New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-03
iiy ard nspicid spirude. II is proved by the ifer'
sfuYe Of a,mo.t every bss,ch. II we read Barth %

/ suse Of amost ever bss3ch. ne READ bere oa
! Central Africa ve find Huneoict' IL we resd Ssy
Political Economy, we fnd his name Il We study the
hsiny OF tte Nineteenth Century We ma his name IN
tie diplomacy of PTuss and France If We read gen
| ersl literature we ind his name II counecnon with
Schiller ard Madame de siaeI; we 'o2S az noae,e I,
| UaIs, We find bis i-otLeIms lines: II We consult
/ Gimme dictouary Of the German language, we ind
/ Humboldt a. authority.
That period has arrived TO which CrCesus alluded in
The memorable exclamation Oh. Scion, Scion. Scion
and We are now allowed 10 cay. Hun bodt WAS oie oi
the gifted most fortunate and most favored NOR
1 tas-favOred even with comehIess, Win oroN 50
exqusely formed that irrespective OF ITS being tue
symbol O! lofty thought u pleasant TO lock upon 10 hs
busts as mere beautiful thiug-fsvored even IN ms
name, easily uttered by all nations which were des-
| tined to protounce it.
When pray. not only for the kindly iruits o. 'ne
eaIth but asc az We ought to do tUf the kindly iFuis
Ct the mind, let always gratefully remember tha'
He who gives all blessed things has given to our age
and to a.. po;terity, such man a. Humboldt.
Prof. Leiber frequently interrupted by ap-
| plsu>e. =
Judge c. p D,IY read The following resolutions:
Resei Tbs; il he death q BAEoa Alexander von H1meSd
til. Scciety the iostro the rot Of 10
honoFsy urmbers AID the world u s zrst beueoas
Rssetse Thai do assemble to indase 'eniirti Of
rssre a. the ,riIsn Il lie wheh the great Author ot the
tuiver.e beyond the ordinary limit BIT to express
M he's pshcd aud Of the NJ be
snpe ihs' presented to the age "hch sdo'na Snd 70 al
Re.iree Th., thi, eourneni he Geld q Humbods
esTs', achievements and to the quarter 4 the globe % which
fr forty hs iahrs devoted II ia psrticr
ary DE tha. pubic rxtr-sior ..d be vru 7 of ap
probation snd hIh estimate p. what he As done tof
ResoireS Thsi is in possible within tie limit. o' !-ou
o sxpTe. Il he and Aue OF The aeo Of
this sx;rserdirsry The; researches. the details of which
reach colossal mssntnde embracing seeeiihe subject. q
ever, yaey ruued with tie patient asduty subjected
be closest possible scrutiny and unfosaed with the most
S a, s 10 h added lie eoasSca, made TO- .nd
be p.s devised 70 ss and drc; The bo of others the %
rysons.et foot and maintained in dtaerer' parts OF ne
sot- h correspondence kept In connection via
Ire Interests of scs-ce reaching IN his ''er years TO SS let
A. "a
Ia The works above enuered tuay cumnitingn the
spsfs.ion AID conpe,ion q bis Co;us presents spectacle
f Industry ard scquon Ssmped in the history OF man
Kind
R,sosed That while the ns,urs. s-nccs IN
,nir. sr,, 10 .r rhcn Ill N detail and them rrf
hshe pinnacle Of obs-ys,u TO ,uryy them whoe rac
x,h anofsr and sSbb.ns ,hro1 a. t. muu.
cFnc actin the hsrmors sd unity tia, prevail throughout
R.oIred Th.' hi. iueIe;aa PremiDenes ia hsh,ened sy
'hs tauty # III. private hf h asn'eestsdn.s. AID cutie
sust bis sd bic TouE faith 10 the failure OF hn
nsity hs manly love Of liberty element in human prog
snd tb t,s-d point from which ne regarded AMI
h rec for mar beps cspsbr Of and destined to . n,.nI
qushi. btns the iDerPrer Of nature and Of ood IS
Ror,S Tst oopy Il thee re.oaion- to be signed hy tho
oesI Of this meeting BE- transmitted to the family Of the a
B,,oIrod That Committee Of ;hree be appointed by tho
Chn 70 -,e, sai'se- peTsn to deliver eeo he s't;y
in the follow WiuteT address up'1 tho HE
snd -sryio,s Vt our late asyoc late.
| Prof Bacur, Director of the Coast Survey, was
| then introduced. He said.
