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which their delegation was admitted at Cincin'
natl, is prtnra faeis evidence that their plea is
a mere subterfuge to enable them to perpetuate
the division in the party of the State. There
can be but single purpose on the part of those
who are controlling their mad councils-viz
coming national administration than may be
legitimately due to their aggregate vote when
compared with that of their rivals, whose con.
duct is challenging the appreciation and ad-
miration Of all sincere supporters of the Cir
cinnati nominations at this point. They (the
Hard committee) feel that they are largely
in the minority Of the party, and think that
| they may continue to conceal that fact by
| maintaining their separate organisation.
They (the Hard State committee) are fool
| ishly childish in essaying such game at such
time. Mr.. Buchanan is a man of experience
and good sense, and cannot fail to deal with
all wings of the party with strict justice; as,
| upon the sternness with which he carries out
that policy, depends in a great measure the
fact whether his administration will command
the support of the great body of the Democ-
racy, without which which it must be power
| less for any good whatever We believe that
the mass of the Hards of New York are as
anxious as are the Softs to carry out the set
Element of their inter-party difficulties decreed
at Cincinnati, and that they will promptly
repudiate the apparently sinister and certain
ly suicidal action Of their representatives re-
Gently assembled at Albany, which cannot be
sustained by them except at the cost of an
entire loss Of confidence in them by the whole
of the Democracy of every other State of the
Union.
The Progress Of the Fine Arts in this
Country.-We were wonder stricken a few
days since on entering the studio of gentle.
man of wealth and high standing in this com.
| munity, who in his day was one of its most
noted business men, to find that he has not
only been devoting his late years of compare
| tive leisure to the production Of models of the
sculptor, for which We did not dream he was
| endowed with taste, but that he proves to b
one of the very first artists known, SO far, to
our country's history. He has devoted some
| twenty years to such pursuits, for his own
amusement; keeping his secret from all but
his immediate friends, who seem to have con-
spired to aid him in coucealing all knowledge
| OF his proficiency as an artist from the world.
We found in his studio the busts of many per-
sons whom we know, all of them striking like
| nesses. Among them is a bust of John Quincy
Adams, as he appeared shortly before his
death. 1t is by far the finest work of art
| and the most faithful likeness tkat we ever
saw in bust Of that distinguished man,
and We have seen every noted bust of Mr..
Adams in the country, we believe. Among
| the gems in the studio of this gentleman
| is figure Of a child eighteen months old,
an eighth larger than life; the subject be.
| ing grand child of the artist. We cannot
describe the perfection of the conception and
execution of this life-like work, which, in its
every line, speaks to the heart, as it were
The little fellow is represented seated on the
| floor (pedestaD stretching out one arm and
| resting on, or rather balancing himself by aid
| Of the other. This gentleman has uncom-
| pleted in his studio a colossal horse, upon
which he has been three years engaged. The
work, completed, is to represent a nude In
ui;;an, who having mounted wild horse has
dashed upon him up to the edge of precipice
| or chasm, where he animal suddenly and
violently checks his speed a;Sd starts back i;
standing with one leg uplifted and the U:.ters
braced so as to prevent him from being preci-
| pitated into the yawning abyss below. We
| do not believe that there exists elsewhere, in
| any country, SO fine a colossal model Of the
full-blOoded horse. Being an adept in horse.
flesh oursef to certain extent, we pro-
fess to know and to be able to appreciate
| the points Of q magnificent animal; and there.
| fore speak from the book in criticising the
| fine judgement of the artist in his concep
ton Of his task, and the great artistic skill
| with which the design in all its points is
being carried out. This work is an immense
task of itself, and must require some years
for its entire completion. When completed,
so grand and affective is the design, and 50
artistic is the manner in which it is being ex-
ecuted, as that it can hardly fail to become
worldwide wonder. We might dwell upon
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concealed American artist for hours, with un-
feigned delight, if our space at command in
| the Star would permit us SO to do.
The Pfesidsnt's Position, and that Of his
Friends Col. John h. George, of New Hamp-
shire, one of the most eloquent and gifted
! champions of the democratic faith in New
England, recently stated in a speech at Ma
shua, New Hampshire, that none will fol-
low the standard of Mr.. Buchanan more
closely or give him more hearty and enthusi-
astic support han the friends of Gen. Pierce,
however strong their personal preferences may
have been before the convention [Enthusias-
tic applause By so doing they will not only
do their duty to their candidate and their
party, but crafty most fully the desire of
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