The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-04-29
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TWELFTH ANNUAL MEETING
OF THE
"A M ERICAN ASSOCT TON
FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE,
FIRST DAY-wEDNESDAY.

FIRST n,v-wrn,-v.n,v
Tho trvolf,h on,,,a1 80 GO ~:
oomroonood nuai session Oh tnis ASSociati0n
W1n,n I !esteruay morning, IN the Hall OF the
aiy ianu institute, which mad been previously
TO the purpose by the committee OF our
b m1 my cnarge Oh the arrangemehts; as 10
oo;at;n 'o'' "u'p'eu " 'ne convenience vi 'he AS
soI,ation
frol; Jehries lyman, the President, being una
Eolqapy absent the ASSOCIATION was called to order
ny rroi. AieXl: CaSwel, the Ice PRESIDENT on the
occasion OF their last meeting,
oh motlon OF froi' a. II. Bacne, that gentleman
was then requested TO act as President until pre-
sldlng oIhcer De chosen ana; after acknowledging
inc marx o, aVor tnus oohe MN ne introduced 10
the asSemoIage the rev. A. u CoSe' VINO oehVereu
the iohowlng
PRAYER.
compute" rom q" "hc'eW d"hor,
oh uod OF our iaIhers, ana noru Oh Mercy; VINO
Llast maue an tnlngS WIN my Woru anu ORDAINED
man through ihy " iSuoin t,it ne M snou,u nave uo
mmon over the creatures whch Ihou mast made,
Us w isuoi .iaI s nj ~ my s u re-
40 NV - ol 10y .I i ~, - man
~ ;f ~ ~ w. any - no 81 h; ul hni;
my "isuoII NC ho1 WIN NM n, ne eii''ii
ne ne no'inS. Anu NlsGoih was VII inee men
Th Uni, IT, ,nv 5 en-. AZ thrnno of IT,,
iay, Vy ,ehs, anu rum wv. 'nio vi
sio'y', uiaI peihg present she may laoTr WIN
T S anu 1a' we may hn1" "a' Is accep.aose ult1
men are m;serabIn and tbat onr dnv;ces are Int mn
certain, seeing that the corruptibe BODY presseth
down the sonf that musnth on many tbinps And
hardly do wa onass arinbt at th;ngs that arc mon
earth and With Iabor a. we find tbe tbings that are
before ms. Int the things that are in Heaven who
| can search ont or Thy counsel who can know
| excent Thou giva wisdom and send thv UoIy
| Shirt from above that 81 tba WAYS Of then,
| that live on earth NAV be reformed and men
NAV NAV he tauuht the thinps that are we'll
! pleasing INTO Thee Grant ms therefore To tbint
! as we Should. and to conceive as is meet for in
! Thy hands are both we and our words. Give us
also certain KNOWLEDGE of the thinos that arc. tn
|
| of the elements: the bepinninp ENDING and midst
of the times the alterations Of the nr5;ngs Of tbe
sun, aud the changes of seasons: the circuits of
years and the positions of stars; the natures
| of living creatures the mowers of the winds
and the reasonings of men: the Universities
| of plants and their virtues and all tbinos
that are either secret or manifest; and above all
| to know Thee the only living and true Con. and
JESUS Christ whom thou has sent Finally. for His
merits and mediation, by whom we receive all
things, we bless thy Holy Name; and through His
olorious intercession we besoach tho o uronf INTO
us, and to our country, and to all mankind. what.
ever Thou secst to be necessary and exnedient: saw
! ing in the perfect words which He himself hath
! taught us: Our FATHER. who art in heaven. &c Sc
Upon the conclusion of the PRAYER. His Honor.
| Mayor Swami was introduced and delivered the
| annexed:
| ADDRESS OF WELCOME
| co.,ro,,o,, IF a.. /,,....,.-.
| I ,e"'.'' '? III, &c. to't ,
gu liIl 'o-y not III tile relation IN whch
fonal ;tt " t U ~ AZ man vi your
Of RaIt;mnrato ,boi - -; ~ ~, =. vi 'ile oliy
Coz tho no,,,,I;t ou ~ .,ie :e ~, pl o"i people
] n; sou navy pau T'iehl; ny Ioul
rboronto Of Az; Ssnn;nti, ,;oI Io o.a a; te
| ou;sLod ,,on,hansL; - 80. 80 - - CIV. li .
