New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-01

petty larceny. Men and women Of an ansqusria1
turn Of ribd and full Of tie COLLECTING spirit
ySur true snappert up Of highly c,n,idered trfes-
corckoogists, Dumisnsticisni, botanists ard auto
graph gs;herers-make nothing Of carrying away
the gems Of the ses, csins Of which one and hs1
one oily are Known to be IN existence, dred shrubs
plucked upon CotopsIi or Olympus, or letter
from Nero to bis music dealer ordering Q ne y Sc,
Of string. for his fiddle. Innumersbe are the
whimseys of collectors" "Now th;nk ofit
ssJs SIR Sampson Legend to Foresight in Con.
ereye's Love for Love" 81 have shoulder oi
"sn Egyptian king that purlOined from one ofthe
pyramids, powdered with hieroglypAics; thou
"sbal. have it brought home to thy house and
the du.ty old fool melted into good natare at thi,
genero.iry of the "modem MandeVlie.'
Tie gentleman who "puilons from the
pyramids" ia this nineteenth century and upon
this Western continent is Mr. c. c. Jackson
Of the United States Of America. When some
body flched the letter Of Lord Byron 10 Sir
Walter Scott with eft Of bones from Their
nopy ar, the Baronet thanked God that tie
thief could not exhibit his acquisition with
out instant detection. Sir Waiter evidently
considered the Abbotsford thief TO be gentleman
of sensipility. But Mr.. c. c. Jackson having,
while in Lima, got admission to the vaults Of the
Cathedral, and having by rare luck carried off
piece Of tie shroud of Pzarro lot only boasts Of
havirg bamboozed the custodian, but actually pre-
ssnts his plunder to ths Michigan Historical So
cety, and recounts With the complacency of an
"Artful Dodger the cunning with which be nan-
aged the transaction and transfer. Mr. Jackson
chuckles hugely at this, but common people will
Gnd it bard to see just the place where the laugh
comes in. A regular thief is not regarded IS
parsonage of credit; body-suatcher is not
much beloved, even in the medical schools; and
gentlemen who make it Q business to mine for
c. Fin plates are usually ranked with hyenss or
ghouls.
Why Mr.. c. c. Jackson should be prouder
of his propensities than Mr.. William Sykes was Of
hir we cannot imagine; and yet it n not
sented stolen plate, with his compliments, to the
Brl.ish Museum. II Dir. Sykes had been fortunate
enough to stand by the tomb Of Pizarro, he would
have stolen something if there had
been anything 70 stool; but we do not think he
would have presented the swag to the Michigan
Histor cal Society. And more: If some English
prig, considering that venality is now the rule al
Mount Vernon, had brbed negro and had carried
of the thigh bone of Washington, he would hardly
have sent the osseOus treasure to the Antiquarian
Society. There is, after all, deicacy about such
matters, Of which DR. jackson does not seem to
have the sightest fense. This may, indeed, be the
better for him. II he intends TO obtain notoriety
by pilferiDg we trust that either BY nature habit
he is exceedingly tough, 80 that no compunctious
visitings may accompany bis visits to celebrated
sbrires lie might, indeed, go into the business Of
furnishing relics both of lay aud Of an eccesAs-
tical character. Who can say that Mr. Forrest
might not play Richard III. less like Richard No. 3
with tie os coccygs Of George Frederick Cooke sus
pended az charm upon his manly breast What
affecting sernons might not be preached by the Rev.
Morphine Velvet with lock of the hair Of Wesley
incosed in bis bresstpin Here is a field Of opera
tioni, for pointing out which We shall charge Mr..
Jackson nothing He can enter upon it with little
10 capital especially if he can manage TO steal his
railway tickets. He will need nothing but q crow
bar msttock, few false keys and dark lantern.
By proper industry and enterprise he may have
collection, the largest in the world, Of craniuus,
bones, sbrouds and cofin-bits He can present the
whole ghAstly collection to Harvard College, and
,an 90 down to posterity as the great bone bene-
factor and relc-rsiser Of the century. His name
,ball be uttered with gaping awe by frightened
on-hunters, and future ages respect tho sepulchre
of that man who did not respect the sspuchre OF
my ore; unless, Ike Prof. Warren, Mr. Jackson
,hould make q donation Of his skeleton 10 :he
.hastly blsndnsss upon several geLerstsns Of ad-
MIXERS. Whs. magnificent enterprise would this
,e If We pause With wonder before the coat OF
FIsnklip; If the staff Of Washington fills US with
.We; if the cooked hs. of Bonsparte charms the
Visitors Of the Louvre, Mr.. Jackson may well
spire to the emnence OF having discarded the
rsppings Of defunct celebrities and o! going d.
ectly 6. their skulls teeth aud winding sheets.
In 70 doing he will nobly sustss our American
reputation. We are not only great people, but
We are also free people. When We travel there
ore, We make it d point not oDy to wear our hats
n s.ered places, but to void our 'pittlc upon sa-
red floors. Where others are hushed IN reysrent
1--WE, Jonathan whistles. Where others Wear
.oats. he is smitten with passion for frocks. OBJ
ects which Others are coutent to look upon, he
must feel lie thrusts bis cane through picture
% find out whether it be painted upon canvas or
PANEL, and il very much astonished IS couse-
,uence to fird q gallery closed sgainst all visitors
or month. In short, jonathan in hit most inno-
,ent mood manages to bore everybody while
VI usipg himself We End no iauls with this We
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