New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-08-01

u am truly yours,
s.-4a4s MILLARD FILLMORE. il
DEATH OF AN ARTIST The patriarch Of American
landscape painters, Thomas Doughty, died on We'd
nesday the 23d ult in New York, Of a disease Of the
brain. and in extreme penury. An exchange says
Il It is a most melancholy close Of long life of
poverty spent in the vain struggle to cultivate an art
for which there was no compensating demand Mr..
Doughty was one OF the first OF our native artists who
distinguished himself in andseape painting. He was
born in Philadelphia, in the year 1793 and spent the
early part of his life in the business Of leather
dresser, at which he served regular apprenticeship
His addiction to painting was pure inspiration, and
he adopted it as a profession without even having
any instruction. Whatever merit he possessed was
the result Of his unaided study and observation
of nature. He painted great number Of landscapes
some Of which sold at good price, and at one
time enjoyed q reputation almost equal to that oi
Cole. But Of latter years his pictures had gone out
o. fashion, and he was put to the necessity, peeu
liary mortfyng to artist, OF disposng Of Lis pro
ductions by means Of rattle. He spent some years
abroad, and some of his best pictures are views o
English scenery yt.ez5 Il. .5s5
FROM KASsAs-1Ae Iad;an War.-A dispatch
dated st. Louis, July 25th, says:
Adyces from Kansas say that Col. Lane crossed
the Missouri into Kansas. on Monday with six hun
dred men, armed with Sharps rifles, ,TevoIvers bowie
knives etc. After crossing Lane returned saving he
Woid nlhe MS way up tne hliss0uft Win the otheI
regiment. .ss
General Harney, Cot Baker and Capt PIeasantou
had arrived at Fort earenworth and reported thata
party of Cheyenne Indians had attacked the grard
house at Fort Kearney, and rescued the Indian pris
oners there, making good their retreat with the los
of three killed. ~ ~ 5F5
Col. Fauntleroy arrived yesterday from New Mexi
co. reports the Indians quiet in the northern par
| Of that Territory.
| AsQUERS.-We clip the following query from til
Richmond (Va.) Wing ,iand would 6Iike:to have th
Buchanan organs in this latitude answer it, if suc
d thing is possible: .a4%
| If Buchanan is sound on the question of Southern
rights, why didn't the Southern delegates at Cincn
natl vote for him on the first ballot? The facts Of th
case are these, however-nearly threefourths o
Buchanan's votes in the Cincinnati Convention Wert
from the freee States the slave States giving hin
but thirty-fve! Why was this s5
As the Louisville Journal says, the Southern dele
gates in the Convention had no faith in Buchanan
and the Southern masses have no faith in him. Mos
of the Southern Democracy will probably vote fo
him, but they will do So if at ALL with secret mis-
gvings and oathings. Old Buck is under the maligI
| influence Of the cunning Free Soil Fox Of Kinder
hook-and the people begin to understand it. In
word, the election of Buchanan will be simply equiva
| lent to the restoration of Martin Van Buren,! AR
the people of the South prepared to make the " Lit
| Magician" President again? If not, bestow not you
votes upon Buchanan! Heed the warning in time.
!