Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-11-25

" ~ IA ioLOAlI~-o Il h NCClACA lllAS1Cl jACC' lAH
says:
1t is greatley superior to the other paintings
that we have seen by this artist, and worth near
Iy all the paintings Of the modern French school
that have been seEt across the .AtluriIc. Davlg's
miserable theatrical stow piece, which represents
the youthful couqueror dressed in gaudy suit Of
regimgn,uis, and rearing his horse like mouH'c-
bank IN circus, Wild hereafter be named only To-
be r!dicu.od. De LaRochs is shown by this pic
ture to be much greater artist than we had tho'
him. The poiu; represented is the following from
Theirs " History Of the Consulate and tAo Em,
pire,"
Before Napoleon set forth no received news
from the Var informing him that on the l.h Of
May the Baron de AlcIrs was still. at Nice. As it
was the Z9lh Of May it coa,d no. reasonably
be supposed that the Austrian General, 10 the
space OF SIX days could have marched from Nice
to lvreo. IL was then The 2Sth th0t he set ouI TO
pass the deGIe. HIS aide camp. Durol, and his
secretary, BOuricnne. accompanied him. Tn.
hris have represented him bounding across the
snowy Alps on n fiery charger, but here is the
truth uuyarnisAed. He oscemdci Mount 81. Bsr-
nord, mounted on mule, crossed il he gray coat
which he always wore, conducted Dv "a guido OF
the ccauiry. displaying Ia lue most difficult path
the abstraction Of mind occupied elsewhere, dis
coursIug with the officers wIrm Ae met here and
there on The road, and then ot intervals coayur-
sing with the guide who accompanied him, max.
ing him talk Of his hie, his pleasure unI his troG-
J.es. like some idle traveller who had no J-..cr oc-
cupoI,on.
THERE'S nothing in t'e picture oAtra0aous 10 the
subject, while il contains .uH ha, is necessary 90
Impau feeling of the reality OF ;aa s.-Hc, and
Inc dignity OF sentiment worthy OF lue grandeur
Of the theme. The co1a,enrn.o o. Napoleon is
noble In the extreme. fai Of deep Thought uud
mighty plans You ranl I'D laa o.. .gucaoUg gram
deur OF expression which covers like Veil, The
last solemn scenes OF his life on ,ac des6ato ro...
where he expired. Napoleon s the prominent OBJ
lscL Of the composition, u.lga, being Inc least
gree o5-rusive. He si.s wpt in contemplation on
Inc back of his.mG.e, which Is Jed aE an 4 pine
guide. Al. the accassar.es of the picture, which
are grand bat simple, are produced wI.I unequal
led skill. The mule itself is a grand picture, oai
tho the al me scenery, tue Snow, the towering
rock, the icice and tho wiGlry CLOUDS, are all DO
picted with marvellous effect.
The finish Of TIE picture is wonderful; il is
touched with an exquisite aal-ary a..1u -sc-Ins
Incompatible wl.a such breadth O. effect and
grandeur OF expression. This VOL, will be- as
well received by Tie public, as the Grenk Slave
'by power, and viii render Jla name of ibis great
painter as familiar us q 4oIsaaull word among us.
AS one OF the people, We fec, ourselves luuc.t.5
to Messrs. GoupH, \.y-rl o- Co., for Introducing
ibis noble work of arr into ,His country, where
lis influence cannot fail 70 have the happgst clac;
recu.c The works of our owl great artists.
WHoLEsAlE Exraa.uHartoy.-ll was s,a,ai
recently by Iag Rev. 1ir. Caiu-uy, in a public
meeting at Montreal, that be had list OF fifteen
families, once among tho wcaItaes. Of Montreal,
who have all been destroyed by 'giempemuca.--
Thcir aggregate lortuueso few years go amount
ed to $-ooUCJ! Now they have disappeared en-
lTgIT, root and branch. solely through The IG-l-
Acnce Of iu.oZic.ug liquors. Re had another LIST
Of fourteen families, OF various occupations. whose
aggregate fortune amounted 10 &l-oJUoO. who
have also disappeared from the same cause and
another list Of JI1 families, wao resided Ia four
teen parishes. and all were oueo comparatively
wealthy. but are oh now destroyed by liquor, OK
cepl remnants scattered through the States and
elsewhere. l,is thus lhuI Intoxicating liquors de-
slroy the human race.
scientific PuoruEcy.-The facts mentioned
below arc recorded I'D The n. y. J'urna. OF Com
mcrca of the 2ilh u.t.:
About uiuotoon years AGO Mr.. Halt, Of Wilton,
Conn, then a remarkably good student III his
collegiate course, was suddenly deprived of his
reason and memory, In those cIrcums.oncesf
his father. Rev. Mr. Han, sent him TO Hartford
but finding no relief he sent bum 10 Dr. ChaHs'e
of Cambridge. Mass. The doctor said there To-.
no relief for him at that time-but oldaa ~ q.
thirtv-six or seven, there would be a chang
the brain was too much expanded for the clI 5
and there would at tina, age be n cont 80 as-s
which would enable = TO act BEAUTIFULLY suop'.
His anxious father uud ram'.y saw The way
peremDlory deferred Cor nineteen years. 1a,,.,,
lime has recently expired, and 10 ihoir g,,ni e..
the prophecy IS fulfilled. The man bcgald the
ouire for his books, as if he bad just loiu' ia ia
down. and resumed his mathematical s.,
where he left them.
There was no trace on his mind Of this J. i,i
blank in his life, or of any thing which has q
CURED in it, and h- did not know that he was az
mos! forty years Of age.
The circumstance Of greatest interest Is that
whereas he went into this state of arrangement in
deep religious anxiety, he came out OF II with a
bright christian hope, which had been obtained
without the knowledge Of his friends a~short timo
before.
MORE FEAR OF THE SHERIFF THAN THE DEVIL.
"A lad about twelve or thirteen years old, ap-
peared Yesterday as a witness in a case examined
in the Second Municipality Police Court, and was
Intercepted by the District Attorney as to his
knowledge Of the nature Of an oath. The Attor-
ney asked him,
- What will be the consequence to you, II you
take false oaIh What will become Of you. if
you DO not tell the truth, after taking an oath ~
- / shalt be sent to the peni!enIiary."
"Nothug else ?"
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