Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-11-29
EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.


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Til work has bean purchased By 0oupl q Co.., print
publishers 10 Park and New York, bs.. price Of tan
thousand dollars. The propnston have commissioned ono
OF the best eDgavsn in Paris ns engraving Of
the painting in the highest style Of The art and Of the large
size Of thirty EIGHT BY twenty-five and half inches know
not the sze Of the painting but Of the largest that
We have in this country including Of
the seven-mle panoramas.
Much Of the strong interest excited by this painting
doubleday to be attributed to the subject The artist has been
happy in selecting subject that homo the
heart Of every American. and powerfully s and kndss the
patriotic sentiment The darkest hour the great struggle
OF the revolution had armies had been beaten and
obliged TO retreat for days and weeks before the victorious
oe They were worn out and weary. reduced almost
handful and that soon to be dsbsndsd.
i was the Brtish army, and ours that expected
soon to cross the Delaware and take up its winter quar-
ten in Philadelphia.
!" Dark and gloomy was the hour, u
And freedoms fires burnd low;
For twenty days had Washington
Retreaed from the foo
And his weary soldier feet were bare
When he fed across the Delaware.
''Hsarts were faintng through the land
And patriotic blood cold
The stricken army retained
Two thousand men. all told;
While the British arms gleamd every where,
From the Hudson to the Delaware.
"Cold and stormy came the night,
The Great Chief reused his Is
Now up, brave comrades, up, and strike a7
For freedom once again
The lion sleepeth in his lair
On The left bank Of the Delaware
Chow the strong oars dash the ice,
Amid the tempes's roar,
And how the trumpet-voice of Knox
Still cheers them TO the shore st5,
Thus, in the freezing midnight air,
Those brave hearts crossd the Delaware.
elm the moving, gray and dim,
The shout Of battle rose,
And the Chief led back his valiant men
With thousand captive foes;
t While TFsnt0n shook with cannons blAre
That told ~ news DER the Delaware" ~
Mr. LzD-s.. n Ne essss nod. psssni Washinstoa in
the Of accomplishing hs brilliant concsu of ssssung
the Delaware. and surprising and csptung the advance di
vision of the victorious British schisvsmsnt which
came like electric shock to the country, filing il with
new life, new hope, energies and turning the tide Of
the revolution. and finally ed to its glorious consummation
But whatever interest may attach the subject the hand
ling and the execution Of the artist equally essential the
Of the work and these, appears mo- such
to command success. II is many years since Tum-
bulls painting Of the He represented Wash
Dgon the bank Of the ve mounted bis charger, with
several of his officers around him. while portion Of the
troops embarking in the boats and crossing the
river LxurzE places Washington in the foremost boat, and
in the middle Of the rver This boat and its contsnts
pyng the full foreground constitute the main feature Of the
picture The large figure Washington standing in the
forward part Of the boat with bis right foot raised and resting
the forward He is looking earnestly, but with
posed features towards the shore which they approaching.
and exhibits very happily the calm, firm dsni6sd manner
which belonged truly bis character. Behind him is
officer holding his the American flag, partly folded
Some of the boamen pulling at the oars and
attempting push away the Of ice that impede their
progress In the boat dimIy SEEM observed
spirited chargers and of the pushing the boat
along with e feetupon the Of ice. Still arhen the
distance other ndstincty coming from
the shore. st4st
The time twilight and the atmosphere hszy and snowy,
corresponding with the record Of history The whole land
scspe and perspective admirably presented. The
very full almost ammed, with floating Ice which perhaps
may be subject slight remark Of criticism Such ice
could have been in the river that
time Of the year, (a5h of December when the young and
thin ice forming. But the painting truthful and beau
fu Of suddenly broken up by sshet in
the spring Of Then the sturdy fellow sitting the bow
boat might in reality iceberg three
feet thick which should defy his Utmost efforts with bis boat
hook However, Mr. Leuzs has given excellsnt ice. and
excellent water and every excellent painting; and If
spring ice effective for his purposes than The ice of
autumn perhaps aiust6able poetic license wouh allow him
to use ii. Such work the artist has given deserves
the gratitude Of the country, worthy record Of Of the
interesting incidents Of history, and stimulus
to patriotism and love Of the Union.
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