The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-06-02
OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
Chsreh's Picture aud the Academy %
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To The sanor. OF The r,Ose.r and D,noerAL

After all, il is fine thing TO live in New
York. Taking into account its short boys
and its fast girls, its Broadway dandies and
its Fifth Avenue bellies, its filthy streets
and lis fashiouably dressed thieves, il is
still The iotca-the rendt zvous Of the learn.
ed, the artistic and the enterprsiug II Is
to every American, or it should be, the
centre Of at,ractiop-the emporium Of the
fine arts Us well as OF luxury and vice. In
short, if New York is in the fair way OF
becoming the modern Babylon, as some Of
our ultra.pious brethren from the country
try TO believe, she is initiating the good as
well as the naughty part Of the character oil
the famous old city, :" that great city where
10 were made rich all that had ships in the
sea by reason OF her costumes.
Now that Anniversary Week is over,
the picture galleries Of the city seem to be
the focus where the rays from the iashions-
BILE and the artistic orbs Of the day converge
from "morn till dewy eve" II sapity
that these stars have not more brilliant
sphere DER which to diiluse their light.
The various exhibitors, especially the mem
bers Of the Academy Of Design, could Ger
tainly afford better establishment for the
display Of their works. 1t is 10 be pre-
sumed that the remarks unsparingly applied
by the city papers to the small rooms and
the dark and tortuous ascent TO them will
he productive of something more worthy
Of the exhibition and Of the metropolis.
Church has placed another diamond Of
the first water and magnitude in his artists
crown. His -" Heart Of the Andes" on ex-
hibition ut the Studio Buildings, in Tenth
street, is q great work even for q great
artist. At the first view one Is dszzled by
the gorgeousness, the brilliant beauty OF the
piece new world is opened to those IN
acquainted with tropical scenes; the eye
wanders from snowy mountain peak TO
verdant meadow, from roaring cataract to
limpid stream, from dark ravines and gor-
Qes TO the peaceful, tup.lit village, contin-
uAlly called away by new beauties, fresh
contrasts yet all so harmonious, that the
snre"oes' con"oIssui eA'' u'''s'" ~ '"'o"
gruity 10 them. And one Of the great ex-
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We now turn TO the Academy Of Design,
where lesser gems dif,use their rays. After
Ascending two fights Of dark stairs. visitors
nav the tribu,e Of a quarter to the prcsid.
inc genius O, the establishment. an elderly
lad, tho bean. ideal of nm artists bous.
Lec,s, and after having their parasol, um.
,,oi,.. and ca,es se;z.d and ,;cke,sd for
900 $50, nnL,ox, ,,sv find ,hsu.slves
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no,,u,;,v for examination |. no, 20 very m
favorable II mpb, TO he a place saered TO
co,,emnla,;o, and meditation bu, ,ber. are
neo,le who would augb over their mothers