The New York herald., 1871-12-26

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Scrunny not only OF tho eight panels in the doors
and Of the r.nsom Ss6si Svsr Them but o. ses
characterization 30 prOfuses fails to reveal singeo
fnachrynlsmt On ~ esnsr % hand, there Y s9 an
t occurs In me panst renrcsentng an ovation 10
q Irsn3a & y " was plasn On as MsS 70
q he nsn nasion one man SSo wears ia G beard
ahd must acno exacIy like those OF President grsnts
dsny JAMIE sSfs ssss g SsSa o. sSs ps
&ay. the s.s{ y saa % bs portrait q me artist
bare stock or that period both wear modern neck.
Hes and the headdress Of one Of the young girls en-.
OounIry 70 srenarkAble Tor Its resemblance to- the
nss q ten years ago. n Even sS sne r o. % sasss Sn
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9G"1a 6sroe nSs 81 4Gis never saw 4es &
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tue Apostles s.t bolt Upright on little wooden
Rencnss-a copy Of the most famous anachEonism
foundry, put ostentatiousiy where the eye cannot
excellent companion piece 10 the more excellent
work Of the arf1st Rogers VIani6cfni SNt nntTof
$ ss HSass w,Ss sSSd At As
SuTt wERE RECENTLY REMOVED 1sfls. ;. q
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t0pner Columbus ana the Senate wing through the
Of our M revolutionary iasners the the entrance 70 the
msa Anoss sos q pronze aorvays % some
DAY have 70 be built lor this entrance, and IN tA,s
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one Of peculiar dllhcuty There are at least eight
panels 70 10 aaled. andof fhese the deall savs qles
81 s @ sS91s
the death Dt tAnoeln nsE serve iog the Sthsr four
purify Of NV TentIn. and 10 much freed om from mere
political eias tnas ws may wsll despair q ne work
10 the nation the gfit Of unexpected Inspiration.
Anotnerc gnsst opportunhy'for American ara WIN
,1s 7 si.s 4 asouP Or nxBisxxr1c p1ouRrs ssboI
%r me q s q Hs g iS % e ss
Ject Of tins lacevement for the future win have
sSe lSass q rs ts
portraya q y the overthrow q slavery. As America
same s sso1 Mn xs IN s q
ws sa accord 10
only comparative success In his staJuo OF
compesse IN some measure for w'a the u M ot M
beleatherea goddess on taat lofty emlnence. Free
dam In the headdIess OF an Indian queen Is one
sn sdna SoS
a Ds sibs sisa pure a TINS @
ss g !esa saHs srs Is 10 %
a,a's asea spr tss acSompshmeps Y q
compee Of ths - Honor 70 nn
pront are both In IT. not perhaps for the artist who
snall undertake aId aocomplisn IL but for him VINO
can cT9wn the Dy accom- plishing y sue
! The aos oi Congress setting apart the old Hail Of
Clay ana Webstor aud Calhoun and the other
great gre lights of smother gcnesslion trst showed 70
ih5 eal HALL Ov sTATUAR1, hrrcvF @sit g0i,
and the invitation contained therein 70 each OF the
two ustrous citizens had 10 It something Of Greclan
or Roman grandeur; but the result has shown that
the age OF Pencies - not now.2 Uniy two cssatesI
nave responded, and Connecticut has not yet sent
forward her statues 81 Jonathan Trum6ul and
Roger sherman though believe they are ready Tor
alone is fully reDrssenteds her statues Of Roeer
Williams ana General Greene being very commePd-
these ought g nave statues y joan wiasSfoss
and General Warren from 0Aassachusetta. petrus
Penn oD1a Mors
gina The general government can then arord %
sdu some OF the most reyercd er our presldenab
glory 1ili Be- always % sssocisted win si shs a and
thus this gallery will become . most nOole nlonu-
ment 10 the greatness and grandeur Of the republic
400 -yIrng HAsTR UNNECE5SARY.t Ia "a Qnlfasi
II viii he worth the while or American artists to
look into this matter, but on tho other hand, Con-
must exercise great care and judRment insbestow-
Ing COMMISSIONS for any work tnat may be deter.
mined upon. We wantn more statues like Winnie
keaIn's Lincoln, and we must shave even hetterl
work than Greenough's Washington. There are
many things to be done, but in these cases The
6hakspeariani motto does moi apply, and 70 be well
done II Is not necessary tnat they be done quickly
In finishing the art work 0f the Capitol the glory Of
American sculpture and the honor OF the country
are bound together In unity ofinteresI sog yt'3