New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-16

tlis certury. An ter first Erhts in music came
from T'sly IuW. for ranv years bead OF the Opera
under oui. XIV, an ltaian- EilcA s'ua'Id u
srt fer thirty Years in Ialy he'o-e ne came - s
Ie accented csuservat0ry chair. Rossln Anc Never
beer Roth reformed the French opera about II
srd tier esue DcniTett-all three foreigners AM u
reed rot he said but for these three strangers the
Aceitnie Rcrds De HzsqHe, the highest neal stage N
Ftnce would have been shut up for NJ native composer
save Auter les ever achieved full success On It's
boards End biz hest dramatic works will DOT compare
the oIinen OF tie French eulletoniss with such
usstsr-recef HEiam TtH Robert anil the Hsgzeaois
We should lFe 10 American grand opera or
svuIicny tiled along side OF French one, aId Noaii
ret Ter tie result.
Dc We lack Il { feature in our organization which VI
Durlfn ss,s ve dol Every msn kno0s that II Is the
friction Of mind against mind which produces perec
fion in every procession OF lie that copel ion Is the
great Lever witch moves on human development and
luufn rrccrCss IL is one mans mind improving upon
the vcIls OF another-the great stimulus being that
eterral desre OF excelng which is planted IN every
nan. bosom. TIE crowded the community. there
fore al other tlng> being equal the greater viii be
tie dscTos perfection arrived at There are but few
eor iusss il tie world but very few men who can
Isolate selves from the rules OF sbOr which gov
EN- = rest oil others must work and think, and they
must vcrk and :. nk hard Ii is easily understood
therefore. WHY Europe possesses 81 many works oi
genuine srt, why sic hss 30 many enormous museums
WHY he las great sn artistic reputation u Is be-
cause see crowded communities snd consequently
con reti;on have given them her Moreover, she has
ROYALTY md TOneyed aTistocracy. who must spend
tffir UOrcy.
What 90 We see on the contrary in Young Amer "a
Never ;Eere country N the void so scattered IN
reputation ~ wanting in all these conditions required
fer iuprcy,m,rt in the arts aud sciences. which has
made such rapid strides a. her Wien We consider the
scsttsre1 and oated condition Of her people the
tire Want 81 models. the absence Of all those colee-
tiers a. the WORKS q other men, ancient m0dcrn and
coutfr rc-ary which abound here. 20 gcrmin1te and
p,rtet IDEAS when all ;hese conditions and wants are
cor,dcr,d cur progress thus far Is perfectly astound-
T. and vithou parallel in the history OF the world
Il ere never vas nation. existing under similar cir
arces 80 Trolfc Of orig nal ideas either IN the
pr3ciicf or the leautittIl aud time VIII make more
evident the truth Of this assertion.
Tie inventive eenius ID a talent lnseparaolc from
every part Of he fine the practical arts AMI with
cut it there could be proficiency. 10 deny there
lore 10 natl, 2 hich has shown such extraordinary
inventive tsent the faculty 10 sustain position among
the beet in tie re arts, simply absurd 10 say tnat
be egusc lie turn her attention 10 commerce. to hgrl
cultmc to mercy making generally is one thing but 10
Gry Yer entrsy The faculty of developing the me arts
is 80 asssiticn which requires qualification All our
ideas ere on grand scale America has no small ideas
,rG with The sane amount OF money the older ma
ticr. ir way be safey predicted that IN snort time
sic will show herself not secondrate IN the me arts
Tlere is At II j. moment In Paris painting executed
bv Young Awericen artist, which i peculiar source
o pride ~ all Americans who have seen IT, Il l.
