New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-03
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!, nth fsp remember his .enpg me the curicss
story II Dr. Howe, who. when officers we're seat to
search hs house for revolutionary documents nad
time 10 Iut some pspers which he wished to cooeea-
where 30 Won think In the head Of stauette OF
the hing. Isugbter.l When be spoke 1t fngish.
Erelish e'nli follow him; doabi Il many foreigners
could. when be spoke. in French an ey &C,
cu.tonled to French had the greates' dfhcqfy
in folcwirg him. When he spoke IN Ger
man, Re talked with race-horse speed.
The figure Of Humboldt rises before me ~ knew hm
then That beautiful statueite ffom Ranch gives an
admirable idea of the man, even to that glorious ex-
preston ot his greet eve, which made You sometimes
fearful 10 approach him-a looking dowu OF the eye.
the lids falling down the eye ike near-slghied
person which made YOU think, " don't see the whole
of that man soul" But You did. His voice gave it
to You by it, Swet muscsland sincerer tone. lie was
not Of those " ho thought one thing and said
another. When YOU heard him speak, YOU heard the
soul OF Hun bod,-you knew his heart This is Why
his cotemporsries loved him 80; this ia why bis king
loved him 50; this is why We dove him so. Applause
With mind Ike his. some men think they nigh, be
stern and uusympaihiring. saw letter from him, IN
which he SAYS - value that gentleman You have in-
troduced 10 meI value him for his mind but more for
his heart. think he is one of those men with whom
could feel ami have learned to value men more for
what they feel than fer their thoughts. Applause
HI, death wss in harmony with his lie and nothing
could be more sublime than tha: spectacle OF hs
funeral 80 beautifully alluded 10 in the address, when
the Americans were brought together-as many a.
could he mpromptu, Representing The dtereat S'stes
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National tone as il werc 20 the mourning with which
his hearse was followed. While il did show that a
conspicuous place given 10 those Americans as
repre sentinc is il il w. known that such would have
been the wishes of that great and eminent man, could
he at that moment have been consued-he who
never TUNED American from his door-he who
always received YOU in Bis library, in his study, and
whose sery ants were trained to respect the OF an
Amtricar-he would have assigned that place to our
country in that procession had he directed t before
his death. Could such & man direct it No. Hs
modesiy was equal TO his merit-was equal to ms
amiabiitv. He was truly great and good man of the
Nineteenth Century. lApplause.
The resolutions were then adopted.
Prot. A. GUYoT spoke on the deep reverence, tue
perseverance in the service of science Of Humboldt
his sacrifice OF home friends Paris for the benefit of
dscoverv and hs sharing the honors o his discoveries
with his friends. He detailed some Of the special die
coverie- Of Humboldt. What lesson of modesty had
be shown when, after twice giving his celebrated
course of 6l lectures Physical Geography before the
sovereigns of Germany, be himself was found on the
benches of the University listening to the lectures Of
Boeckhi
The President ther called upon GsoRCs Base korr,
who arose and addressed the meeting as follows;
cor slider rilerce my duty this evening, not from a
want of .terse admiration Of lIumboldt-oot from 4
wsrt of eeetioua'e reverence for his virtues and his
uenory-but becsuse | wish to hear hs memory die
PLAYED by men Of science lovers ~ truth, who
have made a great name for themselves throughout
| the world. | think you, like myself, would have
preferred to have beard bs prses pronounced chiefly
ty them But az the President has called upon mo. 10
| c, ,niirue silent would like unwilliugness to
acknowledge to express my great sense OF his sur
passing merits. rather Think that one OF the atri-
tutes Of the greater that belongs to me- Il to have
known Humbod earlier than any one Of those who
| have spoken 10 you tonight. a. young man OF ~
years made my way from Berlin to Paris in the year
| is2, taking let'srs from his brother Wilhelm Won
Hun boldt 10 AexAnder- Aud, Sir, you know, oil of
| hat titdp hp fuist
me- To two points shall call Your at'enton; Que. his
intense love II liberty. Icame at that time wi'h all
| the zeal for liberty which may be psrionet ia
Young man, sBd which | may be paldoned
| for retsining even in my old age. lAppanse ]
| II va. in the time of Louis XVIII. lie read with
clear dstirctDs the character at paresthe cooict
Of opinion srd hr declared himself with the utmost
FIRM against hose retroactive ueasnres and against
| that retroactive polio, which ultimately so dsas-
trous IT, that iue "i kugs Aud not OF France only,
for pr. atty he admired English statesmen and En-
glib meh Of 'cence afd England he Jaw also clearly
how England suffering from excessive ar "tocracy
| 4 rem. nber tie strong aud emphatic language ON
which he expressed himself of that nation t. this day
More tbsn quarter OF century after thst met nun
nan: the friend Of my own native country. The
| same lover of liberty; with the same breadth OF
siaiesman.bP. He who knew ,,n. rnr continent 80 80
ward every part # It, and formed his Judgments re-
spectng be gradual adv of the United States
in the exteLt of its territory-judged us greatly,
|
| feIvent wshes for welfare, with no dis
| inclination to our increase of territory. Wishing
e,peoirlly that CalforDis and all the noble tract
! If land which now belongs to NJ on the PtcItc
igbt come to uS, expressing only hts approximations
the extent of tcrrtory that cicumstnnses night stop
in and interfere with the proper development of free
ins itutobs. have heard any discuss these
questions of relations To Mexico aud rel ltious
| 10 Cuba u ore calmly and more canddly, aud with
nore geptleness toward u.s. and with full aud
pe,fec ntiu acy of all the circumstances that would
attend any further progress on our part. ST, he was
| Away TIE freud Il ioutg America lApplsuse. He
measured his 7, gard iUr not by any merits that
might have, but by the goodness ot his own heart
| lie was alway- ready 10 pour out his thoughts his
! synpalhies and h.r ncOurngemeuts To- aDy young
| nan thst came within bis infnence. re-
| member in 1870. having at that early period be-
slowed good deal of attention Ia thc study of Ian
| gusges and amorg Others, the aboriginal languages
Of our own country, he particularly pointed out the
proper methods OF continuing inquiries anO nvesiiga
H. nr on the subj, CT. There ideas he not only cOnmn
pirated by word Of mouth but he wrute them out ut
col siderable length AID al the satisfaction when
returned icate them to persons eog4ged 10
that brauch of study and doubt not that ia de-
pIee they contributed h. the development of an ac-
anairauce with the aboriginal languages Of this c"un-
Iy Sir / could hardly cay le.sl could Dot certainly
feel iustied in doing les-tnan 10 express my aimra
tioL II the merits of Humboldt VI science
and hs virtues man. lAPpause
On motion the Society adjourned
SCARCITY or PROVISIOSS.