New-York daily tribune., 1850-05-01

bow badly this has been done whether through
wan, Of Judgment or Of unison among the hangmen-
1t will appear that in picture hanging, as well as
in judicial matters. the executouers ought not to
be the Judges or at least that in the present in
stance they have not done as well as might be ex'
pected from gentlemen no have had so long prac-
tise as the fanciionares Of an institution in its
XXvth year.
We will then attempt impartial analysis Of
the works here exhibited by the older members,
elders and pillars Of the Academy; also a severer,
more probing and searching criticism Of the works
of the younger artists, wherein viii, perhaps, be
shown the truth Of the proverb the first shall be
last aud the last first" And finally we will ven
through the rooms, well upon any other topics
connected with Art that may suggest themselves
in the progress Of these articles.
NASHVILLE CosvENTIoS IL VIRGIsIA.-A pub
lie meeting was held at Richmond, Va, on Friday,
April goth, to consider what ought to be done
about the Nashville Convention. The Enquirer is
mortified to announce that the Nashville Conven
ton at this time was voted down." though it
says it was not fair expression Of public opinion.
IL gives the following account Of the meeting:
Mr. II. g. Scott opened in favor of the Commit
tees Resolutions, in an hours speech OF great fire,
eloquence and power. He was followed By Judge
John Robertson, who was at times witty, at others
eloquent but the whole peculiar though interest.
ing. He was for reprisas, for making n slave Of n
New-Y Yorker, should the Empire State refuse to
give up fugitive slave from Virginia; and yet he
seemed AFRAID to see Southern people meet in csn-
yentioD, calmly 70 devise measures to save the
Unionl
Mr.. Seldom was loudly called for and made a
most thrilling and powerful appea to his constitu-
ents TO stand by their representative who, faith
OF the unanimous vote OF the Legislature for the
Nashville Convention had pledged his State for it.
In language Of eloquencc and truth he urged the
danger Of abandoning the ground Virginia had
assumed
Mr.. McF Farland followed earnestly and eloquently
pressing his former objections to a sectional con-
vention. In the course Of his remarks, elected by
question Of Mr.. Lyons, he intimated that he would
not resist the Wilmot Proviso, which, he argued,
bad already been applied to a law, and the South
had not resisted.
The following resolutions were adopted:
!. Resoired, That the State of Virginia has ever
manifested loyal and sincere attachment to the
Union not for the sake of union merely bat of the
objects it was designed to accomplish
2 ResolUed, That she has righ to expect OF the
other States faithful performance their part Of
the compact on which the Union is based.
3. Rcsoircd, That a violation OF the fundamental
articles Of uoion by other States, or by Congress,
justliies the people OF any State, to whose injury
or oppression the powers granted to the General
Government may be perverted, IN resumIng the
powers so granted.
4. Resolced, That in the appropriation or govern
ment of the public domain, no more than in the dis
tribution OF the public revenue, can any discrmna
ton be rightfully made between different States or
the citizens Thereof, on account Of differences in
their domestic regulations Of the right OF property
and that the State of Virginia never submit to
pretensions of superiority in other States founded
on the exercise of her undeniabe right to regulate
her own domestic institutions
5. Resolred, nevertheless, That, under existing
circumstances, an earnest attempt being now IN
progress in the Senate of the United States to ad
just on a satisfactory basis, our present difficulties,
we deem it unnecessary at this time, In antcIpa-
ton Of measures Of a contrary character to take
any further action in relation to the Convention
contaminated to be held at Nashville.