source # pride because il has created an enthusiasm
.rorc the trercb critics unusually rare speak OF
the work OF Mr. Powell executed for the vacant panel
in n roiurda az Washington. Just finished IL Il
work vt ich lss run the gauntlet OF French CRITICISM
srd lee of not only victorious, but with degree
of cGumeudafion rarely bestowed upon single pc
ture Tley call IT, without Hesitation the best work
witch La been executed for many years by any foreign
artist in paIis-leir amour proPre would not permit
tlfn IL prorource il The best painting; but others do
rrorouufe il the best which has issued from any man
hands IL Paris for some time One OF the best tests
A. ~ value If this work il the crowds OF persons OF
distrction i'm the fue arts well in the fashionable
world be- daily ,i.it the GiisT oi MIR Powell for Il Is
known that in city ike Paris with such vast aud IN
one seufe Of the word tresone museums of paintings
il must be- indeed rare picture. that can by Itsei IN
IN OF the way place, attract crowd OF people 10
sce IL.
Many of the Erglish and the French nobility, and
nearly all the distinguished of art in Paris, have
visited the picture Of the American artist. and they
lave oil expressed themse ives with astonshment aud
Animation az It's perfection They say that 10 COM
hines all the clements in perfection Of genuine histor
ical ra.ut.nga result rarely attained so great has
ttCn the enthusiasm that julien, the distinguished
litloqalter, Immediately upon seeing 1t, offered Sir
Powell 500 ifarcs for the privilege OF lthOgraphing
four studies from it, TO be- sold to other artists; and
that is the ,aue price which he gave to Horace Vernet
for The priv,gc of copying from his great picture 81
Il Suala,' at Versailles, and higher price than he
Ua,s 10 any one else lie has also autographed the
IL aG If tie artist While EteY of the scuptorS OF
fte tas-rclef On tie TTiumpbal Arch and sculptor
# gtat bity tas asked the privilege OF taking the
artists head in marble Several Of the journals have
given very yorable notices Of Mr. Powell and his
work and more will soon appear. The Editor OF the
Ier4e ds BtGhI As gave the picture recently long
examination, and lett saying to the artist that he III
tnd,d to spcak at length If that picture in bis moga
zine and that if Mr. Powell would remain IN Pans, his
fortune made. take pride also III saying, that VI
Iurlln thc writer Of the criticism in the Pays quot
I'd IN HE preceding part of this letter has since wrt-
ne flat htnunria,n Il artistic talent, visited the
ais,r IT Nj 4 and with the frankness of true gen
tl,u.an aud nan Of art. acknowledged himself not
,n vr,rr lat Gst,nishod at the PROJECTIONS OF the
picture wh.ch BE- Jaw before him lie has promised IN
BIZ I,xt article On tie NeWYoIk Exhibition Ia quality
Nla be has sad regarding want OF national talent
and "a give Dir Fowells work special notice tn"
ars ~ fre has been dnnercd aud ieel Ia the houses
of ,,ue o tie most distinguished Of The French and
IrrlfL ility IN Pcrs,-a circnmstanrr which shows
az sast 10 What extent the cnthuaas r bis merit, rs
der laltd ID biz picture, has reached
write this letter 10 sou out II national pride; be-
caute believe We have talent Tor the hne arts, aud
that tie eve 81 ts Development, and because
toeye il possible that nation physically constl-
tut.d ~ We are should be- wanting in this talent and
h,oau,e IL is important that Congress should know that
~ woIh which it has entrusted % Mr. P0wels haads
has been executed in such a manner as 10 pass, not
not ,uly with credit but with enthusiasm, the ordeal
81 Iierct criticism, the seyerest and ustest criticism
witch exists 10 tlis day WEI
The new suspension bridge at Tiifn Ohio Is in q state
oi ioIwarcnfss ard begins 10 show IL proportions. The
t,wts both side ~ the river finished ready for
Iil- hC o8hes which ready 0r stretching In few
dty- IT, cr,horlce Of tie wires viii be made and the
bridge Do il 20 assume shuls aEd q name.
A. Fua,h gentlemen has a-certaned the depth Of tie
NaeaIB River a. The Suspension Bridge 10 be rs feet
- Iie,l Rock be- bcen found by measurement % be
only about 90 and the force 81 the current rated al about