New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-28

have hes,ptsparsd. Ttsss are some OF the mo 4
Qusie c.p,iu.s If nsur- have ey.r .'eu, and quite
tquaic a. yhre prodaced On this OF on any other
brdr.d suii,ei.
Tn, far gave the regular processes Of DR..
D-Ares inve-, aiipns, from h- hr-t comniHlica loo %
Professor II ,crock. until the colonization 1T hs
sbors ir hi- cotuboton t. the south."oiso iosttn-
tor. From ts fret touce If the taeks, up 10 this
a,t sct hi- IT, there naii"rm aod regalar snc-
Gee. ou of events that j. e tirely n-tursl-
Too irEr.rc-s toiuk, ma, ~ drssO from al this:
l. d. D.An. mu-t tv allowed 10 have bvv0 t1e
er,i person shC folly prrcia'f the inmer-@ -so j.
cnroe q III, :. rorcs at pat race Of beings = hs
made ..tr, a; n pres BIZ - brinc \ 10 the tie II
~. s.;.tt f. W,5a by repeated ani earnest sppsals
,o ttn.. qusUt1d ~Ith the -uhi-ci anu by ,oss- va
nous puhh. atlrrs u Scientific JOuipss and Trans
a,ii,I. If tie d-y T. mm thrrei"''. l. lstli dae
~. hotor e be D. the ff-t scientific disccverer" of
these remains.
But geological science &. drs' ss sgairs: him. and
yon Ill kIo. tie Trrg p-ejudlcss Of any scieocs. IL
-ysie- bat II often ikeaise blinds is votanes I, the
p.rc. pilon ot r.x truths. Suen Gas the case IN the
preseri u-iai ce aoons to- emmett se"tsis o that
rsy The tb,ro letter 10 Psof. htehceek, AMI llt
ofe IT,. casis that Accompanied IT. ~-ie ontosSsf-
alb Prot. H. c"dni.Iosd naie iIai, he sinly ~ t's
,rnebs and pursu.n t1th sriOr tBa hls asuaI aohty
DR. D,sue willingly afforded tm every opportunity
tor So dong and gave every new speclmeo thai ne
uL,-,ted The Was doIe with the understanding
that 10 sny publication Prof II should make, he
' would Dot isl t. ackuo~Iege his ii'rbtedness 10
". Dean, ior the fret discovery IL vii ne rene D.
d. ID tb.t Dr. Denue's third communication "a PrVt
H. sns seui hkewlse to the editor ct Toe An-ncad
Jrura of >cicLce and that, upon frOi. TIT ilcocks
A. vice ihc ,dtvr DID NJ publish X, o-cHa'e Prf II.
~as 10 give paper more full ani sthstAc,1fy'
On. eat not help reIg tlls decisoa OF tue edto,
tr II seems probable tnrt had h Published the artI-
Gle the subsequent controversy would have been
.yoidsd.
Prof H. has published several ar'iols' since that
r.rJ and IN none ha ha given any fur her credit 10
n II nt nsyi feeU ~
ar of tayng been the fret t cali tue at-nt N uf
"ths Pr, f-s-or to the tracks 30 Toere Is no gen.
erous allow Of the real IN, mt due to DIR. D-ane o
having been the frst 10 force upon uDbebeving,
-c.lcal -c utitc class the exst-nc- 4 great truth
N,I.over Prof. H'c1cook INDIRECTLY aud, by id'
pic 4ur oxers the zbuTs of ou TREND 0y classiycS
hin with other who merely sss, bot dii Do, ee aud
i,trrmlIe { make otlrIs feel the trand-ur of toe
suhi.c' Al this neglect Of his Just claims CAUSED
Dr. Deape much annoy ,nce Bat that which aroused
our ir.nd 10 the oeirr Of HE III gaded rght WAS
the position taken by Prof Hitchcock ~ hi- report IN
the Association of Natorsi sts NJ the me'i held az
Wastii rton 10 1874. 1n bis report lT 4 H. claims
that he is tie true scientific discoverer, because
be had esssioed the tracks has bestowed upon them
imposing GIeek-derived nanes I'd tms 90 its ID,
hIrf but sharp controversy was held ~. NINA
Journal l. was, however conducted WIN g'rst
courtesy by both parties. snd has not, tbereor", lett
that stain upon the far fame OF science - isbe 10
follow The angry disputes # her SOM should De
waiting to my own se' respect apd =, iass ~ ~ ,ns a,s
Or DeaIe's posltlops impreguable. Hs vac, 10 my
humble opiuion, the frst aud only true scientific
disc"verer." To Prot. Hitchcock is due shat Mr..
Muiclison gave to fimthe honor of stasng his rep
uia,ion ulon What, at fret sight appeared absurd IN
h. eyes ol eeonpists DIR. Deane and Prof Hueb-
G, OK ought be iGerec a. colabDrers IN sacred
cause, ald a. SUCH 81 honor j. due 10 them bjih.
In addit IN to HIS labors IN THIS interesting branch
Of psleontology, DIR. Deane ~as copious cootolb-
utor TO the medical ard scientific journas of the
day, ana both in his professional and private char
scter, hiss lett al example of eminent worth, which
il wisely and ftelngy commemorsted in the elo-
quent discourse Of bis bioerapher.