Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-07-15
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THANKFUL EDR SMALL EANQRS

r"nd Of The S0uthi
THANKFUL FOR SMALL FAVORS
Our ne!Ghbor IS encouraged by the course Of the
Wings of Kentucky. Well, what have these gentle.
men done for Fillmore At their recent Convention
in Lexington, 5y avo,e u; scn cOAMijes agjAst Oar
they rcpudated n resolution expressing confidence
in FILLMORE and declaring him rs worthy Of their
support as III lhiS. Truly the Wig is thankful for
small iavurs. Blessed are they who expect nothing
fur they shall not be Disappointed
GOVERNOR WISE'S LEXINGTON GRAFTON.
Some days SINCE, in briefly nuticins the beautiful
and truly eloquent orann OF Gov. Vie OH the
Inauguration, III the Nu-uiu Military Institute, of
llubards bronze copy u. lloulon's sfsac Of Wash
instUn, We had no room for single extract. The Pc
tersbarS Express supple. Us with passages which
struck us viii! particular force, while peru-ins the
ocaon. We take great pleG- it reproducing them.
In the appropriate language Of the Express, ;he first
relates 10 the circumstances attending tic casting o.!
liuhardS JrnHzG copy o llOutOns stG.u- and is not
only tinc piece of description, but JUS, :oue to
the lniu. and energy .: most G9s crying man. AZ
ter referring 10 the Asl.,y of the original by the
FrrG.h Sra'itor, Mr.. Wise says:
Aid its genius gave il attribnlive virtue I. hns
caused art in an, her. lioudhu has transmitted
Washington, and uur own Virginia artist linbnld
has Transmitted ii"udon. The bronze copy which
this day put upon lis p!in'h exact and b.. little
lnw.- II IT.. dignity nf Grt than ia" mre.; vi iginn in
ma,ti. Im- ana 1t, muti!G,.,>.. .aI asSaci th..
marble pieces had slrc L, .'r broken On, liz.
hourly threaten: - d"at."y tho work y: The M"-.,rs
hanl ar! :.ie nl.ly exact AID authentic !In of the
:.i:ity r..ai, whrn the poetry - Will as p!rIy IN
=, -.
p~tuaton To r0,:.ri'y. hy more durab!" copy Ia
bronze, Like InT!ous, ilnbard's ws' apGs-i"rla,,
performance IL" JJ;h pa.::t-r, aud Glu,il-r ~
s,Guary, artist ike. Is "C'1, Will wiu - riIar;aiI
and family Ut - .,..,n uur:ure and educate. II.
tnn "ngl.f.. rr glory. rad the chance io srcii
/, in u cls! fcun li"uiun, as lioudOn had culght Ii
from Warrington. The difficulties were .iiapst msur
innunGbl2. y" hron1a siG;::c :.C; been C:.s; wI""
the United Sta,"s, !ir had ~ furnace ike thu: irr
the statue nt !,uus Nv. There were no experienced
mer "a. Munich in our country 10 NIX and melt
aud nnulI the me:.' and 10 make the Seci'on
mnulds such ltnlinns use, WAS 'i"eit almost an
art. With these obstrucious and but small means,
nuthing daunirL generously hr essayei tie p!nus
undertaking. lie auperintcadcd the making Ol the
nuGids III person ri considerable cost of labor,
money and time. This WIS but the beginning If
his expc,lsc lie had to bGiid furnace. now un-
ft for anv o:lcr nperutloI than that OF the fine
arts. This was not TIC ind o the beginning ol the
trial. risk and outlay. H.. had 10 employ worklnem
who came from abroad aud 10 procure materials. The
at last the furnace was heated; the metals were mixed
and melted: the mnulds were .mtedded; the glowing
flood poured into t.eIn Hnti-Ihn cast WINS fail
ure! The t;rot was broken up, aud again the
was do.e, V ith like resut-a SECOND failure! This
would have stopped the efi.rts of al urdiuaTy man.
