Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1859-06-10

! to conquer and who had throughout his career
of triumph as a Knight of the chcquered field, il
lustrated as we'll tho character of an American
g,ntienan. A Mr.. Fuller followed Mr.. Van Buren
in a speech, which for manner and matter was in
the worst possible taste, and whi,h must be re-
mcmbcred wthrprofound morphy-t,raton by every
one who feels any responsibility in connection
with the whole affair. He strung tho trophies of
Columbus, Fulton, the Cotton Gin, the Magnetic
Telegraph, tho Yacht America, Paul Morphy, and
the American Watch Company around the neck OF
the American Eagle, and "sprcad' that lamented
fowl to most painful and astonishing extent.
could not but fcelsorry for the young man VINO
was obi ged to stand up aud thus be pastcred with
adulaion by the shovel full But Mr. Morphy
stood it we'll, AMI replied with modesty and good
taste. It would not have been surprising II
youth of twenty so suddenly the pcssessor Of such
n fame, should have assumed that chess was about
the only thing worth knowing, But Mr. Morphy
did nothing of the kind. lie reminded his hearers
that chess while tho noblest Of games, was still
only n recreation, which should not be allowed to
encroach too much on the sterner duties Of life,
and he was not afraid to say (and was glad to
applause) that it would add much to the morals Of
the community if the card table be discarded and
the chess board bo allowed f. tai IT, place. The
gift stinpnials presented to Mr.. Morphy were
mot bad to take" They consisted OF a splendid
gold watch set with damon is-and a set Of chess
men and board. tn most beautiful and costly
seen in this country. The men are beautiful stat
uettes of solid metal, the "reds' Of gold and tho
"whites Of silver, standing on petestals Of cor.
nelian The rough gold in one Of the castles alone
weighs FIVE ounces $780, and the cost of the set
and board is little short Of $4,000 They certain-
ly do the hi CHEST credit to the beraty and taste
of the n Y. Chess Club whose gift they were, and
to Tiffany & Co., their makers. Mr.. Morphy i.
q mere boy in appearance, beardler and bright
eyed, but he appears to have the real stuff in him
He returns in few days to his homo and to the
practice Of his profession Il Law, in Ncw oresns
carrying with him ..plien upinions as wei as
golden chcssnen.
The Heart Of the Andes" has occupied the
artist, Mr.. Church, for the yoar past succeeding
the production Of bis "Niagsra'', and is worthy
successor of that world-famou, painting. 1t is
pronounced the greatest landscape ever painted,
and can we'll believe that it may be so. Ger
tainly had never imagined possible for hu-
man art, such grandeur and beauty, tuch a
breadth of view and suoh richness Of detail, such
a wealth of wonderful effects, such beauties Of
water and air and flowers and foliage, such magni-
fcence of "mouutain majesty and forest scenery
and such innumerable touches Of exquisite COLOR
ing nil represented with an absolute and stereo.
scopic realness, which causes every one to forget
that it is only surface Of painted cloth his eye
rests on, and compes him to lose himself in the
scene, as he would in an actual landscape.
Itpays to look at such picture andit would seem
to pay to paint such. 1t is stated that tho artist
has refused $l5,O 900 for this painting. The re-
ceipts from the three or four weeks Of its public
exhibition here were nearly $500, and tho rush
to see it had but fairly commenced when i, was
taken away. 1t 10 on its way to London in the
Persia, and it will compel John Bull to own that
Brother Jonathan can paint, ms well as fight and
build ships and write books, and play chess, and
talk with nasal twang.
Mr. aymond Of the y. Y. Tin" wa; among
the passengers by the last Ilavre steamer. lie
goes to rejoin his family in Paris, who will return
with him the latter part of the summer. In the
mean time suppose that some interesting letters
from Europe, whittier all eyes are now turned.
may be expected from him.
Yours, g.