Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1828-01-12

is pouring the tribute Of his thousand SeTs
his almost finished journey TO the ocean, On I, "a
Delta, which belongs to that glorious realm .V
first possession of which we owe TO him. VII he
sleeps in peace, g by all his countrv's ,-;" LOW
measure of bcr cior,, ,, WIZ mas i'i'ed The
Mr II. said, he should have felt great DELI,
IN designating Mr.. Alslon, il, by universal co y
he w's not considered one OF the first, if ma, ~
very hrst OF liyin, a.-sts our country has n,o,us
ed, by which an important requirement M :,
committee would be at once fulfilled. Indeed We
profound genius, aud unrivacd execution of ~. .'e
gentleman was so well admitted, tina, he h;, HI vi
o.. the best authority, that one of the ,ras.
frightened and discriminating critics of Europa - {
declared, " that, If there was a man lying -
was capable OF lighting up anew the glories Of ne
AuSustan age oil painting, that man wa: Wasb;ni
TON Aiston. 1t may not be known TO all VA
heard him. that this gentleman, after passin,,
years OF his lie abroad, in studying the re-;
oil ancient, and the acquisitions of modern art
no" engaged under the patronage. of CITY. (I3o,
ton) no less distinguished for its retinemap, s,
taste, than by its literature and science \ in o; S'
The last touches TO an historical picture ftbe Ih
OF ten years. which Is probably destined 10 Co.
new era IN the arts, and TO confer a rcno,n IN
them. '" Suiufaic
IL you want this man, You must seek him r.
'he PRIDE Of genius, he adds thrfless di ;rer,t,
money Tor he knows, as it has been he f;s,,
saiu On enoher subject and OCCASION that the rea
H.
'a!ity, and that Posterity will pay it,
hope, sir, | shall be pardoned for n s,r,-os.;..
sohcHhat selfish In Its origin, but surely not a.
serving Oh severe rcprobation. General Jacssn,,
S.,a' A,ston are both natives of the State Of,
south carolina, and there would be>a hapnv 80 VI
gruity in the fact, that the conduct and vaInr
the other. 'N 'ds'e OF
Mr. Hamilton said, in conclusion that he felt on
ure qualification in coniding his resolution a., a.
Jud 5ment and patriotism of his honorohIo f;a uS
from Massachusetts (AIr. EveretO who wac VII
acquainted with the merits of the great artist En-
whom ne had referred, and that of the gentlcrnon
associated with him on the conm;Itoa ~
he would barely repeat that he vas oo,,. az.
mat they should determine, as prlir,inar,, ..
the decision of the House. g whether the 49,,
had arrived for completing the decorations of ~
great Hall OF The Capitol" and whether he ba6
" competent artist u
Mr. ingersoll said, tina; he should not have ~
SEN mad not the resolution, movedby the honorable
gentleman from South Carolina, DESIGNATED tb
name Oh the ar'lst 10 be employed. When it was
fecoiiected that Mr. Trumbul, the gentleman VII
had executed the paintings, now in the Rot,nso
was native OF the State which he renresontoJ ~
at noor, ne trusted his honorable friend would evH
U.S. nun II ne ventured 10 suggest, that no course
ought TO DC pursued, in this stage, of The bus;,n
winch wentto exclude the employment NJ tbat -
Heranie anu patriotic individual in executino an,
paintings which might be ordered If the arts;
70 Which me gentleman had alluded, was native
oil the same State with the hero of on. ,oora ~"
the artist he himself had named had H., ~ !" as
IN ms own person in the war of the Revolut;on
re hau Oeen prisoner, and had suffered Severely,
II u,a! coh,esand he must be permitted TO saw that
e". h9Isuce mad been done him, from the man
NI' III "inch ms paintings had at first been dis
played. They were placed in a small and obsc,,ro
foOl Dencath our feet, and the artist had had tbo
nortlicatlon 10 know that the most unl;nd mi ~
llo mere been passed upon them
inCohsequence OF this, their disadvantaeeous 1oca
ton. His fame had suffered his faeI;n3S -, 80
Tered; and all his friends who knew tbe c;rc,,
stances, had suffered with him II was Win -
ana pleasure, Mr.. | said, that he had Witnessed
em removal 20 situation more worthy of Their
excellence and he, (Mr ~ had witnessed tho TO-
ORGY giisening in his venerable ewes undertbe con
seriousness, that justice Mt last been 6Ite hin, NJ
l. sad mat he admitted very willingly. the higb
u,clH Oh mr. AlSton but, ii Congress s.,ouId con-
clude, In this matter, TO depart from tho cIoss -.
our Revolutionary worthless there 1vnro 49, Va
tive artists, besides Mr. Aston vbo y,ouIJ~,s;
not TO be prcciuded from a chance of epnlc,1-,.
ne ihereisrc moved the following amendment 10
strike out the name OF 50 WASHINGTON AIsto, - 80
TO insert the words " some suitable arfisf "''-
Mr. Hamilton said, tho! he had risen princinal,,,
10 Hulcate MS acqCiescence in the amendment
proposed By the honorable gentlemen from c.
~, re aSlrea' also, TO exempt himself from
ali idea oil the slightest disrespect towards the van
cradle gentlemen so feelingly referred 10 in tbo
remarks Just subini'ted and certainly If fhe rose
luton he had had the honor to move nrono.ed ,bo
coinElemoration OF any or the events of orr Ra,'o
i!tohdry war uiat gentleman, both from his SER
wees and from his opportunities of obseryotion
would have special claim TO be preferred R,,t
the SUBJECT proposed by the resolution was. in a
great measure, out OF his sphere. The exccution
Oh IL would require a comparatively youthful ar
st. As u would be necessary that the spot should
be visited where that ever memorable enoarernen.
TOO. place, he would have 10 endure much rSergonaI
inconvenience and fatigue. It would NOT no v,as
sure, be pretended by the honorable rrnIIen,a,
from Connecticut, that his friend had not n,rt;c
pated pretty largely in the patronage of the Gov.
eIhheh'' SO lar as the subject Of our national
painting; was concerned. He WILLINGLY adontn5
however, the amendment which had been nranos'
Cd, and he did so the more willingly. berai,se he
lelt satisfied that the more the spiere of co,nncti
uoh was enlarged, the more beneficial il would
prove TO the reputation Of Mr.. Aston
mr.. D"iSht SAID, that while he did not refuse IN
90 homage TO the great and acknowledged merit nj
EIf' Aston, he wished TO suggest farther amend
nent OF the resolution, which was that II nipbtbe
made TO embrace the battles of B,,nl[er II;II
monmouth, Princeton, and the attack on Oucbec
Nir' Nremer said, That he entirely agreed that II
was proper such painting should be evecnted
and that the iIlustrious glory which bsd beo,,
achieved IN the most brilliant victory NJ r,o1o-,
lincs, ought 70 be handed down TO postcrifv Sui
deeds ought to be kept fresh in the recollecfon 81
All generations, and he thought that II could not h.
Pu. III oetlcr place than in the Rotundo of This
building. But, in order that this paiutino mo-, -
Justly judged Of (since all our udgn,cnt ts'1y
founded on comparison, and what could we indco
OF Dut whai we know? and how could we indg,
ol What was unknown but from what was LnS,prsA
ne would move small amendment When fbis
victory was achieved, which rendered orr com
try so glorious in the eyes of all nations Il ito1
both pride and wonder; and he wished be oo,,Ij
stop there. But he must say it created er,,, ,
NOW, IN order that pOsterity might have a f,ir o.