New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-10-22

prseu ine nee If minority Of little moro than one
Even The, Of bis owe household tave lifted their
| hsrd as.pst bin For Nr Willis, in The Home
| Journal tells us ttat Mr Eserett's own sonIn' sS
Lieu. " So, cfarscenzed it 10 him as tie Ike
nss, Of 'rierd "ir seee.iron t-owsess snd YER
! " ri, ccupleIion."
| A. this is s country hare zee majority rule,
az where the usorits sIe very sgt 10 be night rs
10 ms:'ers hee the eye the Judge We may infer
that this statue Of Nr Webster 10 not ftt'lS rep
reseLtstion q the portly presence Of th,t conels
| gentleman. We believe nobody ever denied tnas
| he was tarisoue msu-whet5er they thought he
tetsye I'd tiusef " as s,cb." or not Now tsis ques
tlon very naturally suggests it,eG TO the contem
platve mind il considering tie resolve, OF which
pretenty -if tie Crest b.; General Court accepted
| thankfully snd Unanimously suct horror as tais
seems 70 be al but unanimously esteemed, what
uu.t be TIE iuefsble and preteruatura ugllness Of
spy statue witch they should ry,d? Is it TO be
supposed that the utmost eff Irts Of genius, put
forth Ike Mary Wolstonecraft Sne'le.'s on wager
could produce q Fransenstein 10 brOnzs wa.ch
could spps the souls Of tie Great snd General
Court, sfter what .hey have already boxed upon,
and :" still hse" However they are resolved that
Mr Horace Ms1u sts not - make mad the guilty,
aud apptl TIE fee" b. tie terror OF hs deor-
mites ia brass uatil they have passed u.)n me
matter Ard 10 this case they are doubtless wise
for il were indeed dreadful TO have the path to the
Cstitol Of Massachusetts, beset on either size by
two such " grnI Features" If the one nov IN posi-
ton deserve its general reputation. 1t would be
lie the way Of Christian between the giants Pope
and Pagan TIE two gloomy figures as they glsred
at eae1 other with theu stony gaze, wodld resen-
bic the two lost men in B5ron's poem, just before,
"Eyea of their mutual hideousres, they died.
The resolve to which We alude was passed, as
our rssders nsy have partly Inferred Oh the occs
siOp of petition for permission to place staIus
Of Mr Natn in the public grounds. We viii
no. ssy that tie permission accorded vas intended
as an effect to the dissatisfaction which was coca
stoned b; the Legislative consent to .et up the
statue Of Mr.Webster; nor yet that the application
originated in any such feeling. But the belief OF
the admirers of Mr.. Webster obviously regarded 1t
az intended as an affront to them and their hero II
there was ever a man that Mr.. Webster hated 1t
was Mr. Mann. And not without good cause. For
be not Only gave HIM such va Looping as he never
had before in his place in the House but be denied
the sou1dness of Mr. Websters Latlnity (the weak
est of his pont.), aud, what was worst Of all, he
proved it, too. His admirers inherited this anti
patty, AID The sigh. of Mr. Mann over against
their idol would be cruel dsmper upon their
triumph in getting it Set up where 1t is. Inc
Cou,ie7, with laundering honesty avOwed that II
the statue of Mann went up that of Webster must
cone down Accordingly, every means viii be
used. undoubtedly, to binder Mr. Mann from reach
ing bis brszen prominence. And il only from this
point of view that the progress Of this matter will
be edying and entertaining to the public outside of
Massachusetts,.
But from this stardpont it capnot fail to be both.
As it certainly has been thus far. One patriotic
gentleman from tie rural districts, Brown BY name,
moved, when the resolve granting tie permission
came Up, that it be amended by . prOyi.o tbst it
should lot be erected in the place answering to
tc.. Of the Webster statue This was voted
down, but the more sagacous amendment that it
sbould be Sc. u2 provided it 1as approved by tie
Lei isature, moved BY Mr.. Brlmmer of Boston
VAS adopted This Was crafoly thought OF, AID
left indeed the only way Of escape for the friends
of Mr. Webster from their impending modification.
For IT leaYes the question open ever for future
actor While i seems 10 settle il. Had tie per-
niisye resolution pns7d, pure aud simple, as soon
as tie Msnn statue was flashed il could be erectsd
without delay, 10 such place tie proper author
tiles should assign IT, Now, it must wait until the
Great sno General Court have viewed it, aud
psssed upon ifs merits. As the majority of that
honorable body, however well they may Re able to
talk Of bulloeks can hardly be Supposed competent
Judges Of work Of art the question would resolve
irself necessarily into one Of political antipsttes
al sffni,e, Anc SIS the statue will not be ready
for several years perbsp' there is very good
cisDce Of Legislature Of which one of the
bisnchei " i'll think it lot good enough to stand 10 !
the capital grounds. When the resolution was
before the House, st l..er ttsce, this prOVisO |
vac stricken out But Dir. Coarles Hale, the |
Speaker, aud nephew OF Or. Everett, descended |
from TIE chair 10 its rescus and with such effect
IS to retaoll.ta.e i again Tue quarrel Of the !
statues, Therefore, is very pretty ss It stands
1t offers 10 lie sporting world rev basis for bets
had We any part or Not in that sphere We should |
te,itate on which side to pa. up our money. Bat |
We thiuk the chances are, that Mr. Mans statue |
vii never slow ts head in the presence Of that Of
Nr. Webster.
THE YACHT WANDGRER.