New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-07
GENERAL JACKSON'S GOLD BOX AWARDED
TO MAJOR GARRETT DYCKMAN.

The Jeint Special Committee al the Board OF Alder
men and Board o. Councilmer vino have had under
consideration the disposition OF Gen. Jscksons gold
box, yesterday decided to award IT 70 Lieutenant
Major Garrett ID, ckmar OF the File. Regimen, New
York Volunteers.
1t will be remembered that AID. MoIeglsn pre-
scented the following preamble TO The Board Mach .,
1867, which wac adopted;
Whrea In the les. viii and :estaus1. Of ha: d:I sui.ad
The cd snuff boz presented to By the CorpOrsto,
City Of NewYork the large silver vase presented 70
large picture representing unurnr II The
NEIL By the citizens Of South csTeiSs when
was refused be accepted by the United States Senate
leave in trust to Jackson L with directions that
should osI happy country yet BE I Won e The
q the conflict r.sI: each q the said triss Of ICES
%hel bS ~he .h be adssd
his country the ladies to have been the ms, valiant N
Wssa Since 81. the W. with Mexico With the United States
which has ydetty BY ts met the design Of the
ties whereby the request contained IN the said will might have
b,.p fully carried (. Lott. out; and nd, , .,,.
vaue should he given TO him who shah By proper
judges and means be sdudfed the most vssns sni aeses
RsOred Thsts spes,l Committee Of three be spport.d
confer similar Committee from the other Board Of the
Con Council whose pe cifc duty shall be 70 make the
necessary ard pepper aapsemens r The disposition Of the
gold nueboI mentioned in the said viii, snd strict compl
Resred That the First Regimen. Of NewYorh Volunteers
to and decide by their votes. il due form &c Which
member OF their corp being dsip gaishsd oI military
and vslor. in the late with Mexico, the said ark
should be given IL order ,hs. the SD
nay be made in time to the said box ensuing 4h
Of July.
i,int Committee OF b5.h Boards # the Connl3n
Council was appointed, and the subjec, was given ITO
heir charge.
TIE following revolution by AID. Moresnsn was
adopted March ., 1857:
That Special Committee appointed il relation 20
the position Of the gold snuff box btQusahed By the late
GeD. Andiew Jackson be- and they hereby inru led
engaged in he late with Mexico which the 7aor
sens Of New oIS actually engaged IN the said
titled 10 receive the guest the said II opinion
be made BY vote or otherwise be determined rpor 5y
the Conmttee and to be limited only those actually engaged
in the late war. from the State II New. York.
The Committee entered upon tteir labors, held
numerous meetings. and tock g large anon. 5f tes.
tmony.
They have now CONCLUDED their labors and have
decided 10 award the Box TO Lieut. Col. Dyckman.
The following petition from the Volunteers, il BE-
helf of Msior Dyckman, contains the grounds upon
which the Com 1littee have based their decision:
To the Honorable the Committee Of tie Common Counsel hdsise
in charge he drposi.ios Of General Ja1koEs Gold Bsx
GENTLLMES-The Undersigned, in claiming in De-
half Of Lieut.. Col. Dyckman the God Box left by
Andrew Jackson, do not do il on the ground tha. be
was the bravest man in the New-York Regiment, or
that bis gallantry in the with Mexico wss 1noar-
alleed In the exclusion Of every other solder % he
war. Ior on the plea Of his lofty military position as
one Of the tfices If the First Regimen. New fc'S
Volunteers but Oh he ground Of he bsTirg performed