New-York tribune., 1871-01-21
GENERAL NOTES.

A recent census showed that III a number OF
Virginia towns the first families ouumbered the actual
popuation by several hundreds. This must DC OWING 10
the advanced movement OF the South
Earl Derby, in delivering the prizes to the
pupils OF the Liverpool College, on the 23d ult OBJ
served "Though it may be, in community IKE tnS'
considered by 10 be heterodoX view, VIII say
that II often appears 10 me in the present day that we
are little TOO ant in all classes to look upon ourselves as
mere machines for what is called getting on ana 10
forget that there are In every human beng many lcu
ties which cannot be employed, and many willis wlt'n
cannot be satisfied, by that occupation. nave not u
word to utter against strenuous devotion 10 Dsies s
while you at 1t. But one OF the Wlse,t anu NOS
thoroughly cultivated men whom l ever knew tetIIcu
before the age Of 30 from profession IN when ne ne % &
making an enormous income, because he sald, ne hau
got as much he or anybody belonging ~ MN couia
want and he did not see why ne should Iacce Lc In &
very foolish. did not. And believe that the genIc
man of whom speak never once fepented MS dcclSoh
Another American sculptor has won plaudlts
from European critics Massachusetts sent out young
New ngandar named Gould to model and have cut in
Florence statue of the late John A. Andrew While ex
ecung this commissions Mr.. Gould has been also using
his imagination somewhat, and has produced, among
other things what The London Tmess Florentine CORE
snondent calls An ideal subject that is eXqusitey
6p0mtfn "The West Wind is the name given It by the
artist and The Times letter writer thus describes NJ
grocel female figure light and eerealloOkng, stands
erect yet bending slightly forward, II about to fly
while her robes, bound by starry badric round her
waist are waving in most graceful folds behind her,
she gzes with earnest look the direction from which
the wind is supposed to he blowing The designs unique
while the beauty of the whole figure Is charming TINS
seems American subject, treated in an original
by American artist. and we are gau 70 ieirh
that il is coming to grace the of an American gem
tlcnan.
The Louisville COurier-JOurndt, in the follow
ing paragraph. makes open confession of the real d
between the two great political parties OF the
day II reminds us of the canGr of the late Mike walsh
who said the grogshops the chief nurseries OF De
mocracy: "The great instrumentility through which
t,la nd is
assistance from Money; the great instrumentAty
through which Democracy attains the same ends Is lg
norance. Wherever RadcaSm prevails, there Learning
lifts her classic head and from her ambroSia locks seat
terS intellectual light and Oyeiness abroad wherever
Democracy obtains fOOthod, there Ignorance erects
her shrnes and her atars before which her blind ana
ragged voares PROSTATE themselves in the dst ana
sing ppanS her praise II Is not strange, tDeh tndt
the Democrat who to his principles and hs parry
never approaches schoOlhouse without lnstlnctlNcy
feeling in his pockets to II he has such tlng aout
him box of matches or q can OF nltrOglycethe II
to the Democratic party the English poet refers when e
tells that where ignorance Is bliss ~ Is loy 10 nc
wise" Which Of these pictures is most attractlVef !
Every American citizen can take his choice