Not so with Hubbard lie had spent thousands
had lost u His family was made anxious, aud he
was uiUch embarrassed. But the word 'ynH" was
not written in his vocabulary. friend in Richmond
Il wish I had permission to mention the nrme of
Of this benz factor uf ar;a Tor al honor long the
bronze shall last IA friend in Richmond advanced the
Ineu!!s oil ijrd ri". We do not deem it proper to
cvnceal the lare cfs hcnrlacor Of the arts. We learn
that il is Joseph iic ESQ., the cler. "! TIC Court of
Appeals in tits Ci'y.-EnqarFs.! The day, tho 23L
February, A. D., 1885, arrived iur It to be made; the
Anxiety ui the Eri:.; "as Intense lew friends were
present ~ ui,Ie their hopes and fears with him. and
witness lie opening o the iron Hood cate Of the Gr
ice. Two failures had taught the necessary prec.urion;
the mould OF Washington lay firmly w:.ii,ng embedded
suld under the lip The lava .:uu the vent holes
carefully opened for "a. uyBg ges and heated air. the
poud-ruus leyvr in s!ing' broke away the furnace
gate Gua the iigy current came red AID Rushing III;
and the liquid bronze poured ON unt.l lie mould was
full aud laid boiling ako, muttcring aud bubblinS
whilst slowly cGoied to solid of brass with its
Jagged waye. fixed. The cast was raised, and To-
which we see before Us, Al hail, thou triumph of
Virginia art and patriotic DEVOTION well maygs thou
come out Of the third trial, perfect model OF the
form thiuE-
Whom, Mature designed for heros mould
Aud eer she cas; him, LEI NOT tho stua grow scIa
Th. tsays the Express,) is surely wy vivid word
painting, but the other extra.t ne have marked for
quotation though sc..er is Of more noticeable sort,
because Il :rcntions Il fact that do recoect to
Lave ssen alluded to by any eulogst bographer Of
Washington before. Ii follows directly upon The ac
conn, Of the Generals Farewell to !.ij officers
A man Of the Ieepeat einoons, he was aJrc,ionntr
townrIs hs truGIa he was loyal to his cOuntry.-
III. naStn. scene with his officers was most touching
~ tender On the l!h of December, ESi, at II
Gcork he assembled his comparisons in arms, raised
n pIass of wine, and, with st!ticd voice. said: with
heart full af love sGi gratitude, now take leave ot
vou must duvouiiy wish that your latter duys may
be IN br.prr0us ne your former ones lave been glu
RIM. and honorable" He aGdUd II cannot
to each of YOU to tax" my leave, but shall be Obliged
if each of yuu would come aud take my hand lie
,nok the hand OF each IN silence aud III tears; left the
rouun folio we'd by the weeping band ot heroes, to
boat which bore him away. He stepped into II, turn
ed waved h!s har without speaking, received silent
salute in return, mud he went away! lIhcrt =
Alone with small bundle of papers ii his hand he
went to Phad.pa; that little bundle contained the
vouchers OF his account which lie hurried TO settle 10
the utmost rrl:.mg. Was there ever such human
exannle of truth, fidelity, cuutinence, iRh sclt-Ge
NAL humility, common honesty, 81 smple so pure,
go unsi,ectedly natural thai The regularity and
minuieness with which he had kept his account,
amidst the OF cain"n the iatigacs Oi tie cau'p,
,hs clash of arns the din Of war, is actually ml:Hcu'
ious lie tool; pry, spent mGch Of lis own means,
ard vet with scrupulUusness that was Jealous nGd
nio. To u.-itein IustcIled to the accounting "Ei-
oars with his bundle III vouchers, away from II VIC
torous army, alone first and bel ibre s'ing home 10
his WIFE to have settlement, and prove his title 10
tbe character of An R0Ht~k Nan That was more
10 him than any !ewo!!ed crown.
It "a sranse tsays III. Express! that e'her Guzot
a.,
,,s; extraordinary incident So sugg, s;;"o unique,
80 trivial md yet magnificent il the life Of Wash.
nston, rs s.nog liose crcsoms when he stood iorth
mos, proudly Ard is;esticnily before the wn'i To
IL it seem perhaps, III" very gTanlesl OF all his ac'
lions.
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