Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-23
THE CONVENTION


THE CONVENTION
. ~o.,,nded with words the basis lnestlon. nv
.aa,,o amendments embracing the principles Oh i'
IBIS md after refusing strike GU, the Compromises
vow - the insertion of Mr. Bolts proposition .! 'f
numbers 10 East und West, very long ana oscuis'',
49, ., ;,vo,vnn the merits OF the Compromise ana lh'
socro,s of The prison house OF the Two Caucuses " :"
,,,,v n,hl week One side commended that lhe oo''P'
io Loc. moi 20 farther than propositions tehoeFeu " "
w., h. Committee of the Eastern Caucu5-the o'"'
s;dc that said Committee was not empowered ~ HUM
.n~s which were ds,ase(ul to large portion Of tn
East " IT.. .;,u 70
marked upon the strange phenomenon eShio!'eo GUN.
d,ys since he sad SO Western members had voted VIII
-; - .,rise out a pending proposition 10 admit MS own
h;,o yesterday So Eastern members voted TO srke ou
tho compromise to admit Mr.. BIS compromise. by IN:
calculation said Mr. b. his proposition had received W.
s nj Two different times and it justly should nave oeei
made part of the Constitution He seemed hummelshine,
when Mr. Scott of Fauquie assured him that nc
the Compromise Mr. Bolts proposition and that
no vo,ed 10 strike out tho former he did not do SO Win
y II, insert the latter This doubt not, was inc case
with any on both sides.
l., consideration of the weather. the hot ADVANCED Sou
son and the immense budget of important reforms 10 oe
acted on it is unxously hoped that vote on the eoh'o
mise will be had to-day
POWERS "GREEk SLAVE
In warmly urging our whole community, young anu w,
10 see this matchless work. now on exholuoh a' W." i
Daguerrean Gallery Main street, we shall aeHpt no use
less criticism Had the terms OF art At our ringers eu
we should shrink from the task for iaults we cannot 'o'
and its bcamng beauties must be seen ior themselves ~
the least Justice the genius OF art we coheh'
with the following review of this exquisite co'poS''io o
h Of Dr. Dewey the distinguished and eloquent Ame-
-. a;, In n,ost of his conclusions cordially con-
cur In the words of another this fine statue represents
bnp suncor 10 suffering and raised above degradation oy
inward purity and force OF character
= - Sueh snless, meek rebuke thine,
That thy purity abasl'eS crime.
Next 10 the Venus dc Medlc, ms ureeh oa'c 'a' mus
dcenlv IMPRESSED US with its purity truth 10 nature
.I oxio oveliness OF female beauty In intellectual
expression and moral beauty we do not kno" It's equa
we have enchanted our eyes with the lovely radatons
of beauy from its pure ouines-and is dltcut 10 tear
oncs self away from the pleasing contemplation Moreover
,be ia striking illusion In all of Powers works. viz
aeshke appearance produced by process peculiarly his
own
We will NOT deny tina, our admiration Of work OF art al
most ncrcct in ITSELF may be somewhat heightened by
patrioc pride the American nativity of the great scuP
tor who now stands perhaps at the head OF living artists
We are proud remember that America has given birth 10
Crawford, West Aston, Leutze Cole, Huntington "ler
and Rossiter and other eminent artlsts-bu above all
tina, the Greek Slave OF Powers "a lovely twlnsister
of the one in city, is winning the palm OF ex
ceence among the magnificent marble and bronze statues
and rich works OF art collected together from all parts OF
The world be criticized and admired by the assembled
family OF nations. The cheek of every American must
mantle with Joy when he the eyes of all nations Chris
tan and Turk, bending this work Of an American be-
meath the shade of the and stripes, the emblem OF
great confedcracy regarded as the backwoods kc
public:
MR.. POWERS STATUES.
