applied to the erection Of re
proof building for the library and collections of the
cety and for It's maintenance and support the subscrp
ton to be binding when $25 600 should be raised and in
case sum should be raised insufficient for the
erection Of the building the should be invested
IN COCO securities, until the same by increment
OF addition should, in the opinion of two-thirds Of the
members present a. stated meeting be deemed aud
declared 10 be sufficient therefor and whereas the sum
raised at that time insufficient therefor and
invested and has so remained invested till II has by in
crenent and addition amounted to the Of $40 600
therefore,
Resolved, That the said rum is now, with is incre
ments and additions in the opinion OF two thirds Of the
cient for the erection Of sid building. Adopted
FhEDK Dk pEYsTER, Esq presented behalf Of David
Ogden Esd Of this city an original ship model made BY
Ma
1895. A''''' -
Mr. De Peyster accompanied the donation with some
Rev. Dr. ADAMS presented from Capt Carey of the shin
Oregon large block Of timber Of the Royal George man
fwar which was sunk in Portsmouth harbor some
seventy odd years ago.
Mr. JosLPn BLUNT then introduced to the society,
and proceeded to read the paper of the evening The
speaker commenced with retrospect Of positions
taken BY him in paper upon another branch OF this
subject, read before the society at former meeting In
reviewing said he the history Of these cessions
avoid contrasting the conduct Of Virginia with that
Of New York, With claims similar in their character but
superior from the recent exercise and acnow
ledgmen of authority in the Colonial government New
York comes forward PROMPTLY, generously without
dticn and cedes to the United States her title to that
toe Northwest virginia, the contrary, holds back
during the whole contest with England, opens land eice
occupants and compe that body to order their removal
by military force and finally when the s over and
Congress is at liberty to maintain the rights of the
ederacy without embarrassment from British interior
encs she offers cessop coupled with conditions and
servatons which her ownt son. the pure hearted
Madisortrue to bis native State but true to his
couutry-is compelled to join in rejecting. With these
facts recurring to my mind could not avoid when saw
the debter. in Congress- and even the judges Of the sa
Virginia the sole merit of bestowing upon the Union
that fertile garden Of the West, bringing them
to attention and claiming that your State had
some small share in that honor-that she too the
''the mother of Stateso and when they aud
with satisfaction to the intercourse which a
wise and generous policy has created and promoted
between let not forget that earlier period the
same generous spirit made New York take the rst step
and impart the first impulse to the move snt which
made them free independent and powerful States.
On motion, copy requested for the archives Of
the Society, to which Mr. Blunt assented.