The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-07
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STATUE OF WASHINGTON IN THE STANDARDIZATION OF
STATE TREASURER, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MR..
wHIrNEYs OFFICIAL CONDUCT, &c. &c.
ANNAPOLIS, Feb. G.
There was but a thin attendance in either House
to-day. | observe that Mr.. Miles, of st. Marys.
who has been absent for week, is again in his
seat in the Senate this morning. On throwing
open the doors Of the Senate Chamber this morn
ing, the outside crowd was not little astonished to
find distinguished parsonage the floor, whose
appearance was altogether unexpected. He was
standing precisely en- the gpot which tradition as
signs to General Washington, when lie performed
the great act which renders the Chamber Of the
Senate of Maryland one of the sacred spots of
earth. This parsonage was tall and noble in figure,
commanding in expression. and graceful and i'm
pressive in attitude. 1t was in fact the statue of
Washington himself, which, as if by magic, since
the adjournment of the Senate Friday, was
placed as appropriately IN the place in which he
performed the greatest duty, of the subiilest of
human lives The history of this unexpected APP
partition Of this work of art is this
1t is known that Col kmmei, the Senator from
Frederick, introduced joint resolution lnade the
order of the day for February 22d next) appr0priat
ing sum of money to procure suitable statue of
ashington, by an American artist, of American
marble, to be placed on the spot where the great
original resigned his commission. 1t seems that
under the authority of the State of Virginia.
a Erencn artist mas obtained PERMISSION to
take casts in bronze of the celebrated statue
by Houdon, and that he has executed fiye-one
of which has been placed by Virginia at her
military school, one purchased by the city OF
New York, one each by North and South Caro-
lima, and the now in the Senate chamber
is the fifth, which cast for the State Of Missouri
The artist, however, having seen the resolution of
the patriotic Colonel from Linganore, was tempted
to bring On this work in hopes that the State of
Maryland would purchase it instead of the marble
off nfpmp nv 10
and much more connected with the execution of the
original by Houdon told TO the Senate this
morning by Col kimmel in characteristic Speech
which be ended by moving to make his motion to
procure statue &C., the order of the day for to-
morrow instead of the tWenty-secopd, as at first
contemplated, which was agreed to. In reply to
an interrogatory by the Senator from Worcester
to the cost of the bronze the Colonel replied that
that "a question which he had exceedingly and
"most delcately not touched" but ntimated that
the figure would be some Sl2, 900.
/ very much doubt whether the Colonel had not
better have adhered to his first purpose. The null
hplication of single statue, no matter how mas
terly, by casts, is not the most iudicous mode of
doing honor to the mighty dead, nor does this
figure of Houdon illustrate, in any way the act
intended to be commemorated Besides which,
for the Senate Chamber, a figure in marble would
be much more appropriate. In artistic merit and
general effect, do not regard this work of Hou-
don as to be compared with Bartholomew statue,
on the front of the Walker Building, in your city;
anu were thaI sculptor yet HVlnE, L am sure he
would have produced work more worthy of
the man and the deed and the impulse of genu-
inc hero-worship, which seeks its qualification in
such an offering.
Both houses have resolved to go into the cleo
ton of Treasurer, Librarian and Keeper of the
Chancery Records tomorrow, when the gentlemen
have mentioned previously as nominated will be
elected. .H
Further orders were offered to-day in the House
of Delegates, and adopted, looking to investiga-
tions unto the official career of Mr.. Milton Whit
ney. One of them ran as to embrace the pc
riod when the office administered by Mr..
Gwinn | have no doubt the contrast will be stri.
king. There seems to be pause in railway OPP
erations. Your correspondent in this mornings Er
change, is thought down here, to have made alto
gether too low an estimate of the working expen-
ces of the Brock road. very heavy item which
to be added for engineering bills through the Cen
eral Assembly. Mr.. b. is said to have engaged
very "high engineering authority to assist him.
The Stump Committee did not report today in
consequence of absence of members but the case is
closed, and the report will be fayorable-not to the
Judge, but the people.