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

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afford such sum for the casting. What was he
10 dol Founders ard artists had said there wa,
% plsee in hmsrica where such colossal .,s,us
He confined the caloric, nnd found that with
eompara,vel, In:l. fuel, mud in a very email
spac-, he could gsu,rate the most intense heat
Ia found al-o that he had Increased the hard
ness, and thsreiore improved the quality, Of the
reta by hls furnscs. lie informed I'll. govern.
'ncnt of his discovery. thinking il ~ould be yer,
impri tant in the manufacture Of ca,inon E,.
propnssd to cast a connnn ind have il tested b,
bnari Of con pst.nt ofScsrs The boal Of ord
nSncs reaisd his proposition VITA snrx'ec and
dosbi They said, "Mr Mil. was no. founder,
AMI ,ssy could not entertain such a proposltion
from him surh srs the difficulties winch Sr.e,
pour nieu Of genius and merit. Mills, no,n.h
standing had succeed ihu. far lie bad ro,.de
bis model and his iouNdr
Gr. Mills WAS mol = founder; he had proved
hrself TO be ~ artirt by nature, saJ maa of
great inventive genus but the practical buai.
ness Of cas,n, he had yet to learn Il. could
find numbers of workmrn capable Of sast,uy
things "A the ordinary way .r any small pisee.
lie could snd no Que who understood casting 50
large mEss as his statue, which required o.
much ss'll ard precision. lie trusted ia himself
he took from lhe sls.t ordinary laborsrs, and ss
he instr fuctrd hiaseif br directed them. He did
nothing rashly he made himselG well acuuailtcd
With the prneiple and practice ofcastuy mstal..
II WAS impossible, however, to forescs every.
thing. HIS idea Of dong ;he work was corrset.
Lnt his experience was Insufficient. The sides of
the horse wsrs To- be- cast whole These yrr.
large pieces 10 be ca.t hy such tnr ans Al Le had
at lis command lie failGd several times, hy un.
insseeh ae,idsnts, 10 producing perfect cast. He
was determined 10 have the whole perfect and Mt
great expense and io,s Of tiins he continued tV
reea.i, until, ~ the month VI October, 1852 he
finished the casting all cnmplste,
When we cen-lds the length Of time suol
works take IN their execution IN Europe, var, ing
Eom hsrlo twenty year., h;ii the many east,
which are often made here before u perfect ON.
can To obtained, We must b. surprised that Mr.
Mills has succeeded 81 well. and performed Li-
wjrk III 50 short time From the month o,
October to the eight OF January following III.
d'ysnn which III. statue vas inaussrsird--ihat
Is. III le', than thNr mohth'-Ar. Mills put the
statue together, and placed II on its pedestal,
The design OF the peiss, al, and is construction
was left to the .r,s;. The five iho,,ssnd dollar.
appropriated by Consrs,s for that purpose was
p c,d at hi disposal Had Tho appropriation
been i.rsri, a"f the 'ine not ;. limited h. wn',l
have made IL more Imposing structure. Ii is
hoseyur, PLAIN. hand.ouie, whit. marble ba,.
inr the group. The cap stone one weighs abou,
ssh,era ,on.. The cu.ire height Of he pedestal
anJ ncund }, about G,ureou f.ct.
Daiins the progress ui the work, and csneeial
ly while lie ives making uu.Uc, e.sful ca,ilry.
Mr.. Mil. had 10 encounter the >crpti-m Of ,Ie
world. Who can appreciate lLs difficulties aud
mental suIi.rngi Il h,v. been rrau, hr .u,,
To throw myself IN thp ro.msr' Meme but h
man OF uuccrquerable viii aud perseverance
could have o'siculuc such ob,td,,e, lie h,I
spent all his tnesu-- the twelve th...Hud d ,Ilar,
VI Ais contracI-and hsI MT liu>hsd casting ,GS
'taiue The world sad he would never do Il -
Nhere sou'" lie borrow Money under such cir
cumsianCe, I There wa> uue man, "A rtlnber u
tae committee, who syuipathlsed with hIm, VIII,
believed III HIM. John ". Maury. the present
mayor ef Washington, advanced him nnney. from
tina TO- time, ~ lie needed III al! four IhouSsnt
dollars. Eeruai hunor to the nan! Lot Lii
i-llsw' 'e't'zeEs and iutuvs sgrs know that b,
generously aided, ut tie critical moment III,
poor, Struggling artist to fini.h his bsau,f,i crea
'ion. Afterwards, As the work approached com
pletlon, several other gsn:smp of the Commits.
kntly advanced money. Ms.srs Blair and Rive
and b. B. French advanced several huu,r.,
N''s's s">H' Les "eHli too, oc uouuTeu 10
that.
The entire cost Of the statue has been abou
nnsieen thousand dollars, or seven THOUSAND dol.
Lars over tie contract, THIS is the actual rIpen
dhurs, without reckoning Mr.. Mile five wear,
labor or the value Of hi. work as a work " art
On the eighth Of tie present mouth, ia. ami
versAry oi the battle " New Ori,al,, the sIsiu,
was mauSurated. The day wa, bright aud beau
ulul, sul,hSlc tu the occa.lup. In the prrs.nr,
oi the President Il tie United State. th, con,
mander h-cGri both hose, of Congress, man,
ut the personal friends and companions M arm,
oi tie O.d HuO, aud twenty thousand prou!.
The arts, had 'he satisfaction uf seeing Ihs ent
ui hl> labor AMI idol uf H,s .uul received xil
aprIiudUg admiration.
/ The Hon. rpnen a. Douglas was the ora al
sh'std 80 d-INr' the inaugural address Aha
nj Zee, and lhs Whole pIucrcdirs have brci
pGnIish,d. What a proud DAY f,r Mill. Anrl
i ,he oraiiun, he was mu"dUc,d To thr assemble,
tyouspnus he raised III, hard tu ihe statue f.,
th' curtain winch covcd 1t H. fall aud y. h
/ Il ecch rc>p"n.e To the Enthusiastic plaudus-
1t was thr moment 81 hi ,ii,, th,n ssAln, h- .ar
that Grnus. ~ni,h bad ln.pr.d iun, t" action
h"idiug thu ih, lamsl crown over h,> he,d II,
had follow Naiur, a. 1t dues,d him. snd hJ,
acquired f,mr Well doe. he d,.vg,e II. ",
he. s'e-and II !. also the Judy,m Of men %
rs 9, ni Traveller, ui Mtl.ts, Hui ul ih- puth,
wnu have seen II that Mills hruuye rhu.s ri.I
statue NJ q 'urr.l j ,yk-uu. IN laI,v,"tr So'n,p
l. the hue,t work OF art of the kind ~ the world