Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1853-04-26
rive Hundred DoIIars reward.


Five Hundred Dollars Reward.
IMPRESSED as am with the controlling influence
i which is exercised by the fine arts upon the direc
mite pleasure to witness the bountu manner in which,
from time time, painting and statuary has been en-
But while tbs acnowled ent il due to the discern
ing and worthy patrons Of the noble arts It Is AN cnl
rent apathy and Indifference with which they seciIi to
regard the incomPaably more valuable creations OF
| poetry. ,y.sr.gr.rsz.. 1 -
glowing revelations of the pencil, and decorate the
public grounds with the costly CHEZ D'GUvREs of the
applauded by all cheering pledge of the progress
refinement. But, whilst they lavish their thousands
upon these immObe products of canvass and mnrblc
aud bronze they offer reward for the exalted
more enduring and renowned oNations OF the penn
mo I5 s name I re az ' IS inmate fe
history of country, which with all its harmony Of
form and wonder of proportion, lies asleep around the
humble vault of Mount Vernon, ready to spring into
life AID beauy at the first touch Of this geninl
1t surely werea work of tointroduce
the proofs that crowd the records of the past to show
how far abovcall others stands the divine of poe
sy What all the paintings, statues, and rcglia OF
Versailles, of Fontainblcau, the rileries compared
with the NIarseiles Hymn ~ What the kingly panO
DON what the Goiectior5 Of tie Royal Academy, or
even the time ha1lowed shrines of Westminster Abbey,
when compared with the songs of Burns, and Dibde,
and Campbell? Or what has the world that would
take in exchange for fHail Columbia and the "Sar
Spangled BanHer2" Well might the British states
man exclailn nae but write the ballads of
ton, and care not who makes its laws. -. .y
As far as the living breathing man is above thecold'
nsensac marble that is made to represent him; as ar
the radiant skies of above the perisha
bic canvass which the painter has transferred their
feeble 90 Tar Is poetry above al other arts
that have their mission TO console and elevate aud in
sPire the immortal mind of man.
In view of these facts, and considering the lanlerta
Bile PaucIy Of patriotic songs in my disng and
beloved country, and with the hope of being the hum
this Interesting subject, have been Induced e offer,
and do hereby offer the sum of five dollnrsas
a prize for the best National Poem, Ode or Epic.
The rules which viii govern the yment Of this
are as follows:
Ist i have selected without consulting temJ the
following to act judges arbtcrs Of the
prize thus offered, namely:
Tho President of the United States.
Hon Hon A. 4; Q; = Nicholson, Of 3 Tennessee.
Hon. RI. M. T. Hunter, ditto.
Hon. James C. Jones, ditto.
Hon. J. +. Chandler of o. 8. II. of Reps.
Hon. Addison White, do. do.
Hon.l y q a. H. Bayly, do. do.
Hoa John r. Kennedy, secretary Of dG The Navy.
DR.. John w. C. Evans, Of Now Jersey.
DR. Thomas Saunders.
S & s Rss sy of he Press.
+, Prof Henry, of the Smithsonian institution.
VIM Selden, late Treasurer ofthe .. States.
Rev Rev: g. g n; Butler Butler, EPi5soPal Church:
Rev. 81. s! RozselI, NJ. E. Church.
Rev. MIR. Dpnelan, Catholic Church.
ID. These gentlemen, any three them are here
by to meet al the Institute ON
the ID Monday Of December next at such hour they
the various poems which may have been received, and
70 deternns which Is the most meritorious and de-
serving OF tieprize. And hereby bind myself pay
the sum Toned iorthWith, to whoever they
sRsi prS5eHt g me as the peEOa who has written,
pon their representation that he sle Is
sd IN oh II b. ii6Ss;s S,fz ls xxx Il,
ton, tp0 paid bel6f the hla Monday Ia
Deselnba l. full and NICE
of Tie ccpyftg olsAe and my heirs ald for
lth. hereby bind and iieats M Is san the
Pesnl thus sent g as prRetehe for the
the city 81 Washinp-ton.
9Th No POEM WIN Be eosislered a. subject TO this
prize which shan NOT have been written to-
and received before the first Monday IN De-
Washinstou. Eel. 2. 1855 tf
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