New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-20

follows:
olos.s hours y7h Congress- ITO lrc0'pofse TIE Ma
tora Academy scieuoe," Ia compliance VT many Kind
,. Am here 60 call tina prpostor' t. ordos. In rising
20 pfor this us,sea5le crave FOR moment your in
diligence.
I. Act under Which you have met to orgauife nooTpo-
rate, in America sud for America. National Institution,
whose objects ranging the initable hsld' OF Science,
are limited ouly By nirous capacities Of the human iu
,uct Sch al Institution ha, been yesrs In the ush
and on the tone Of dsvoees o. science bat its sttain
,sn seemed far in ths fu,ue Now it achieved fact
Oar country has spoken bess in his dark aud
troubled night" Of s history sad commissioned you, gen
temen to mold sDd fshon its ossuSston, to nfuae toto
1t that vital AID auimang split shall win in the bound
less domains OF science tie gttens prizes Of achievement
tina, will CLEAN forever o tue OF th5 nation.
When a few months gentleman whose name is
known aud hopoIsd j. both hcm phores expressed 10
che desire that academy Of physical sciences should be
founded n America ard that lwoud at leas, make the effort
70 obtain such sct Of Incorporation FOR the scientific men
Of the United States rep ed thst 1t seemed more fitting
that OF ripe scbozshp should take mo eA
&u securing measure but felt oouddont could
prepare introduce aud through Congess measure 90
enneuy calculated to advance the OF science ana "
reflect honor upon country promptly assumed ne 10
sgonsb lily with aid sSd usses'iOes as could Oh
tsin prepared introduced. and By personal eHo'' WIN
members of both Houses Of Congress carried HIonsh TINS
Act Of Ipcorpors,sop without even division in either
House
The suggestion was sometimes made thA. Tbs ns'.on 10 20
Esged in fearful for existence and tie moment was
not well chosen for measure Bot thought 0her
vice. thought just the hius time to act waited TIE
Soraas Of old woId they turn thsir eyes hitefwd
90 see that aid the IRE blood OF the most gigantic civil
var in the of nations the statesmen aud people Vi he
United States the csm confidence of assured power are
fostering the elevatins purifying and consolidating insitn
lions Of religion ani beXeyoence literature art; and cisnce
WANTED the Of Europe who profess to zee ia America
the failure Of republican institutions 70 realize that the eo
pie United States while eliminating from their system
that eveTdsturtiog Of discOrd bequeshei - them
by colonial aud eornercis policy of England cherish
arg the institutions that elevate and ennooo naons
The land esouut. with the tread Of srms s bright waieis
ere cnsoned and it, fields Redeemed with maternal blood
Patriotism surely demands that strive to make this now
dcordant torn and bleeding nation aud indiv sib
This National Academy Of Sci WILL feel sure, be Low
aud hereafter another Of power to keep IN he orbits
around the great Of the UIiOn this citation
Of sovereign common wealshs
Thl. Act Incorporation may bei' notPefect The
task has been Of difficulty and deo scy Tie rUulber Of
members be limited while tie most eminent Of
science be recognsd aid ectio Dsl claims harouz-d
II uuinientoBs injustice has been done to any one mis-
taxes have been made, time will trus the injustice
snd the mistakes Change. VIII surely Death In
the world" sud this orig e. lot Of hOnored all
main long uDbroken. II merit have been forgotten
first and every oecssion rstt the seeming wrong
This Academy destined trust, to live long the Re
public sh. endure, snd to beer its rolls the OF
the Of coming g-nefa;on' Let Ct then advance high
is standard lie, It be iahexble Justice and
promising truth. Let IL pssk with the suth Oriy Of tuOw
edge that pretousoa sy sink ALARMED before it, and merit
ryvhere 70 Il conflort Of recognition.
