The Woodville Republican., 1853-01-25

CRAwFoRD'9 STATUE OF WAsHINGToN
&c.-A correspondent of the London
Chronicle, writing from Rome, makes
the following comments upon Craw.
lords statue of Washington, which be
is engaged in executing. by order of
the State of Virginia
at will be the largest national mons
ument Of the kind existing. Rauch's
statue of Frederick the Great, at Ber>
lin, is of considerably less proportions.
The base of the Washington monument
is a complete circle; on this star,
with six points is raised, and on this
rises the actual base to the equestrian
figure of Americas great man. Six
eagles surround the steps on the circle.
and six colossal statues of eminent Ame-
ricans surround the pedestal-Henry,
Lee, Mason, Marshall, Allen, and JEFF
ferson. The whole is on gigantic
scale, from sixty to seventy feet high,
and is grandly represented. The fl.
cures Of Jefferson and Henry are COM
pleted, and have already been forwar>
ded to Muller's celebrated foundery, at
Munich. to be cast in bronze the
others will successiyely be sent to the
same place, and for the same purpose.
The whole composition bears the stamp
of greatness. and testifies the vast con
ception of the artist. He is at present
raising the figure of Washington's horse
real mould of clay. A small model
of the monument as it will be when
completed, decorates the immense stu
dio in which this mammoth work is be-
ling executed. The sides of the pedes
tai are decorated bytwo very handsome
basso relieves: the one representing the
arms of the State: the other is SYM
bolic-a figure of Liberty. with its foot
on Tyranny, surrounded by the motto,
sic semper tyrannis. The Papal Gov
ernment. last year, made very hand.
some donation of an immense block of
marble for the works" :" .e's
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|
BENJAMIN FRANK LIN. George Ban>
croft, Esq, in lecture before the New
York Historical Society, reported IN the
Times. pays an eloquent tribute to the
philosopher:
| Mot the half of Franklin's merits
lhave been told. He was the true fa>
ther of the American Union. 1t was
he who went forth to lay the founda
ton of that great design at Albany
and In New York he lifted up his voice
Here among US he appeared as the
apostle of the Union. 1t was Franklin
who suggested the Congress of l774
and but for his wisdom. and the conf
dence that wisdom inspired, it is mat
ter of doubt whether that Congress
would have taken effect. 1t was
Franklin who suggested the bond o.
the Union which binds these States
from Florida to Maine. Franklin wa
| the greatest diplomatist of the eigh'
!; teenth centuary. He never spoke {
word too soon he never spoke wore
too late he never spoke word to'
much he never failed to speak thu
right word at the right season"
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SUCCESS OF THE CALoRIc STEAM Es.
crSE.-The New York Post of Tuesda.
says
.The new Caloric ship, the Ericsson
: went down the bay this morning in fin
: style. She was going, at the time on
informant saw her. at the rate OF eigh
or ten knots an hour, and was beau
tiful sight. This was the Engineer
trial trip, and in a few days, we learr
a trial trip, to which the press an
others will be invited, is to be made
! There is now, it is said. no doubt Of tn
complete success Of this important en-
terprise. 1t will be the grandest tri
umph in practical art which the az
has known"