Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-02-25
ENCOURAGEMENT TO AMERICAN POET
&c TALENT!
400 PR e MII;Nf

$500 PR EMIUM.
| IMPRESSED al ALI with tn controlling influence
which j. ex. rciseu by tie fBe nj uon IN ,i;rpc
Ion lad destiny Of human aft IRIS, i.fhas piyen m in
hbit. pleasure to Wit ess the bouu vi manner in
which, from time time. painting and statua vExv.
teen encouraged aud rsward.d by tue Cound OF the
Nation.
But while this ack m ,wl dgment is due to IN. dis
c.ring aud worthy patrons tn. n.b.e art. it is
AL equal soulc. of humi itio and sorrow To lebo,,;
III apparent apathy ami ludif With which ,hev
seem ~ regard the iic.mpa ab y more vaIuabl. crs
atoms Of lottry.
10 them adorn the walls # the Capitol with tho
glowing revelations II the TeLci aud 1, co ate tn.
public grou IDS with the costly chef deuvres of the
chlsel, il omen Of good ~nl Will he hailed nd
spplauue hy ali ss Cheering pledge If the pr,wr.ss
OF ref ,emeht. But, whist they LAVISH their 1hou.
ands upon these immoiie oducts OF csny 81 ard
marb and bronzr, they offer no r.wsro for he NOR.
exalted, more enduring ~ crowned osations T
pen. No fIste ing hand froln these iii places has
yer .e invi ed the rome han fire OF poetry 10 au
rmony OF form and onder OF lroporti ~ lies asleep
aro,ini III humble vault 0 A"unt V-rmen. ready 10
spring into If. and tesuy At the ST. kud ing tOuc
VI thls /. mai inspiration.
lisurel' were work Of surererogaios to INTRODUCES
the proof that crow the records the past to show
~ far above all her sands the di ile art of
poe>J " hat are ali the paintings, tatu,s sud rega
li' OF versailles of Font lubeau. and the Tuile ~ A.
tonpar, wi h the Is Mar. il IL, mn :" VIII the
hing p,nopiy OF gold and gems h.aped up in The
Tow. OF London; what the iec ions of ,h. koya
IA@soo'H). e. GU the naiUWeu OF VI
IN nst;r Abbey, when comp tled tn the SOM IL
bhrns. an l i1b'en, and Campbell! Or what mas the
world that We would take exchange Hail Co.
'umbia and the stars. ang ed Bann.r"i Well
nllht t'ie hrtlsh Statesman excai,u, ''let me but
write the ballads OF Lasiun, aud l care Lot WHO
make. it laws"
A. far Ms the living breat hing man is alb we the cold
!ns-"s*le marble that is made t. represent him A.
ttf AZ the IA laut skies OF summer above tn. Der
'shabie snvass Viii h the al ter us tr psfrr.d
thelr fethis Resemblance, far is poetry above Nil
o'htr Al Is That nave their liin to console ND eie
'a!e AHA IN p'ie the immo tn! mind
Ia we: oi the-e facts, and onsdering the ment-
able Iaucty OF pntrlo ic songs in my Siinguis., ed
aud el' vcd cou try. and vi t. hope of eiug the
humble means III prop"t pup:i: e. ng upon thi, In
t-re ting sui iecL, have cen induced tn off, r and
no hereby oil r, tie of five uid. Cd dollars KS Il
prize Tor the best Nat.o nj To. H. ,Iue or Eric
1he r"ies which will go eru the payment Of this
sum a e aS follows:
LIST. have selected wi hout consu ting theu) the
fol!"i er.o"s to act jud or tiers If the
prize thus offered. M mrIN
The Presid: of the United >tates
to :. a - =. NJ .tols IN OF Tenuess g.
ltnu Chas. Sumner, of q. 5. >euAts
iloL Il NJ L. Hunter, do
Hon JAS y. Jones, d.
lion Chant or, ofU.S. IL 'use Representatives
lion Thns IL BNly do do
lion b. /. Ui,uey, d., do
Hon. John P. Kennedy, Secretary of tho Navy.
lr. John ". q tvals, of New Jer ey.
Joseph UaIes, !
re II. A nlstrong
Dr.G hai.ry. VI 'A' 'i's>'
- W. S-at,n,
kr'fc..or ii"ury, of the Sri bso IN Institution
" III Seiden a.e IreAsur If tue United States
Rev NJ. But er, Epsc pal Oh lrch.
h.V Il IL. Ii ur Presbyterian hurch.
-. =. X sell. Me b Mi f. is upal Thu CHI
lev. MIR Do Elan, Catho.lc Church
"a IheS. gentl men, any three Il them are
heei,y autho ICED to ct at he uni hso li,n ms
tute on the second Monday Vt enter ,.ext sue
hor rs thty may app in, aud there ,r &C If read
anh examine tie v"r,o 8 pO. ms Which may have
been ie elved, and 10 drt,r'nne which OF them is
mot hierlto iou> anu dcservi y Of the Irze. And
hereby bind myse TO Fay the sum afyrelI. n,ioned
ior h"ltil,t VIII ever they shal present me the
per WHO has Wi ten thin tn. tim re- Grill ed h.
'et National Patriotic rte,n and u %, tie Iepre.en-
t,'lon That he Or she is I'M American citizeu.
III All communications must le se t to HE IL
Wa i'gtol Iost-p.i'D before FIR Monday in De
cemb.r II, 1t with full aud cumpte conveyance of
tic Copyright to and my h,i lis and assigns for
ever.
18th ] hereby bind and obiisare myself t. sell the
poems TN seiIt e. ME j,ra trahie Tor h.
high st rice. and t. give the pro eeds 20 The ,ooc
tie city of Wa>hi, gton.
9th. M loem VI be consi 'rred a. subject to hi.
rize which sh Ii not h been Wi ten ~ .,ss aue,
t" this date. and received before he Nor ~ i'll
GeYn,h net H. Vs. LATHAM
NASHI>GToN, FEB. 10. 1858 fhl7