In the Providence Of God. the XXXvIIth Congress was
the consdeIaton u Of traatsndeIt
magnitude 1t eE-csed measures, empowering the GYveu-
nent to raise hundreds Of mill Of collars and millions Of
protect the msDscsd lie Of the nation aud
the vital spirit Of freedom. It dealt with great questions OF
revenue and OF finance l. o5lteated sbhouent system
from the Nsiionsl Cspitg gravel Preston upon
rood Of National Territory Il cOusecraed the public d"
estee6s for the homeless and lsudle's aud su
thozsd the construction Of Ts~sy 70 unite the Ais1te
and the Pacific SEAS The of this iuco'.
pore the ley Of Sciences not the least ia the
list Of acts the XNXVFli Congress TO the country,
which win leaye their impress the reion for yet 10
cone 1t my fortune to take an humble pat in these
great asures Of alton 1t is profound grsi-
6caoD that amid the pressure q public srs have
been enabled rbate something to found this Acsd.uy
the sdIancemen. Of the physcl eel ia Amec 1t
will ever among my cherished eciots that
have been Permitted through courtesy TO ne with
you organizing This NsoBs Acsie Y, which loudly
hops will gather aronnd it ia the centuries yet cone
iurOus OF genius and Of learning whose researcher
will enrich the aud reflect unisog lusr upon the
Republic.
Prof Joseph Henry Of Washington then elected Chs-
pro tenn aud Prof Cas~on Providence Secretary
The following resolutions then passed unanimously;
Resolred Tat the Academy the aon
and hereby declares ITS detention VI entering with earestno,s
and devotion upon the high coare marked out FOL y Con-
Reored That tie thanks Academy presented
The Hon Henry Wilson Tor AIS saesDanse su9 successful
action IL Che Senate Of the United So. for The eS,ab hen.
Of National Academy Of Sciences aud that 10 De invited at
this and oil oher times whom agreeable him. be pe.-
ct az the Esetilgs Of the Academy.
The act Of incorporation L al fJliOws:
BEL Incorporate the National Academy Of Sclences
Be enacted by tue oe ate AMI House Of Representative
fths United Congress ss.snblsd Tnst
Ioui. Agan Mss.achu.ettsi j. II Alexander Mary
s. Alexander. NewJefseyi A. ID. becbe, a. large r a y
Balnar6 at large j. o. LansTd u > Army Mssssehu.etts
W ii. G. Bartlett, u. >. Mitry Academy. Missouri, u A.
Boyden, Msssscsusett.i ALEXIS Ca.se Rhode Island VIM
ChslveDet, Ms.ouri, j. H. Z. Cohin L. Naval Academy
Dsna Connecticut Charles H. Davis u. 5. Navy, Massschu
eets George EDselnaD. 81 Lous Alssoufi j. +. ftsIs
Poems lvauia; WOlcott Gibbs. New.York; j. NJ. Giss
u 5. Naval observatory, kentockyi A. A. Gou Mass
ohusetsi B. A. Gould Aissseenu.esi asa Gray, Ms'sa
chusettsi A CnoJot, Ne~'Jer.,y James Han. Nr"
Ininoisi Ea~.d Hitchcock. Mass }. s. hnD0 nd United
States Nsya O0se.y Conn n Homgh reys UOei stsIs'
Amy PenssS lysLia; }. LeConte. u > Amy, fenDsyE
vsus. j. LsiJy. Pennsylvans, T. Lesley, Pennsyysnis
NJ +. LongstIeth, Penn.yiys d. H. Ashan u 5 aii'
tAry Acadeyy, Virginia J 5. NosberTy Ohio; H. a New
ton Connecticut; benjamin Pierce Msssschusettsi John
R0dgers U. g. Navy I-oiua FsIInan Rogers, IenusJi-
vanis; r. T. RogeIs, fsnBsyiya9s; ". u. Rogers Messs
obusettsi L. NJ fiutbeford New.York, Joseph Saxton
large BenjsmIn SilDsn Connecticut; BeDJsLfn Siinsn,
j.. Connescot Theodere strong hew.Jessy, John Tor
Jc.oph winlocE u. 8 Nautical Alnisa.e Kenuetyi jeff
Iies wymsn. MAJ sohuso Is; J. d. Whitney, C~forHs
Incorporated constituted and Gee AIRED TO be body corporate
bytho nslns eiths National Academy Of sciences
And tt )Thasy saGefsd That the hs ioa Acade
my Of science. sha consist VI not more than 20 ordiasy
and the sd corporation hereby con,uied shall
heVs 70 make At. Organization including is Con
stDtIoD Bylaw snd rules and Iegusionsi to MI ali va
.csucos created Dy death oheTwse 70 pro