The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-02-12

hi. waking visions. There vas the great Jack
son who has impressed ihs grandeur Of his suul
ard the republican, simplicity of his charac,sr oD
the inst''u iona and mind II hi, country and the
future of the world That ioru pnssrd bforc the
iRas natun Of The artist in the character of poor
prs-snt boy, of hardy pioserr ol ihe wilderness
ola Judge Of a senator, Of general, and as Pfrri
dent nf the uni;rd States: the Mti,, saw him in
all the remarkable scenes of hi. lfq. lie i'm
t.'disd them in marb. ard in bron=.. Ono form,
ne s-izei--one vision h- arrested, anl fTed in he
mind. 1t was the be-o of NV Orleans, IN all
his Characteristic ma;rsy. iatrrp:dity, aud firm
nsss, m"urieI ON q mas sniice-i war. stead r2-ing
the air with hercenc-s ami tes,is" ir.rateare -
conscious Of the coming battle. yet yielding TO the
iron nerve Of his rider. ], waf &. TIA battle Of
n Orleans, when .he Gsaeisl was sIrrisdly riding
In review Of his forces, q few moments before the
engagement, which was the form ard seer. that
fastened itse on the Wtsts mind. In sn Instant
he worked il into bronse and it stood before
him ike living hing Ills mind was sg:taied I;
he was 81 haunted with an idea" Rrt doubts
came. He looked back to hi. past histrry, and
10 the ditli' aties bsfms hm--G ts,sl stumbling
block to 'sodest genius. The world Of arr. with
1t. schools its authorities and it. rules stood up
to rsbHke the presumptuous p'1sterer. II did
not recognise him lie WAS out OF the pale Of its
society, lie had never graduated. Fors moment
he felt discouraged But then he heard a wins
per IN hi- esr-the G-nins of his fame said
Follow Naturo-Gsnuis is superior to Art-Art
makes its ral~s from Na,ure-such is the svi
denco Of hi,tory-Nsture 10 ~ grand. as beautl.
ful, and rs various IN America aS IN Italy ar Eu
rope--study Nature follow Nature Now he
was cheered Other visions passed before him {:
he thought Of the glory Of doing this work--of
Leaving to pn.terny representations OF other
heroes and great men Of America, and Of great
scenes aRd events in HE countrys hi,t"ry and,
above all, Of Tie glory Of makiag mighty enlos
sal statue larger than anything IN the world TO
the Father Of hi County lie decided to max.
the jackson statue. lie knew the amount Of
fersd would not paw HIM, much |," reward him :;
bat he r-J. will work for future that shall
be my reward" III. Informed the committee
Of hls re-oluinn.-1h.v desired him TO make a
miniature mpdci H. returned To- Charleston
HIS friends there were offended ~l,n him Some
hardly no,icrd him They reproach.d him with
presumption and folly, said "ha was gciUa to
throw himself away AMI that he could never
de- suyh wu'k II was IN VAIN 'o appeal 20
'hcm l'nm wh.' II. had ole--to point IL ;i- bust
oi Calhoun; thsy conI! not posse-s themselves of
'i. idea, nor comprehend hi. capacity. After
/, eight months h- proiuced hi. model. They were
thrn satisfied hs would .uccre l. aud voluntarily
Offered To- become lis security. He reformed 10
Washington The committee approved Of the
model aud made a contract with hun Iney re-.
qu,red security. The gentlemen were his bond,
men for tue due performance Of the work We
give The mares f these yrn lrnrn n. il Is highly
honorable 10 them flr hs act "f confidence and
knIn"ss. They are all men OF property N he
city of Charleston, and in the -: cf South Caro-
llua Their nym-s are James Rose imcs G. lls.
| In / IA
Charlie. d Carr. Eiward Frost, n NJ. Porter j.
Schnlcrle and George kn'ock. The contract re-.
CURED the statue to be third larger than life. 1t
Il little more than hat Government furnish
Ell the metal, which was old cannon. and some of
which was cap 'ured by Gen JAtk,on Congress
voted five thousand dollars for the pedestal rn
which the statue stands. All other expenses
have been borne by Mr. Mills.
What an undertaking for Charleston Mas
,errrl What an in,,ructiye comment on the bis
tory Of genius, and on the power Of republican in
.tiiution, in d,yrlopinr the ouati.. Of tn. mind
Mr.. Mills was then ,hirt, two wears of age. A
m,n in who,e p.rsonal app-ar,nse ther. was
nothing To strike an ordinary observer as remark
able: plain in hi. manner. and dress, and xxceel
nyly modest never advancing in conversation
| hut retiring sxc.pt with familiar friends apI on
tho subip,t of "A stain, and rs ,,,.. tb.r l..
world bx free c,mmuu,catiy. md in.,,ur,iv..
for though H., had nxy., seen suv wort ~ 49,, ~,
had in hi. l.i.ur. hours. read much ,nd h.5
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