New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-03-02
From the American Review for Febri
iiarf,s Bust Of CInY.

Ii was said by an acute and brilliant man here at
the North several years since, that American Art
must come out OF the great West Now, what
renders this worth quoting at all lie the fact that il had
been said before Powers known. II would look
Ike being owshly oracuar upon "ioregone conciu'
sion to eXpatine now with preiensons 10 Originality
upon such an assertion since Clevenger had first sur
prlsed men into the suspicion tina, this would prove
rue and the wordrenown OF Powers mas lett no room
for doubt We can az see nov why II ssoNta De 40
naturally enough. We have to be reminded some TWO
or .ree times century iha true Genius does not and
cannot grow in hot houses That mas.eriui and concen
iraed quiet OF energy necessary to make tseu j ihe
an unheard volcano in the shaking Of is times must
have nrse healthtu lungs which do not often grow go
amidst cutting dust of Resort It's strength comes tn
1t unconsciouSy, as It does to Natures snohlest cree
lures ofthe repose OF her elemeus Inc same SOL
itudes OF air sun dews and storms IN which tue hews
of the oak have grown knotted through its
ing arms are favorable the formative period OF the
Creative Power Amid her grand objects and fresh life.
Genius assumes that individuality, those garments oil
strength the world is To know 1t by through all time
When il is thus fully clothed, the period Tor Its ACTION
has come and goes iorthno matter from or through
what obscurityt must make itself recognized There
are some everywhere with the prophetic vision and the
open hand VINO not slow to help The law and ne
cessity OF action in is ascend. lis mission has TO be
And wha, if Art an ardent ntercessor.
Diving on fiery wings to Nature s throne
Checks the great Mother, STOPPING to caress her.
And cries Give me. thy child. Dominion 2
Dominion is its right which il ~N have if it be true to
itself Healthy strength is restcss Diseased strength
sublime wings they not oiled and when the rains
come, il sinks houndering
we could hardly avoid such of thought in
this connection We have been strongly impressed with
the image that from the mighty shadows Of our remote
and interior beneath which such countless throngs
of hardy daring Life are moving there must come forth
many quick eyed Shape-arge-boned and arge.heart-
edwhose tread the will feel They will come re-
docnt OF their native airsrude but inenSe-,he phys
cal embodiments Of that yet cloudcd but magnificent
Force which is to constitute National Character
And as they come il they be true Expressions, let us
welcome them-no matter from what source-into the
light We shake on from our thews and nerves the
venom Of that Trans Atlantic taunt that We unoris
na in Literature and initiative in our art That we
can and shall do this has been already significantly init
mated from various quarters in science and litera
ture and is beginning TO be even more in our Art
The respect for Art and feeling that Its encourage
meut among 10 necessary 70 our serespect in view
reputation and recognition among nations we are
pleased 10 see is be coming every day developed with
more emphasis.
An Association of Ladies QIeaven bless rs kndled
Them has determined 20 enbody in monumental eN'
preston the Indignant OF the injustice done oy his
couuiry to one of her greatest statesmen. and the glory
conferred by him upon his counuymen This Associa
ton has in characteristic good taste selected as The Arts
who is to crown their enduring dedication with the sta
tue Of Mr. Cay the Sculptor who has executed the only
tre bust him existence and who ia in addition from
his own Harris bust OF Clay has surprised con-
noisseurs in many respects. There is not only re
usrkably gnu;e and II would seem 81 first painfully
skiu elaboration of the slightest and most delicate play
of his present sttenuscd muscles but you sre sur
prised TO lind united with this the daring and dashire
veor OF general effect which could elone express the
ensemble his powerful character Though 10 some de
gree acquainted personally with the chivatlc hero
modern stHesmauship. we were not prepared 10 reaze
how fully the cool bit kcen-gtering spirit OF the max
shone through his physique until we had studied hs whse
dumb articulation Nor did feels less ycarnng intense
in,eres, In the arts, who had produced this magical
work when we learned that DE came from ihs region o.
remote massive shadows we have mentioned and that
too il was beneath the deepest dissertations OF poverty
and ignorance unusual even Herewith nc other light
han, hatty oh
of Hesven--he mad toiled patiently and unsmueo upon
That still small light, though. has been sutncent 20 guiSe
his boysh esnings towards ssstie Art 'luusn .ne
brown forms o: squirrel bird and horse In clay up &c
this bsnched subhmation in the pure PaE!an stone
congratulate inc country that such man hss oeen ~
ready significantly rewarded and hope rs we ceileFe
this Artist Of the West is 10 chsei bis way tnrousa III
unphant OF e marble achievement he shs n'
only transfer 70 monuments eernc the Actual ana 1he
Real In the living subject The Ideal l. built up rom tne
Resl ana the Sculptor whs reproduce IL stone ths
whole ed expression OF couptenaace so exceeding
ly mobile Mr. Csys, csnnot fail. in ihe Development
OF much study TO give free embodiment 10 the visions o.
high imagination
Making the pale stone show the Shapes OF Thought,
Wherein long ages shall IL wonder gaze
CONSULTING Doctor BY TELEGRAPH.-We do
remember to have heard OF psteut nsuiring n
physician By Telegraph before yesterday Early in the
forenoon yesterday gentleman stepped into the Teie
graph office at Buffalo and desired To have DR.. Stevens
who resides and practices N this village, called into the
Office here. he wished 10 have conversation with
him Mr. Boughon Immediately called In the Doctor
The gentleman al Buffalo said bis wife ill., and
desired that Dr. s should prescribe for her, The DR.
did not exactly ieei his patients pulse look her
tongue as usually the way with physicians but obtain
ed full and statement OF her symptoms, con
dou &C and Immediately made the proper prescrip
lions 1t is TO be presumed the patient doing we'll
the Doctor hsve been consulted again in the after
noon did no, the prescriptions made in the morning have
The desired effect ILockport Daily Courier.
A DUEL or Foor-We learn that there is al
present in this city party who have come on from
Philadelphia with their friends for the purpose OF ar
ranging preinares and settling affair Of honor
they have been here several days there is probability
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