New-York tribune., 1868-05-29

ton whenever in his judgment IL should seem Wise.
When he wrote the Proclamation therefore, and signed
t. 1t was TO all intent and purpose his act Mr. Grow, on
the other hand merely introduced BILL which Congress
passed and after giving Mr.. Grow, as we gladly do, all
the praise he fairly entitled TO- think the credit OF
the Homestead bill belongs TO Congress rather than to
him. At all events his place In the picture Is out
OF all proportion 10 his personal importance Lncon
on the other hand stands removed from the groups OF
emancipaed negroes alike by his position and attitude
while the person selected the teacher and comforter OF
the redeemed slaves is neither Lloyd Garrison Wen
dell Phillips nor Lucreta Mott, any one OF
the noble men and women who for years sacrr
fced time, money, position, and everything that
social human beings hold dear, for the cause OF
Freedom No one Of these has any honor in this picture
but Mr. Beeeher who has done no moro In the cause
than hundred other good and true who came In at
the eleventh hour But Mr.. Pauwes may perhaps DC
excused for not having exactly hit the mark while VIC
cordially praise the intention OF his picture 1t is In many
points an excellent work. and are glad it is TO De
engraved
MARsHALL's PORTRAIT OF GRANT.
Messrs. Ticknor e. Fields have sent us Mr.
VIM E. Marshalls engraved portrait OF Gen. Grant Is
eaboratey executed in the style with his portrait
OF Lincoln but that to us TO be much stronger
work Messrs. Ticknor & Fields summon q long ana
imposing of prove that this is an admirape
likeness OF next President That amable lady, hS
Grant, heads the list with her enthusiastic approval Oh
this as Of every other portrait OF her distinguishes nus
band Senator Sumner writes short Grafton In iaVor Vi
the picture Short this bit OF eloquence 49, IL contains
two antltheses, O climax and peroratlon MT GEO.
William Curtis is really gushing, and seems not 10
know W hich TO admire more, Grant himself OF
Marshall's portrait OF him. MNor-Gen' ho"aru
Is evidently In some doubt as TO What ne Sn"ii
say. Ho is sure that the picture sent MN ID
meant for likeness Of Grant. He does not k"o"
that he was ever highly pleased with work OF tho
ukpnp9
ture is Ife-lke He has several engraVinga
OF the General and Tlcknor Fields HhO~
that many OF these excelentsaDd ON the whole,
all things being considered, he is sure that nc shouu
prefer this one. Mr. Huntington, too, Joins MI Curtis IN
prasing the portrait for the very quality that 1t does not
possess Mr. Curtis says 1t expresses Grants tenaciy
Mr. Huntington says that the best thing about 1t is the
ruth with which 1t expresses the indOmabo spirit OF
the man." We miss good many names on this Ist DuI
perhaps aderent selection Is printed with each crcu
lar We have a right TO know what Mrs stowe tnihhS oi
this portrait and what moral draws from It, Also wo
should like to know II Mrs spoford approves OF H. ahu
while we are in the begging mood why not the whole
Atlantic staff 1t is not easy TO say positively that
portrait OF public man is is not, good likeness
At least one will be cautious In expressing an opinion m
any particular But, certainly II there be any reia
tion between the character and the face OF man. TINS
ought not to be good portrait OF Grant NO man Win
such mouth could win victory any kind And there
is beside sentimental about this face which, beside
being very disaGeeable in itself not consistent with
what we Of Grant That il does not look ike any
OF the received kenesses Of the General H. perhaps not
valid argument against IT. 1t Is OF more weight that u
does not look like the Grant Of History whereas somo OF
the other published porrasthat made by Quincy for
example-do really look like what We conceive OF the
man. on the whole, then all things being considered as
| Gen. Howard would say. cannot speak very warmly
about this work OF Mr. Marshalls which, since the en-
craving OF It must have cost Ihim some pans we shou
be glad II we were able to do The worst thing about 1t
H. 70 our thinking its failure render the tenacy and
! the indomItable spirit Of the man.