New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-08-03
ART II WASHINGTON.

ricTuss o." THt cAplroL-BRovss STATUE OF
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From Our sccil con.-,ioa,ea,
WAsn'yCToy. July p 1850
Tie dBtsson laf light, ia the Senate, OF the bill
70 give Jung wceal by he raus OF Winnie Bsam
mission TO IKE facLgh ie-sise statue Of Nj Lincoln
for The sum- eoOoO was very interesting and think can
not DO bet than 70 ted the readers Of THE TRIBUNE about
it; it IS cenly singular Illustration Of the way 10 which
the public Is wasted fact OF which perhaps we do
no, need istraiion, and IL is even a marked ez
ample tha that 81 the commission given to Mr.. Powell
last year oe guorance OF The members Of Congress she
subject Of A. and than their ignorance. which Is
quite efcuse Of their utter Indifference the sabjec
ndifereIcalmittng where implies it does
the reccssl Encouragement and msapprorraton Of the
nutc undsnd the moral certainty Of adding TO those that
already do country credit in the picture
and in the statue. to be unworthy OF tie high
place they a to occupy.
dare sanere NAV be people who would think the
wasted n re paid FOR the beet statue that could b. made
Of Mr. lcoln OF any other man. but no
doubt. Mr. ovaTd Of Michigan was in the right when
he said 'at the Who'll, country would approve
the apppjation by Congress Of money for
statue Of trident Lncoln but that the country woud
rec Congpto call upon Of proved Kill 10 execute the
commsio nd not iltrust important matter 10 and
ine1perenC hands And that is exactly where fatal mis-
tuko Las bcmsde Ten thousand dollars have been prom
isci bv GGemeni 0r a statue to be made by youpg gT
who has yet made siatuei She has executed few
thru rate s In plaster Il Of the Senator'S and repre-
sentatyesl Of Mr. Lincoln which affords in advance
ell pros needed of her utter ncompeteuey fos the
task she b. posed upon herself
But who siunie I,eami no one that have met knows
mach abou and presume there is little to know. She
las been LCGl WGter working With womans persistent
ererpy Gl in her favor everybody who seemed at all
likely 10 lcpr in getting this Appropriation passed Mr.
UoEr saEl her: DO not know how great talent she
may have in wing stone although from what have seen,
shouJ ludg, very kful but DO know that she has
great lobbying and the number and energy Of her
advocates PFC that she has known very well hor TO apply
that talent" quote from memory and an only sure OF his
meaning. butts the whole story in a nutshell
NT. Sumnusde two speeches. one. in his tufn against
the appropron; the other in support 4 VERY proper
amendment toe original BIZ made by Mr. Edmunds Of Yer
mont and in y 10 personal criticisms upon himself
made by Mes. Conness and Nesmiih. Mr.. Ncsmiths
speech and ignorant performance. quite ht 70 go
with McDoars peculiar haIangue which followed.
ono Sonatorado personal acousaions against Mr. sum
ncr 10 vthat must have been dsagreeabio 10
the ladies andntsmen present it evidently was to Mr.
Sumner hmS who. however. took no further notice OF
what be than 20 remark incidentally. that
he should ha expected better things Of that senator
Tat that ho ended himself very ably from Mr. Mes
charge American
ing the works torcpn Everybody who Knows anything
son, Mr. suura course knows that he has always done
10 that lay IL lpower to help American artists lie was
the tint Who rq,ned Crasforas TALENT and has nothing
10 90 with theue.tou that he greatly exaggerated that
talent ard be icasiyey showed last night that his oppo
sln ~ the bas based not upon any objection to Mss
Beam a. an Aricf nor o. woman but simply on the
ground ~ her pcence her necessary Incompetence. and
The fc, that o., Americans enough Of tried and proved
OBJ. some OF whom ought 10 be- invited hs Congress 70
execute vork such importance lie mentioned Nr Stoys
uac thar oie be should prefer TO itu the WORK
90. bu, 10 a.agoke highly Of Rogers aud Paimer and
Powers
IIint NJ suer might have accomplished something
ifhe could have own himself more heartily into the bcsi
bu, perhaps to be expected lie had told me
10 lc morning Miss Reams worrying had secured her
majority and 8. ulf hopcs Men tie session wns
near IL close anfurr that seemed important we're
pressing ard t evident that many members we're fetFe
under tle d,-y rather amusing 20 see Mr. ade ding
blaelf shout La child 10 pet Al AL tbs iss over sloVN
lie did rot sre however Mr Cowan of Pennsylvania
made q speech more coEuish delivery Of cowlish sen
timcuts rd. But altogether. Miss Ream had no
right 20 cougracc herself tie style Of her defenders
oratory lowoyelch che may DO now taciF persist
Al tint, ealy hoped that the opposition would sue
coed IN carJnIn important amendment 70 the bill. which
altogether. Alr lmunds OF Vermont proposed this amend
neni and suppod 10 with few clear and dgn6ed words
Prov.on is maln bin for the payment Of the $1,000
In two inttamog the completion Of tie MODEL the
otho! tho oH and delivery OF the marble statue and
II, APPROVAL By secretary Of the Interior Afr. Edmunds
wished TIE paynt Of the first $500 TO depend on
the approval Of Secretary well - that Of tho
last so thai In the model be failure, as may reason
ably be eIpecisdhe country Will ose nothng. surely
o hot NNIaWvN n zen
men, was suppoh by able speeches from Mr. Ednunds'
Mr. Howard anAir. sumner. It was lost and immedi'
atey thereafter original BIZ carried. The ChroHies
tolls - that Mseam oil LAY Saturday the center oil
crowd Of cooperating friends but II she really has any
desire o. be on si che will find before the three years
errete limit, has liked upon FOR the completion Of her
tatue-tlai she made great mistake Every year our
reop are boco and interested IN Art 40 they
become better edod and works that stood the ordeal Of
even ten years ague longer enloed This not because
fashions change There fashions In art. What was
re,, good fifty "a ago is better known be good to day
Our children wiee al these pictures removed from tie
Rotunda and sod away committee rooms and chambers
ht'c used-a e1st TTumbuls Declaration Of Independ
ence which VII ts own to the last. Leutzes ridiculous
arrhgo will be moved from the great staircase Crawford
and Persico wi descend from the Capitol steps and
the fresco il Il dome which makes the dsocatlon
Of our neeks elldeseryed penalty for looking at 1t
will be white wasl Of sight but these things will not DO
until have all Iched point in advance OF where we are
at present in the Of art We shall have artists who
can make really sstues and paint pictures worthy to be
put IN the Natonanpito and when We get such tney VIII
never be Ream now that she has secured the
money which is baby all she sought need not take 700
much pains with Its fate is foredoomed and IN
fact even 20 securts pedestal fer the few brief years that
NAV be allotted it. best to have 1t hewed out 81 once
for in three yearne advance in culture equal to that
made in the last ts will make ia very acceptance donbtfd
There one dsreeabe fact which makes this choice OF an
unf person for highly important work e1Peable hlss
Re,m .ecnred thieommisson by long Winters work in
lobbying has IN kept secret and was known moth
ing about by thOsere who keep 'h ears very vice open
No doub sho anr friends knew very well that II was not
i IN meet uchvor at the hands Of the press once snch