New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-10


our European correspondents, that our dlstin'
guisbed cou atryman, Mr.. Crawford, the sculptor,
il on bis way h,me from Italy, il not already
arrived here. The statues which he has in hsod
which he will bring with him, or which Will
very loon follow him across the ocean, are
of q rational interest, and we have no doubt
wi more than answer the high expectations with
which their arrival is awaited. We ore only sorry
that 70 grand aid imposing work Of art as his
equestrian statue Of Washington. with its subord =
bbte statues of eminent Of Virginia 10 the days
when she produced great men. and not bfaegifts,
bulies slave bret ders fely--tha, this MISTER
pit ce should be tbr,wn away upon diapidated,
set6y little provincial town like Richmond. 1t
should stand wb,r re- the whole country could see it
ard not be hidden in corner frequented only by
bfproes aid peero-divers The shsbbinees Of its
setting must take sway from the just effect Of the
gem itself, and perhaps cast ado Of ridicule
upon it
There is another matter which We hope the
friends of Mr. Crawford will urge upon him the
importance Of seeing settled before his work passes
out OF bis hands, and that is the probabilities Of bis
getting bis money for it. The price, we believe,
i, two hundred thousand dollars and We do not
think that the State of Virginia is inanc ally good
for an amount 80 considerable. Oor readers may re-
member the beggarly show Of her finances the last
time state ment was made them. and the disgrace
full robbery of which the Legislature was guilty
to meet the demands on its Treasury. BY most
unjust and cruel law tax is imposed on the Free
People of Color of Virginia for the purpose OF 70.
moving them. ubder certain conditions and cOntin-
ee1cles, to Liberia large sum Of money was
thus extored from the free blacks to drfray the ex-
peDses Of their own Punishment, and to the honest
application of which in this direction the faith Of
Virg mia wa Of course pledged Bat the ways and
mt ans OF the Ancient Dominion not being sufficient
for the drafts upon them, tbs Legislature bad
the ipeHsble and incredible meanness TO vote this
fund into their own pockets, and apply it to the
general purposes of the State!
If Mr.. Crawford would take our advice, he
would never suffer his property to 60 out Of his
bar de- into that of such men as these without
bavi fret received the full sun stipulated in
band. If they are Onc- 10 possess on OF it, he is
ct their mercJ-snd the mercies of Shareholders
are opt to be but crueldes. Bes do the
necessary effect Of slavehOldiDg to deadeu all
nice sense Of pecuniary honesty, @ we'll as
of personal honor, it sctualy % impOverishes
those trusting in it that it is scsrcsly possible
that they can cOrbmand, even if they wish
to do so, the large amount necessary for great
work Of art in addition to all the heavy expendi-
turts Slavery imposes On Them. A group of two
nen falling upon one by surprise and trying to
beat out his brains ia rs mach, we imagine, as the
DaIcfs ard the public spirit OF poor old slatternly
down a the he ell Virginia ran afford As an en-
bOdiment Of the highest idea she has of personal
courage and chvairous honor, she might possibly
stand the amount it would cost Unless Virg MIA
will raise the money in advance for this work of
Mr. Crawford, we hope that it may be Stopped
in transnu and purchase of him for this city. OF
course the price would be nothing here, and
a great work Of genius like this could not find
better place, where it could be seen by more per-
sons or to better advantage than the new Central
Park. Beside. we are by no means certain Of the
reception these creations of genius will receive in
Virg mia. Washington was certainly Black Re-
publican. opposed to the extension Of Slavery, if
Lot an AbOlitioDist, and we will venture to guess
that the other four distinguished sons Of Virginia
yet to be added to the work 10 better than he.
Lynch law is all they would have any right to OK
pect in Virginia should they return in the flesh just
what they were while on earth. And why, in the
pane of consistency should their craven Cor rather
molten) images fare any betterl But we can as
sure them of a hospitable and honorable reception
here, and we most heartily wish an arrangement so
desirable to the artist, to the city, and to the
country at large could be carried into effect.
Among the passengers who sailed for Europe in
the AHA yesterday, was Mr. BAYARD TAYLOR, who