New-York tribune., 1878-02-18
MONDAY, FEBRUARY ls, 49,

day OF large sum of money offered by lady OF this city
toward the purchase OF the collection shows how little
real effort there been TO reach the general pu
lic This lady. whose name do not give Is one WHO is
entirely unknown to the pdbc. and she made her oer
simply BECAUSE being great admirer OF the coectoh'
she had read in The TRIBUNE that we were
in danger OF losing it. She supposed that some
thing must have been done toward raising
money lfor the purchase and she offered her $4,000
toward completing the needed sum. She had TO learn
that nothing OF any Importance had been raised ana
that at any rate 1t only half the collection, anu
that not the which she interested that was
at all hoped to save. Yet she generously allowed her
offer TO stand honor this lady and for one thank her
heartily for her goodness but believe that II Mrs
Stewart Judge Hilton, Mr.. Vanderbilt, Mr. Astor MISS
Wof and the rest OF our Itch citizens hal been pody
Appealed to- they could not turned deaf They
could not of course be expected to give, they found
the trustees ukewarm and half-hearted.
A few weeks ago we all startled to hear that
citizen of NewYork stood ready to pay the whole ex
pense of bringing an obelsk from Egypt and setting 1t
up here in Ncw-York. Why this thought of or pro-
posed What other reason was there. or coud there
be, but simply rivalry with Englandi London was TO
have Obelsk; should NewYOrk be without onei For
bid 1t Heaven. and the ofer was made. Meanwhile no
one has thought that better bid FOR fame and gratitude
than the bringing big stone three thousand and odd
miles and setting 1t up city, could be made by the
offer pay either the whole large portion OF the
sum demanded for the CasteIani Collection. Tae
stone, would be a useless lump, and % would DE oe
stared out OF countenance In city that 5s nas
whole OF stecpleObelisks already. Hut
the Castelani Collection is n treasure OF beauty,
and learning, and curiosity such can never hope
to acquire again without paying stlli more pr tHa ID
now asked Even Mr. Prime. TINS late day, has yr-
tually confessed his ignorance OF the market by admit
ing nc mstaken and authorizing MS name 10 @ ne
appea TO the public for the sum or foOooo
Sky thousand dollars for the Olicacss than haf
the sum winch Mr.. Castellan asks and from which lie
has always pCrrmptOrilv refused to budge There nre
not wanting hi gh authority who declare tlat II
the Brinah Museum only burning with desire for
the coll cOi and could suub II by the purchase, u
would nave bought l0ng ago. The saue peOplr,
vino Ou!ht know say tnat the great lever USED III piy
Ing open cuzcns' pockets for the purchase Oh
tine Cesnoa Collection the pride Of rubbing the
hair of British lion the wrong way. But do not De-
lcye hi. motive, though it may have weighed with
lew small people. could have weighed with the mass oi
giyers aud believe that IL the drsirabcncss Oi the Cas-
tolan Coecon-he whole OF 1t, not merely ihe hal3i-
lea y!cn ers nally Is the less Interesting of the
two parts precious iscOud be laid before our pco
pie who snOuld speak wtthauthOry, ~ might
VET be saved What would John Taylor JOhnstons
children take In exchange for the fact that their the
pledged his personal al secure for us the ID Ces
nula COectOn That Is priceless coat OF arms. Ihat
Is u gOry any one may envy hiin. ILAEEACE CoOh.
Nelc York, Feb. II, 1873.