The New York herald., 1866-02-22

s. Cox, James Hughes, Boyer and Merrick.
Action. or tho Maine Legislature.
.- AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb 21. 1885
caucus Of the Legislature this evening tho follow
ing lesouon offered by Hon. Lews Baker Of the Senate
Ss soas ~ cordially and
as IN S s
ss ama ss s Ss which
lowing, which was adopted:-~
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psnc'Ples q % liberty and reposss with cont
g ss H. s.1s sss 9:p. (
The caucus votsd tha. thess resoutla.s sa submitted
by the authors OF each TO the Legislature morrow as
thai no other resolutions be Introduced
Brady's Collection az War. vhsws ana
Representa i've Man.
Since photographic has come the aid OF historv
we have learned to appreciate s, value with enfosA
force. What the writer may but feosy sueavor 70 con
vey OF the character Of leading m~D the story oe
prominent events the photographic artist can accom-
pllsh with facility by appealing TO- the eomprehsnssoa
through the sense Of sight We couldnot fail TO be struck
with this conviction upon visiting Bradys collection Of
war views and representative mon at his gallery On
Broadway whore opened for private visw
+ last evening, and viii continue exhibioe.
for the three next succeeding evenings Mr. Brady
devoted himsclf assidsously durrg the war t.
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scenes and incidents Of that ful struggle through
the medium OF the wonderful OF which he has be-
come 30 complete MASTER In this enterprise he has
been eminently successful He has produceds whaG
might be called photographs history Of the war;
indeed more than that, Photographic history OF the
country; for it Is impossible, who looking upon the
features OF the representative men Of the republic
whether distinguished in peacc--not to recall tho
historic events with which their lives and their deeds
were so closely interviewer. To look the walls
Bady's gallery is to read the history Of the nation al
most at glance We have here from Andrew Jackson
Andrew johnson, the inexble heroes Of the past
present; all the leading statesmen jurit authors poets
and soldiers who have contributed to n tho lost l.um-
mated pages in history and many also wio may b.
have In their careers thrown shadoo than light
upon the page but still all human Items in the great
chronicle. We have Buchanan and his Casine.-the
loyal and disloya General and his staff as they
made their last official appearance in Washington
outbreak of the rebellion Here. too have the hs
torans novelis's Jour lass and poes the living and
the dead, who have filled and still filling their parts
In history-Feaimore Cooper ng Prescott. Everett
Poe, Bryant Kent, Story; all the old human Landmarks
to which We love to point the witnesses of the
vation aud genius o. American intellect The link con
Meeting the past with the future supplied by the
heroes Of the war and the Ia which they played
conspicuous part There is hardly soldier known
fame whose portrait taken from lif is included in
this collection. Grant, with his stern, heroic face;
Sherman and his generas-Howari Logan Hazen,
Blair, siocum, Davis end Mower-in group:
Dashing Phil Sheridan and his genens-For-
syth, Merritt, Devin and Custer--in another, a
they SAT In the battle field peerng anxiousy q
map Of the campaign and in epaaie pictures all the
leading senerals-such as Hancock, ssdswck sckIsz.
Brney, Fitzpatrick Hayes Warren, and . host OF othsrs
presenting an OF splendid intellectual Developments
thas no gallery Of military In the world can compass
with There Is one picture which for its excellence
work OF art, within the scope OF ew experience has
nsvsr heen surpassed-that G tho portraits OF the Coa-
federsss General Robert T. Iea taken in four dsssss
attitudes The execution Of this pceure exquisite TAs
nnest specimen Of steel engraving dsss approachH
manipulation, and cannot compare with in force and
effect It Is indeed triumph Of Photographic ar. n
was made BY Mr. Brady In Richmond nve days after
General Lee surrendered, aud - the very sams Day
General Grant also sat for his picture 70 Brady
From the men who made the story cf ths war We turn
10 the scenes and noAcnts - wAsch they psycpsseA
to hnd upon the walk Of the ssssy fac miss Of places
which have become historic and atsn while In
epeation, with which we al familiar Here IA the
battle field Of Gettysburg; the bridge Antietam the
scene Of the boodiew past of that con1pt the AeaA
gathered on the Geld for bnral batteries n.aotion the
fearful realities Of in the pictures Of the battle
neld after the strife IL over the dead rebels lying IN
the trenches at Frecehcksburg and Potsrsburg; the
wounded In nspita the effects Of expisded shells; the
overturning Of railroad trains and the horrors nc
dental to war Among the pictures Is capital repre-
sentaton Of the New YoxK HERALD headquarters in the
field, near culpepper Va with the correspondent In The
foreground and the wagon behind inscribed with tho
words ''few York Herald Headquarters Among these
pictures are any admirable specimens of photography
which are highly oreable the artsi considering tho
fBcu fia,u
of course necessary get the views hueredy and In the
midst Of the direst confusion with bos little chance 70
look after chemicals Instruments with which the pho
ographc artist lesursly accompishes h work in his
Broadway studio, All the merit is therefore due
to Brady for his valuable contribution 10 the history
the great war Tho collection comprises In all some
thousand pictures Of which there only space in the
gallery 10 exhibit few hundred spec mems bu, We un-
dersand that the New York Historical Society are taking
measures to the entire election and place them
permanently In their gallery We trust that this idca
will be carried out The cellcoon Of war views and
preventative men, produced d much cos. and labor
ought 70 belong 70 SOME public institution whers
ready access could be had to it, Tho Council OF the
National Academy Of Design have unanraousy recon-
mended that tho collection should be sesurcd perma
nent and safe place in the keeping Of the Historical 70
ciety General Grant upon hearing Of Bsady's wiiirs
ness 70 place his valuable colleon In the hands Of Tho
society, writes 70 him In approval Of the idea a. fol-
lows
HKAporARrxEs. Awxrrs OF rHR ysrrsD srArxsl
" n WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb .. 1896 )
Dx.n ss-I am glad to learn ;bss you have dcscs
S Or s.s Toss SSsSsp T. p.
your collection Of photographs views Of battle
nelds &c, taken on tho spoi while the occur.
many Of these Representations were beng taken and
"a, nave ~ my possession most Of them and can say shs,