Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-12
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fro" The Lon,ion 7i~,,. April ~.

la- seen tie report of the last Commission o, ,b. M,
'in' with it, evidence and has formed an id-, ,b,
''"'i '' MN it"elVeibonth's study qualify him u,
"I-' his n'u'h on the subj-rt Mr. ~ Milne. b,,;n,,
so''" through that ordeal has entered npou tb. ,
"r"t "' tie Museum. the appointment Of Mr. P,n,zi M
prr'iomrSne" OF htcrstur- over -cienc. .uJ ANNA, ,h
'i' OF thi thousand topic. suggested Their. !. o,i -,
much t. say s'"put them. The gr-vance- - of ,h. d
are '"'eed now I" pr'c'-s- "i amendment and ~bo.vr
WISHES 10 pe-use at the public r,peu,o one of I'm. fir,
u" "A- or one o' Dichen-- later novels will soou be
'e " w :" uhusf dome larger than -. PauIs and
more ingenious and graceful than the Penth.on VIII,
~ 'AePuon II IL hard to ~hAt has been effected bv
"e "oo's OF the gentlemen who complied that monster
'ePo't ir which Memnon is the proper r.,d, anil Al
"'der- sucophagus the only fitting r.e.pt,rl IT, A.
eum l. -tH hali-aiozen Museums--tl,rrc .t L.,-, -
one IL still contains the element. of rr,,,,i a; =
Tor when "as It found that purely literary maj, bi So
''-hce with -tuied bcasts and birds or co,nr,r,,;v
80 or'S"tA MS, or sn snuquary with butte, ni--
or hirerajgical specimens. Ther. 4, .tiu .vorv.h
'"e c''ueht want oi man with sufficient nuth,,i,
IA hs own department make tie b.-t of !, W.
Pee" mueei that there at lest two or thre. p.,
uenen ~ the British Museum of European t,,n 81
"a' i more very good fellows who would b.. ,.ligb,.
10 hear that the whole of the collection exc.Dt be
PARTICULAR department, had beeu consumed NV 6r -
swept a~sy by hurricane-s- much 30 A. Scb,.ou.
% near oi The Ike catastrophe happening To the scI
room % his masters house As Tie building /. nn
most meiasuc de-ie~s ever imagued man md il
VI cement without O-- of
'ue" 'a' The several collections and their Respective
managers and patrons wage an iut.rp.,iue ,,II
'oiie Que innnvir has ousted tue rest To al snn.,
iee' Dtorc the end OF another century tb. Co. =,
Oreat Russell street who will triumph over tL, libr, ~
'eenee and establish despotc unity in the place of ,h
% ihuiuiarious mas will be the third or fourth sscco
=" F1hih1l some German, perhaps Russian Nh, -,
proved his right to the throne oi literature Lv n,;
e"''I 'he names OF all the books library by thai
Of all actua, or imaginary comn,tito-s -, -
'tAtion IN admitting that Mr. Pani1z va. th ,n t ~
present place, aud Mr. Mines has .pot hi. - - M
HYr oesies Ohehuiig against hLerzity and taste 6,
""eiulg against hb-rality and taste by ot-c,i %
tha' genteinans foreign extraction With hi. g -
there Is great deal Of truth in Mr. Min. snaI IT,
N! 70 utterly uhAccountable that the House of Com
iAs Wholly passed by the Recommendations of ill.,
commissioners, on ho other ground apparently ,h,r ,L
9r L. Feel treated them as lac did everything NOT nroc
s loin Tue house Itself Though species Of .apdi,r
committee has superseded with ADVANTAGE tba -
trustees that used 10 act not a, they ul,s.J
U'e Acteu Oiteh IRON actOus personal f.,,g iii,
'e i Tue want OF select body OF trustees -ort nf
executive COUNCIL, giving their whole time 10 cbsr, ~
ulculIy aud mpoi lance IL il reasonable o.,
tPPose th"' u Tie Museum managed by few men
Ii s'e II lneir undivided attention, they would be
Neen'y ahve to every symptom OF fappin iut.,.,., -
Tue part o the public that would l.. .Iw,vs I,
te " " Le1eAse tls attraction and accommodation of
@ = uln ana tnat they would be ever anticinatiug
e iIehes oil the visitor, the reader the artist and III
Tue classes tor whose benefit simple recreation !, =;
'eiued We believe that the Museum i. not vi.i,.I =
not used Is not resorted TO, it ought TO be-. A. To- -
Visitors, 1t i notorious that most Londoner 90 IN , IL
scum about once III their lives a. they on onca ., W
munster ABBEY and the Thames Tunnel That one d,v i
% nAruest DAY work III their lives for il i AN at
s p' 70 ~ e-Ae lh hundred thousand images and
aea, on every variety OF subject ia thtr. a, f,nr b
o' eoars', Is needessly aggravated by that
'o"'y or simplicity, which has crowded toc.tb,r d.
