Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-07-16
ANOTHER LETTER FROM PEREGRINA.-
Correspondence Of The Star

7 o''cNIOHheHcs or Inc star
WARKENroN, Va, Ju'y H. Is5@
no Is there IN Warrenton' you ask. Well,
great many people, and the best kind of peopie
live here; but, am sorry to say, there are no
L distinguished strangers here, IL we except
Washington. the artist. He has a studio openin.
upon grass and trees that look fresh and yresp In
spite Of the scarcity of rain. lie has Just finished
painting the portrait of a gentleman here and not
only II The likeness admirable, but the paintinar
Is very NE. lie will, | trust, not be without
honor ia lis own country There is a depIorahI.
ignorance OF art IN our country, if we exceDt th.
large cities, among which Richmond stands nre
eminent III the encouragement given TO art and
artists IL is posi- BILE that Virginia is 80 SATISFIED
with the fame Of one Washington that she Il ,ps
not feel the necessity of making the name aU Rim
glorious But she has a much reason TO lie p!,,ud
OF the genius OF the painter in these DAYS a, she
had n'ed oil the genius Of the soldier in DAYS gone
Dy. Indeed, the soldier fights his hard battles
that those who follow him may repose and enjoy:
and though there never was, and never will he
another Washington in one sense vet doubt NO,
the Father OF his Country resigned his sword i'm
| art would Supplant wal.
Talking Of Washington and the Virginians is
anybody at home now engaged in reading those
aoom' nable pages written by Thackerav End
| Published by Harper Let ,verv rn.n 49,, i
| ana child loving the name IF Washin1ton and
,he country of his birth-let each one thro,,, b,s
,t.r. %""y ~ some place appointed, and when
| smoke may br se"n afar of Charles nict,,
| aDINr OF our country was deserved. fnr 20 80
"'ViWLr'ih'u hIGn with kindness we aIso -
| ,!"'> Hl ourselves, and !, for one do NOT Ill.,
| nun I"f saying so. But here pors TL,nLaI
| Ia n 10 England, damning us with faint -,
! ana pdIIIrrilng the vitiacd taste of ;, diar,;,
! cld>S IN England and the United States no, 3 In
| ana vulgar cdrlcatuTe of the man apnoin,.d 49,
Hod To Lead Us through that Red Sra OF sIs,,!y
| 10 NE llbrTty we ENJOY now. Women of A,,a,J
| "a 90 not read The vile ISLANDERS mt vonr .,h
| NrHPtlon 10 Harper TO better interest 4, -
th"u%h 10 ruin an American publisber that DO
! SINUS 10 ia from his establ ishme Mt suc n , -
u''S ori d. that called - The Viryiniaos ), ut
! 'It I ueh jackson would rise up from hi. or,,
| a"u iun LOT 6overnOr Of Virginia. He wo1id no
] ,I'u, oI.co rise; AID he would never let a U,r-
| r, ,ohe W!'uln the boundaries Of the star,
80 - vi. W. !hla"s cannot have Gen Jackson
, toi uo'eIho'' tLeY Will have John Letcher-an
honest, "P'i2ht politician, and one who will
ihlthiuiIy serve the state. Upbere Iobn s,cbar
| is the man. fN''' 'ona LetcneT
Talking Of mp here, reminds m. y, = ,,,,, =
me ""Ii-.'"in which point hay. ins, bad -
charming letter. The Hiddirs arr. -, -
SdiiShrd that England wa, MIS- Ia ,,i,, " "a
light srdich IA the first place as n,. i ~ VA
have done after awhile most ra,,t p,i"
u, however, drprives them Of any inmadii
T. "SIect of heng admirals But Ii h. the noIi,t
can That asked old Hickory for a foreign min,
t-i post and then down TO Il suit of cIn,hes
so these same middi will be satisfied if Nj
ioucey VIII order board 10 examine them for