The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-03-15

CARD-To THE PuBLIo.-Our amiable
tivenes under the humiliatine reflection that the
popular sentiment has labelled him the struttins
poppin.jay IN borrowed plumes. With emotions Of
spasms ard entertaining only the kindsst feelings In
his behalf would refer him for relief to another
refreshing draugh at that eopious fountain for which
he manifests so strong procliyties and from which
he has so often imbibed such liberal potations We
sliude to his felicitous PREDATORY sentence in the
The tree Is known by its fruit We are reminded Of
the rogue who to avoid being suspected, cried lus
friend accuses Us Of publishing false reports sy
which the people made to believe that the com.
mittee of Judges of the Virginia Mechanics' Iusti-
elegance and correctness of deneation," fer speci.
mems in the Daguerrean art; which hs has been for
soma time falsely advertising awarded to himself
even before and after publishing these reports
Now we have in our possession copy of the report
BY sais committee certified as true by the President
OF said Institute in his own proper handwriting OF
which, If our published report shall not be trutEfnl
statement, we will forfeit S500-provided that If
shall be found to correspond he aa forfeit an equal
suain either the forfeiture shall be applied to
dal notorsty BY him 40 ,sm
TIED, we would ask, does he know that at the
Worlds Fair. in London. none but bronze medals
were awarded to any artist Such IN the fact or
these was our pleasure TO receive two ne for the
series of views Niagara Fals and another for the
ustrious heads of President Fillmore and his Cab-
net, and also two certificates. We had awarded TO
prize at the Crystal Paiace Exhibition ia Nav
York; the highest medals at the Fairs of the Mary
land Institute in 1850 81 '52, '5S and 's4 premium
atthe Great Fair at Castle Garden in New York; the
higheat award, silver medal at the Fair of the Me.
tropohtan Institute. at Washin gton, c., in 1885
and another recently at the Richmond Exhibition OF
the Virginia Mechsnics' Institute
With respect the colorsd photograph s Ak hib;ted
by US at the Richmond Fair, still aver thew were
produced by as and those under our supervision A.
or oorseli we make no great pretension to dis.inc
ton we feel satisfied in knowing that an impartial
and 1ntelgent community will hereafter az hereto
fore. appreciate and cordially cherish deseIyips
merit. And in this connection, we tender our warm.
est thanks fr that appreciation of our humble efforts
to please and patronage which have rendered expe-
dient and enabled to establish galaxy of artistic
galleries extending from Wilmington, N C. to New
York, including eight cities. The fact that Mr. 81.
mons has succeeded SO well and go long to shine fit
fully IN borrowed lustre, embodsns him. it would
seen now to aspire with great assurance for posi-.
tion In popular favor only sttanable by identifying
himself with some mama OF admitted reputation -
Ths circumstance that many other Daguerreotypists
a:we as he are compelled to make this dodge IDA sig
nftcant admission OF deficient artiitic skill The dis
cei ng will comprehend the allusion. Our friena
has mistaken his man;-his bomb shell has exploded
but has fallen harmless st feet In regard to His
bragadocio aud banter towards the close Of his ebui
iition of binesgate, we agree sto accommodate his
show of valor;' we win pick up the glove, ON the
following considerations. to wit: Each shall exhibit
30 pictures in the various departments of Photogra-
certified under oath exhibition to be in Rchmond
on Easter Monday. The Judges of the Mechanics,
Institute OF Virginia to be the board of examiners
The money e50O) as also the pictures to be placed
there to remain until the award; either party to fer
felt the $500 to the other should he fail TO comply
with these specifications in their literal nterpreta.
tlon Lest some persons may not have seen the re-
SD IT that the whole matter il controversy may be
Ineligible.