The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-11

count in our November elections, against
Collector Bronson and Company. Who knows!
II may be turned over to compound interest for
the campaign Of 1856. Only think Of that
As the Koszta document has secured the good
will Of all the Hungarians and Germans, Kos
suth and Kinkel included so may the release
of these prisoners in the Punta Castle at
Havana operate in securing the friendship of
the Scotch and the Irish. And what more
would be required to make our Premier in
vincibe at the next Baltimore Convention?
Nothing. Let him, then, at once take up the
cudgels in behalf OF those three American
prisoners in the Punta. 1t is not nece ssary in
the beginning to inquire whether they are or
are not members Of the church in good standing,
and regular attendants at !" the stated preach
ing of the gospel" Their religion and their
antecedents could be inquired into afterwards.
The first object. ifpossible, should be save the
poor fellows alive. After that our Premier
may attend to any patching which their breeches
or their morals may require.
ART AND ARTIsrs-The expose which we
made to the public yesterday, of the treatment
which Mr. Powell, an American artist. received
from the management Of the American Art
Union, created a universal burst of indignation
among all the intelligent circles in this city
against those miserable false pretenders who
profess to patronize the arts here. Indeed, such
feeling did our article arouse, that if Mr..
POwelPs painting had been on exhibition yes
terday. the gallery would have been crowded
from morning till night. 1t will be, however,
exhibited to-day-for the first time since it's re-
moval from the Art Union concern-in the gal
lery Of the Academy of Design, in Broadway,
opposite Bond street, and we have no doubt
that those who 60 to see it will agree with us,
that it is the most magnificent historical paint
ing that has been ever executed by any of our
native artists
We understand that the miserable hostile
feeling exhibited towards Mr.. Powell by the
management of the Art Union is matter of
historical standing. When it was first proposed
in the Congress of the United States
to pass resolution commissioning Mr..
Powell to execute work Of art worthy Of
occupying the last vacant panel in the rotunda
Of the Capitol, the Art Union people actually
sent on an agent to Washington for the purpose
of opposing the project and OF defeating it in
both houses ofCongress. Mr.. Powell, however,
triumphed over them in Washington, and sue
ceeded in obtaining the patronage of Congress;
and we have no doubt that he will attain as
signal, triumph over the same pretenders in
New York by receiving the marked patronage
Of the public of this city.
Apropos Of art and artists: We have in this
metropolis another native born genius in the
department Of painting The person we refer to
is lady, native Of this State, who displays
talent and genius in the art Of portrait painting
in water colors on ivory. Her performances in
this line are equal to any thing we have seen for
many years past in Paris or any other capital
of Europe. Her name is Mrs. Steel. She has
attained much distinction in portrait paint
ng in several cities of the Union and in
Canada Indeed, her genius is of very
remarkable kind and the skill she has
acquired places her productions on par
with what we have seen Of the best in the
most celebrated salons Of Europe Her quiet
modesty and unobtrusiveness in gradually ele
waiting herself to the highest pinnacle Of art,
deserve the warmest encouragement Of an en-
lightened and generous public. She has rooms,
we believe, at the ST. Nicholas Hotel.