Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-03-24
ERoAI MAsHINGToN.

/ IN Interesting Leeture-Indians at the Capt.
! toI-IHeir T'isu to the Peaitentiarg-Ih
! Turkish RcceDfi0n ct The White H01tse-
/ JYknt the President aid and arITt the Turk
said-Ereitement on tile Kansas Question.
wAsHlxGrox CRY, March %, '5s.
LECTURE on WASHINGTON AND HIS PoKTRAIrs.
The venerable Rembrandt Peale of Philadel-
phil delivered lecture here on Saturday night
/ at the Smithsonian Institute, under the auspi-
ces of the 'National Convention OF Artists, on
[ =. Wash iH0t0sL and his Portraits" 1t wnS n
repetetion of the lecture lately delivered be-
fore the Historical Society Of New York, and
consequently its principal novelties havealready
taken the run of the press 1t was great treat
to look upona man who had looked upon Wash,
ington, and to hear man talk who had talked
with the Industrious Pdte1- PtItFiG. lie proved
conclusively to the audience, by his own candid
and modest statements, and the epiStoIary test-
mony of distinguished cotempories and acqnain-
lance of Washington both social and artistic,
( that his own last portrait OF the great man, ton
exhibition before the audience IN interesting
! contrast with several otherS,) was the best one
/ extant This Portrait is 4 kind If m agreeable
compromise between the Houdon and the Stew
art portraits, lacking the stiff neckednesS the
/ former, and the unnatural lullness ofmOuth and
the spruceness of the latter 1t Is the Portrait,
/ on the sight of which of the Artists old
/ time visitors exclaimed, There, that as the
4 Washington that kHe1c!" and on the sight OF
/ of which in contrast the audience seemed to
mentally and applaudingly ejacnlate, "Ihere,
that is The Washington tAat IRE read eE'" The
venerable artist lecturer stated that he had
painted seventy copies of this Portrait, with his
own hand.
ABoRIGINIEs AT THE CAPITAL.-Not the least
interesting feature of life in the Metropolis at
the present time, is the large number of IVES
tern Indians here, on business with the Govern
ment As they iuinge familiarity with Cauca-
sian galIantry and beauty, on the fashionable
promenades, their savage micn and barbarian
costumes contrast strangely with the elegant
carriage and the artistic tOettcs of civilization
and refinement. Last week a portion of the
Sioux delegation. now here desiring to see how
bad men" are treated by their white brethren,
were conducted to the United States Peniten-
tiary and shown the prisoners at work. When
told that the prisoners were kept within the
walls, hard ut work, for yea s. without pay, and
without the privilege of going out. aSSOciating
with their "Squaws," they signified, by va
riety of cultural ordinations, their opinions of
the severity of the punishment; and they were
apparently impressed with horror on seeing an
unruly convict confined in dark, narrow cell.
This seemed to the red men the most frighttul
punishment that could be inflicted; aud such it
would undoubtedly be TO the wild and free ma
tiYes of the forest
RECEPTION OF THE TURKISH HIGH ADMIRAL
The interview between the President and tie
Turkish High Admiral, on Friday last, was
| quite bnef, hnt OF very Interesting character
The only persons present were the President
and his private secretary, the Secretary of State
the Admiral and his suite, j. Hasford Smith,
Hon. j. NJ. CaOsS, and L. ii. Carnick, Esq, of
New York. The visitors were received by the
President at o'clock, having first been formal
| ly introduced to the Secretary of State The
President said that it gave him great pleasure to
offer the hand of friendship and hospitality to
such distinguished officer of the Ottoman En-
pirc He assured him of n kind and friendly
greeting from all true Americans, wherever he
and his suite might go. He spoke Of the friendly
relations existing between the two Govern
ments, and did not doubt but that this inter
change of courtesies would go far to strengthen
them. The Admiral in reply, expressed his
| gratitude for the kind feeling aud honor mani
tested towards himself and travelling compan-
ious by the Chief of so great nation. He had
been directed, he said, by his Imperial Master,
to be guided by the advice and direction of the
President; and he desired to offer souvenir in
testimony of the high regard entertained for him
by his Imperial Master.
There is considerable excitement here today
among all classes, and both sexes, III eXpectancc
of the night session that is to trnnSpire at the
Capitol Tonight, on the Lccompton vote.
Police CaiT0rmS are to come into vogue here
this week NIRGINIUs
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