New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-17
From a ieftss % Dr.. irn,ts,
1850. Nay u, marked
Dx,sofeF


F,oa. a ieftss % Or. .frm,ts,
| 1850. May u, marked
| Purdte."
| About th. Ob.ervs.ory we
talked a good desl, and Mr..
/. lRarhe ssrrrs with NJ. mat 20
leave present occL pstior- sld
b. gin q new course Ct life
would b. iniu6iciors. unless
there were full guaranty that
1.-The Ius,itution would Keep ~
Its vigor and activity IN cass
both Prot. u. and l should be
taken away. No man knows
1.-The dark and shsdowy future.
but We should 80 order our lives
as 20 b. prepared for IL. Win
another az the head OF me Coast
j ISurvey this arrsngemen. migh,
,lpot and probably wosld 10;
|, continue, and the organization
.lof the Dudley Observatory
Iodsht TO be so thorough and
Ipermanent that were one direc-
Itor 70 die the Trustees should be
Iprepared 20 I'll his place with
tano,hsr, without dsrangine the
Isc.ivity of the wors. This, a.
Islso the idea of accomplishing
the msXlm4m work with given
Instruments implies a perina-
lnent force OF ob-eTsrrs A-c
lcompl,ers.
Meantime, however, TO snsr.
Ieies Of niue shall BE- wanting
90 bring the eqUipneu. Of :he
lObervs-ory 10 full and thor
lolgb completion; sBd ny hope
land faith aEe alike great.
| We eonyes-ed IN New Yorh
lon sroiher sGbject, aid one VI
lpressing importance. Prof h.
Is ready 20 aid with s-sistal.s
sueh a. he con spare, bat Mr..
-, at the offer o. whom I
twas " much delighted, cannot
lyc; be spared, nor indeed until
lA-eh, and we want some
lbody sstc. TbsT. is Eocody ~
lavailabe Oh almos, every sc-
IeoGnt n The gentleman of whom
we spoke, DR.. Peters. He II q
iman Of q good deal OF expert
leDce, and excellent attain.
me n;s, and ! have only b.si;s-
ted on The matter Of policy .
httis. IL Albany hesi:ated
labout telling you whyi b.. now
lthA. Prof X. expr.ss-s his will
infness to give him 70 u II lie
i~oa.d iike 10 20, OF which !
lhaye 10 Doubt will tell yoI
lwha. | mrAnt. l. is .ha: the
lteDdency OF - - - y
10 begin admirably, BIT as soon
las any great trust IL committed
TO them or reliance placed on
fhsm, they grow in their own
ies.unstiou 80 much ss 20 BE-
lcome uncomfortable ii they are
lwa.shed, aud dangerous II they
Iare l,ot. Aud the experiences
lof Lumeroas friends. Henry,
lAgsoiZ and Bache himself, IN
this rospct, nav. put me on
imy GARD. Esch OF these, and
Iotbers TOO, have q. various .in-s
been annoyed by assistants
dwelling out into principals, aud
Iclaiming :h. whole Of what they
,msy have done mec haricslly
andsr ;ne intellectual had of
lo.bsrs, thereby rendering the
reciprocal pcrsonal relations
Idi,agr.satl.. This does not sp-
Ipiy 10 our frend p, bu. ~ a
c,ss-, VIZ - - - aud
| I do DO: think ths, | .holld b,
In . .roIhlsd, having brought
lh.in 20 the United State, ard
obtained for him the position
be now rss, which j. Los a.
high a. he merits.
A. soon % the stones shs.l be-
tr-ady, ! will send him, win
tfun and detailed Instructions, %
iAlbany, vhrrs he Will MAKE q
ipr. iuinsry la'iigds de;srmina-
lion. ana draw ins meridian
lines. &c, AID superin.end the
position o. the colimafor foLn-
idst,ou. aid The placing OF ;he
..ones for The great ins.T--
,uieu,,.
IL .hor,. any Of ire three
iausrries Will DO, though | con
I,.dsr Tribes Hill ,ss tss-.
ProuIp:usss In se..ing The
-ton.s and in making the modi-
,noa,iors OF building is lie chief
hing.
| will b. much Obliged 20 you
l., you will burn ths .hse: on
accoun, of the p-r-olsl re
marks upon il.
hayiur seen NJ % introduce this
deems u proper ~ print other
leral interest. IL il needless 20
sorry 10 have bis hs.ty remarks
raj spplication; or tha, ne would
fcstions, had be supposed that
eve oi any one, excepting MIN
Ily addressed. To many gentle
alluded 20, the WRITER ls stec-
than one illustration o! bis -ral
ed 20, viii suggest Reef 70 the
let.
iFron a letter 20 Dr.. .fymsby,
ERsrcrth, Name, lSjc, sept.
IL.
| Yesterday ! sent le..ev 20
ID.. Peters, and tO one of the
lyo.rx men whom ! had lrft a,
Cambridge, authorizing 'he at
lt.r 20 20 to IN. aid Of DR.. Peters
liora fortnight, in Albany, and
( asa ING the Dr.. ~ srrsng- TOR BIS
arcommodation. The youth ].
la mere boy, only II or there
lsbou,s. aud ready % sid n sny
lvsy n. can-sO ! doubt cot
That be will be f'erviee TO Dr..
lP.
From q letter 20 w. O.eof',
1851, March p.
| have been oye!r1nnins ny
Authority. and sysilins myself
Of az additional chance, TOO
rood 20 BE- Lost, OF purchasing
lthe series of the Philosophical
lTrsnssctions u he Royal So
ici.ty Of London, from the Ast9r
Library, a. = pricu ssicsiy
NOR. thsn nominal And oJ
Ithis mail | s-nd MIN o drsf on
yol Tor xJ4j u, which IN
lSlades the expenses Of boxing
i,h-.. books for transportation
They need b. the source OF 10
n. ssiusss a. "a storage, ss Dr.
lCogswell will let them lie sip-
-ct 20 oar order until We ~an-
them.
I think they would brns
+ose a: slctio1 ~iibol, Gisi'
calty ueI, week, and probably
nc n more.
Fyc~ q ietter % W. o<osr
1857, april ~.
/ hope ;ha: 4. will 70. prove
Iu.r.a.a-y 10 sp.ad m-oh pon
rr.dinx or dressing tne gro nc
mi th- tide begins o. Fise
.,.in We .hali b. wanting %
nasr eousp.rz-iveiy nesyy &c,
uands for ths done ~ork and
lth,n me observing chsirs, Ae.f
! a., whi-h are ss--u'iAls.
,Frss sL>n>,J,o. Dy. .zys.sy
20 DR.. Gould, 1881, -fpr' -.
IL ~. had reason for coz
srs.,la:ion irsle more iasn
y.ar ago, With eriy he Old
hi iIdirs and i. ss,.'o for ;.
hsl;ome,@r. we cer-xiniy oushi
nv 10 t~.l soms degree OF
s..,sfse.ion with nc pr u.ss
, a.. las teea usd-, AID % Goa
|6r~ard With sor~ d-sf.. of
lhotsfilness 20 be fl.lre. BIT
usrdon NJ 5 Lay st.. ! rsse