"Hoie compass OF hulan knowledge into one hsovv on,
Triangular pile We sure that II the managers of A.,
"OuIu only be az the trouble to ascertain tb
Feelings OF the visitors they pour out OF the amn
tlco al quarter 10 1, they would gladly enter int, -
ANY project for dividing the collection and rrrds-;a
powers. ''A- ""u animal
10 all appearance the completion Of the Museum b,
immediately led to dcline OF interest Thi. of cour.
~! arse rom what W have already meutione,-tbat
IKE the French gentleman Who declined the Offer n, -
"'th the hounds because 'he had hunted peonl. in -
rrAi seemed TO hnd in VISIT ample ,atsfacion r.
Ousn not To be 50, aI will venture TO saw il ~on
o tue uaiagers Ike the directors of the Crystsl D..
ace company had dir.ct interest in making tb. Nnor
popular Certainly the faults Inherent in the builn
-t! " 'i1! "ot DC eas. now TO repair. For example
"hen you enter the Gallery OF Sculpture n ou and
instantly invade and piySs the eve dstrscting s
seoh anu giving al ovof Wheming idea OF the work In
y uoe th's impression Is made sl more painful aud
oppressive by the sight ui the >;less iae crowd r,,D
ing among the sculpture, booking in vain for .oD,tL
20 'A'en aud arrest an attention which they hay. no
'"'sel "e power to concentrate and fix. Were
'" 'As' eaiery divided more into saloons or court.
ana we're the artangen,eut such As to n,k. a., -
Ie'' on lew object, having a Certain relation IN
oHs another we are confident the visitors would observe
'' remember tnore while the general effect Nould NJ,
oe so dstractng. The whole arrangement ahov. ID 49,,
"N evidently suppose vast endless procession pa.sng
Oh ani on continually tive live long day never stopping
never resting never reh citing, but only fastening o liz
charge solemn duty aud through tl,e Nu.sSn IT,
ueiectS OF arrangement aud the wanI Of objects f n M
'eA OF ausnc interest less than eighteen centuries old
Nc' PERHAPS, the Chief Why that vast collact
AIDED 10y 50 great expenditure fails to attract a. II
ought 10 do True it bi- formidable rival in the Cry.
ta rAAce bur graulI exhibition IN the heart of Lon
uoI ought noi 10 he beat 10y spectacle 20 b., paid E,
eight miles of There must b. some ,ul, in ,b ipr
meh aud tlsi management requires more eX,usv. i.So
'Oh 'hA' The r.c,ent trustees can give it,
HoN wv. g. DAwsoN.-The savannah Republican bs.
gis, lately deceased "
Judge Daw-On vas born and reared in Greene comfy
h- patera ancestor being among the first settlers of that
portion OF the State. lie graduated in bi. ,c,d.,;c,i
studies at Fr kin College and commenced tn stnJ, q,
law ~ Lexington under the Hon Thomas w Cobb and
graduated at l' i.aW School in Lchfed Conncctcut-
Tie commenc,d the practice ia Greensboro and IN short
Time took hE rank in his profession position which
be held 10 the time OF his death lie was CLERK of the
House OF kep senativcs ia the State Legislature for ten
ort"eive yca and held ts Office through various changes
OF parties. ilr served a. 4 STATE Senator iuru,, th. =
sons Of 1884 and $50 and in 1886 was elected IN Con
ge's on the general ticket being the ony wbg return
cd, AMI was elected co. SIS aud ls4O M. to,k a
high position the House Of Representatives vs. "a
vore With men Of al parties and At vaou. times hold
the post oi Chairman on some Of the important COM
mtiecs Az "nc time be received a VERY aaucrinq vote
for Speaker, but withdrew his name after the sr.t bsot
lie resigned h- frat in Congress in 1871 and vas run by
the whg par, "r Governor u the Fall Of thst year and
I 'a'Ni it % nc Nss appointed by Gov. Crawford
S'uee o tl' 'cmuigce Circuit, and IN S47 elected
oy the Legs .iurc to sat in the senate Of the United
staes which he occupied with distinguished credit L,
himself io toe full term OF six years
Judge Dhw-ou vas active participant IN the political
ahnrs o biz state or many years and though firm .d
rrcn 90 hs party hc had perhaps icWer enemies among
m' opponents than aN man of biz day. lie was a whig
auder the old Organization Of parties and proud OF the
name 20 the last More recently be has been thoroughly
lurnuhcd Win The Am"r tn party and his friends viii
ieel deeply bis loss iu ihr coming struggles
u his private relations Doe an that becomes man
ana gentleman. th ctonatc husband and father
hrm friend kind t"i benevolent ncighbor lie has
served hs country faithfully sud had virtues that will
ling hive iu thc mcnpiy Of bis friends
I. ; SroREsiuF SytrtY.-Thc v o. Picuyune b,s the
following letter irou Capta'a Baker, Of the T. 5
steamship Fashion dat q OF ,lura Texas April sO
We have had two more awful thunder storms and
heavy weathcr mos, ot the lime The T. : .torc.bip
Supply, Lieut. Porter rorudy arrived od this place last
evening" hrrd gun tHd hauled OH to sea a. t was too
rough 70 anchor We have not her 10 -dsv aud IL
ts nov meridian. A. A. 10 gets moderate 1 hone In