go iI p isa p:'U C' r " 81 ~
Gtro - en, gu 81 pr ''l"ns ,1' usefulness III thG
IIJ ~ oc:s W M PioPel anu peGohIhS' thaI
@ ieoosl1e "tti "''le,ei vi oinclai influence
=, i ooi.i'"i., VIC uiSni'y anu iinPoi tance vi
we l"oors III "hicn you are embarked mere. lap
| Piause' .,,c re-, c
gu stanu upon the son Oh one OF the ola states OF
tii5 ooieue acs-a o'tte WHOSE past history Is NOT
wllhout us incidents OF proud ana STIRRING remln-
lScehce. IT. was In Maryland that the Rather OF his
| country iald down his commission Tor those more
congemal ana peaceful pursuits IN which you are
enSaSeu, anu II was mere, Ill the Wy OF baltimore
that the last surviving slgner OF the Declaration OF
lnGmGpehaence' tefmlnated'-in the unohtruSlvG
walks OF an enlarged benevolence, career devoted
40 noerly, anu INVOKED win MS expiring breath
the dressings OF Almighty Tod upon those cherished
institutions winch ne AIDED so largely In establish
nv; NJ;
me Guy OF batimOre occupies what may be
called the geographical centre OF the eastern con
nnes OF our unlon system OF improvements
more stupendous than the works which signazed
!he bondage OF the ancient Egyptians, proclalms
Its trlumphs north and south OF the point where
you are now standlng-stretchlng away to the wa
rrs vi tne d. lawrence on the one size, una more
instant shores OF the Gull OF Mexico on the other.
Looking westward1a spirit OF restless enterprise,
by an EFFORT unparalleled IN the progress OF human
| ny WORK OF lntercommuhlcatlon more imam one
thousand miles IN extent; ana the day Is not dist,
anu Mhen you VIII De called 10 lnaugurate the SUI
Oceans that wash orr eastern and western bor.
ders TApplause
From this favorite noint ofobsarvat;on Won look
out upon a field worthy your noblest efforts. Upor
people whom God has chosen TO illustrate the orna
problem of selfoovernmppt. mon institutions Which
have stimulated and called into being the mos
STARTLING discoveries in science and Shilosonbv v.
:
| every variety IF climate soil and nroduct;pn. e
short. upon whatever is attractive and worthyy o.
pursuit within the extended range of mental anC
physical energies.
Tho o,nnoI ,,oo+;ros of All, os,oo;ot ;o,, ,,,t o
+;nuo 70 ;,,naa-o =; ;ot,t 80 - $500: I - ~ :.
thn whole Tnion trnst any IL I'd pee,,t
each Succeeding wear to exnand sw;dnr onl
w;dor +bo o;njo of - iap" PAM n 1870; en- an,
remote Sta+ns ,Ur,od onJ Uun;ns iI bi
o, ;IS M va o1 ai ~
groot nansa Of bmnnon n~oc.rss o,d do,aioot
So 80 " 49,. ~ r. ~ srIt anu Iet .t
snhara =; I'LL 80 ~ ~ oll, .ne a. ~
fpnea III a,,I IN tne lust Vi mos
tS Polical concts which nave sometimes sepa
ia.eI olaIe i[pm 2.aIe' anu section from section
~ nov ICY ~. III Siie'N' y! !oui eAahPiei vi P''lch
o;,;a anu 81 ga aIion 'ie 4'J Gu
tbp oniv reI;abe sonrno ~ r;rnnns pd us ~
ie oiy ieliape soui'o vi 'l''uous anu ias'inS re
hoWn. lApplause'
e nSI., seien,on' ou ypu "Gioome " 'iie c.t
sucnass nud may npors pe crowned WI
nobIo ;nst;trt;n9, Ia - a -. -. ttt " vi
huu iTi anu noie " 'n"t ha.ioh'
~ L ml.o So9 nav 50 ITCHY eaineu, ah'
Ias SO 10 the credlt oil ou
peop'e nolne anu "'ioau' lAPp'ause'I
RESPONSE OF THE PRESIDENT
Mr. Mayor: Unexpectedly to me it has becom,
my duty to respond to the eloquent words of wei
come you have rendered us. and heartily repre
that | am not possessed of the power to do so il
such appropriate and fitting terms as are justly due
the citizens of Baltimore, who have become so re
markable in scientific advancement, as is attestet
by your Historical Society, Maryland Institute
Public Schools, and other similar Institutions, ant
to which are soon to be added the Peabody and Nc
Donogh Institutes. Such institutions you have al
ready established Justly place Baltimore prominent
ly before the world as city devoted to the pro