Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-09-08
iHTERAUf.
n1.rH MONTHLY.

brilliant and amusing articles. The reviews are not
mere notices or pugS, but well ligested c~ritiqucs, flow
inc from u pen neither dipped in honey, nor gall held
in the narrow inkstand Of prejudice. The present
number contains a letter from Miss S~cdgwick about
the great railway excursion 10 the Fails OF st. All
thony. There is a capital article Oh the "Pr"pcr
Sphere of Men, being II letter from one of the
oStrong-M Minded" by which the rider Sex Ac per-
mitted .to take an occasional glance ~ thclnsclvesi III
the mirror of u wouIaI's Judgment" Herman Mel
vile continues his attractive novel Of "lsracl Potter.
The materials that compose this whole number IRE
particularly rich and varied. The article on litz VIII
interest the lovers of music. The musical mania IS
ut this moment at such n height that we cannot lor-
bear to quote from that article the following admira-
bic
at is chiefly in music that we have felt the tendeli..
cy of our nge 10 substitute artitice tor iiSpiranoh' Mnd
physical sensation fI the emotion ut tl,: Hear!. Inc
abuse Of Instrumentation, the gross elects ut NOISE
and the munstrnus ulipi Of tones, which shrek III
finding themselves together, has destroyed me dcica-
cy of or heuriDg, aud rendered Us iIecnsloie 10 tile
simple and truly beautiful. Every OCCASION Is sought
for tho display Of %Ienrning, equally oStcntNi"u' anu
useless; dissonance is piled on dissunahcc; poverty "i
thought is hidden under pompous Daines and All ar
ray Of Instruments; and the airs oi goiilil. are rs
sumed in virtue of the execution W miserable lI1ir'
by three or four hundred musicians: ny Ills SCHOOL,
the public is deatcned, instead al peiilS Cl"Fhlc"-us-
founded rather thun movcd-intoIIcated r"i bcguIi-
edot tours, ard, not knowing Low TO touch lis gent
~ home, they knock Us down. And song ''h' ii'ft
exquisite expression .; the rOnls emotions, what mas
it E.e0me amid this f%ert!en. = :uGrn.S: The corrosive
sharpness Of 1kich has vitlated Yu- orgcH!' W."
sing no longer, We hlirirk, we struggle "lth All the
strength of our lungs against tie 1cstening clanor ot
an orchestra: tile art of vUcal!zatlGi IL no longer
known, and we ignore the difficulties OF dciiii'tts!t,
we employ but tive colors and two elects; black ana
white, forte and p20n0-and he IA tioieit " great "-
fist, who lyrc.s from the prufundity I'll III. bowels n
harsh unG do,c.ili s.:nd. Who. nowadays, Is ut The
trouble of ~stndying : coz eJs!!lor, experimenting i''
general intent, marking lis striking points. ana work
ing it out ~ its minutcst detail,' No ore Ehc~s now
10 modulatG d HGtc, 10 make II pass tuccc=SiVei!
through all the degrees Of passion, ana hha'iy 10
breathe it out as the last expressive rttcrance ct an
immortal soul. The aim is less 20 syEcltH fsteA 10 ns,
found the sense; and here, as i'll all clEc, the inlteriul
has uaurped The place of the spiritual elect
Yet, with all our admiration for the literary ability
and attractions Of Putnam's Magazine, we cannot out
most z'armly protest against the Editor. allowing 1t
TO be perverted r. the mischievous purposes ot the
abolitionists, the worst eLc,cics of the country. The
present number presents, in one OF its articles, n gross
and yiolcn, assault on the Democratic pdriy. the
South ami Tia administration. 1t is eagerly caught
up by the abolition press, and the Boston Atlas re-
ioirrs ,Iat a journal possessing l.e influence and high
reputation Of 'Putnam's Monthly bus lLrOEn the
weight Of it, position in fayor Of human liberties and
human rights" Let Putnam give ns really n Mag
azinc Of Literature, Science and Art"-uIicss he eS-
chews politics and particularly nnti-slavcry scnti'
mcnts, the whole South, from bein. his Jealous sup
,orters, ~ll turn from his publication viii: disgust.
They cannot. eri ri!l not encourage the introduction
Of incendiary and hostile s;:a:&S @!non themselves and
their Institutions. Let Putnaln take hc"d!
To show that We arr fully justified i'll our opinion,
we publish the following extract from iii article in
Putnam on ''Our Parties and Politics. wlI:ch. in in
tcnsity Of abolitionism and malignant hostility to
the South, is equal TO anything from Garrison or
Greeley:
sWe repent that until the sentiment Of slavery il
driyCu bach 10 IFS original bounds. 10 the States Ia
which it lngitiu. Lely belongs, the people OF the North
are vassals. Yet their emancipation Is praCtlcable, II
not easy. They have only to 'cvinc" t. Determination
To be free and they are free. They aIr 10 dLHarl ali
past allianccs-to put aside oil present fears, TO dread
no future coalitions, in the single hope OF carrying I"
speedy victory n banner with these devices - TIE
GrprGi If The FHgiiirc Stare Ldw-Thr ReStor0t'0H
0; the Missouri Conpromis"-.No more Stare state,
IN, iio,rrsie0d for Erermcn an the PHbitc Ldads.
