The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-04-21

New Work OF Arr ableaur of Gen. sTdy-.
lor's Lye.-The Washington correspondent of the
Pennsylvania tells of new work of art which
is said to be in preparation, and for which he pre-
diets the greatest popularity. Love of art aside,
we suppose the office-holders will admire the pic
lures, and the office.seekers will pronounce them
mere dauhs -
We have fallen upon strange times A Presi-
dent is elected on one pledge, at least-that pledge
is scemnly reiterated after his election, under the
most imposing and sacred sanctions. His professed
friends in the form of office-seekers they beset
aud besiege him night and day, virtually urge him
TO violate his pledges, tarnish his honor and de-
grade himself forever in the eyes of the country
and the world. The old man thus far has resisted
this outside pressure manfuIly. He clings to honor
and TRUTH and repudates the idea, that his declara-
tons were all humbug to gull the people into his
election. We shall soon see who will prevail
The General, in his reverence for Washington, is
said when hard pressed, to make nightly visits to
the marble statue of Washington in front of the
Capitol, and even to Mount Vernon to commune
with the spirit of the departed patriot on this
Troublesome question; and that he always returns
invgorated for another attack from the ofice-seek
ers. BY the way, a splendid work Of art is pre-
pairing, which is destined to immense popularity,
and to fill the Golfers Of the distinguished artist
Ii is something in form of succession of beautiful
and life-like tableaux.
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Office seekers, and after having Just left q late
meeting of his Cabinet, in which he had vetoed
prescription, and thus closed the weary Iabors of
the day, now far extended towards midnight, Gen.
Taylor is seen reclining upon his sofa asleep His
troubled dream has carried him back to the battle
field of Buena Vista, and there. by one, of those
fanciful combinations of the waking mind in
sleeping body, somehow the horde of office.seekers
become incorporated and identified with the Mexi-
can troops-one while, the letter to Santa Anna is
haf~.
fully declines the propostion"fo surrender-again,
he imagines himself shouting out give 'em more
grape, Capt. Bragg"-agan, letter after letter rises
up, the pledges in glazing capitals !; and again, in
quiet majesty, rises up the Inaugural Message the
pledge repeated in still more flaming capitals.
These letters and the Inaugural address become
multiplied into myriads, and are showered down
upon tire opposing forces, so that at last they are
driven from the field, and the pe-bald enemy flies
II Is again midnight Gen. Taylor is seen wrap
ped IN his cloak, wearing his old white hat, at
mount vernon, at the tomb Of Washington, whittier
ne mas He'd to escape the hungry crowd that beset
him, and to consult with the spirit of Washington
Is 70 MS course His countenance is marked with
care, and yet with a sacred awe, as he seeks to
commune win the spirit Of the mighty dead.
NOW Is seen rising from the tomb venerable form,
and in the distance, surrounding the White House.
is seen great multitude of ali colors and tribas
ofal compilations and streaks, with mouths OMEN and
outssretched hands, as if begging and importuninp
with loud voices and strong cries.
&Gen Taylor is suddenly transferred from the
Tomb to the portico of the White House, into the
very midst Of the great crowd, and there he at once
opens golden censor, which he received at the
Tomb, and scatters far and wide its incense which
10 called Patriotism when, 10 and behold that
immense crowd is suddenly dispersed, and seen fly
ing on the wings of the wind to their various
homes in all quarters of the Union and are never
heard OF again at Washington. A bright halo now
encircles his brow, and on it are Inscribed in
glarine capitals:
The victory Of Honor and Truth, greater still
than that of Buena VISTA.
AZ coon a. this work is prepared by the able
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shs unioa. and viii draw oyeraewins houses.