The native American., 1838-06-16

Is Wnen lne tiS Work was sent cut
no precise instructions were given as TO what it shou
be- and the stone cutters at Leghorn who got hold Of th
wind-al very made up their minds that as we ha,
never such things before. they would just fix VI
whatever they could pick from the decayed fountains ane
other dapdated public places and give them to us as
embematic group; here we have figures Of savages
Fame and History, stuck up Junus says in all the
pazes Of metaphorca confusion"
Look at the eagle perched upon the column intended
to represent Liberty Why, far from being iree is
hed-lt has large belt its shoulers-stands up
like soldier dressed in cartonch box and seems put
there expressly to taunt militia. II is, indeed, an
Ieagle in uniform.
More pity that the eagle should be mewd while kites
"And buzzanls prey at liberty"
The words inscribed upon the belt tell what the scnlp
tor thought when he dressing up this aps for
puta6us ui, literally translated, this is bird
of a thousand"
We SHAH have knowledge of the fine arts until
we encourage them among ourselves, and shall
cease to be imposed upon until look into the
ces of or own talent and rely upon our own Judgment
for the criterion Of what is classical and proper
Nature is the great field to copy from in all that
Germs the animated subjects Of asion and in the still
life Of architecture have the models Of the ancens
which adapt to the fitness and purposes OF our
times II is therefore puere TO borrow the second hand
rubbish Of modern modclcrs, who are themselves but in
different copyiss and then dignity tlm specimens Of
talent by linking them with The history of country.
Encourage your own countrymen erect studios and ae
Hers for Mea and you will genius rising from
the canvass and the marble, and like The,is from the
spreading her charms around In all ages excellence has
proceeded from originals. The three great Greeks who
carved the LAGOON copystsey were founders Of
L.
who did i) made the road for Others lie had guide 10
follow Michael Angelo created The school Of Florence,
Carrayago that Of Naples and Barry the grand severe Of
Esglad. M.H G
The French who have essayed to take national
stand in painting commenced followers are still FOL
lowers, and will be SO 70 the end of tme il the example
Of the past assalage to the talents Of other nations does
not inspire them with spirit Of reliance upon themselves.
In all their pictures they miators Of the Greek and
Roman sculpture, and hence there is not head or face
among them that does not speak Of unknown features
and marble hardness.
But turn 10 the subject of contemplation aud say
whether il not toy shop contrvance that should be
hootrd from its place Look at history, which, instead Of
being dressed III the light folds Of gossamer being Of the
skies, is well Gattened dame thcky clad, for the cold
weather Of this EARTH and appears from the sWeled neck
to have from limestone country, where te bad
water has given her the goHre. #
The personaon Of America is perfect equiDoque, and
is either the old notion OF charity who has lately begged
ragged suit and is leading her imporing infants to the
steps Of some rich mans door; else it is wild
Roman with boys carrying the tscis who, appealing to
the lark head cut at the OF the monument, thinks
it a great curiosity, and exclaiMs
8 Vouchsafe to show the sunshine Of thy face,
9 That we, like sayages, may worship it,
But the crowning of all is that these Of stone,
not satisfied with countereiting beings oil this world, have
actually committed forgery upon the body polite Of the
Pantheon. They have falsely forged and counterfeed
the very messenger Of the Godsa Mercury The imta-
tive art to be sure is like poetry, and entitled to much
license but who heard Of loading Mercury with
fruit, and yet giving him wings to carry the present
to te Gods Where is the winged cap, the petusus, and
the eahered tclriu that lend ighness and speed to his
flight? He has them not The fact is the getterup Of
this affair knew young in mythology, and having
Mercury ready made, picked up an old Ceres from an
Armenian bath, house, and putting it upon the grind stone
OF improvement worked up its feminine character into
deni masculine gender and by taking out the loose
nucopea from the lett hand and putting in its stead
Ca,ceas has passed The counterfeit upon genuine
Hermes
In society the who counenances fraud is cul
pable as he who perpetates it, and the moral obquty
cannot be less that imposes upon the taste, intelligence
and creduy OF nation, though the deception is sane
toned by the omissive apathy ofits own government
We would therefore respectfully advise the Committee
on the District Of Columbia to have this ccnotaph moved
the Congressional ground where the babyisn
OF its composition and the confectionery like appearance
Its figures may be lost in the melancholy contemplation
of the grave, for in death forgive faults that would
ontlive age in life.
RAISING OF SILK WORMS IN THE DISTRICT
| OF COLUMBIA, AND The UNITED. STATES
/ GENERALLY. a*.
| AS our District is neither commercial manufac-
turing though possessing some advantages Tor the for
er and perhaps for the latter than any large town