New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-05-14

oHee and be vas 80 N hat ed not hs6eve Ne eoaS,
cover; visited his sick bed daily a th,. r-r - ~
ing up The 'eeoun o. ,oe sasere there appeared 70 y
Warner. and spoke 90 Nj Austen aud Mr. 'Co1xsns a,
the subject, AMI knew Mr.. WArn.r vas 100 ia 81 \.
spoken to in regard TO H. and knew also tAs such va h
snstveness on subjects OF that nature thar me kne ~
question had been raised he sculd have resr.s =. ~.
instant and greater calamity could not have befAen the
Institutions therefore, without h,ststion. gave nv cAsck
for Il entire amount question. until tins could \. 80
for an examination. and that examination whea mace
show ed that TIE amount paid by Col Warner earc
the smOun, advanced by me WAS paid ms back By tAs
Treasurer ard Col Warner not spoken O. % ts
subject ard believe he did rot her Of 4 for tAgss
ysars aferxarSs . What sbout the CsnandAgua pifu-s
A. That rather difficult matter for II there Is Aay
fault Ia the matter Il must rest "n my own shoulder.
The prosperity the Union depended the opnioa en-
iersiusd Of y Ia large districts where there may
suhscTbss and the interest u each individual would u
Jrouoifd by increase ri subscribers . was the prse
tee vs. ihe duty OF the Committee Of hsnAgsmest
- look N socld 90 the results "a lhe dr1wngs thy
Affected such results Csnandsigus was the csnirr u
large fuhseTgian hi tho 10 u Secretary theo gea
~ man II intelligence great activity and devOne
70 the duties ~ hs oeee always ANXIOUS there
fore thsi o. asi good picture should reach Cenaad
goa BY the orarng = less the subscribers in that pr
had become esssfsf.i bsause they had rot obtained
coed psiure fhs sffflfJ h-n wroe Ia the correspond
ing Secretary hsss dated IN April is{e. asking fOf leave
Ia sdv.f.e the drasfys q fsf Art Union IN the lOal A,
pers there and stating that ts ubsrbers there c
sa ed with the da-sg q fhe Year l-ts in consequence
Of th uuusus schsfudr ten lor the Canandagua sub
scrber- the 1893 std Ntrf near the close of hs
operations of hat year, u time when the supply Of pic
ts oi moderate value had become exhausted tSo pAst
ngs were offered Tor sale by artist previously unkno w
10 Us the Committee were always anxious 90 ada 20 the
number Of the artists whom the OF the insia
non was distributed the pictures alluded % at
cetmed works 1T superior merit but they purhasei
= more careful examination OF these pictures showed
that they quite inf nor as works OF art Still hoe
ever in the hurry ct business. hlte said ab0ut
them, and they put CA the catalogue for d>riea
ton AZ the drawing which took plsce few days SAB
81 fr.nfa. a.fHf
ed 20 a sub, ribr in CAnand,igns immedi tey advised
ard desire to tk all the blame and bear all tue re'res
slbiy that toe picture should be suppressed and anoh
picture g. be delivered is p zee O. the subscriber we
have been fortunate poSsessor. No member q
the committee knev the person punepaly intcreseda
this matter | did not even know him oy name | Fa
simply there to act for the benefit of the AT Uaim
according 70 best iidgmtn M and ordered the picture
10 be painted Mr. kensett, ore of the most promising
artists in this country and one who destined To Aid las
tire 10 it, character employedto paint the snoseq1sa
pjcure: IL was speedily omoleed and Transmitted "a 10
owner and the FIRST ntimatan given To him IN regardb
the subject will doubtless be from reading these proceed
pys and il any wrong has been done trust Il nav ma
rest innocent shoulders never knew of Col Warner
having has been stated substituted picture 81 his
for one on the catalogue OF distribution nor do believe
that such circumstance ever occurred Cross eX1mnei
by Mr. MOnk-Q Are You Mr.. Warmers personal friend
A. have been his personal friend for than quarter
of q century. and proud 70 number such msn ~ my
friend | was member for ls32 and became such
from = desire TO remsn member ~ long as the
Institution remained m existence There was M niimshoa
N en- to NE that the books open for 20 become
member nor was such necessary az was intimate with
The fact QWhy Did you allow MrCnzens to receive money
from Mr. Austen the Treasurer while you President
without seeing that the voucher went before the Finance
Committee A | de- not know that any such tact exists
am quite sure that Mr. Cozzens would not ask anything
wrong end that Mr. Austen would not pay win respect
To the Willis picture in connection with which Colonel
Warmers name had been mentioned did state 10 you
lMonll that was familiar with the facts bur did no,
statehe acted mpudenty the picture painted by HnckN
ard IN the possession OF Colonel Warner PLACED
on the Catalogue If the Ant Union Belonged
H. O. Did Mr. Cozzens call on you IN relation 10
Your allowing Colonel Warner % receive H. and did yoa
hot So state 10 me A. Mr.. Cozzens made any
sroh remembrance 10 me. and consequently c0ald no.
have made such statement 70 Mr. Monk The COMMITTEE
then took a recess 10 < o'clock.