Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-21
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
r.n lines or less. Fir fourteen iiues or less
gscoURA 5EMENT TO AMERICAN POETIC
TALENT!
$500 PRE- MUM,

$500 PREMIUM.
IMPRESSED rs 'nn W tn the controlling influence
shicu /, exrciseI by tie fine upon th. direc
"A ui ie>tluy OF huma" ,irs, it has given M in-
nix. pleasure t. wit the buuni iful manner in
.ai;n from ne t, time painting and statua. have
. e,o0ur gy-d aud rewarded by tue Councils of the
.~0jn.
INT while this &C wi dgmant is due to the dis
uis aud w,rthy patrons OF these noble arts. it is
III eJuii -OuTcc of numl iatiO and sorrow to tehuid
n. .gydrc:t APATHY anu indiftr-u with which they
.-a L, cgrl the icJm pa ABBY more valuable GRE
,u,u. of poetry.
f. Sc, tnem ,Iorn tn. walls Of the Capitol with the
,nsing rrvel ,tons of the pencil aud deco ate the
ib,it gjuundS with the costly chef deuvres of the
-lse, i, Oneu Uf good whi-h will he hailed aud
ya,riel y all A. ciieering pledge of the progress
a rri iement. Bat, whist they lavish their thous-
mis- upOI .heSe lmmobiie OductS of canv ,ss and
xb aud br they offer reward for the more
-Ihtcl more eaduriag AID 'enowned ovations of lie
III. f,stering hand from these high places has
yet iuri,ed the iromethan fire of poetry to ami
te history OF Our country. which, with all its
rMohy Of form and Onder OF proportion, lies asleep
raIui III humble vault o. Mount Vernon, ready 10
1u. iuto fe aud Beauty at the ST kindling toucu
tthis NAL inspiration.
>urcl work of superero yatioa to Introduce
ae pro f, that crowd records o the past to show
tar above all o her stands the - di .iue art OF
.,y. That ali the pai nings, statues. and rega
OF Iersaile es of Font,inbleau and the Tuilerirs
eayar, ~ith the - Mar>ei e. IIymnl" What the
VA uOply of gold aud gems heaped up in the
fJSrr cf London; what the cOiiec ions of the Royal
Aaltuy. e.en the time htiowed s.lries OF West
atr Abby, when compared with the songs OF
bGIs. an uib len, aud Cam pbelis Or what has the
ofd that We would take In exchange for Hail Co
raHI aud the :" Star-Si.angied Bannrr?" Well
sJ the British statesman exclain, ''let but
write the bailai- of nation, and L care not who
maAc it laws"
A,fr - tn living breathing man is above the cold
m>eaSHle marble that Is made tn represent b III; AS
fr the iant skies OF summer are above the per
iSh1ee 70 which the pa ter has tr snsferred
Their ferbe resemblance, so far is poetry above all
Othr arts that have their mis- to console Ind ele.
vatt aad inspire the iminO tai mind o man.
la Tea III these facts, aud onsidcring the lament
able paucy of patrio ic songs in my distinguished
arl boved cvu.iiry and with the hope of beug the
aImse of prope- pubic ng upon this in.
-; ting subject, have ieen induced to offer, and
10 hereby off of five iund, ed dollars as d
Prize tsr the best Sato al poem, Dde, or Epic.
The r"Ies which will govern the payment of this
L follows:
ii; have ~eiectei without consulting them) the
'Eils rersoas To act as judges OK arbIters of the
PHoe Ihus offered. namely:
IN Preside [ of the United states.
hq,. A y Nicholson OF Tenuess e.
ttn Chas Sumner, of U. ). senate
hon. X VI. L. Hunter, do
I'm. JAS G JOnes, do
Iou.J Chamber, of U. 5. IIouse Representatives
N9I. 4iiiSOu = hit-, dc DO
Hon. Thns III Bavly, do do
rtm d. L. Disney do do
ioa. John Z. Kennedy. Secretary of the Navy.
d. JOhn W. C. swans, of New jersey.
DR.. Tho Saunders
Joseph ,,aes,
Dit. Bailey, u '"0
w. Satr,n
IT >Or Henry, oft Smithsorian Institution.
Nn Sell-n, late fre.Sur r of the United States.
heE Z W. Butter, Episc pal Church.
ne' H. uur'e prr-hy yterin Church.
hT>... sell. Ne hoii Z isiopal Church.
NV Nr DO"elan. Cathoic Church
= ines gentl men, any three cf them.
"Ieg authorized 10 meet at he smithsonian InSti
e lu The Srco1d Aionlay of ierember next, ut such
at IL tary mTy app int and there pr ii to read
'' eAiminr the varIo.is pO+ms which may have
Il IeielVei, aud 10 determine which of them Is
>I hrrltoriou> anu deserving Of the prize. And l
80" ohu myself TO pay the sum aforementioned
nShh, VIII ever they shali present to the
- va VINO has written within the time prescribed the
:, N1''ohai Patriotic Poem and upon the represent
''h @ t,at he or shr is American citizen.
All communications must be >e It to me at
h'ston postpaid before first Monday in De
hNt. with full and complete conveyance of
ever ~ my hoi'' "u "ie, "
wi ! hereby bind and obligate myself to sell the
bi.S VI . sent t. me practicable tor the
rrics, and to give the proceeds to the poor of
"eqN OF Washington
'" poem viii be consi Tered as subject to this
+ ~ Nncn sh IL not have been written subsequent
h, 1 latr and received before ,he first Monday in
net r. W. LATHAM.
"4sHISGroS, FEB 10. 1858. f.hI7