The New York herald., 1851-12-22

writer in the Courte and Esqalrey, Who volun-
teers hs services in the defence Of the officers Of the
American Ar Uaon, and who eon;esses himself
to be ignorant on many points concerning its
sfars, after affecting to answer the twelve ques-
tiobs put to the board of directors Of that instu
tion, makes the following remark:-"The questions
have, Of course, not been answered by the body to
which they are addressed, and doubtless will not
be-" There Reeds no ghost to tell us that"
We are lawyer enough to know that men are not
expected to criminate them selves when brought to
the bar Of public opinion and hence their declining
to answer. The pretence Of the questions being
put by anonymous writer's is dodge, because the
board Of directors when assaled the signature
of Mr.. T. Doughty, in an article which few weeks
since appeared in the HERALD, made no reply in
bar of the allegations which tina. well written COM
munication contained. After much attempt at ex-
PLANTATION of q vague and general character, the
writer omits answering the following question in
most sdrCit manner Here is the question
"Have not some of you Il. c. the board of mana
gers) obtained some of the bes. prizes, after they
have been drawn, by opening correspondence with
distant subscribers no knew not their value" 10
not 1--WE ask the question with emphasis) this prac-
tice to be reprobated land is not the Withholding
from the public all knowledge Of the prices paid
artists for their works designed to afford oepe tn.
nifty for this almest nefarious traffic!
The next point worth notice is q mixture of truth
and dsmnable innuendo )" we will notice the lat,
ter only. The artists alluded to in the following
complimentary and classic style Of the writer, have
supported their families and paid their debts out of
the earnings Of their pencil and the one against
whom their envenomed shafs are chiefly directed
might now, as heretofore he has, receive ample
evidence of the talent now denied him, If he had
not determined to expose the management Of the
affairs of this institution. His pictures have not
only been purchased when sent there the princi-
pal officers have visited his studio, and selected
from it, and they have invoked the aid of his pen
to the task Of sustaining their institution, and
handsomely acknowledged the service it did them,
and the name of that artist is Thomas w. Whit
ley But here is the innuendo alluded to -" While
that large class whose canvass exhibits proof only
Of an empty head have been sent away with empty
pockets" Now, the proper answer to this calumny
Is, that numerous society OF artists Of whom Will
liam Walcut, one Of the prescribed, and conse-
quently "empty headed ones, is president, all
taty of the board Of directors in distributing its
funds among artists. Are the FTankensteins, God
frey, and John, Of Cincinnati empty headed Is
Beard, OF the same city, one also What are we
10 tnlph VI uebu VI tu8t WHO Sc3nuallZe6
the most ancient Christian church by representing
two of its ministers in the act Of endeavoring to
violate the person Of a lady or Of the heads Of
board Of directors who reject the landscapes of
Doughty to give place to such production as this
We look in vain over the article we are replying
to for an answer to the following question -'.Have
you not bought more pictures from artist resid-
ing in London, and not an American, than from the
IN ost renowned Of our own painters p The writer
then goes on to say that "the committee will dare
to disregard entirely the questions which they are
dared to answer and to their election will leave
that, doubtlessly, to the decision of the annual
meeting, as prescribed by the charter" Now,
concerning this charter, have but one remark to
make at present Ii Is SO artfully framed, and has
been arfully amended. thatifthe abuses hitherto
practiced under its pretended sanction, were magni
fed to degree which wrought a withdrawal of
public support, its officers who rarely 90 out and
never die, weuld divide among themselvesit its pro-
perty, which is comparatively immense, and worthy
the curacy which they exercise overit Bu. enough
for the present; and to leave excuse for the
charge Of anonymous WRITER'S" will close the
painful task, by subscribing the name of the sole
writer Of this paper THoMAsW. WHITLEY.