The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1854-08-17
Powers, statue for the Capitol.

THAT Powers noble statue of Wash
ington ordered by the State Of Lou
isiana, is now completed, and will b.
. shipped for New York in few days
, It is a grand work, and the lovers o
art would do we'll if they would oh
tain the consent of the Government O
the patriotic State which it is to adorn
for its exhibition, en- PEASANT, in the
Empire City
1t will be shipped to New Orleans
without being unpacked, and there we
think it should be opened, and placed
at some public place for exhibition to
the citizens of the Commercial Empo-
rum, before it is finally shipped here,
to take its place in the Capitol. From
repeated notices of American travel.
lers at Florence, We look to see work
in the best style Of art; as it is the
first, and we believe only investment
the State Legislature has ever made
in the fine arts. The question arises,
as to where the Statue shall be placed
The light in the rotunda on the first
floor, would be insufficient, as design
ed by the architect, but the whole
roof embracingthe sky-light is uuder-
going alterations, tLat will remedy this
long complained of deficiency. An
other objection however, to that loca-
ton for the Statue. will strike the at
tention Of the artistical eye. 1t is the
fact that the work will have neccssari-
ly to rest on the plank floor; which
fills the mind with the idea of insecu
rity, and detracts from the beauty of
the work. The sublime idea rests
chiefly upon the fact Of durability
The eye must see the foundation fixed
in the car'h substantially or it is occu.
pied with the reflection, that in few
years, the floor will give way, and the
work will tumble into the celler Of
neglect below, and be forever forgot
ten. The Statue was not designed by
the artist, to be on level with the
spectator it should be elevated to
midway position between the floor and
the ceiling, SO that the light from
above may cast such shadows upon
the figure and drapery, as the artist
designed; which are as necessary to the
effect Of the marble, as upon the can
vass. We would suggest to parties
having charge of the matter, the abso-
Lutte necessity ofrcmoving a portion of
the floor, SO as to build foundation
in the earth below, on which to place
the pedestal. The Statue should not
be placed there. until this indispensi-
BILE work is performed.
MIDsUMMER.-1he midsummer sea-
son is upon us. Without indulging in
either day or night dreams. =" we
crave indulgence of our readers, for a
few reflections suggested by the times
reflections which are more the reAec-
tons of men Women and things
about US, than our own reflections.
It requires no learned dissertation
now, to show that there arc restless
agents about us, not satisfied with
changing continually the form and
complexion ofvisable things. but which
are in the great cycle Of time altering
what bavc been wrongly denominated
1.-THE immutable laws of creation -
The Astronomer now can see with his
eye closed that his nicely adjusted in
strument, will no longer tell him the
exact truth ; it merely furnishes an
to it, and he puts aside
bis philosophical apparatus, and closes
his books, with the confession that