Boon's Lick times. [volume] (Fayette, Mo.) 1840-1848, 1842-01-22

cal grandeur in the whole figure. A for
egn writer has said: "Nothing can be more
human, and at the same time more godIike.
man thus colossal statue Of Washington.
II is a sort of domestic Jupiter The SUI
bIlme repose and simplicity of the whole
figure, united as it is with exceeding en-
ergy OF expression, is perfectly classical
without the slightest abstract imitation, so
that there is no installing the pure lineage
OF this statue. Being intended to fill the
central position in the Capitol of the Uni
tea States, he has addressed his statue of
Washington to a distant posterity, and
made it rather a poetical abstract of his
whole career than the chronicler of any
one deed or any one leading feature of his
| life"
The seat on which Washington rests is
ornamened with the acanthus leaf and
garIands of flowers. The figure of Column.
bus leans against the back of the seat to
the left, and is intended to connect the
history of America with that of Europe;
while that of an Indian chief. on the right,
represents the condition of the country
at the period of its discovery. The right
of the seat is ornamented in baSSO relieuo
with the rising sun, the crest Of the ma
tlonal arms Of America, under which is
inscribed the motto. Nagnus ab integro
SCecuLOrum ndSc'tW OrdO. On the left is
soul ptured in baS relief the Gcnii of North
and South America, under the form of the
infant Hercules strangiing the serpent, and
| lphiClus stretched on the ground and APP
parenty shrinking in fear from the contest.
The motto is, "lncipe posse puer cu non
risere parentes."
! 1t may be doubted whether the figure of
Washington half NAKED is calculated to suit
the taste of the people of this country or
of this age. Posterity may be better
| pleased with it than the present generation.
though the skill and genins of the artist.
in the mastery deIineations of the form
and proportions of the illustrious chief,
cannot but be greatly admired by all who
see the statue. 1t is about twelve feet high,
weighs fourteen tons, and is elevated on
a pedestal twelve feet in height, in the
centre Of the Rotundo.
The following appropriate lines on this
statue. by Mr. II. T. TucKERMAY, will be
found interesting:
The quarry whence thy form ma iestc sprung
Has peopled earth with grace,
Heroes and gods that elder bards have sung
A bright and peerless race.
But from its sleeping veins Ter rose before
A shape Of Ioltier name
Than his, who glory's wreath with meek ness
wore
The noblest son Of fame.
And it is well to place his image there,
Beneath the dome he blest.
Let meaner spirits, who in council share
Revere that silent guest.
Let us go up with high and sacred love,
To look on his pure brow,
And, as with solemn grace he points above,
Renew the patriots vow.
The artist thus feelingly speaks of this
offspring of his genius and labor: 1T is the
birth of my thought. have sacrificed to
it the flower of my days and the freshness
of my strength; its every lineament has
been mostened with the sweat of my toll
and the tears of my exile. | would not
barter away its association with my name
for the proudest fortune that avarce ever
dreamed of. In giving itup to the nation
that has done me the honor to order it at
my hand, | respectfully claim for it that
protection which it is the boast of ciyliza-
ton to afford to art, and which a generous
enemy has more than once been seen to
extend even to the monuments of his own
defeat"
The Baltimore American of the lst gives
the following statement:
ToBAcco.-The market for Maryland
Tobacco this week has been almost entirely
without animation, shippers showing no
disposition to buy, except at lower rates
than holders refuse to accept. We contin-
ue former quotations. viz: Inferior and COM
mon Maryland at SO 50 81 so; mddling
to good So a I; good 81 80 a So 50 and fine
80 $l3. The receipts of Ground Leaf
are very light The few hhds. that reach
the market sell at s. 81 for common to
good quality and at 81 so a SO for extra.
In Ohio we hear of nothing doing, and quote
nominally as before. viz: Common to mid
ding 81 50; good S. a 6 5O fine red and
wrappery 81 a $40; fine yellow 81 80 SO;
and extra wrappery Sll Sl3. The in
spections of the week comprise 239 hhds.
Maryland; 81 hhds. Ohio; and 10 hhds. Wiz,
gnia-total 29l hhds.
Inspections and Stocks Of Tobacco in the
State Warehouses in Baltimore during the
year 1871.
hhdS
Stock on hand Jan. /, 1871, 6,579
Inspected in 1871:
Maryland, 294Of
, Ohio, 1867