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

with a long wreath of flowers, pendant in ric
festoons, as if to enchain even the victor,wit
the power of their rewards and charms. TIL
picture is remarkably fccitous and striking
and the flowers, particularly,are finished will
a minutcncs5 and hriIliancy seldom seen ever
in the choicest treasures of a studio. VIZ
pass from this fascinating object however, to
COLOSSAL lion over the left hind Wheel bear
ing styiling cupid with lifted torch This
subject stands in fine contrast with that OF
the athletic and destructive archer on the op.
Dosite side, since we have here the brute mon
arch of the forest subdued and guided by a
child. Over this massive statuary, ascends
an arch OF branching and curvng foliage, in
harmony with that which we have mentioned
on tho opposite comp lrtment, and which los
cs no favor upon a rGrcwed inspection. We
finally reach the lofty back of this gigantic
ear, and see an immense eagle Of flaming gold
i'll the act Of rising upon expanded wings with
our national cscutcheon ofstrpes and stars
When we state that bhis work occupies the
whole Of the back compartment, some idea
may be formed of its magnitude, and Of tho
undivided force of its effect.
But we must again take position in front
this magnificent structure, in order to obtain
n view OF its interior, its canopy, and its dra-
perry. 1t has within its body, We ascending
soats, covered, like its interior sides, with
plush and velvet, richly figured and piled
and the high canopy which oyerarcheS the
last two seats, is curtained with fire purple I
cloth, hcspanged with silver disks, and firing !
ed with border of silver lace and stars, In I
the centre of the back interior Of the canopy,
is a hemisphere or rising sun, composed Of
large golden scales or spanges, in close radi-
alton, and of vivid resplendency. But taste
tu and superb as is the whole of this portion
of the drapery, it is far surpassed by that of
the hammer cloth, which covers the elevated
front seat of the charioteer. This consists of
imperial purple velvet, profusely covered with
gold AMI silver stars. Upon the corner folds !
in 'front.' are eagles, in form like those of the
Roman standards, embroidered in silver; and
the whole is deeply bordered with golden
lions rampant, among stars and silver flowers
and fringed with ralappets in silver bind
ing, each bearing a crimson asterisk. Upon !
the front Of the canopy, embraced in wreath i,
of golden palm branches, are the letters j. Il, :
and NJ, the latter merely denoting the Men >
agerie, and the former being the initials Of
Mr.. Raymond, its opulent, enterprisinq, and 7
altitude to the wheels upon which this stupen- I
dous car moves, it is only necessary to say :
that they are of amply substantial strength, :,
wrought in the Moorish arabesque Of Spain, J.
the interlacing curves between tho spokcs :
forming the pointed arches Of that style.
This vast and marvellous vehicle, was built !
sculptured and embelshed under the con-
etant superintendent Of Mr.. Raymond, the
proprietor, and Mr. John Stephenson, the t
at his Coach Factory in 9th fl
street. New York, and it will bear his already b
extensive celebrity to every portion Of the
Union. We understand that tho skilful ar o
lists who executed the carved work, are the f(
Messrs. Willard, that the merltorous artist of t.
the paintings, is Mr.. Hume and that the de- "
signer and manufacturer of the drapcry, is It
Mr.. Andrew jackson Allen, the eminent cos d
tuner. We further learn that Mr., Raymond a
the proprietor Of the unriyallel McAagerie to k
which this grand chariot is a mere appendage /
has given AIR. Stephenson an order for anoth- Ii
of at least equal dimensions and splcndor, and Ii
that the co5t'of both will amount to about ten "
thousand dollars. This one alone, however. r
being underiably the creates. mechanical and Il
artstical prodigy Of the age, and not even dis a
family approached by any similar production 81
IN Europe, cannot fail to be an object of I'M I
riyalled curiosity and amszenent wherever. n
appears. n