Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-06
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pointments. Policy rather than high standard o
fitness must preponderate-the Interests oil the De-
mocratic party must he subserved. While the Ad-
min istraton is seeking to buy up all the factions oil
the country to its support bid must be made for
Young America, by comforting high honOrs and re-
sponsbiities upon the great embodiment of the Young
American party-no difference IL he is "a bucaneer,
and considers the public treasury "a public goose to
be plucked whenever he has a chance. Moreover, 1t
would never do to let this "buccancer stay at home
He was all the time making piratical assaults upon
the Democracy and so he must be commissioned to
10 take charge Of the affairs Of the country abroad,
~ The following extract from a letter of Nir-
gilman in Europe has been furnished us for pub
licaton 1t gives an agreeable sketch OF Crawl ords
work for our monument:
"a few hours ride by steam brought at last to the
beautiful capital Of Bavaria. confess was perfectly
amazed the changes and improvements that had taken
place here since my last visit Magnificent churches, all
gold and costly marble, had arsen vast collections OF
and paintings had been gathered and long, wide
streets lined with palaces and truly superb public build
ings had been added Two objects engaged my attention
especially colossal representing Bavaria, over
90 fetuhsh in bronze and goriously beautiu-and the
famous foundry OF Mr. Miller where the statues OF our
Richmond monument are TO be cast The superintendent
was unfortunately absent in Bohemia to direct the
ton of statue of Emperor Fraucis-which he had JUS
cast His wife, however, very civil and kind and
she and Of head workmen, but true artist showed
every thing There Law the body and, by its side
stood the gigantic head of Gusavus Adophusparts OF
noble staue destined adorn the public square o. Stock
holm near bv Law other bronze-shieds aud helmets and
arms-ior other statues and there upon the floor the well
remembered figure with her foot upon the enemy and the
famous sic semper tyrannis. In the corner stood
the finest work of art that the foundry had furnished for
long wears the bright and noble head of Patrick Henry
Ii had Just been flushed and excited universal admiration
in Munich The themselves agreed that as work
of art ard the work Of nature that head stood almost
unsurpassed Below in the enormous building, where
the casting process carried on, the head of Jeher
son. not quite polished yet, but already showing the well
known features beaming with intelligence, and yet calm
and posing in their grandeur Other parts of the two
statues had not yet lifted ofther dark cradles bu
we had admired before stood here already upright,
eloquent and grand in its unfinished state Mr..
Crawford, who has lately been in Munc, has earne~
great fame by Virginia monument he was presented
old king Ludwig who took HIM 10y the hand and told
him how happy he that America had such ar
tbs and that works of his beloved Munich
should 70 forth to adorn the New World He promises to
send the during the comag winter ana
Miller having Just finished fthe greatest works thai
been in bronze will now be at liberty to
proceed With equal despatch and the completion OF
our monument II gave particular satisfaction to hear
aud witness the admiration has generally excited &c,
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