The true Democrat., 1854-12-27
A MEXICAN ARTISTS, UNION!!

TE'HE AMERICAN ARTISTS UNION, would respect
 fully announce to the citizens of the United States and the Canadas that for the purpose of cultvating taste for the fine arts throughout the country and with the view of enabling every family to become possessed of q gallery of Engravings.
 By the First Artists of the Age, They have determined in order extensive sale for their Engrayings and thus only give en- ployment to large number of artists and others but inspire among countrymen taste for works of art to present to the purchasers of their engraving when 250.0o0 of them sold, 2jO,OOO Gifts, of the actual cost of , i JO, ,OOO. Each purchaser of One Dollar Engraving, there fore, receives not only an Engraving richly worth the money. but also ticket which entities him to one of the Gifts when they are distributed.
 For Five Dollars. a highly finished Engraving, beautifully PAINTED in OIL and FIVE GIFT TICKETS. will be sent; or FIVE DOLLARS worth of splendid Engravings be selected from the Cata- logue.
 For each Dollar sent. an Engraving actually worth that sum, and Gift Ticket, will immediately be for warded.
 Agents:
 The Committee believing that the success of this GREAT NATIONAL UNDERTAKING will be materially promoted by the energy and enterprise of intelligent and preserving Agents, have resolved to treat with such on the most liberal terms.
 Any person wishing to become Agent by send ing post paid Sl. WILL RECEIVE BY RETURN OF MAIL a One Dollar Engraving, GIFT TICKET D q Pros pectus, D Catalogue and all other necessary ntorma- ton.
 On the final completion of the sale, the Gifts will be placed in the hands of COMMITTEE of the PUR- to be DISTRIBUTED. due notice of which will be given throughout the United States and the Cana das.
 List of Gifts: 100 Marble busts of Washington, at. .sl00 $loO0O 100 Clav...... 100 10 GOO 100 Webster, ........ loo 000O 100 Calhoun, loo 10000 50 elegant Oil Paintings, in splendid
 gilt frames, sizes 3X4 it. each w 100 $500 loo elegant Oil Paintings 2x3 it. each. 50 5000 500 steel plate Engravings. brilliantly
 cold in oil, rich,gilt frames 24x3oin
 each ............ l0 5,00C 10 GOO elegant steel plate Eroravings
 cold ill oil. of the Ias1iagto1 Jo-
 nuneat, 2ox26 in. each. ..... 40 OO0 237 ,ooo steel plate Engravings, from
 100 different plates, in posses
 sion of, and owned by the Artists
 Union. of the market value of. from
 50 cts to $l co each. Al OOO tirst-elass Dwelling ill 3lst st., N.
 |. City,. ..................... 900 22 building lots in 100 and l0lst sts. N
 Y.C City, each 25Xlo0 1t. deep att. 1000 P, ,000 100 Villa Sites containing each 10000
 sc. it. in the suburbs of New York
 City. and commanding d magnii-
 cient view of the Hudson Riverand
 Long Island Sound, at. t.......... 800 5O.OO0 20 perpetual loans of cash without
 interest, or security, of s25o each, 5000 90 . 100 '' 5000 100 ' = 90 < 5000 25o 20 < 5000 2000 .' " 10 OOo Reference in regard to the Real Estate F. J. VIs- scnER X Co.,, Real Estate Brokers. New York. Or ders. post paid with money enclosed to be addressed J. w. IlOLBROOKE. Sccry, 505 Broadway N Y .Ss$ The Engravings ill the catalogue are now ready for delivery. August l6 1854. 6m