The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-23

DEATH OF CoUsT D'ORsAY.-The Count
nad been Ill for a long time from an affection.
u IS SAID, OF the spine, which caused intense
sunering, but il was only lately that his life
was considered in danger. His physicians or
dered him to Dieppe, but his health, instead Of
improving there, became much worse and on
his return TO Paris some days since, no hope
was entertained Of his recovery, disease of the
lungs having been added to the original ma.
lady. Few men, not from their position as
public characters, have been more before the
public tnan Count D'Orsay, and few men in
his position have shown greater accomplish.
ments. Count D'Orsay was not merely man
oil fashion, he was first rate artist and an able
writer. In London. some of his productions as
apainter and sculptor excited the admiration
OF even tue most eminent professors in those
arts, and his contributions to the press eyinced
pom imagination and judgment.
IN IN England the Count became acquainted
WIN Louis Napoleon. and soon after the arri.
sa' u the frnce in France, he fixed his own
.es'oence IN faris. He was spoken Of several
uulss '. lor diplomatic Office, for which he was
ven quaiihed, but the Prince President finally
selected him for post for which his peculiar
attainments and refined taste 40 em;nsn,iv
quaiihed him. He was appointed Superin-
,ehdent OF Fine Arts with a handsome salarv
ou' ne was lated not long to eploy this mark of
| appreciation in which he was held by I.on;s
Napoleon. NJ de Girardin, in the Presse of
Yesterday ev en'ng, in announcing the death of
Sount DOrsay, says: "The regret which
Ihis deuth causes will be deeply felt by all the
numerous friends of the deceased in France
and IN England in all ranks OF society and all
glasses of fpohucians. In London, Gore. house
was always open to all political exiles, wheth.
| CT they were called Louis Bonaparte or I.ouis
bianc-to all shipwrecked of fortune. and to
all the lliustrious in art and science. In Pari,
ne mad only vast studio, but whoever knoc ked
az MS door IN the name Of misfortune or for the
aid and encouragement Of progress, was sure
to meet with an af1able reception, and to re.
ceive cordial cooperation. Before the Cd Of
December nobody made greater or more rei,er-
a'ed efforts tor a policy of different course
and OF the highest aspirations after the Cd Of
december no man exeried himself more to
assuage the stroke of prescription. Pierre
Dupont knows this, and can certify ii. The
President of the Republic had not a more de.
voted and sincere friend than Count D'Orsay,
and II Is at moment when the Prince had at.
iached HIM TO his person by the title and func-
tons OF Superintendent of the Beaux Arts that
he lost him forever. This is an irreparable
loss tor the arts and for artists but is a still
more irreparable loss for the cause Of truth
and for the President ofthe Republic for pal.
aces have only two doors open to truth-the
door OF friendship and the door of adyersity-
offrendship, which is to adversely what light.
ming is to thunder. Invisible jus,ice-equal
justice to all-the justice of which death holds
the scales-counis days when il does not
measure gifts. Alfred DOrsay was too highly
giiied-a warm heart and elevated mind a pure
taste, antique beauty, athletic strength, incom-
parable address in all the exercises ofthe body !,
incontestabe aptitude in all the arts to which
he applied himself drawing, painting, sculp-
ture)-Alfred D'Orsay had too many gifts for
his days not to be parsimoniously reckoned.-
Death has been inexorable, but it has been
just. 1t has not allowed him to become
common man. 1t has not taken hint has
chosen him. "-Galignan,.