New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-16
Home Artists and the "A ONE Journal.

10 ne Ee4S' y AN ffaN
The Home Journal cflast week contains three
columns signed by n. P. WILLIS. and made up 10
about equal parts Of bitter abuse OF the AsERIcIS
ART UsIoN snd lulsone puifery o: a french es
tso.hment. which !. seeking to u5dermine and
destroy it Tor the private enoument Otis owners
aud managers. Mcssrs. GoUPIL. VisrsT Co. 10
Paris. The article belongs 70 that class Of attacks
which csnno; be snsw ersi though It differs from
rie OF its class ia this that simple exposure u
its motives and its temper will render all farther
reply entirely supeff8oUs. Mr. WILLIS, in the
unsuardsd beat OF lie msse- ,ha. xposure
.~.y very complete 10 his article, ana
shall quote it, therefore, 10 his oEn language:
The Home J,nraal, within the last three yesrs.
hss given the AsssicAS Asr USioN greater amount
q firOrabls notice than any other psper in The City
oar he Tor one year for example shows no ess than
i've columns. In various articles upon i,s progre and
v,h0.i rorf Of Jsu sndiAs ~ 10 s prs,sn, hour
We feel compelled al,o 10 add that we have rejected
many urgent appeal. for the publication Of crit
csms Of the Art Union
2 The B0~e JgH-nal promptly ca-e 70 tao ss Of the
international Art Union - private concern claiming
to be public Observation-Disclosures closely In the
wake of ihe American Art union sending l,s appeals
20 places where the lsior had created taste for art
tamperpg with IL. agents, and seeking by every de
vice IN its power divert into toe private purse Of the
French house Of Goupi yiber; & Co. the stream OF
American patronage Of American An, which the Amer
lean Art Union hsd made 70 aow from public favor.
g. For this we have received the reprusnd Of The
Art Uaon-the rhisyarsai Of fN aarrtiseueri Of the
exhibition and the Hon. Jolrsal now deals cut the
n oct lavish and The most ping abuse q the iden
teal Institution which Tor the last three years IL has
uniformly praised without one word OF fault nnding
up 70 ihe pressnt hour
lie must be dali indeed who finds any dissculsy In
tracing In ,his envenomed disrbe, the proper rels.
ton Of caGsc and effect, And be mus, be lncurab.y
credulous who will allow himself b. the dupe, for
single moment. Of denuneation 40 purely venai.-
TIE Msnsgers Of the ArsUson would have deserved
The ,everess eeasars Il they had devoted shilling Of
toe funds OF the Institution 10 sustsiuing prot %
readily bribed 70 become ia enemy. The ehsrsc Of
the Journals IL aka 10 its motive What that
paper up 70 TIE present boar cas- regarded and
2rssed 20 Ost welcome encouragement, T. genius
10 is moe; youthful manifestations. fl dsoounces
.. the support Of n0peies. nedioenIy' The Gallery
sh.eh up % tie present hour. IL PAS commented
most creditsbls collection Of American pictures giving
promise OF the asnc,, excellence where that bad
not Already been stisnd II now declares is Disgrace
fu 70 The eouriry snd cse1 s;sd to sEE for
toe 5esuufu into contempt Nth fersSsus who stoop
70 pay Il the compliment II visit Tn zeal FOR 4les
Art ssd Tor the 'aPy ~ u American Arrs,s which
% TIC yfes-nt b0Gr II has deemed u patriotic -nd
Doire ~ eviDcr Il mike n earnest desire that
f~ssSars should snatch from tne ssncs Of American
-rilsis ~nsiev,r VI mooey The Ansnc-n Da7hc MAJ
deraEs TIRE eucour-senn-tt u Ar Men WON
conDeod-a W t. 70, present. hour as isoorioa. ci.
iutrr..trd servants IN rfa c-cs- Of American Ats
Ja1ei0us and mpsrti. jog. VI lie pfoSacicbs -Dc
q1acs BY oosorss PeIi- nee Tor ne CONDUCT -
% -xtelo.c ousin-ss coscrfB a. tie ANEksc4N AFr
UsIos hss oeeoni-. Il sisnszss snc seeks To o..
yarsge - oefcns1t All ate1ls 1t row ex,ols - x
trsv-gsot terms se projected t-vyuco ~ N-ssrs
c5uPil, FioeTt Co Il part Of toe funds Trey
rse-is- - supporting one A1snesn f,2esnt
abroad while IL l-cts sste w.. q srl ne scL
taag ice Az1RIcAS Art UNION, 5urcg tie lssi year
.ooe, n.s snsoie5 FcrzEErS American Arrsts . par
sue ne s;uc'rs n EurOp- 81 al expense OF aoOUt
e7sOr al a rsi-r morrow hss crsn returned 10
10 - oscrcers 10 The pictures tccs hsve painted 10
ros sses e1rr-ney the irliuu-t-d Islander that the
American Art Union dare not Poos1 70 It's CUB er7ers
ins prces P-1 Tor lis pictures vale u eouceas what
kno~s % Dc re- th.. Iary CO pu5.4sn then
- toe -1oie soTl- Tor series VI yeArs, unu o1t u
r. arc 10 ire wishes VI The ArsIs oeJ rcDa 1i.led
ih- practice and while, moreover. y krovs nat rh-
eooss q TIE ;nsr-rro0 -a tie prices Of pie,ares -
arc no~ open 70 every one vso chooses 70 examine
them.
5Gi il 70 worse han a -ss,s Of your space sne Of
49, 1850 Se-c1c~s 70 iO4-oS y ec~.- &c
so1se which he Art Union las purchased witnc
az 10 .drerrscnent irorn th- cOletons Q: ths H0ss
Jss-na. O1@ tning more snc have done
NJ "lLis eo1nsncs TIE Intcrus-ona Art nion,
"a A--srs Goupi, Fioert Co. s,ye heir 2r:nt and
Yieruro 'nop) 70 tne favor Of the American pubic
he ground thsf IL Introduces ,ictur-s from ether
COUNTRIES rAieA zyDS2- s1rszce1 slSs 81 ssfe
Ani t1eriofe c--rs - scolner snc comparative
J -.oceiPz- 1Arfet" Those persons - understand
tooroaso y re character ether q N-ssrs Goup "
oeri Sos nere.nte establishment. or al their eaio
gisf ~ have no dicary 10 forming cs: esrn4.= Of
'ae "a ea.seisr Of the or-izn PriE:s inas eeGneEc
q % public fsTor u America
FOR ihs e-aztenhr<ut OF who are -ss informed
apon i-ess poinEs ! tend you herewith fer your
eve nsPs<soa' CO of II 7.sssrss pssassse b. lie