Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-21
EVENING STAR,
LOCAL AFFAIRS,

edly spoken in the Star of the progress
made by our countryman, Clark Mills,
IN his American works of art Some of
our articles have been copied into papers
IN other cities as magnetic telegraph dis
patches, and without giving us the least
credit. But that is matter we will make
all square by and bye.
Our present object is again to call the
attention of the public to the artistic
group OF statuary in contemplation by
Mr.. Mills. That eminent artist has al
ready gathered the principal animals of
his group, which will embrace buffalo,
a deer, two wild horses, and two Indians,
mounted, armed, and in pursuit of the
game. The statue is to be of colossal
dimensions, and the apex will be from
nifty to seventy feet from the ground. 1t
Is designed to perpetuate, in bronze or
native stone, these memorials of our
country.
The finger Of time is constantly des-
troylng the pictures, engravings, casts,
and modern mementOs of the Indian, and
of this great continent as it appeared at
the time of it's discovery and settlement
The endearing monument designed by
Mr.. Mills will place these relics beyond
the usual decay to which more perishable
articles are exposed. They will stand
before us and our children, amid the wars
OF the elements, in the light of the sun by
day, and OF the moon and stars by night;
teaching US and the generations to come
who and what 1T was that first inhabited
this vast territory, ere the PROV of Col
umbus touched its waters, ere the feet of
the pilgrims had pressed the icy rock at
Plymouth, or the sandy shore at James
town.
1t is now proposed by Mr.. Mills to pur-
cease large square of land immediately
on the banks of our noble Potomac, en-
close 1t with fences and arches at the ex-
pense of the government, Law it out in
beautiful walks, plant it with our native
shade trees, grade it gently with grassy
and f1Owery banks to the sea wall of the
river, and then, as the browning work of
all, to rear in it's centre, facing the setting
sun as 1T sinks to its rest over the waters
and hills beyond his great American
Group of Native Statuary.
How worthy is such work as this of
the genius of Mills How fit that it
should be erected in such place! What
an appropriate act it would be for our
government to rear and protect it, And
how pleasant resort such = spot would
at once become to all the citizens and
vislters of Washington.
Having thus presented this interesting
topic, we shall follow it up with vigor as
we have opportunity.
Parade Last Night.-The Washington
Light Infantry, Capt. Tate, and the
Walker Sharpshooters, Capt. Bradford,
made parade last night. The latter
company is preparing for visit to Har-
risburg early in the coming month
Previous to the appearance of the first
named upon the street, very Interesting
ceremony was performed in front of their
armory, where in addition to the corps,
a large number of citizens was in attend
ance we refer to the presentation of a
silver bugle to j. r. Marsoletti, esq, the
talented leader Of the company's excel
lent band. The bugle was presented in
the name of the company by the Captain,
With IL" appropriate IcindIhS WHICH,
were replied to by Mr.. Marsoletti in a
very neat and sensible speech. After
this the Captain was unexpectedly called
upon to make short speech in reply to
Mr.. Samuel Butt, who had been delegated
by the members of the corps to present
to him pair of SPLENDID epauletts. The
perfect unanimity of the members of this
corps is the great secret of its long life,
for it is the oldest company and has con-
tinued to keep up its organization while
many have started and disbanded in our
city. Friendship for one another and a
determination to bear equally the bur-
dens and share the pleasures will keep
an association together when every other
method will fail.
Criminal Court. Nothing ofimportance
was transacted in this Court yesterday in
the way of trials. Mr.. Carlisle pressed
the early trial of the charges against John
G.. Fardiner, and said that the Indictment
has been pending two years, and if there
could be no trial in that length of time,
the portion of the Constitution by the
United States which guarantees speedy