Weekly miners' express. (DuBuque, Iowa) 184?-1849, 1848-11-28

STOCKWELL'S PANORAMA OF TILE
MISSISSIPPI

|STOCKWELL'S PANORAMA OF THE
MISSISSIPPI.
We were not in season to witness the
opening scene Qhe Blu lize) Of this great
Panorama; the which, we have been told,
is among the finest. We we're scarcely
seated, before the "Crescent City," Queen
of the Southern wave, glded before our
view: 1t has been several years since
our foot pressed the yielding soil Of that
land OF sweets and spicery, yet, on COM
paring the picture before us with the ono
painted on memory's canvass, there were
lew, II any, shades Of difference. Once
more we saw the graceful sea-gulls whirl-
ing IN the air, or skimming along the sur
lace OF the waves, like the bright aerial
things that crowd the regions Of fancy.
Once again the little boats, laden with
rich and tempting fruits, floatcd on the
waters; while tho full, lus,y voices of
their owners filled the ear with nearly all
! the languages known to the nimbc tongue
Of man. The illusion was momentary-
but it was complete; and we may add the
same of all, the towns and plantations ex-
hib;tcd on the Lower Mississippi. 1t is
with these the artist has most busted him.
seIf-shall we say, almost to the neglect.
ing Of his forests and foliage?
The scenery above the mouth Of the
Ohio, is bold, grand, and Iifc-like. The
tall old cliffs, with their shadowy inches,
cI'nglng eIergreens, and grassy SUBMITS
, stand like row Of "stern round towers
guarding The brave coasts from the en-
croachments Of the "Father Of Waters.'
Indeed from the mouth up to the termina-
, uoi, the artist has taken vastly more
gains with the natural scenery. True,
he had better material to work upon; and
as the country grew grapder, SO did his
hand become holder and truer. That
the coloring is little too high, and the
moonlight too golden, we night suggest;
but can easily trace these errors to the
highly wrought and excited inauguration
OF the artist, who skotched while his soul
was drunken with the beauties of the land
scape, and coIored from rosy recollection.
Among the finest Of the views on tho
Upper Mississippi, we would instance
Rock Island with its adjacent town, Gale
ma, the Prairie scene, with its encamp-
ments, Lake Pepin, and the peaks and
bluffs, which stand like hoary sentinels O
yer the green solitudes of the poor Indi,
ans forsaken home. Attached to the
greater number Of these, are wonderful
tales and legends, alluded to by Mr.. Yves.
ton, the exhibitor. His relation Of the
story Of the Maiden's Leap, with his fine
delivery Of the exquisite little poem illus.
tratng it, are most worthy Of remark.
OF the view Of the Falls of ST. Anthony
there can be but one opinion. Beautiful,
laughing, leaping waters, how often has
the ludIan maiden bent above your silvc-
ry floods, or scooped the foam beads in
the hollow Of her hand! How often has
the wild huntsman paused in his heated
track, to cast a longing glance at your
cooling waves! And oh! how often have
the golden planets Of our God walked Sc
renely up their heavenly pathway. and
gazed upon you, as ye shouted back the
music OF the morning stars! How throb-
bed the heart Of the first white man, as
he looked upon your crested robes. or
watched the sparkling drops that fell like
baPtismal rain, at his weary and travel
stained feet!
How glorious, then,> that art, which
can thus hold "thc mirror To- nature
and paint The majestic works of the Al
mighty's hand! - Reveille. R.s.N.