| am sure that these resolutions, admirably worded
a. u ey are will meet ready response from all, VIII
be carried by acclamation and need no enforcement
feeble nine must be, or even strong a. that OF the
orator Of the evening. ! came here tonight out of
love to Humboldt and respect Ia you. Suah an occn
sion reeds 10 preparation. But TO appear before
Intelligent suoieEee like this, and endeavor unused to
| pubic speaking, TO make unprecedented remarks,
does require apology, and nothing lees than TIE
con mabd of the President of your Society to excuse IT,
/ | shall speak az words come and out Of the venera
| ton excessive though il may be, but one whicd
know you all SHARE with mevenerati0n tor this great
this good emphaucaly the man OF the nineteenth cen
tply Sc elce Las been called upon in toe coorse OF
/ few years to mourn the loss ct It's two most ulns
| trious Leaders, Arsgo and Humboldt. Inc hfe
| Of mboldt began sixteen or seventeen years
before that Of Arago; il closed later; It Lcosed the
life Of AraQo They were singularly alike in some re-
spects and strangely unlike in Others. Thoy were the
iwo IN, of our century say of our century,
because though born in the last century, their gre ae,
woiks have been accom- pished in this Even the work
| Of Humboldt may be considered ~ belonging entirely
our ceutury. True the preparation ot WAS msae
in the pas c.Liwy the inception oi II wa' 10 .ne pas,
1853 We may date il. Arago and humboldt loved to
call each oher dear iend- Arago was OF au ipet l.
| Gus Temperament, Humboldt mild; yet two such men
could love each other dearly One of the most touch
| il letters ever received from Humboldt, chion
icing Araeo's blindness. If anything could be more
touching, il the sgDatLre Of AragO, almost blinl
attached of his Letters Humboldt had 1t in ms
power in h- early days TO help Arsgo. Arasp had u
! In lis power to help Humboldt at q later Pc
| ROD. What strange preparation had Arago
| for the Secretaryship of the French Academy!
! And What was the preparation of Humboldt 7 Was
| ~ rot born traveller Was be made a'raveler by
| bis studies in Berlin or in Gothngen' No; he was
born to be traveller the in-tncts OF travel were 10
| hin that Imagination Of which Or. Lcber has 30
| beautifully spoken, his. Tie viewed nature; he
viewed man Things were 10 him, aud art was to
| Ln. and man was to him. He neglected nothing; he
| saw all Most Of science have what is called
The specially in which alone they become great, and
which alone they advance. Other men treat all sub
jrcs superficial and are master; OF nome Snch men
often acquire great noiVriety, but Dot n solid rep
uiaiion. Equal notoriety is sometimes gained
| BY those who, un-kiued in particular branches,
| have general ideas and beautiful dictlon,
a popular mode Of presenting subject, But
tru- reputation il that acquired from those Who
masteis VI ihore subjects then If the popular element
| be soded II becou fame. What tame was enjoyed
by b,ib ihrse llustruu- men They gave themselves
10 peesl tfGnches but they also rose above special
| re. They were equally grea. in all probeuLced 10
be great by special mtn IN their own specisrs I1en
they had The singular popular GIT Of expressing know
ecee 10 be uudetood as to be st ~ that the
beaIt Gf Il might shine out. Look At the eegior 0i
| ArsPo Vas ever anything more exquisite than the
| portraits of those whom be delighted 10 hodoT! Does
lot tie sou # Arago 'hDe out IL those eleges TAX
irg sometimes popular man, It y t'us ou' "'tener
| soue who entirely misunderstood, aud bnbg-
| ue him to light Take his popular treatke on Me-
tecrology, his treatise the Steam Engine II he
tad dole Ioiling else he would have been famous.
But siD warned that Arago Is not the theme. Gan
| separate these nerl They never separated 10 The
ies days If revolution they never separated d.
verse their aie., they always cOrespoeded H.
timaiey nst- ruey. II was to the letters II AraSo
tsi | owed the friendship Of Humboldt. When the
Coast Survey attacked by of our bohie-t and
soLgvr politicians there the men who defended
il. And il 10 their testimony that the Secretary
the Treasury sppesed when he said that the terti-
| uory Of .uch men cannot be aside. AMI IL Wa
not -et asde. lApplause. The reputation of Araso,
rsy sem b the want Of response which We -ho1ed
| ct bis death was not general among Us ~ that of