New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-03
ALEXANDER VON HU1BOLDT.
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHIC
CAL AND STATISTICAL SOCIETY.

CAL AND STATISTICAL SOClEIl.
A regular meeting Of the American phieal
and Statistic al SIC ETY. held las. evening at the
hall OF the Historical Society Second avenue. TIE
hall yas crowded it being ounced that the S,cei
would give il testimony in relation TO The late Alex
ander Won Humboldt May compelled to leave
without being able TO gain ednittance.
The Rev. JosEPH p. THOMPSON, d. D., in the ab-
seDoe of the Pre-ideot presided. Seated on the
platform were: Pr,f. More, Baron Gerault, the
Prussian Minister, Judge DAILY, Prof. Lieoer aud
Guyot Of Columbia College. and Prof. Bache. In
the audience Prerde King Of C0ldmbia College
Ge0pe BaLcron, Henry Gruneil. DIR. john ". Frsn
cs. sDo other oi-tpg pgu'rbed cfizens.
On the meeting beirg called to order, it was moved
and seconded that the usual order Of business be dis
penred with, 81 Icept the election of members.
This beog completed, the President addressed the
Society. He sad be dld not occupy this Chair 10 tho
abseDce Of the President r the purpose Of proDouuc
ing eulogy upon that llustdous name, to CONNIE
rate which they convened for he had persols
recolections 10 give, could be speak IN inhn OF
science. lie whose statue on this table, and
wbose portrait, parted in his youth at QhitD by
artist Of thst country, snd now in the Possession Of
Hr. Church, ~bo had recently ilam,naed fr rs
the heart Of the Anaesl, and the more recent portrait
Of his painted 10 Germany DoS before them, aud the
photographs which IN different p1rs OF this room
recalled them those features which stool Connected
with the history Of scence for two-ttrds of csuury
But though be was not speaking from personal roco
"
humble tribute interested in the study Of natore,
a. member Of the profession which he rumbly repre-
seuted to the great service which Humboldt had
dered him student for thai method OF study wherein
be was 10 tine an example For Humboldt hal pro-
iected in his y, uh when beginning his career a.
man Of science that great rule Of syslenzaon which
he bad lived to complete, aud which ~oul pas down
in his Cosuos ia an uperlshaole monuneot OF his
learning, Bis Industry and iIis fame. There
names which were International, which not
only s,ood upon the page Of history as con-
necied with specibc events, but were me common
heritage cf pstion.. Such the name Of Humboldt.
Speak that pane beyOnI the Alps when ho began in
she ardor of bis youth his sci nic investigation and
the echo caue back frOu the Andes on the one hand
and from The Ura on the oher for what land was
there which did pronounce the name OF Humboldt
fApplause Ii was hi. mission frOd the beginning o
bis scientific life, so to comprehend in his vast aud
capacioHs survey all sciences In their in@rreations
AZ 10 be able reduce then to grand order and hys-
tenn. How we'll he succeeded in tns work whose name
is every lip, the names OF Humboldt anu Cosmos
well defines. Ii not us Traveller only; IL was not
merely ~ man Of science, that the whole scientific and
civilized world united To do him homage. lie
who labOred IN tie great interests of science for hunsn
ty for he kept within hna fresh young uDd noble heart
He himself bore testimony TINT the interest Of humanity
were the crowning interests in his own mind in all his
abors. ThiI was the cObsuir nation which he had
ever sought To reach, to benefit mankind aud d!t the
by the devepm nts and ARA rgcmen's OF science
But be bad passed in old nge from that sphere
which be had long lived to illumine with the lustcr
of his picrence with bis GENIAL hospitality and win
the products of his amazing research aud industry.
