New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-01-12

nnd in his first attempt that he had correct eye ana
e saW the likeness and he knew that depended npon
the features and that il no could copy the features INC
Re e onnd that all the talk about catching the
preston was mere twadde that he who could copy
Year or TWO of experience in museum in Cincinnati,
among wax figures, Mr.. Nicholas Longworth came nn
forward and offered to send Mr. Powers 70 i hn.
he refused and went to Washington instead where ne
%Iae st Ges narsbS and others While at Washing
ton brother of Senator Preston became 80 inuen
TO Earope for the purpose completing studies and ne
accepted 1t. From this time his success was nss,d
In with the artists the lecturer had inquired
as TO how important he thought 1t for an American as
to come abroad to pursue his ayocatlon painter nc
said especially landscape painter might without serl
GUS disadvantage remain at home especially II nc ckeu
the power to resist the influence of foreign art ana o
ejgn forms Every country has Its own landscape
France Germany Italy, each has characteristic forms
aud coors and America has hers very mporsans
in an American landscape California however ne hau
been told had some Of the skies ana 3 oe
Italian landscape. An American ARTIST was APT 10 loe
his american tone by too long familiarity nnmsHa MIN
sculpture sculpture was universal; the human
form was The properly OF no country bome
and abroad American artists many times led to go
abroad 10 preserve their studies and labor simply be-
in Europe: The artist discussed tho subject OF hirea
models There were professional models III Florence ana
Rome. There those who were driven ny desiliuo
10 resort TO this means OF securing iviDg for hei
the artist had generally accepted such service Wne nc
would induce them to seek IN other Studios lor .e en-
plOyment which he might deny Them some artsts were
entered into ali their works In Canova's statue OF
Washington at Baltimore one saw Canoya himself In
his colossal head of Napoleon there was SUI oanoVa re
had even made walking lion look like himself Pow
ers he conld tell statue Of Canova by me back OF s
of his own face The lecturer REQUIRED, In conversng
with Mr. Powers to he e st Wh% e The ar e
said when John C. Calhoun was sitting TO him. although
he knew very well that he and Jackson hated each other
Il N "A
heyed the President had really written very able mes
sage which had Just Appeared under his SIGNATURE d
contains his sentiments 1t have been put into
It's literary form by secretary bqt NOBODY ISL mus
memory and his own opinion upon Anercan slgeetI,
Florence as one of the most earnest and anxious Of
American patriots although IL would have been more 10
else sypathzed with the other side The lecturer asked
him one day what was the political news from hone
Certainly late news FOX good. cannot make ont
why the Impeachment proceeds so slowly lie was tOiu
th3t tue Larger portion OF le pe2le were nesII %
line evils they had than 10 y to those they knew not Of
If the people afraid OF tile precedent, there were
other precedents which IL seemed 10 him they might con
slider Might not future Presidents feel that they could
disregard their Oaths without fear OF the constitutional
penalty For his part he thought the government that
not strong enough To bear the application OF s
constitutional safeguards is be condemned tree that
would not bear the pruning Of one rotten Limb. was NJ
,ood Is 0ean AZ ady IL nation has an ulcer In Us
breast which does not cut ou 1t Is doomed 70 speedy
dissolution The South seeking "a SET SnyeIy back
again in the form OF negro apprenticeship. MI IOwcIs
said he had watched the spirit OF Mr.. Johnson, ana WIN
all his expressions OF vndc,yenes5 toward traitors, nc
had discovered from the first sympathy with mem
He was a. southoyl nm with .Ggr.hera ii"--ss.
IS sQ0a, almost rs lie was placed m ONCE
lie began to pardon Rebels; the cafs That be
fore the war had looked down upon him as
mere tailor, degraded by association with
his goose, now courted ana BATTERED ln, and ne con
ceycd the that he 10 be the agent OF Their
restoration power and TO the possession OF slavery
lie had nothing since hut to ohsuct the VIII
OF the American people. He was Infinitely the most
costly President had ever had Whom the SOuh hfed
on Fort Sumter she stood tcI thrccdetkcr tiup
riding The with proud. Nctri.u- sfcngih but u
was slavery buOyed Ter up. Wien slavery was de-
siToyed, down went tho threo-dr,hor and The whole
Southern crew in the water each man struggling Tor
his life Mr. Powers uttered great many other eaynss
with reference the and the s sues which the lee
turcr repeated. lie expressed his unboundod contempt
aud hatred FOR those soInrOrs at home Who opposed
at the North tho progress OF the Dr Bellows then
babe his audience goodnight amid applause.