True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1838-02-07
PROSPECTUS.

MT ANY attempts have been made in TIL, city tow
I'VE ards the permanent establishment Of litefy Pc
rod a and IN every instance ultimate failure was inc
result, This has been attributed % the absence OF Il
taste Ter literature among the reading population oil
New Orleans and every protector Of the literary pa
pars which have been putforth IN TINS city, mas shel
tered his pride bendhe assertion that there was no
thought or feeling among the psople here, beyond ne
export Of the WeNl, dea that the finest flower OF
Historic could be. in any mana, superior to the SUI
periine brand of Ross, Osborn or Lanaux. Well, we
are aot so uncharable, and have too good an OPINION
OF fellow citizens to setup such charge against
them. If we do not succeed we will not accuse the
community Of insensbility to merit and will IN such
case begin to think ourselves half 50 witty and taste
full as are wont to imagine ourselves. We will In
esssss tse we are not possessors OF snh-
cient tact and talent merit success and we think
that ell our predecessors in the career should nave
laid tsas same fattering JUNCTION to their souls
At any rate, saosng the love ofleters and the
fine arts not to have existed formerly in this city, j
be admitted thatA change has tsken place, and
that thirst Tor the waters of the Pierian Spring Is
spreading itself and gaining constantly upon our ci.l
zens. The ample encouragement afforded to host OF
daily papers, bears testimony of the disposition OF the
public Of New Orleans to patronize, in a noble and
generous inanne, that engine OF news and learning
Influenced by these considerations, the subscribers
propose publish in this city, weekly paper to be
entitled
THE GROTTo;
",
The leading features Of this periodical shall be: ss
Original and selected Tales Essays and Poetry.
Reviews of New Works.
Critical notices Of the Tneares and other places OF
public amusement; and of novel and remarkable pro-
ductnns in The fine arts.
Chronological record Of events, foreign and do
| nestle. NUa5
| Amusing anecdotes and humorous scraps.
The atestfashions will not be forgotten; and it sul-
cient encouragement is receive coloured plates OF Inc
latest London and Paris fashions will be published with
| the Gro.to.
| Painting stat,larv and music will also receive dut
ateion, and f the patronage will admit the expense
scketches and reprints Of the latest productions Of Gel
ebFateti masssrs IN .|leaaasas Of our period
The GRoTTo will be neatly printed in quartz
bid. convenient for binding; it will appear every Mno
dag morning. the price Of subscription Is hxed az Ell
| dollars per annum. -.
JULIEN A BAKER Il co.
uFThe GROTTO will be issued weekly from tn
| lula streets. jan30
ARCHITECTURAL STONE.
Mr.. Editor:
nFAs the citizens of New Orleans are deeply interes
ted in the permanency and beauty Of our building
no less than the general improvement Of city destin
ed to the rank this is hereafter to take, beg leave
call their attention to the proper kind Of building ma
terial. III
10 pass over the various kind of calcareous stont
brick wood etc. come directly to the article best 9
dspd render streets both comfortable and hand
sone, and from whoas bads or quares may be taken
the n time eas best stone tor building refer
that species of granite G9iss or saticaf0n trdnaa
Having examined specimens of building stone from
aHs5 every quarry in this coungy and Europe, prt
poa few ranaks to architects, builders and otl
ers concerned in the general Improvement Of the cit.
on the great necessity of udicous selection OF stof
that will .g.ste permanency with beauty oil colour, an
let stone IDS be well supplied with that Of an un
fern character.
X yery hard stone is expensive to hammer, too bri
tie IN safe luder the hammer, bear sharp co
ner, which is the beauty of asher, or for an Arr
The various kind of sand in free stone from the 9th
extreme, and are yet more Objectionable. OF the a
! ferent kinds whose haElnes, and bnItleness rend
- them Questionable ARE the Sienites which contain
l. Mica and those grantees that contain too small pr
e portion Of 1t.
grea, Importance TIA light GRANTEES make beautii
appearance when isat put up,.sat after few year
they invariably chenge 20 yelowsh brown, while
sShe other hand the dark SEntes are destitute Of Mic
:. to which constituent part granite is indebasd Tor
brlliancy, and of course such stones must have du
lifeless appearances
There is Gness qunries in this city, tfSt su
passes any stone hive seen for brilliancy al
the beauty of colour | refer to the stone in Mr. Me-
ton Richards Repository, 40 Custom bou'e street.
b. The quartz, Fespar aud mica in this stone are mix
'r in due proportions, od there is thst firm cohesion
s. tween the constituent parts oil granite that renders
difficult to break, safe uner thu hammer. and
III most fire proof from the Mica it conteins As kn'
p the character of The quarry from which this so
was takSn none our arehicc's ni' ou'ihers WHY :
RS anime it, and practicable, have IT introduced TO Il
market sufficient quantities to supply the various IA
Of the city at all tugs.
Anoassr essential qr,Aiity of architectural stone is
fssil;ty, for pseg3F stone in s native, unlo
nlsred gate, it siaudtsp3 straight, it'll case, Ii ord
to presSt the eye far aud even Harace. The sto
have b. &C ALL icd 20, frs Attracted my attention
its rough cate, while pposisa , il the rays of the $
Ne wee selected by it's fplcndent folia oi mica, Ii
oil sra,ds of ninnss mirrors that gave it most bna
10 APPEARANCE Ell
~ Blu, The quarry frnr which stoneis taken, should
81, we'll examined, orit svtry mpor ant thatit cont
stone enough OF MI uniform coont aud Of every vari,
s. of sratfcauc for se market it is destined to supp
nc and it should fpos,be be gond favorable wate
r. and sue, as in Maine particularly, that not free
~ in wntev. FRIEND TO IMPROVEMENT.