Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-09-27
DAILY VIRGINIAN.
Letter From Richmond

during year or two past. to meet here number
and oftentimes. large number, of the citizens OF
Lynchburg. Now, il is well known, from New
York TO San Francisco, that a man from Lynch
burg is par srceliencs the type of energy,
tact, shrewdness, perseverance,, and all the other
qualities that go to make man of business
But, ifmy experience teaches anything, he Is not
only man of business. but something more.
Whatever he may be at home, pretend not to
say; but, when abroad, he is man of pleasure,
and carries into the pursuit of II the same energy
and persistence that characterize his graver ope-
rations at home.
Tho first movement of man from Lynchburg
ON reaching Richmond. is TO procure II dr'nk-a
big drink In the next place. he puts on some
clean clothes and goes to supper After supper
you will see him light cigar, and talk to his ac
quaintanoes. After that he disappears and is
seen no more until 10 o'clock tho next day, when
he may be discovered descending the stairs and
azily making his way to the breakfast room. If
YOU examine him closely. you will find that his
face is red and putied out,his eyes are slowed up
blood shot and dull, his vest is partly unbutton.
ed, his head half combed and his breath tinctured
with the fumes of recently swallowed cocktails.
lle orders u copous breakfast, and the walters,
who know him well, arc very attentive IN sup
plying his wants But ho doesn't seem to have
much appetite. Swears the steak is splendid and
cats only two mouthfuls Of it tho coffee Is fine
and so are the chops; but somehow or other, he
can't make much headway with either of them.
Finally he lays down the Dispatch, and begins to
talk for it Is u notable fact that man from
I II =. b..l L,,t
with some other Lynchburger, whom he may
talk to. Tho conversation of these men from
Lynchburg while dawdling at the breakfast TIA
bic, is protracted, but unintelligible. They have
nothing To say about tobacco, groceries. dry
goods or hardware; but run on very anlmatedly in
this strange style: "Well, how did you come
out :" ~Well, he took me for few; but if hadn't
stuck up to that informal jack, I'd "a Ind him for
many n shad That n great King but like
ID fool, would copper; however, came out
II little head any way. called the turn foraV,
and wish il had been Million &c. What all
this means is mystery to me, but ! suppose it
refers to some peculiar department of trade car
red ON in lynchburg, aud doubtless your read
ers will understand it well enough.
How the man from Lynchburg gets through
tho day, am unable with certainty to tell. have
heard of him ut bard rooms, restaurants, and
such places; reports have even carried him as
far as the ager-bier saloons on Broad street, but
Of course they are not to be credited. II tho ra-
ces are going on, the man from Lynchburg will
be found on his way there in n hack, with two or
more of his townsmen, all smoking cigars and
carrying on their everlasting conversation about
"goss cues and ''coppering in the pot Some
times he may be seen at Hollywood or down at
Rockets, or over at Manchester, and you will be
sure to find him in some counting room or 9th
er, complaining about being "strappsd.' He
generally buys coat from Shafer, and pair of
boots from lI while he is down here, and leaves
town with just enough money to take him home.
and buy two drinks ON the way-one ut the juno
ton and the other at Farmville.
Besides them fellows from Lynchburg on n
SPREE" there is absolutely other attraction in
the city, except the bronze statues of Henry and
,Jeffer son of which so much has been said by the
profound newspaper critics of the day. have
no hesitation in pronouncing these statues works
not only of merit. but of very high order of ge-
MUS. They guarantee to tho State monument
worthy of Washington; for whosoever beholds
that the artist possesses not only the ability but
the desire to complete his work in the same no
BILE and faithful manner in which he has COM
menced. They display in every line the patient
and pains taking labour, which are the best quail.
tiles of genius, and they discover that irrepressi
Bile ambition of genius, which is never satisfied
with hasty or imperfect execution of a noble
design. Conception and execution alike display
genius so unequvocal, that am disgusted with
the incapable, ,one sded,party criticism which has
sought to detract from the unquestionaby great
merit of the artist, Crawford. see nothing to
complain of in the attitude of Jefferson, or the
eve of Henry. On the contrary, | see a neces-
sty for their being represented precisely as they
are. Jefferson is represented as in the act of
composing the Declaration Of Indepen dence;
Henry as making his celebrated speech i the
House of Burgesses-the one displaying intense
and profound thought. the other exhibiting the
activity of oratorical excitement. The attitude
of jefferson may be contrary to his natural hab-
it, and the REPRESENTATION of the cornea or dark
portion of Henry's eye may be soleclsm IN art
but there was a necessity for Jefferson's head
being bowed Mediation could be represented
in no other way-and the fire in Henry's eye
would have been wanting. il the artist had not
been bold enough to transgress a rule Of art, to
which, like all other rules. there must be an ex-
ception.
If any one believes that profound reflection may
be expressed in any better way than Crawford
has chosen to express it, let him try it, let hin
with pen or pencil draw as many heads and fig
ures as he pleases, and in many attitudes as
he pleases; above ALL let him try to represent