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Excerpt from The Dudley Observatory: An Address to the Citizens of Albany, and the Donors and Friends of the Dudley Observatory, on the Recent Proceedings of the Trustees; From the Committee of Citizens Appointed at a Public Meeting Held in Albany, on the 13th of July, 1858

We care nothing for the reserved power of the Trustees, whatever it may be, as a mere matter of technical law, over the Observatory and its grounds. What we know is, that it could only be rightfully exercised in harmony with the proper possession of the Director, and with the exclusive control which he must exercise as indispensable to the due performance of his duties. We know that they have had no duties to perform there in the scientific arrangement, or in the scientific Operations of the Obser vatory, except as these may connect themselves with the management of the funds of the institution. With this exception, they had discharged all their obligations to the Observatory, so far as its scientific conduct is concerned, when this duty was confided to the, Scientific Council - at least So long as that duty should be faith fully and duly performed. With a proper understand ing of their own rights and duties, and a proper ap preciation of the rights and duties of the Director and the Council, we entertain a confident and certain convio tion that the Trustees never would have found any just or plausible ground, or pretext, for beginning a contest, or making issues, with the Director and Council.

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