AMERICAN PAINTtEs hBRoAD.-A cor
respondent OF the New York Times g,'cc q sketch
Of the American painters residing il Rome, iron.
which we have culled the following extracts:
"r.r. Of New York, removed To Rome in the au-
tumn of 1859, where one nt his first works was Il por-
trait OF Charlotte crsiI.nan, the actress. The !ikr-
ness was capital, and all the tnu! cnh character ot the
accomplished actress were brought o"t ~ perfect
fidelity. lie next painted n portrait cf Mrs. CraH-
ford. the wife of the sculptor. The next portrait
from his easel, yGs that OF Browning, the English
poet. There is Il beautiful consistency in Pages
whole character, rs bis greatness o. ldltHr anu ialSs-
nc-- ii rGnl are equal. =.
Freeman, also OF your city, has been L resident "i
Rome for IL years. The l'st picture that ne REM
home, was one of "Thc three Mary al the ScIr!-
clrrc." Il il a picture that tells the st0ry well. II
was low foMrd, deep and rIch IN c"!or; anu Is perE1Hcu
by fine feeling. 1t reminds you Of the works III Cor
rccain in color and sentiment. lie Is now at work on
a piictnio If Columbus, III q boy, applying for ch"riiy
to the Monk 1T the gate of the convent
Chapman has Lately finished a large picture OF I'm.
rnr and Ismacl in the desert. His cabinet pictures ri
Italian life are beautiful gems. He has painted "
great many landscapes of The CannpnSnG OF Soric,
that are truthful 10 nature, and the effects OF sunlight
very skiiully managed. -.
Ccphns o.. Ihomp>oH, Of your city. is residing here
where he has bccu for two ycurA. he past WINTER
he has been engaged upon portraits, IN which llLc ne
is very good. He has painted Il number oi ideal pc
lures, among them, one that lie calls INC "ITtnss'ah
Girl that much admire. Ii Is Il hall lcnSth iSnre
in L sitting posture, the arms cr"sscdi III iron'' "''h'he
hands in yiEn', I'D the facc-Une Of peerless beauty
looking upward. q ~IEsra"lr. and her sad expression
the tale of her s~crYiuide. lac features are cla'-
steal. and her dark waving tretsra h.. iI.t.!cHN NJ
ranged. 1t is rich i'll drhptry aud rc!or' coFicst III
drawing, and a most lovely picture. He has many
other works in his studio. which clcverly show his
fine feeling for the chaste and beautiful. lie ls Il man
very much liked here for his kind, genial and truth
iul nature, and hoIas = high rank as all artls';;
Bro~n, the landscape phlEie,, Lac panied a NUN.
her of large landscapes Of views near lyon. Ills
drawings from nature surpnsscs anything ever saw
YtNOn, from Massachusetts, IL n young man oil Grcat
promise az n landscape painter. ii If evident rom
his works ihat he :ckes Claude for his guide, whose
works he studies moro than Dature.
u nth,rSpvoR, who is about 10 return 10 yoCi cry
after n six wears European residence, mucti oi which
was passed / at Rome, is beyond all question the h:ht
landscapc pninter we have here. He has IN hs studio
n number OF works, urnonG them n picture OF "Nenh'
viewed from the shore OF the !aRe' III. hu.yc''
has been painted repeatedly by eminent artists,
but never better treated than by hGIn' u rep
rescnts the town OF Il high clIil that oTerhangs The
lake, beyond which is 4 perfectly pure ana li"shlh-
cent Italian skv. He seems 10 have caught Inc very
spirit of the place, which is the most picturesque ana
composing to the mind CT the bcf"ldrr OF any IN ia
". The lake rcpOscs in Il deep hnpllthcatrci iiSh
ahnvc the srn, il il surrounded by ir"WIinE cIitis,
which arc sarnountcd with castelIatcd Dhtieihclis'
IN if man hail .irt! with nature III hc'r''Sei''hH '4c
stern md rugged cZprc.4ion of the savage scciie'-
The bed Of The like il evidently the crater ol an c1'
volcano, whose fires have, IL Lore past ages fun;
iasiically SCARED the high and overlsnglhS "IaSs: all
of which ae mirrored in the lin'ind ana quirt va
beneath, in which seems 10 he reflected ht only
the tints but the calm Of heaven.
The picture | nm vainly cndeavorlnE to describe
represents tho scene at about sunset. Inc shsdows
and misrs of evening Gre already collecting about ms
lake, and its shores rendered Just indist'ict enough
strange and romantic fanries, and to people the gath
ering shades with the tabled spirits Win vtlcl inc
classic poets We're wont to populate stch ehlLnnr'm.
scenes. The whole picture is radiant WI p'G,r! aha
naturc-romnuce and ~reality-blendea me ING hs'.
and shadow. and withal 50 cunningly that it cartlratcs
the mind like some delicious dream oi n brighter
world.
The correspondent Of the Lon6on Art 10"'"d', "F'
his visits to the various Roman s'H''"s' s'Ne'
the following touching sketch vi q gl!ttl Dul uiioF'u-