New-York tribune., 1841-09-06
For Tho Tribune.

TEMPERANCE AND THE ARrs-No. lV-As write irof"
memory observation and reflection, my statements may no.
be rs precise as thev should be- Although believe no one
approaching my motives will object to them on 'a'
make this disclaimer lest want OF precision shou'u eA
disposition to paper warfare and It's attendant e's WHICH
are anger envy misrepresentation prevarcaoh, ana OH
times defeat of the object in view. In my last artcie
rnmsed 10 prove that the Associations CIVIL Mill
mry and the Fire Companies had done more TO encourage
the Arts than those persons whom SONS are eacnns Us 70
consider the higher classes And hrst Is notorious "
the class of Artists alluded more constantly ePioycu
and in the long ran better paid and also that they have
made greater progress and attained TO hSher decree o
perfection their respective branches than nave 'e ~ a.
or AS in theirs In this comparison wish u eAciuae
Portrait Painters because verify believe that they are
more likely to retarded in their progress by too mnch
than bv too e patronage And the reason why the various
Associations their individual capacity patromse al! IS
that they nudge of the value OF Pictures by the eoos
which hev excite needless ot the dogmas OF me Pct"ra
quack and wholly insensble to the merits oi the imported
rubbish of the European market Te the great INJURY Oh
Artists and kc Arts also there exists IN th's C SET Vi
SPECTATORS in Pictures and pmps IN the Arts CRYING uo"
every thing modern order that they may DIVIDE richcT
.no from the traffic and humbug in which they engaged
The discovery and subsequent history OF North America
particularly the vcissitudes OF It's early settlers e
counters with the Aborsncs the thousand beautiful indian
tales the events the Revolution Its unparalleled store oil
interesting and anecdotes furnish nexhaustbe source
for the Young artists-hs works would become part st the
improved of instruction much needed among us
am told that about thousand frames ordered ior
fall market for the reception of pictures now on their
way from Europe would be considered so oaroarous
desire that any obstacle should be thrown IN their way
so as 10 shut them of the market but would argue
or the premises that growing taste for the arts Is ocs
widely spread among us and that this fact sufficient TO
warrant such an undertakings these articles were written
IN support Of
As your Procrusean paper makes brevity ssf a9 n01
will close hy promising show in my next how the tenn
peancc association will be benefited by its marriage with
the l. '" W.
Mr Editor viii you allow to ask MIR. Scout the IN
ventor of the Buoyant Chair Ga description OF which was
given IN paper of Thursday what he expects TO gam
by filling his strong box made of tin copper with AR con-
densed with forcing pumpl and how much Lighter he eN-
poets will be when allied with than it would be all the
air In it were exhausedi Yours, A W.
1t our impression that he will gain loss Air Is GER
iaiuy heavier than nothing all and the more be
dcnsed of course the weight it will have Still
have confidence that the Busyan Chair might be used
good purpose, and that its plan worthy of consideration
Ed. Tribune.
For The Tribune.
SwIxp1x.s-If those who had suffered by such charac-
e had discharged their duty the community YOU would
not have been under the necessity of going beyond tho pre-.