The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-12

moriaIixs Congress relative to aiding Professor
Mitchell "a the completion Of his machinery fer
cording right ascension and north Polar distances.
Professor Colin was substituted for Professor Walk
er, deceased.
A resolution was passed encouraging Mr. Babbage
a. follows, offered ~ Dr. Gould.
Resolved, That tine America Association for the Ad-
vancsmsnt Of Science takes deep iatsrest in the
plstisn of the admirable analytical engine OF Charles
ofhish value the present condition Of applied m.th
euAtics and astronomy, and that tho practical difficult
tes surmountedia coostr ao ion would tend in
this In Mr. B.'s diff engine to the ma ths s teal
vAhcea,eOt Of the mechanic arts
Resolved, That special nittoe consisting of the
President II ths Association, end two Others be Appoat
Sd TO connuncste thi resolution 70 Mr. BAsbsys sith
ties which he bas epcounsered
The PRESIDENT appointed Prof Bache and DR..
Gould the additional members contemplated in the
resolution.
Prof. BAcnx rose to ask what had been done with
his resolution offered this morning relative to the
obituary on Prot. Walker?
The PRESIDENT answered nothing.
Prof. b. appealed very feelingly, saying that when
age, his life IVES . matter Of consequences; and that
no silly notions Of woundng the feelings Of relatives
should prevent justice at once to one Of the great
lights Of science now extinguished.
FIOl. 1ULDEhAh Ealu LDat IL WAS dropped, DeC1uSc
when another great man bad died-one Of the Presi-
dents OF the Association, DR.. Morton--nothing was
said OF 1t. IL was true OF the societies to which
he belonged had paid handsome tribute to his
memory alluding to the Philadelphia Academy Of
Natural Sciences.
Prof. BA0uE responded that this was miserable
reason for negleCting man who had characterized
the astronomy Of this country as no ather man had
Was 1t any reason for neglecting Prof. Walker be-
cause DR.. Morton was not n0tcedy He thought that
notice taken at the Albany meeting Of the death
which occurred about that time. It was found that
resolution Of sorrow and coincidence had been thus
honorable Of doing justice to both rather
than neglecting one? AS for himself he did not
represent ethnology, but he spoke, when it be-
came necessary, Of those that had labored in his
sphere.
1t was accordingly resolved that Dr. b A. Gould he
requested to prepare and read before the next meet
ing Of the association an obituary notice of Prof.
Lewis G. Walker.
Lieut. Hunts resolution, commencing the estab-
lishment Of Geographical Department in the Library
Of Congress, was adopted.
The association then empowered the Standing
Committee to complete all unfinished business.
After this. the various resolutions Of thanks came
up, with short remarks by the gentlemen who had
been charged BY the Standing Committees with their
reading. The following resolution Of thanks pro-
voked beautiful speech from Prot. Bache:--
Resolved That the Asocatsn accepts with hanks tho
very liberal offer of the Mayor and Council Of the city
Of Cleveland, to publish the proceedings Of this meeting
Prof. BACHE said Those who recollect the diff
Guilty Of collecting funds for our publications, will
sincerely thank the Mayor and Council of Cleveland
for their generous offer to defray this expense. He
recollected Charleston and Cincinnati as noble ex
ampes Of the lberality thus extended. 1t was said
that numbers had greatly increased, and that we
were now able to do better. This WAS attributable
to the energy Of our late permanent secretary who
had addressed many circulars TO persons in ali parts
Of the country endeavoring to enlist them in beh f
OF the association, and assist in its general support
He was delighted to find this beautiful city, which
was Incorporated but seventeen years ago, with
population above $4,000, and progressing in all the
clements Of wealth, power, intelligence, and the
general welfare, with an almost magic rapidity. The
stately and beautiful edifces, the style and magnf
cence of the architecture, told Enthusiastically the
tastes Of the people. He had heard it called the
Forest City" but on his first approach, finding the
streets studded with massive buildings he thought
that the title "Forest City was but cheat But
when he had gone back miles from the seats Of busy
extending its broad, outrageous protection
over thousands of magnificent and happy dwellings
Of highly cultivated people. He had been totally
surprised when on his first visit to Cincinnati, at
the meeting Of 1851, he had seen the magnificent
palaces that told the enterprise, the power, the
taste of its Inhabitants. Cleveland, he sad had
innumerabie advantages. He was proud Of her two
chief strucJnres-her magnificent steamboats, and
her never ending railroads. He said that the lake
Itself seemed put here but to connect the canals at
each end. These were the great thoroughfares Of
wealth which connected Fast and West, and made
this vast land one common, easily accessible home
for every enterprise Of This he said. was due
to science. His speech was very beautiful calm,
aud suggestive.
Professor HALL now presented resolution Of
thanks TO the Local Committee for ample arrange
mefts.
Professor HALpEMAN offered this
r solved, That L.s thssks OF the Association he
trdared 20 the citizens of cose.scc for the bo stable
ceion ano generous ebtettSiauent provided Mon
Professor H. said that Cleveland had done ali that
any city could 1t was TO him very refreshing to see
tie ioyousness OF the occason-to see the beautiful
gIl swinging witchingy on the arm of an old philo
sopher-to sec the gallant jcvotee of sciences de-
yious way presenting to his ideal the beautiful b,a
guet which he had hooked from the supper table,
and especially to see the old, paleiaced, sober a.
tronomer, with thia, snnken cheeks, as if he had
forever been in the cloister sitting at or about,
around or before table, alone or surrounded by his
iovial fellows. One would think from the quantity
of good breadstuis which he arranged pretty Ger
tainy to get inside OF his jaws, he would soon 6u
them out.
Prof HENRY spoke to a resolution returning thanks
to the trustees OF the Second Presbyterian Church.
He said that at first he thought that there wes
nothing in it, but closer view found the resolution
Ieplete with beautiful suggestions 1t was no all
matter for this association to hold its meetings in this
house, devoted to the service Of Almighty God,
There was time when science was antagonistic to
religion, or viewed as such; when its truths were
DREADED as nerCSv, anu us utVotecs HuprlScHeu Us
ds,urbers of the public peace and malesactors.
That day had forever gore, and the light Of pure
science was now the ever attendant handmade Of
pure religion. Science produced laws and princi-
pies which emanated from God. 1t was only the
Of the Development of rational theories; and
law is but Jehovahs thought, written in the consti
tuition Of all things to be developed by the universal
patient thought Of its devoteos. All true science
ameorates the state Of man, and gives him higher
privileges. 1t makes man good. No man can habitl-
aIly CONTEMPLATE Gods laws which these sciences
deyeope, without being devout man. IL contrary
notions anywhere prevailed he felt certain that ii was
not in Cleveland.
DR.. GIBDEs moved resolution of thanks to the
railroad and steamboat companies
DIR. LIE Cont moved resolution Of thanks to the
Cleveland Academy Of Natural Sciences, which he
said had collections Of which any Eastern city might
he proud.
Dir. LAURENCE SMITH moved resolution of thanks
TO the city Of Buffalo for cordial invitation to meet
there, which lie said emanated from the highest
official character IN the laDd-tne late President OF
the Unitea States. lie remarked that it was said