Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-09-29
THE BOLIVAR PRESENTS

venerable La FAYETTE, Sthe I.s,os az
Generals of the army of North -:
can Independence,n to the hero Of H.
South, We are induced to publsl, Gron.
competent authority a brief memoir or
The articles which compos this tributs
to illustrate and disinterested wortn.
and which we cannot but believe vij
prove acceptable to our readers.
National J3mnal.
The medal is Of an oval form. about
an ounce and quarter in weight, of
gold without alloy. Ii is very favour.
able specimen Of the art of engraving.
rude as it must of necessity have been
IN this country, near half century "a
go. The box which contains It's Of the
same date, and appears TO be made of a
kind OF wood much resembling mahoga-
ny. The figure of Minerva, represen-
ted by the gorson shield, the spear. &c.
is illustrative Of the wisdom and valour
By which the great work of Indepen-
dence had been achieved; while the le-
gend plainly tells of the wisdom. of Re-
publics- pirtute ct Lahore forent Res.
pubiiae." On the reverse the warrior
has discarded his shield, and, with his
lance, pierces to the heart the lion of
royalty which rushes to destroy him;
showing that when forbearance is use
less nought but the spear will avail. The
constellation OF the thirteen stars, and
the celestial revelation Of Constantine.
IN hoe sigiao uinces," are indicative of
the great example which American
gives to the world, whose constellation
of virtue and glory will be like the Wis.
ion of the cross to the first Christian
Emperor-inspiring hope to the des-
pairing, and confidence in the belief,
that, for "..Nation 10 be free, 1t is e.
,lO'Ieh that she wills it," The motto "En-
dat Pirginio priman" puzzels our mot
too lassics, as it would seem to allude
to Virginia gives the Chief 1t cannot
mean the frat blow that was surely and
gloriously given by Massachusetts, at
Lexington. Some Of the literati will
no doubt solve this problem.-So much
fer this ancient medal, which was pre-
sented by tbs city Of Williamsburg, the
then capital of Virginia. soon after the
surrender of York. Town; the virtual
termination of the war ofinGependence.
OF the Portrait, there is much,to adj
nire. Those who have seen the works
of Field, will require no comment on
this one of the fairest of his many pro-
ductious. 1t is copy, in very large
sized miniature, from a picture by
Stuart; whose celebrity is known wher-
ever bis splendid art is properly appre-
cisttd. Stuart painted Washingto in
TIE costume of the civil officer never
in uniform but by peremptory command
--observing that he had only known
him as President Of the United States,
and not g General-io- Chief, Stuart was
in the habit of lkening, all his portraits
to satpe animal or other, remarking.
that he always found resemblance be-
tween those who sat to him aod various
anilnals When asked to which of these
be 70 und resemblance in the paternal
chief, he replied, he is unique; he is
like moth ng else.
The dress OF the first President was.
On occasions of high ceremony, geper-
ally black velvet. made entirely plain,
with sword having cut steel mountingsy
his hair worn in a Gag The Viscount
DE- Noailles remarked, that he had ne
yer seer a sword woy1 $50 gracefully
BY any one, as by General Washington
he might have added, that although in
most cases the sword gave elegance 10
the man, in This particular case the
man adorned the sword. -, The Bolivar
represents tie father OF his country lrn
the costume of the civil magistfacYy at
the time when the hair, which il ins(er~
ted in the back of the portrait, was ia.
ken from amid the laurels which form
ed civic wreath TO grace his pure and
bonored brow. The hair is of hazzle
brown, slightly touched with grey; be-
ing OF the same time and character as
that worn in the ring OF the venerable
La Fayette. Around the medallion
which contains the hair. there is beau
tiul engraved the Roman civic wreath,
oak leaves and acorns, with the words
'Foter Pdtrsc," the same designed and
executed by Mir Henry Stone, of this
city, gentleman whose talents and
performances as an engraver, are en-
titled to much and deserved praise
The insertion of the hair, by Mr.. Gai-
Their, and the letter engraving, by Mr..
Chambers, all ofwhom are artists OF
our city, and who exerted themselves
IN no Small degree in preparing, with
taste and elegance, the tribute TO mell',
which has just been presented to the
Washington Of the South.