New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-10
The STATUE Of Freedom.

WARRINGTON, Dec. Q, 1859.
The colossal statue Of Freedom" in bronze,
by Clark Mills. modelled by Crawford, IL to-day oct
upon tie great tholus surmouIting Ito dome Of tho
Capitol.
During more than two years OF our strurele. while
tho national oause seemed weak she has patiently
waited and watched below; now that victory crowns
advances and the eonspra,ors are being hedged In
and vanquislcd everywhere. and the bond ars being
freed shc forward. the cynosure Of thousands Of
cyes her face turned rebukingy toward Virginia and
her hand ouistretchcd a. II in guaranty Of National
Unity and Personal Freedom.
Perhaps the whole history Of tia. admirable wo!t Of
art Is no. generally Known As see. from window.
tho crowd gathered Of the Capitol and ss tho grsne
a,o In chorus from m The oln around tho city reaches
roy ears Il " " repeat couple Of incidents
for THE TsDUSE
When the brosfs ca,.ines vcrs being completed.
tie foundsry Of Mr. Nlls near Blndensburg. bis hrs
man. who had superp,ended the work from the begir.
ming and who was receiving e. per day. struck and
demanded Go. assuring Mr. ~ that the advance must
he granted TO him. nobody In America except him.
SELF could complete the work. Mr. H. felt that tia de-
nsnd was syorbtAni, and appealed IN his dilemma 70
the slaves Who we're assisting In the mo!ding. can
do that well said one VI them Intelligent end In.
eenous servant who had been Intimately engaged In
the varous processes. The striker was dismissed and
the negro sssis,sd occasionally by tie finer skin Of his
master took tho strikers place superintendent and
the work wsn. on. The black maserbuildsr hfed The
ponderous unoou,h masses. and boiled item together.
joint to Joint piece by piece iii iLsy blended into
TIE majestic Freedom vlo to-day ms her bead In
tho blue clouds sbors wsshlngton. invoking bsnsao
ton on tie imported Rcpublc
Wa there prophecy IA that nor-n. When tic s'svs
became tho artist and With poetic sstcs rcoon.
srac;ed the beautiful symbol Of freedom sbs 1assissf
Another fact; Tho original model Of Crawksd vn
crowned with the old Liberty Csp"-loVcd By our
grnndhers for Ito sguncanoe hut fallen Into dare
pate and esuso uudsr tie FRO Slavery eshaHchery Of
the last twenty years. When Nj Jefferson Davis. nsn
Secretary Of War under Pierce. the model no said
a, once, This will never do. We Americans have
pairon,cd tbs absurd Liberty Cap TOO long already
|, was tic 6etostable head gear adopted BY tie freed
slaves Of Rome lie, put {; oct o. our s.ght" And
With Characteristic bad taste ard fonincs for Amer
can installations for which he has not recently been con
spicuou 10 ordered that the classic helmet 10 doed.
and that the goddess DO crowned after tho manner OF
our North American Indians. with . fantu,io head.
dress Of feathers So the Liberty Cap Of Crawford wss
knocked on. and tire barbaIous device Of Jcn Davis
mounted In lite place. coEs.siing OF Hmp.y eagle ski,
with row Of siia quilts. rampant running down tie
back from beak 70 tall 1t Is related that when TIE
amended head was finished. and on exhibition In the
Rtunda an Iristmsn Inspecting It, said 10 his com
rsde. " Murtier Nike what Quaro bird 70 this wid
his tail on the top Of his hoadr As II stands today
thoash Mr. MIL, gave ali his talent 70 its construction
and Interpreted carefully and faithfully tie orders which
ho received Ito hoAd dress 10 utter noad,sri and
our CAPITOL 70 sign OF barbarisn for lie very
crown because JET Davis. worship!ng Slavery. dee
psed the Significant and grand old Gap Of Liberty.
spirited debate las been carried on In the papers
with reference 10 tho ponderous shield or which Tia
Goddess isans-a half border with which tie artists
have taken tho liberty 70 encompass Il giving II some
what tie appearance OF bearing fifteen stripes Instead
Of tho old thirteen. The critics charge that this was
deliberately designed to represent the Gftocn Save
States instesd Of the thirteen original Inembers This
too bold al outrage for probability bcsdes tho sh
alteration Of the shield does not justify the criticism
All frivolous changes Ia heradry. and eli aneifu orrh
nontaion, sIs obnoxious 70 every sriiStc mind. net
less on the ground Of ambiguity than Of irregulnry
do no. see that ills Ia open 10 any other objection
There are really but thirteen separate stripes bcsidc'
all viii becys that Crawford, thoogh vrsinian. had
too much patriotism 10 conceive. and Mills. though
educated In South Carolina 10 much honor ~ execute
such yan.on and wicked mutLAtion o. our National
Shield. VA Q.