NJ THE REVEREND oRvILLE DEWEY.
cannot easily express the pleasure have had IN looking
these should be almost afraid to say how hey
impress in comparison with other works OF art Inc most
powerful certnny Of all the statues IN the woro IS me
polio d Bevidcre That is grandeur. If we descend
step lower seek for beauty confess that have nowhere
et it, as in these works of Powers in his Eve, that IS 10
say and in the Greek Slave" do not mean the beauty
Of mere form, of the moulding of limbs and muscles In
his respect very likely that the Venus d Aedcl IS SUI
,eor to Eve and the Greek Girl But mean that com
)lcx character of beauty which embraces, win muscular
oTm the moral sentiment Of work. And looking al lh's
trait fearcssy ask any look at the venus ana
II the Greek Girl and then tell where the highest In
elccua and moral beauty is found There cannot be mo-
ment's doubt There is sentiment in the Venus-out mo
iesty. Sh: is not in situation to express any sentiment
any other sentiment. She has neither done anything nor
herself in Others any moral emotion There she STANDS
md says ii she says anything am all beautlin aho
shrink little from the exposure oil my charms wen sne
nav There ought be for exposure 6eaeS
beauty; like fidelity history, in the Eve, or helpless
consraint The Greek Girl Nay according 10 the true
of art that be right in statue which would De
wrong improper disgusting in real life am bold as to
ioubi Art proposes the OF ex
may properly and beautifully exist in life And doubt
whether sa,uary or painting have any more oasn a 10 os
part from that rule than poetry And suppose mat an epic
poem for the sake of frightening the charms aud
its heroine should describe her walking abou. naked
Could be endured Nor any do believe than SOUP
ure without some urgent cause take similar liberty
draped statue be beautiful, and can answer az tne OF
binary purposes Of work OF art witness Canovas Heoe
and the Polyhy in the Louvre, ancient work. AND
doubt that ancient would have given us more eA
lmples OF this kind il the moral decacy aa ~
The genius that inspired it, trust that Christian rhnemen
breaking away from the trammes OF blind suoechon 10 tue
ANTIQUE will supply the deficiency But at any rate the stat
ues OF Mr. Powers entirely free from this objection one
who walked in the bowers OF prmeya innocence had never
thought Of apparc-had yet been ashamed 10 ma ner
self devoid of it, and she is clothed with associations winch
scarcely permit others think Of the possession want
t. She is represented in this work standing ana her el
hand hangs neggently by her slde her right NOES c d
pie and upon this with the head little Inclined her coun
is ixedand in this counenance there are oeautl-
fully Blended meditation Sadness ana an
When first this statue model rather the lust oil tnese
expressions given. said 10 the artist u see mere
things; she medtaes upon the point before her, ana se
is sad at The thought of e1rng He said; ~ e. ,na'
feared 10 have him touch it but when next saw me "oh
that expression Of eager desire added which doubtless
fills up the ideal of the character. do no! wish 10
speak OF this work in any general terms of common place
praise. The world will 1t. the skiul will Judge OF H.
and have no doubt about their verdict.
Much as admire this statue confess that the UreeN
Of sentiment in the Venus The form is beautiful but the
face is conessedy nspd The Greek Slave is clothed all
with sentiment sheltered, protected by it from every
profane eye Brocade cloth of gold could not be more
complete protection than the of holiness in when
she stands For what does she stand therc7 To be sold
ha old n hnr1n nnriln
chosen by artist of high and vrtuous intent peIous
point for the artist being good man, compass What Il
it! The highest point in all To make the plrituai
reign the coporcal sink form in ideaty In TINS
particular TO make the appeal 10 the soul entirely con-
troll the appeal 10 sense 10 make the exposure OF this beau
tiu foil the base intent for which II is made 10
loneliness such that it charms every eye and YET
that has value for The savemarket that has no more
place there than if it the loneliness Of infancy; nay,
that repes chs dsarmS the that would buy. Ana
how complete the SUGGEST would fain assemble all inc
RIGHTEOUSNESS in the world around this statue be In
sucted ebuked disarmcd, converted purity by IT, Ihee
stands the Greek Girl in the save-narket with charm as
winning as the bched and every sympathy OF the
behoder is enlisted for the preservation other sancy every
feeling of the behoder is ready and curse Inc
wretch that could buy such creature There she stands
less than the Venus di Mcdc but