Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-08
OF ADVERTISING.
,G1URh 9EME3.T TC AMERICAN POETIC
fTELEEr!
500 PR -N3U X.


$500 PRE- MUM.
:g9tE>sED as / with The controlling influence
t i exercised Dy trr in" arts upon The t.irec-
,enI l'suy Of duIa' aliIrs it h;., ,iyen lur in
f.. pressure u wit- e>s the huun.itu manner in
q. time u the. painting and sta:I;.. have
a encouraged aud rewarded by t;Ie Councils Of the
81. while This acHn owl.t.sment is due to the dis
4Is and worthy patrons OF theSr iIoUe arts, it is
IN. ,Ourc. Of humi iation and sorrow to behold
apparent apathy and lndiifrrcn e with which they
u re5!rI The iucUmpa. ably more valuable crc-
= Gi P0ttry.
.te Item aorn the walls Of the Capitol with the
4s revelations Of the pencil ana t!t co ;tte the
~. g-oua,is with the costly chef d'nuyres of tie
,,t, i of good snirh will bt. h.iietl md
aide iy All cueeriu, pledge Of the progress
II cement iiut, whist they lavish lcir tloiis-
upoI these linm0Lie p. Uductn o. canvass and
t-5c and hrnz', they offer reward for the more
I'D NOR: enduring and WyIed oy:liCns Cf lie
NJ fostering h,mi from these iyli places }l;;s
80 tr iETi'c tiie iromcihan ire Cf poetry to ami
.c h.Stery az our country, which. with all ts
H1Iy o ip:tD and Ondcr OF proportions lies asleep
81 m. ijiIi BE vault Muuut Vernon ready 10
az INTO i'll aud 'eaay at the first kindiug touch
Ill, AKA inspiration.
;..,, wer,.t work of supercrocatioa to Introduce
.'1ft+ tIt crowd the records the I,tss to show
Ia th,yt ali other stands the di ,iar arr ~
>T y nat are all the raintingS. statues and rcra
o; Versailles. OF FOutlinheaS.. and the Tuiiercs
l.dud with tie - Marshes IL nm What the
. P.noriy OF gold and gems hrupcd up IN The
NJ london; what the colicc ions OF the Hoyil
,..Ay. the time htlOwei s;ryines of West
->! 20 Abby, when comp tred wit. the sens of
-.:. ant DiJleD. and Can, TDelI: ~ what has the
Ji tJt We would take eXcilan for :. Hail Co
.I;G and the - Stars .,ai.SIeJ EauHer:' Well
u, tle British stttcSnsI eHcai II, let but
- tile ballads of Il nation, and l care not who
-l:r> i 1ws."
y itr the living breah hing man is above the cold
.>c'i>a,c marble that is made Represent hiu: rs
I:: liant skies OF summer above ths. per
tb.e 10 which the pa ter has tr lusf.rrrJ
r feeble rSein0laiIce, SO tar Is poetry above all
-r arts that have their mission. to console anu cle-
- aud inspire the immortal mind Of man.
"a Yrs oF these lc>, ami considering TIE lament
fauc'sy OF pltrlOUic songs in my diStng;lis he'd
ri ortJVeI country. AMI with tie hope or being the
'ie he13N "ia proper pubic f+ei NJ upon this in
ing subject. nave cen induced to otter. and
4trs"y 81. 7, tie sum of five hundr cd dollars as It
2. ier t'e best National HOem, ode, or Epic.
"a rules which will gOrern the pay nlcst of this
e ~ follows:
' have selected (githout consulting ;Ae.n) the
- persons u act aS Judges ,rJ.tcrs ul the
- l.uS offered namely:
AZ fr-'lic Of the United states
l'''i D. Z. Ni:!IolSon o, TounrSs e.
.~ -.1- sumner, Of L. 8 Senate
.,Lt j. I. Hunter, do
H'~Jt' g. Jones, ID
'.1J !; Chandler. ofU.s 5. House Kapres ntativcs.
l.a. fiIos II Btyir. do 10
u. T. liscv q, DO
0.", John =. Kennedy, Secretary OF the Navy.
.John V G. Evans, of New jersey.
~ Iho'. Saunders
Srph la!r>
'.a L. ARMSTRONG.
- Bailey Oh the ifess.
g. ". >-gt,2
pr II'Iry. ofthe Smithsonian Institution.
i S'lat. .i..e Treasurer Of the United States.
u Butter, Epsc pal Church.
r il -. .hur.e.. Pr-Sby tcrian Church!
".'. :. E'sze!; eihodi>t l. is.ioyal Church
-fr boHeian, CatnCiIc Church
ih''n @2atl men. aI.y three cf them. are
Hed 10 meet at he itlsoui IL InSti.
.,H Tie second Monday uf December next. ut such
= th"y may app int, aud there lruce i; t0 read
st'hlne tae yarIons rGenIs which NAV hay.
'i.l-'eI. anu To determine which OF them IS
A.r.toriou% AMI deserving Of the priZe. And
bIid myself to lay the sum aforementioned
''.u. t y" ever they shall present 10 ne ~ the
ID A"o mas written within tn. tine prescribed The
''''''iai Patriotic Poem, and upon the represcn-
.iaf hr or she Is an American citizeG.
At CONN uuIcaJlCnS mGSE &c seat 10 at
N.tt-joI postpaid hefoIr le first Monday in De
mkt. with full and c,inpic,e CONVEYANCE OF
.yright tu Rue a-G my htir5 ami assigns for
IN barehy bind and obl;-ate myself II sell the
~ ~ 5 sent t. mr soon practicable. th,.
s. '''"-. and IN give the proceeds 10 the poor OF
'-: ii Washington.
.'. ~ pcc:u will be considered rs subject to this
"h'A sh.ll not have been written subsequent
@ -, 'i-- aij received before The first Monday in
81 IN. '... ne't L. ". LATHAM.
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