New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-09

the Democrat contains o Cara siSncu DV ulcli iS
also one from citizens of Rochester, clearly estab
fishing Mr.. Rust's innocence.
Coles PaINTNGs.-We referred to these paint
ings the other day, and we speak of them again
because they better deserve notice than all the
concerts that have crazed our city during the
winter 1t tellspoorly for the taste of our citizens
when fiddler will get more in one night than
the exhibition of such works Of art will bring in
twclvemonth. We spoke Of the four pictures re-
presenting the Voyage of Life. The second
piece we considered the best. The third repre-
sents the youth, after the stream he thought was
flowing to the castle in the air has turned, and is
dashing among the rocks of disappointment. The
helm of the flying boat is broken and abandoned,
and the terrified youth is Lneeling with clasped
hands, while his barkis just leaping into the foam
and whirlpool before it. His good angel Is gazing
on him from the clouds. A storm darkens the
heavens over him, and an oak, riven and shat
tered by the blast lies along the bank OF the
stream.
This picture is spirited and life.like. The fourth
and last represents Life's Voyage as over Time
with his hour glass is broken from the PROV Of the
boat which is Just leaving the shores OF Lille ana
sailing away into the boundless hereafter. An
old man sits within with clasped hands and COM
posed mien, while his guiding angel is pointing
him to the skies. Among other objections to this,
the angel is too near the figure in the boat.
This last piece we like least Of all. There IS one
objection to the two first, which we do not
know can well be remeded. 1t is the contrast
between the gayety Of the scene and the sad
mournful lesson the artist seeks to impress on us.
Nature smiles in her highest beauty, and all around
is sunshine and Joy, while yet the fate of the
dreaming sailor is continually forcing the heart
into sad reflection.
The large painting of Christ's Temptation in
the Wilderness is an utter failure. Mr.. Cole has
no genius for such great compositions. lie can
conceive scenery better than character, and has
more fancy than power. 1t is bad in every way,
even to the devil on his break.neck excursion
down among the rocks. The Angels-Christ-
the sky-all are in bad taste, and remind us OF
nothing but an approaching storm at sea. Mr.
Cole has effected nothing in this painting that a
gloomy night would not produce. We turn with
pleasure from this to the other large painting
Mount Etna. Although this was painted in SC
short time its general effect Is admirable. II
gives you perfect idea of Etna or even of We
suvius. The painting, however, will not bear the
strong light that is thrown upon it from the sky.
light directly over it. At least it Will not bear It,
with the near inspection one is compelled to give
it in the room in which it is placed 1t has an.
other objectionable sea is no sea, or rather the
wateris no water, but the merest paint in the world
One who can paint water as it is spread out IN
the second piece Of the Voyage of Life, should
never permit so great defect as this to remain
1t Is without transparency and without life, and
would be ine1cusabe in a second or even third
rate artist. But look to the right on the pass in
the White Mountains, where Coles genius can
sport again amid trees and rocks bu. we viii de-
fer this to another time.
u VI. CADwALLADER, Esq, formerly Editor
of the Niagara Democrat, and later one of the
conductors of the Buffalo Commercial, has be-
come Associate Editor of the Chronicle and
Sentinel, Augusta, Ga Mr.. c.. is devoted
Wing, thoroughly versed in the duties of his vo-
cation, and will prove himself, as heretofore, ca
pable and efficient
| u correspondent OF the Charleston Mercury,
writing from Macon, Ga, states thar the steamboat
Sam Jones has struck a stump and sank TO the
waters edge ard all the cotton in her hold 200