Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-19
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ENCOURAGEMENT TO AMERICAN POETIC
TALENT!
$500 PRE- MIC II.

SoOO -
tipilSS ED as am with the controlling influence
which "x-rcse1 by tie fne ;,rs upon the drec-
- nl >tIny II human ttTIirS, it bao -iyen me in
,.-. pleasure wit the hcuniiu: m;.ilner in
rI. from fimc t time, painting and stttug have
--. -I-our = II and rewarded by tie Councils of the
,i..,n.
Bu While this acsn Jwicd.ment is due to the dis
.iu- ana worthy patrons of these noble arts. it is
81. rId source of huuli iation and sorrow behold
. apparent apathy and iudiiteren with which they
u regard the lncotnpaiably moro valuable ere
.,..u, If poetry. ..-.
10 zee them ldorn the walls Of tie Capito! with the
ys;l- revelations of the pencil, aut deco cate the
}'i, crouns win the costly ciet UCeuvres Of the
.,.., j. omen OF coed which will be hailed aud
fla pc ~ ali Il cheering pledge of the progress
refinement. But, whilst tsIey lavish their thous-
..- upon thes, iunobiIc p CductS Of canvass and
l.u.e and bronze. they Oer reward for the more
..-. more cnluTDS aud reuuV .ied oy:t.Uas 81 ne
yu. No 1,stering hand fron these high places has
r invited t'rouIch,n FIRE # poetry to ami
4tr he history of oar cOuutry, which, with all its
fa1Iy Ji form aud Onder o. proportion lies asleep
- I.. III humble vault Mount Vernon. reaiv 10
nS iaIc life and beauty at the first kidn; coucn
J..> nia, Inspiration
!SCrciy Were work Of SupererogatioA 20 Introduce
- H-f & ua crowd the records OF the past to show
IA all other stands the divine art OF
3,Y. What all the paintings statues. and rega-
at Versailles of Fontaiu bleau and tile Tuileries,
.u-.:r-d with tie - AarA-l.ieS Hymn ~ What the
.4-.y ptnopiy of gold and gems heaped up in the
'-r LOlIOn; NnaC the cOleC IONS OF the Royal
trrlly. tie time hallowed ShrineS of West
.----c Abbey, when pared with the songs of
IL and bIpten, and Campbell: Or what has the
s, mat ~ would take II exchange for Hail Co.
u-l.it-' aud tie stars panged Baunar!'' Well
G.aJ the British statesman eIclaim, .'et me but
srJe the ballads OF a nation, aud l care not who
at-e~ il laws"
A.t,r a, The living breathing man is above the cold
I,;n,alc marble that is made u represent him; as
s-s tnr tt iaut skies OF summer are above the per
I>hsla which the lft ter has tr nsterred
Jarr Fable reSe Alliance. so far l. poetry above all
dat nave th-ir mission t. console ele-
,at4 aaal la>pire the immortal mind o. ulau.
In vleS ol ie>e hct>, aud ronsiicllng the lament
paue!;y Of patriotic songs in my distinguished
I'll. bi9raj country, an with the hope of being the
humble OF proper pubic f.ei ing upon this in
9.tug subject. ! have teen induced offer. and
hereby o T, the sum Of five hunttied dollars us
ar1a tar the best National POEM, Ude. or Epic
Inc rliea Shicn Will govern the payment of this
sum Z. follows:
... have selected without consulting thern) the
.sias persons to act as judges arblters of-tlle
I-,l- thus offered. namely:
j il. l'reSi,le / OF Ill niLed St:teS.,
uI.A . =. Nicholson. OF TennesS e.
A,H Cn&s sumner, OF U. ). cenate
i'G. < II. I. Hunter, 10
son. ia g.. jones. do
Han.J K Chandler, OF U. 5. House Representatives.
Hou. Addison White, do 40
lion. Tdos IL BayIy, do DO
d1n. D. L. disney. do do
I'm. John Z. Kennedy, Secretary of the Navy.
'rJ'ha y. u. Evans, of New Jersey.
... IaUs. sauIu1cr5.
d,srh ,iap<.-
'r''- Il. Armstrong. g -, D
t,.tr. Bailey, " " 100
". ". Saat9n,
.r'tr,sor Henry, Of 5he smithsonian Institution.
"u seldom, late Treasurer Of the United States.
'-FE IL Eutler, EpiSc pal Church.
Be-. i K. 'turte .frr~hvtprian Church.
"T>s. Ros1eit, Methodi~t L isiopai Gnu cl.
" Nr- pJneiaa, Catholic Church
g.. ih-S' geniinm any three Of them. are
'E authorized To meet at he Smithsonian lnSti-
.@n the second Monday uf December next, ut such
81 = tiy may app int and there proceed to read
-' tAhinrc the various poems Whicn may have
ID received. ami 10 determine which OF them is
h'ru"gpu~ ant deserving of the prize And
-W blnt myself to paw the sum aforementioned
A"''h L Nh ever they shall present TO the
IN no has written within the time prescribed the
-'d'ioiGl FNrIuur Poem. ami upon the repreoen-
-" ll'{ hA or >h. IS Amrrirau citizen.
-! hl COMMUNICATIONS must be sent TO me at
hi'h-'oh FPostpaid} before first Monday in De
DEF Icy villa Il fuil and complete conveyance OF
'pFrlght 10 me and my heirs and assigns for
j - h'rety blni au't ob!igate myself t. sell the
- u IS sent - as soon az practicable, Tor the
! Pre-. and to give the proceeds to the poor of
j NY Of Washington.
- \. poem will be considered as subject to this
u Tfeh shall not have been written subsequent
Il 'n. an received before the first Monday in
neVr r. w. LATHAM.
4 " -N'>INGToy. FFR 10. 1853. feb IT