Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-29
TERMS OF ADVERTISING
sayen lines or IL
IS. For fourteen lines or less.
,00RASEMENT TO AMERICAN POETIC
TALENT.
$500 PREMIUM.

80 us | am With the controlling influence
,,,. l. exercised by tie tine arts upon the direc-
MI .issuuy OF human aHrirs, it has given he in
/. r.asur. t. wltoess the bountiful manner in
q. rom u ne t. tine. painting and statuary have
I r.l.5uras.i and rewarded by the Councils of the
.,- yhiIe this ackn 1wladgment is due to the dis
~, and worthy patrons OF these noble arts, il is
ii SQUIRE. OF huni iation and SORROW to behold
.eaarent a9athv AMI IHd;fsren u with which they
l. -e-tri TIE lIcUlH pai ably more valuable Gre
.of poetry.
q, them s,I1rn the walls Of the Capitol with the
NJ revelations OF the pencil, and deco rate the
Et5uais with the costly chef doeuvreS of the
j, an omeu Of good which will be hailed aud
iiiei by ali a cheering pledge of the progress
/ iuemeGt. But, whilst they lavish their thous-
unOl Inese immObiie p OductS of canvass and
4uI bI Inzt, they offer DO reward for the more
L. more enduring and WED ovations Of he
~ f,SteIing hand from these high places has
! ge; iny ed the Promethan fire of poetry to aui-
.ae history OF our country. which, with all it's
" OF form and Onder OF rrOpOr: ion. lies asleep
! nj the humble vault oi MOuut Vernon ready to
MO life and beauty at the Inst kindlng touch
MAI Inspiration.
,G-,y were work of supererogation to Introduce
70 i, that crOWl the records o. the past to show
al above ali other stands the divine art" OF
What are all the paintings, statues, and rega-
| Versailles, of Fontain bleau, and the Tuileres
4-.i with the MarsciIleS iiymn!" What the
! FmOPly OF gold and gems heaped up in the
.; L0niOn; what the collec ions Of the Royal
-. Or even the time hallOwed shrines of West
II; Abbey, when compared With the songs of
aul Dibien, and Campbell: Or what has the
hat We would take III exchange for s. Hail Co.
Is ant the 'Star-Spangled Banner?" Well
tie British statesman exciaim, ''iet me but
the ballads of nation, and l care not who
sits laws"
~ IS the living. breathing man is above the cold
safe marble that is made to represent him; as
IN; RI liant skies of summer are above the per-
g: canvass to which the pai Dter has transferred
feeble resemblance, so far is poetry above all
arts that Ra e their mission to console and ele-
li inspire the immortal mind OF man.
Ti-e' Of these facts, and considering tue lament
-aueity Of patriotic songs in my distinguished
loved c2gGtry. and with the hope of being the
means OF proper public feeling upon this in
@. SUBJECT. have beea induced to offer, and
rJY Oif-r, the sum of five hundred dollars as d
~ the best National Poem, Ode, or Epic.
rules which will govern the payment Of this
-e as follows:
have selected without consulting thecl) the
"a; persons to act rs judges Or ar5iters OF the
EiS oFered. namely:
fr-slle t of the United States
\ o 7. Nicholson of Tennessee
llas. sumner, OF U. ). renate.
4 u L. Hunter, do
las =. J0ueS DO
Chamber, of U. S. House Representatives
Allison Whit, do DO
iaps II B1yly, do do
a. B. I. disney, do do
D Jaan ?. Kennedy, Secretary of the Navy.
,gal w. Z, Evans, Of New Jersey.
sns'. Saunders
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