New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-05-28
My long longed-for chance and space TO record the
movement OF art and literature still escapes me.

by NJ. Melter lero 10 an ortnvo volume filled IN
tacs We, arraDp &Sd opinions mOdesily pTopCteu,
by Mr.. Matter. The volume may disapVoint that
class e Sweden. organs VINO are more Sws orror-
gan han SW edenbcrgi it will ely add TO the IT,
iItaion OF those VINO only quietly rect in tie old
unshhken bed Of traditional unCleanliness. 10
iuielligently curious uupr JUDGED inqHirers, re-
spectiug a great man aud new theological sye-
ttm--.s 20 " dom and Which or,uodoNy al gently
nter pOted beogginp vali Oi mfrrl .eseH'huOn on
side lned gbe OJber siJe with tie cheap, re-
put i've cant of iuG1eliy, skeplicism, etc.-io hon
esty intelligent ioqu ere sny, the sedate, lnqus-
1--WE visdUn. aud learning OF Monsieur Matter, give
ii uoiab value 10 Ills book.
All Paris has gone TO the Gocs since last Tuesday.
The dogs aie cut az the Gard, n OF AcclmatlUn on
Tie outer edge Of the BOis de BooIoRne. Ihilhef'
ward have gone on foot and wheels something
more tDau 100 0O0 OF the population OF Pafs, Your
RE spOudent lmong the number. Such owing
a ow ling, aGd barking ana yelping aud ~6iu-
ma and whimpeTipg, aud waggiDg aud WI, edling,
youHever did See. Mind, there were on exhlbitIOh
nearly 1000 OF our quadrUi edal fellow 'tures-
70 human 20 know ny, TO touching ly expressive OF
,leir emoiious-wthout the little hum II advantages
OF gen and ink OF newspaper rhetoric aud inhuenee
vita the 400, OVO of lh,Ir human visltofs.
For my own part, after four hOars Of pleased
81 DIV of the dogs and o; irritating study OF the on
looking buuans thought that III our interest the
i,ss ssId the better. One blessed Oull terrier yet
barking party lie Ior the half hour he came
unoer NY observation. But this was peculiar IN his
uauiiesuODe; no her developed human beng eould
ever have guessed past JoWler's initial note, that
lis Was BOi human howl. Ibis fact is 10 be par
uouArly iusIsieG ou that certain English bull ter
ner Did utter inaIculate sOuuds, utterly indisiln-
sulsh,be Ia themselves from human cries OF dis
ITess. /, listening without prejudice, can assure
Won tiat uast the fret canine note the running
FOWL of tDis dog WAS not only not canine, but wHs
-upereminently human.
Among tile novelties Of the day is the inaugura-
ion thIs week of a course Of le:tures on japanese
Literature and Civilization.
Tie Napoleonstc PrICofses De Solm, wives re-
effectively OF Col Turr and OF eX.Miulster Ratnzzi
ale boih before the public to-day, es hteruy-one
# them as hbfeiust-.Itists and producers.
Beside the dog elbow, that attracts 80 Geo Paris-
iaus daily 10 s phenomeua nj the garden OF acciina-
uou, 4 must note the opeln This wee OF the Ma
iOIa Salon OF paluiiug, sculpture, and engraving
Now, NJ in all preceding similar cases We have Il
ma. nificent display Of many tine pieces and many
DOR and poorsh pieces; and an eloquent disl ay @.
tue uueXblblted men 81 the rejected Arltis. lhet
iasl by virtue of sIeCial oocfee Of the Emperor.
THE year, had tie night TO exhibit all cir wotkt
reltc cd BY The jury Of admission TO tie Ion. 1te
Emperor decided thar Jnry-itlectcd attiste should
ave their risht 10 exhibition outside the Salon.
Jliy-Iefused artists, III biLbly aslnine MANN T.
nave III large par. declined to eX ibit, under the
ena permit, their daubs or Ingenious siroses re-
ltc,eJ by Tie unappreci tive art jury.
As to the ueTls OF The Grand Gallery OF Contem-
orary French Ant now exhibiting III The Palace III
Iudu Try on The Champs Ely,s"ts will venture
one perfectly tafe criticism: No. y, Portrait Of a
Gentleman l4ckr breadth No. y, Landscape, iDdi-
.ates an Improvement on tins artists manner; No.
Y shows L. cOmmendable disregard OF the " conYen-
loual style Of Claude md KousseGu." II quote
here from the p.iut o. an American critic OF art y
~. y lacks breadth or las breadth, or tOttlcs IN
L.. -. HFa tn "a
Xtruuely yared, most crticiseable three thousand
. e, ~ OF canvas now eXVosed ~ the PAaIs DE III
0ustre, 10 the ass of spectators aud To the ven
nd slr.t OF cics Of The day, this II 10 be- noticed
Both IN the throng Of gaping visitors and IN the vol
uue OF weekly wriDl ciiuCs, ueie II some sori 81
reference "a individual Judgment TO more widely
based decisions Of cases Of aul-uc law and night.
PaTisihu fouiletonitfs are surely capable Of all
sorts oi absufGi-v dlmOst under the influence OF l.
uorauce. cliqueIsm eio.. etc But am cure that no
ombinaiion OF ignorance and cliqnesm could brinl
any Parsiau soi-dIsaut art critic to that extreme
which am afraid has been reached bs come Amer.
can art cnti,s. Am sOleuuly assirva by a New
ork friend that the following passage did s1ins-
where get 10 print IN Newly ork Journa.uB- " We
cannot do too much usiioe to the exQuislle drca'y
slth hich Mr. heDsett has rendered the larry tli-
der web and lace work tTAcery OF iofgc agninsl the
Lazy sky OF our autumn weather, while rhamlo &
nhtIe by tie truth with which be has nHtd FOR evei
those fugitive mt OF The season that crowns The go
~ OF the year with gold aud cumtOi-tnese ar hO'
he conventional trees and stones OF ClhGde winch
Rossdeau and others Of the French school"
Really is tins "a specimen, ~ nv corresf onden'
iu,ists a our prevalent style Of criticism IN plastic
at " Rousseau and others huGded In WIN
Claude Geter--and the whole pack condemned I'D
conventional. | do not insult Mr.. hensett by suP'
DOS no that such blatherkaites gratlhes BIN. Bu'
hai 1t can get printed, and that artists ike hsnset'
cant step such stuff from getting pnnted-shefe il
the real solemuity.
Jewhilhkeus land,capist praises for not being
comuarable 20 Claude aud Rousseau and otheT'
Of the French School"
To change The subject. Persons less addicted u
their own whims than 10 historical facts may be
interested in tae following: The tteam-irgate
Panama left Cherbourg ten days ago for Martinique
troops of the line, officers employees, functonaries,
SC" Ii appears from slIictest official statements
hat France hos At this moment April 3O IN Mexico
an army Of - 900 Of French forces and OF OO
az auxiliaries" Can we zee lie II clear VIII
blathelskytes and swash-bucklerism ever find out
hat they have been wasting their broken wind on
England while France was the real enemy 10 be
watched
Let me note, before closing, the very clever letter
Of Andrew Dickson White TO LII. ID. Russell
apropos Of the latters diary" in America IL II
not merely brilliant for it's play Of wit IT IN sound II
larger sense, aud gathers strength, let LIS Amer
Jean readers bear in mind, from It's tone OF courtesy
That Mr. Russell missed a rare opportunity OF
writing valuable book on America, 10 made bit
terly apparent by Mr. White TO Mr.. LL d. Rus
sell without any abuse OF LII. ID, William H.
rather with psnsful Of complimentary Goals 70 w
Kussells address.
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