The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-14

MoNss VATTEMAREs Mons.s attemare has pecohl'
ceebrity by virtue Of his ndefatigable exertions
establish system of International art and literary
exchanges. object of the highest philanthropy ano
calculated to be of essential benefit To- the worla
provided the thing can ever be done, which we mucl
doubt, for when Mons. Vattemare himself shall nays
ceased his labors where win another person be o1o
of his requirements, kind-heartedness and cosmoPon
tan feelingsi Mons. Vattemarea however, is IN tne
midst of US, his dongs are good deal talked
and perhaps our readers would like to know some
thing of his personal history. We make bold, tneIe
FORE to condense for their benefit the following little
biography of this distinguished gentleman from
.ley's Partisan Portraits: -
Monsieur Yattemare is native of Paris, where ne
with a convoy of sick soldiers to Berlin. His tai,
ents forsVentriloquism and mimic representa- leo
him to relnqnish his former career, aid TO resort 90
the exercise of those talents as source OF pfont'
The immediate occasion of this change was osslie
to relieve the wants of an unfortunate French ami
~, who were utter strangers to him. his extra
ordinary talents, his5modesty, and the 6eneVoiens
object of his art, everywhere procured MN Ine WARM
est applause, and the most fatterlng testimonies OF
many crowned heads. - 1aAs5 sb
This brilliant success encouraged Monsieur Alex
andre to pursue fhe careef on which he had entered
He visited the Netherlands, and then proceeded TO
Great Britain, where he passed SIX years. ne Per
sonated in enc evening, forty different characters,
which elected the following impromptu from the sau
thor of Wayerly.'ai sHa ssHar yee,se5 {sesi 1aE
TO MONSIEUR ALEXANDRA. IGs
OF yore, in Old England, 1t was Dot th0ught goou,
To carry two visages under one hood; ssa-3. 3s.g
What should folks say to You, who have aces so plenty
under hood you last night showed twent
Stand forth, arch-deceiyer, and tell US IN truth,
Are you handsome, or ugly! IN age, or IN youth!
Man, woman, child1 or dog, or mouse =! =5
Dr. are YOU at once each live thing in the housei
Each live thing, did ask? each dead implement toot
workshop in your person-saw, chisel, and serewi
Above ALL you one Individually know 81
ou must be, at the least ALerundTe d Co. s.,.I.y z
Gut think you're troop-an assemblage-a mob
And that l, as the sheriff, must take up the job; .
And instead of rehearsing your wonders in verse;
dust read you the riot act, and bid you disperse
Abhotsford AprI 90 1924. WALTER ScoTT.
Some idea of the profit derived by Alexandra from
lis exhibitions may be formed from the circumstance
hat, during his stay in Dublin alone his donations
o public charities exceeded one thousand pounds! He
hus became man of wealth, and besides his home In
Paris, had fine country seat at Marly-le-Roi. In
lis travels, Alexandra perfected his library and col
ection of coins by exchanges, and thus practically
aid the foundation of his scheme of International
literary Exchanges.
In September, 1889, Monsieur Vattemare landed
t New York, with the intention Of Introducing his
ystem, making an occasional draft upon the profess
ional talent of Monsieur Alexandra, to pay his ex
enses. Presents were made with great lIberallty,
nd in June, 1841, Monsieur attcmare left for France
aking with him 800 volumes of books, 500 en-
rawlings, $50 original drawings, many, specimens of
atural history and mineralogy, (among them peice
native iron, weighing 1900 lbs.) and several in
sresting relics of the aborigines.
These he distributed among the public Institutions
France, receiving rich returns, with which he re-
armed to the United States last winter.
Monsieur Vattemare hopes so to perfect his idea
lat each nation will establish an institution for the
sception of these exchanges-formng not only a
Iuseum, illustrative as we'll of the powers of ma
Ire of the state of perfection to which the pro-
uctons of the human mind and hand have arrived,
tending to in every quarter of the globe; but
kind of patent office, where the creations of the in
ustry, the achievements of the intellect, of the in
entive faculties, and Of the government of each coun
y, may be at and always assigned to their true
rigin, and always verified without doubt difficulty.
Paris has taken step towards the realization of
lis excellent idea, by appropriating of the al
oves in the large library hall ofthe Hotel de Vie to
ooks received from the United States through Mon
eur Vattemare's agency.
Monsieur Fattemare is rather under the medium
ze spare, with long hair, sparkling eyes, and ener-
v of gesticulation which well aecords with his
minated countenance. International Literary Ex-
aange' is his ruling idea, does elose sight of
r a moment, working with uutiring industry and
and overcoming all prejudices.
Monsieuf Vattemare has two sons-the eldest is in
e employ of the French governmnnt, in one of its
lreaux at Algeria the youngest is studying theolo
?. One of his sons-in-law is Monsieur Cesar Mo- |
au, gentleman distinguished for his studious re-
arches concerning the policy of Louis XIV. and
s able editorial articles in the QIOfidienue.
HoLden's { ~. r Magazine.