In that beautiful picture TO which he bad referred
In the Heart Of the An es"-thcy saw embosomed
within the mountsius, in the midst of that tropical
yerdure peaceful lake, the way of ascent to which
was by c,oss by ~hieh those who had toiled up tha
weary way rrpose in security and serenity. 81 might
they hope that Humboldt had endod his long and oi l.
sou pilgrimage in serene home within everlasting
mountains. For what avail was al knowledee all
ecence except as il led onward and upward to that
fertre abode. Ar he, by the vast comprehension of
his survey, by The accuracy Of his knowledge, by
studying the laws and principles, evolved fr"m the
chaos az individual science the Cosmos OF beauty,
order and harmony all our sciences aud knowledge
should be as sapphire stairway to lead us onward aud
spward TO the divper Cosups, where all trnth ana
beauty oi order and love and joy dwell forever I'M
der the perfected law and will of HIN, ana about ms
Eternal Throne. lApplouse.I
/ The following letters were read by Mr.. GEORGE III.
NooRE
FROM I1IUTENASr MAURY.
OssERyA1oRy, WssHGNGToN, THURSDAY May ~, lo's.
MY DEAR sk; IL would be to NJ precious sour" ui @
Zion accept Invitation to be present S %
Society ard there unite with s fellows N he'f tIi'e ~ roe
Xen.nder Won bod bu, circumstances that canoo con
t Oeni me 70 ieso the me..n's%y & ps,"s s, @ own Washing
ton was among uprs aud @ with a'Ion'ss stsns
s"s & II III llSI in pSst snS publicly altogether
BY , queer Is s esSs sa, ssS %en he have ever lived to
Hssins Influences by Paeat ,o as student %
self bot ir the snowledge and rend, rcd ser
vices in the Of science which no msn has ever
By
and upon suggestion the mos, srued societies ana
enlightened GOV, made hss,e 70 oceupy them "ilh o
which be dirc, ,siee tsneT1 stock 81 a.am % r., b %
may well be questioned whether eose which sHpS Q, n ~ ~,
au,nce nduc. sed enabled Others to procure OF 70
make, are not manifold greater - - -
With uuerrns he knew how 20 nooursge aud when
to coun,eud Ohrp in tue lonehDe' OF h' calling nas .ne
wu eous th. src. map esre5sd ana .
bs.s betie r.ht to Pes upon ,n' 'S'lS @ s'sS ' M
Litr ths Baron Humboldt wrote was to hep on s"o "'"
s, Liter n, before ma precious heirloom He was
is up from sis BID written; Is scarcely eg
Se ~ lee bic aud n, ubng hspd held the
The &C. asion Of his lofty impu but the oo)i W"
An The great he Of resarch which this country ha' d of
,ehs 'hs ohyic. tne sea The observer sb,fe
IL this syst, vonnt, E~iy updrIiaaHs "nh r.
men gems no matter how prosreve have vcs"aie.
s period. sunshine. ts # se'm for clouds come Oh
the H. If T 'S 10. 'ATi fom began to as in their
zeal They wanted ust such encouragement q. no ohet
been done incentive for renewed eNert"ns lie per-
ct,ed this rom b.. ,fy ennencc sns or-ysr gi'lse s l.
II was that this great used his great innanoc ana
Was thus th the days Of his as,roas lie were cowno
BY se rne,rrS with srsee M, VIII ,.o
who than have % S S S. % G IN q n: sn ha. ySn
proyo.- TO the nu.Ous dead be more srssS, 'hs'
YcnI obeden' servant a. a., sa so u s.,,i;rr.l
D.stL W. Fskx, esq, Secretary &C. An "e'' '"''" "
''>''' PROM PROFESSOR AG,SsIz.
CA.RstpeE "Wednesday, May 2. ls>e
DANIEL w YisKs Esa-Siy regret exceedingly tina; tue
preparations my ,Pprohns Nst to Europe ue' Pi.Neu m
hooored me- and beios present. on an occasion "ah eA
% P.s. @ scT nv the invitation bud be-
Heve ne, very respectfully, yours L. A"ASS'"'
PROM PROFESSOR SILLiMAN.
NV HAVEN "Wednesday, May p, 1879
Dea, Sir Your favor Of May - addressed 10 my
~ ,, Ia NewBsv~n few day, since for ah.ence In
Ms..acbuss,,. and Hampshire probably o. m9nih oi
shall conn uneais yea %,;i - % ssie. ia sesrn ri.
testimony Of rrspre, snd snretlsn , ~ A 81 80; sse
-xxtfhh htsn regard