The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-04-28
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OUR NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.

Just as said it would in our little neigh>
boring State of wooden nutmeg fame, do
not lay claim to extra prophetic power.
Any man conyersant with the politics Of the
State, and the effect of the stirring events Of
the last few months upon the people of
New England, including the exciting de-
bates in Congress, and the efforts put forth
by the countless cliques of both parties to
secure the Presidential nomination for their
respective favorites, must come to the con-
clusion that the Republicans would not poll
as large vote in any New England State
as at their elections Of last year. The com
paratively insignificant majority of Buck.
Iingham for Governor, shows what might
have been done if the Van Buren clique Of
this-State had responded to the invitation
rendered to them by the Democracy of Con
necticut, and expended little of the talent
energy and funds in that important election
which they have been lavshingly squander-
ling in efforts to secure their personal aggran.
dizement by getting their delegates admitted
to seats in the national Convention at Charles
ton. 1t is generally admitted fact in New York
that the greatly reduced Republican majority 10
the incessaut labors Of the Mozart Hall OF Ne
tional Hard Shell Democracy Of Nsw York No
man in the Union stands so deservedly hshsai
this moment in the estimation Of the Democracs
of Connecticut as Fernando Wood.
The result Of the election in Rhode Island car
not be called BY any means Democratic victory .
but il is the next best thing to that--a Repubcan
defeat. TO sum up, the result Of the elections Il
both States cannot fail to convince any rejecting
| lunprejuiiced man that II the nomination by fhe
tCharleston Convention be one 'sft to be made -
taking the present etatc Of the public mind If The
North into consideration, the Republicans will be
routed next November, even in States which have
been hitherto considered their strongholds. And
even if Southern fre-eater should be nominated
/ do not despair; for then the Union party of the
North would loom up strong, and draw off from
the Republicans all their voters except the Abo.
liuonists, and these latter are, can assure you
few and scattering in the North, Notwithstanding
all newspaper reports to the contrary. Well lei
US see what they will do at Charleston-a few
days will tell the story.
Female hearts are luttering in Uppertendom a
the prospect of an evenings Irritation with tht
Prince of Wales, who will most probably be nvi
ted to cross over from Canada during his visit t.
that province In Spain it is, or used to be- Gus
tomary for young ladies to be attended by duen
ma. 1t appears that Queen Victoria, like pru
dent mother as she is applies the system to he
eldest son. who, 'whene'er be takes his walk
abroad" is closely watched by rigid old ment or
The gentleman who has been selected by the queer
for this important post is general in the British
army his name escapes me for the mement-,
rigid disciplinarian, and, to cap the climax, al
inveterate old bachelor, who frowns terrifcalll
upon young ladies whose language and manner
are calculated to put naughty thoughts in th
lroyal head Of his young charge, who, it will b
remembered, is ''only nineteen years old" AL
though so closely watched, however, the Primo
has already acquired the reputation of being
''fast" young man, which, of course, makes hin
all the more delightful to the ladies.
An enterprise has been lately started in thi
city by DR.. G. Q. Cotton, of 81 Park Row, whicl
should receive the substantial support of ever,
American who is interested in public education
and in cultivating the taste of the masses fo
works of art. The facilities for acquiring fai
intellectual education at a triiing expense ar
universally conceded to be much greater in Amer
lea thanin European education not as thorough
or extending over as wide a field, of course a
~ that enjoyed by the privileged classes of ode
countries, but neverless sufficient to place a
ambitious, capable and persevering youth ia
enough ahead to enable him to complete, wit
the aid of text books, and by practical contac
with the world any course of studies which h
may choose to pursue. But, although we stan
high the world over, as a quick-wtted, shrew
people among whom ignorance of the elementar
branches of learning which develope the inteleC
tual and semi-intellectua faculties is more rar
than in most other countries, we stand, perhaps
lower than any other nation in the scale of tast
and refinement. Instead of denying this fact an
feeling ''sore" aboutit, it is ore wise to admit i
to investigate the causes which lead to it, and I
endeavor to remedy this great defect in our na
tional character, Our lack of artistic cultvatio
is not the result of apathy. There are no peopl
under the sun more fond Of statuary aud paintin
than the Americans; but they have had as ye
few opportunities for gratifying and refining the
tastes, compared with the privileges enjoyed b
the older nations, which, crowded into a sma
space, have comparatively easy access to the ma
ter pieces Of art of ~all ages. DIR. Calton, who
the proprietor of the world-renowned allegoric
painting Of 'The Court of DEATH" executed j
Baltimore by our iustrous countryman, Rem
brandt Peale, in 1920, and which is now value
at S25, 900, has initiated movement which,
successful, will make Americans as famous, in
few years, for their appreciation of art as the
now are for their enterprise and general INTEL
gence. DR.. Cotton proposes to employ the be
talent in New York in making finished colored Ell
cravings of the best pictures of the art-masters
- the world, hVing and dead, and to issue OF eaC
of these chef d'ouUrss at least 100000 copies
one dollar each, thus placing them within Il
reach of all classes The custom has hither
e. been to print some four OF FIVE thousand copi
y, only Of really good engravings, and to sell the
~ at $40 each but DR.. Cotton has lively faith
d, the inherent good taste of the masses which on
of needs to be cultivated by supplying them vii
ae good pictures at prices within their reach-tl
faith that stimulates the pioneers of all NOV,
ments for the moral, intellectual or physical ell
vation Of the race. The first picture selected
DR.. Cotton for his experiment is "The Court
Death" to which have just referred. The oril
: inal picture is the largest on the continent, cove
ing Sl2 square feet Of canvass and containing
life-sise figures. II would be useless for me
describe at length painting as we'll known
e. this, and which has been pronounced by the fir
Y, artists in America and Europe to be work su
Y fieient Of itself, both as a sublime composition
" great moral lesson, and, in finish Of execution.
q have immortalized its now venerable author NJ
q Peale, by the by, is still living, and resides
4 Philadelphia. He is now engaged on his eghtie
4 portrait Of Washington, which he copies, b
lieve from the original picture taken by him fro
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