Daily national Democrat., 1859-09-10


all our readers are such-for the space devo-
ted to the following letter taken from the
Irish News;
LETTER FROM CHICAGO.
While wars dread alarm vibrates from
Calais to the Rhine and the meanderng
streams of Italy are disturbed hv the steeds
Of the Gaul, German. Cr'at and Italian, ana
while France quiyers with her old enthusi'
asm while drinking the burning words
Victory at Magenta y yes, while the Aus
trian and Frenchmen hies to the bourne from
whence no traveller returns at the command
of the Lord nnoinfed. here in the city of
Chicago scene took plnce-pleasng, in
siructive and highly gratifying to the lovers
of the sublime and beautiful.
From Europe II young man came here
few years ago with dawning genius illu-
mined by the great and immortal works
which have been studied by ThorwaIdsen
and Hogan, and which ever shall command
the artists contemplation and study and the
admiration Of the learned and refined. Ihls
young man, fresh from the glorious works
and chaste SouveairS that alorn the old city
of the Tfher, with keen and ripe brain ana
and a heart belted with the words OF Bul-
| wer:
"There is no such word as fail,
he settled here among tie wheat. buyers and
shinglesellers to commence II work which is
C. editable to himself and worthy OF a niche
in the Louvre in its palmiest days Nolk $
statue of Senator Douglas is finished, and
/ has won the most earnest and glowing enco
| miums from all who saw it, The press are
united for the present ana very liberal in
the adjectives and highly complimentary.
superlalively so, TO the young artist. Ibis
splendid piece of work WIS cut from block
of Italian marble Every feature IS ms natu
raj as if the Little Giant" was metnmor
phosed while speaking from the "stump'
into marble statue. Standing in front OF a
veritable "stump'-the finish of which is
superb and really heauiful-in the act OF
addressing The people; the head bent slight
! ly forward. and the broad. over hanging
brow--the throne Of thought and mighty deeds
bent with an eager and eloquent express
sion, while the firchnger of the right hand
points significantly 10 a scroll in the left loose
! ~ rolled on which are the wOrds--Popu-
Tar Sovereignty The ioga is that OF an
American gentleman which is decidedly n
better garb than your Greek m1ntle or Ro
man tunic it is too. a triumph of good taste
over the old f gyism that is irvaribly the
turn of pedaniry, which would have the
Frenchman, Britou and Russian in the cos
tune Of IL Pericles or Cicero The dress
coat Of our day looks better on Judge Doug
las than if he had the classic robe Of two
thousand years ago. To dress an Athenar
of the days Of Aristides in the small clothes
of a cavalier of the EiiMbethan era, or q
Roman in the close.itting style of a Broad
way dandy would be, to speak within reason
able bounds, the height of folly mounted on
the hil of absurdity. Let France, England
and Russia and America enrobe their states
men, philanthropiss and warriors in the ar
NOR that they fought the great battle.
Judge Douglas is certainly making a deer
impression on the people out here. His fidel
ity to party customs and usages and the
platforms which guide all parties, are the
themes here and all along the valley of the
Mississippi, and from the Falls Of St. Antho-
ny to Lake Winnebago, and all through Wis.
consin. The bakers dozen of carpers at his
bold and Independent course are getting very
dumb and wise for all sorts of things. but he
laughs at their qualification as he did at heir
malice lie knows no power or authority
but the laws of his country and the wishes
Of his bold reliable and faithful constituency.
Your friend John Brougham never penned
sweeter words than the following when the
peoples Senator" fought the black spirits,
! white spirits and gray, from hundred
| stumps in his beloved Illinois: