The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-02-19
Extract Of a Letter from Hiram Pooes, dated
January H. 1853


You invite me TO come home on q visit ut
least; and am fully sensible of the Proprey and great
kindness OF all you say and thank yog most heartily for
My engagements forbid H. at least for the present. be-
fellows, some Of whom have been with me for four,ssa
In short, should have break up establish
o NV uo ~ond q
elsewhere, and everything would fall back IL would take
me some three or four thousand dollars, And all for
wbatl You intimate that | should get some valuable
do not want them much did. have plenty
do but perhaps my orders do not pay 80 well a. govern
doce seek order from government. l never
have done this while here, and shall never go homo for
members OF Congress- tits the proof could have
their disregard. and that services are not required
left nothing sndone that could do short OF personal
importantly TO win the favorable regard Of govern
ment.
name Of our country, America" and have sent da-
sueueoypes OF homie to be seen by leading mon;
and some 81 these mcn-my gratitude Is unbounded to
hem-have pettoned Congress for several years TO
give order Cor this, intended it, national work
turn away from ,rd,4,rsse, handsome commission
from Congress might Justify my breaking OH ns,s 'or
wife shares with go home and see once more tho
numerous relatives and friends we have In America We
never see the go down. spreading his glorious mantle
over our home, without sigh; nor do sec him
his Coarse .. soon as possible This may give you some
dies how feel and how much long to leave this
NV forever | know how many nave told that
should receive a welcome II would 20 home even
on . rh OF course IS most gratifying hear IL
shows forgotten But this would not Justify
my goiog. / abroad TO learn my art, and have
lived for than fifteen years, during which time
large family has grown up around me- We have seven
children the three eldest nearly Our eldest boy
has been home finish his education by learning
be an American
You have asked for a catalogue of my works /, will
be large. have made hundreds Of busts but
few stsnesbose OF the Greek Slave, Eve. Calhoun tho
Fisher Boy, California, La Penserosa, and Washington
The three last yet finished have executed five
OF the Greek Slave three of the Fisher Boy Of Eve
and of Calhoun and the others engaged Wash
ngton for the State OF louisiana The order wsssvc
] am proud say, by a unanimous vote OF The iegsa-
ture. go,
should have mentioned America in the above nss M
about half done in tnsrbe-a perfect bioss, p"t
the size the model, six feet one tpch niRn.
this colossal statue. twelve or io"oen ,' k.'
bat could afford make ~ withont IN o'oe' 'or "
She points heaven with one hand ana uesus on sep
tre .b one foot and leans upon an emblem OF union
IN. i,c.., win her right hand She wears the original
hi. ~. upop her forehead Her attitude 10 as OF
sJde,.ng the people and the motto IT, Trust In God,
- s,ha IN on aud crush Despotsm Her expres
- =. and con adsnt, and she 10 drSpsd from
.st down but in such manner a. 10 reveal her A.
Es.oo3e fist you do for enumeration Of nv
bn,,e but viii mention some n taeni. ! hfv- buss OF
Webster, Calhoun, Adams, jackson, Marshall, Everett.