Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-05-03
Ms OF ADVERTISING.
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TO AMERICAN POETIC
TALENT!
$500 PRE- MUM.

SoDO EiC Il NJ L M.
ri'GES>ED Us am with the controlling influence
FI;h Is exercised by tie fine arts upon the ,iirec-
.ai Destiny Of human affairs, it has giyhn me- in
pleasure to witness the bountiful manuer i'm
L. iran tInle Il time, painting and statuary have
q aIcpurdsed and rewarded by the Councils Of the
IA.
Z. while this ackn 0wled .ment is due to the dis
II- ami worthy patrons OF these noble arts it is
rGal SOURCE OF humiliation and sorrow to behold
as aren't apathy and indiiIercn with which they
l. regard the lncomPacably more valuable Gre
0f poetry.
- them ai0rn the walls OF the Capitol with the
E,ur ceveiatiOnS of the pencil, and deco rate the
III; grounds with the costly chef doeuyres of the
81. Is Omeu Of good which viii be hailed and
aIiei hy all as Il cheering pledge of the progress
ilelusut. But, whilst they lavish their thous-
upon these immObip products of canvass and
rue and bfunze, they offer no reward for the more
..-,, more enduring and renowned ovations of he
W pSterng hand from these high places has
ye! invited the Promethan fire of poetry to ami
e tae history OF our country, which. with all its
nony OF form and wonder OF proportion lies asleep
!li tie humble vault of Mount Vernon. ready to
NJ ia;0 lie and beauty at the first kindling touch
4- NAL inspiration.
surely "erc work OF SupererOgatiOn to introduce
.o+i> that crowd the records OF the past to show
tr above all other stands the ''digine art :" of
hat are ali the paintings, statues, and rcga-
yi Versatile OF FoEtainbieau and the Tuileries
4laret with the {" AarsrilleS Hymn Z" What the
- pinOply of gold and gems heaped up in the
arr Of london; what the collections of the Royal
.iemy. the time haIlowed shrines of West
.,.sr Abbey, when compared with the Sonrs of
-, AMI iDibien, and Campbell? Or what has the
ia tnlt We would take III exchange for '' Hail CO.
-ta ami the stars Spangled Banner?" Well
=, td+ British statesman eXclaim, ''let me but
i. the halatS of nation, and / care not who
ile, it, laws"
il ir the living, breathing man is above the cold
.aslte marble that is made to represent him; as
* the III liant skies of summer above the per-
able canvass to which the painter has transferred
.r feeble resemblance, so far is poetry above all
-r arts that have their mission to console and ee-
Z aGi inspire the immortal mind of man.
Ia vleI Ut these facts and considering the lament
FauclIy or patriotic songs i'll my distinguished
III teloyei country, and with the hope of being the
n1ie means Of proper public feeling upon this in
sting subject, have been induced to offer, and
hereby Oftr, the of five hundred dollars as d
- Tor the best National Poem, Ode, or Epic
ID; rules which will govern the payment of this
m ae as follows:
= have selected (without consulting them) the
wing persons to act as judges arbiters of the
4 thus offered. namely:
H. President of the United States
ion. !. .. F. Nicholson. OF Tennessee.
l.la ChaS. Sumner of U. s. Senate.
d"n. X. w. L. Hunter, do
Ia. Jas. q. Jones. do
.oa,J. Chandler, Of U. s. House Representatives
IA AdtisUn White, do do
.la, fhos. IL BayIy, do do
i'm. D. /. Disney. do do
.i.s. Joan p Kennedy, Secretary of the Navy.
.1 John ". G, Evans, Of New Jersey.
d. FLoS Saunders.
>eph Gales,
IN i. Arlu strong,
l't'. Bailey, Vi 'no II0sS'
Nv. S.atOu,
.i,''or Henry, Ofthe Smithsonian Institution.
'A S;hIen. late Treasurer of the United States.
~ VI. Butter, Episcopal Church.
'1'.i' *. Gurey Presby terian Church.
''.$S. Roszell, Methodist EpisIopal Church.
~ III Donelan, Catholic Church
i IheSe gentlemen, any three of them, are
.'' authorized To meet at the Smithsonian InSti-
'a'n The second Monday OF December next, at such
a IL they may appoint, aud there proceed to read
2uiine the various poems which may have
.1@rlyet, and to determine which of them is
y. msrltoriOuS and deserving of the prize. And /
.s hind myself to pay the sum aforementioned
l'..a. u whoever they shall present to me as the
Sho has written within the time prescribed the
'a'ional Patriotic Poem, and upon the represen-
~ tIiat he or she is an American citizen.
.. Al communications must be sent to me at
1'httDu tpOSt-paid) before the first Monday in De-
-'-F next. with IA full and complete conveyance of
"lyrlsht to me and my heirs and assigns for
FL. hereby bind and obligate myself to sell the
~ 'hlS sent to me as soon as practicable, for the
, price. and to give the proceeds to the poor of
| y o; y aShin@ton.
3D. No poem will be considered as subject to this
"hirh shall not have been written subsequent
IS 'ate, and received before the first Monday in
uAlsr next. K. w. LATHAM
~,--iiSGT0S, FEB 10. 1858. feb17-