The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-08-19

NenaGarle to be exhibited in TINS town on Inc
second day of next month, and which we find
in New York paper Of May 18th, will be
read with interest by those DESTROYS Of wit
Messing splendid mechanical improvements
and we trust the lovers of Nature and of art
will not fail of witnessing the splendid exit
biton advertised in the inside of this number
Of the paper.
CurYsARNA OR GOLDEN CHARIOT Of
Raymond & Warnings Menagerie. This grand
Exhibition passed, early on Monday morning
through the lower part of this city to the
South Ferry, for Long Island, where it will
be exhibiting about ten days, when it will re-
turn to this city for a short period.
Our attention was particularly attracted by
a new vehicle, drawn by ten large and beau
tiful black horses, which preceded the immense
cayalcade. 1t is unquestionably the most stu
Ipendous creation Of sculptural and decorative
art that has been produced in any nation Of
the modern world, and it probably rivals any
ofthose renowned trumphal chaliots OF Cam
| byses or Sardanapalus, Cleopatra or Alexan-
der, Alcibiades or the Caesars, with which
classical history and poetry exalt our conccp-
tons of the splendor Of the ancient empires.
and gold, seventeen feet high, and twenty-one
feet in length, exhibiting classical figures, Of
colossal stature, in bold and vigorous sculp-
ture grouped with lordly animals of the foI-
est, projected i'll similar proportions. 1t is
| free from all tinscl and fimsy ornament, and
makes q predominant impression, of sumptU-
Gus and substantial grandeur, blcnGtd with
the highest compatible degree of grace and
beauty The first figure that commands the
eye, on the right side over the hind wheel, is
that Of an Hcrculean archer, in the attitude
and act Of aiming, with a well-drawn bow
and barbed arrow, at the open mouth of
massive tiger, crouched over the fore wheel,
and turning with ferocious rage toward his
assallant. These figures of the archer and
tiger are not carved merely in high-relief, but
at most points, in all the free force and full
effect of detached statuary; the former fig
uro being apparently a study from the Gre
clan antique Of Sagitarius, and the latter from
some superb specimen Of the tiger in the
Menagcrie--so natural and living is It's ex-
preston. About midway between these con-
| spicuous figures, and therefore, on the waist
of the carriage, above the space between the
wheels, is a remarkably gorgeous profusion Of
carved work, surrounding u convex compart-
ment or panel, containing soft and charm
ing painting of the Genius Of America, seated
in the chariot of Neptune on the waves, bear
ing the banner of the Union aud heralded hy
Fame This picture forms medallion in & Z,
centre Of capacous golden shield which OK
pands into a radiatng border of the boldcst
relief, and of that peculiar style technically
known as the shell'frill so famous in the hioh-
CT efforts Of arabesque carving, and Of which
this probably constitutes the largest and rich
est example extant in any country. On Tie
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is full-sizc statute Of Pan, the tutelary de-
hunters, seated Oh his shaggy launches, blow
ing his syrnx or pastoral reeds 0he origin
Of the organ,) and bearing on his right arm
his curved staff, This is one of the best and
most deliberately executed classical statues
with which this vast vehicle is adorned, al
though it might possibly have been still more
effective in an erect attitude. Like all the
other figures and carved work, it CLOVIS in
FURNISHED gold, SO solidly metallic to the sight
! as to seem rather a cast i'll that precious met
al than an exterior plating But it would be
great injustice to the sumptuousncss of this
astonishing fabric not to award the warnest
cncomiumS to the carved flowers and foliage
which occupy every accessible and appropri-
ate space around the animated forms on eth
CT side. That pIc-cminently ornate and
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