Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-06-18
a NEW LIKENESS OF wAsInNc1oN,

We have been much edited IN reading grand.
oquent biography, physical, moral and intellectual
OF the Hon. Andrew Stevenson, which appeared in
The Enquirer OF yesterday. What particular CIR
cumstance provoked this sudden blast Of paRcgyric,
we are not given TO understand. Is he on the wane
md does he require bolstering1 Is he tired of GEM
uemany leisure in this land of vulearity; and does
he seek public employment Why, with iil-natured
minu,ensss is il stated, that 10 defeated judge In
shur for the representation Of Richmond3-tbe
Judge receiving only nine votesi Is that intended
as an intlmNtion to Mr. Tyler, that the Judge was
man OF less consideration than he, IN the communi.
Iy where they were both known, and, consequently.
- less deserving pos, in the Cabinet II none of
these considerations prompted theuninvited eulosy:
what did, We cannot divine, unless DO the no.
BILE igure he recently cut among majestic crowd on
the pleasure grounds Of the President and the newly
Uncovered resemblance between him and the
statue Of Washington, "when viewed from the
eastern angle OF the Hall, where Il stands in the
Capitol Of Vtgnio"! This is the only inducement
animated IN the biography itsef-and ns the para
graph Is n pretty fair sample Of tho whole, and
"ithal amusing, we copy II:
andrew Stevenson | lately saw in the centre Of
n magnificent group, collected on the pleasure.
% IN
unl music animated the charms OF beauty. while
statesmen, orators, senator's and foreign ministers
rom every land. adorned the scene. lis was tho
mobiles: hguro 10 the majestic crowd. I had pcrused
inc features OF his lace thousand times but never
until then, did foncy his resemblance to Uoudon,s
statue ol Washington, when viewed from Inc Eos,
ern angle Of the Hall where IL stands in the CAM
tol oi NTgnia. have since learned that this fan.
cled resemblance DID not originate with me- but that
others more inquisitvo and critical, have often
Observed IT,
"The fine person ofMr Stevenson seems rounded
into grace by gentle demeanor, which IL familiar
wthou. coarsenes7, and elegant without osten,ntio
ms Is the dignity which always knows IT. natural
abode and . ever present but never obtrusve Ills
conversation IS animated, pthy, nnd bright lis
n1nnors nre cordial buOyant and bland lie en-.
tett'in9 ami no ejihes, without one particle Of
offensive vanity M unbccoming pride-a wnkeful
s'g'cNy Wmch dsccfns worth, exposes error, and
ntintnlns iruth-u rcctitudG which knows no wan
deung from the direct line, and Judgment which
no cloud obscures nor passion disturbs, enable him
70 measure, as he always docs even handed iustiee
10 his fellow men. ilo has rounded the quarters
o. lis J',h year, and enjoys the rpened maturity Of
body and mind"
The bogmpher continues in the same strain 10
the end-and " there were not something Suspicious
about tho authorship, wo should conclude that the
author was "pcking fun" az his Exec lcncy. Bot
there arc circumstances detailed, and stump speech
made IN 1917, given in full, which could only be
known TO the Speaker himseIf-which induces Tho
belief that, # Mr. $. did not write the biography
himself, he knew very well who didi Bot we DO
not complain Of this-lf nobody else will praise US,
we must praise ourselves.
We would merely suggest, that in any future
edition. which moy be published the history Of tho
canvass m 1888 between Messrs. Stevenson and
Robortson tho particulars relutng TO the secret
promise Of the Mission, be given IN a note