The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-12-03
WILLIAMS, s. HDAvHS.
The P0inSG It Picture.
Is PUBLISHED WEEKLY RY
I+LAND FoRD PLANTATION,

ry, so famliiar to every school boy,
the unfurling of The American flag
in the City Of Mexico before an enragcd
hid threatening populace, whose stor-
my wave became para yZcd ut its
display, would be us insignificant Il
4cY"cy of the past as it wonld be in
different, but for the participation Of
one Of Caroiina's illu>trious song, the
I,n. joel Il. i'oinsctt. as the princi.
pal actor in tho memorable scene.
Trc "Reminiscences is no less incom-
plute without recurrence to another
fact quite as worthy Of record und Of
pride; that 'hr grand picture itself,
So splcndidIy Illustrating the incident,
and to which yon refer in your issue
Of the llth instant, as having been
destroyed ut The sack and burning Of
Columbia, was from the Pencil of
ano'heru ut Narulnn's gifted and dis
t,rguisAch sons, the late John Blake
White, Of Ch.rlestun. whusc faithful
and Stirring deiineations on canvass
have n,mor,allzei most Of the prumi-
ncu, incidents uf our early and past
h q or1. The occasiol upon which
was So str.k.nyly demonstrated tho
protectivc power and beneticcncc of
the national s!rndald, whilst upheld
by the statesmen and patriots of our
country's past, was gloriously cum
tcrnar,cd at !. later date by the gal
lart Ingtaham, ia the kosta affair,
and how remarkable Il commentary,
that the only tw, occasions in Which
h.
Of the United States hag demanded
prompt ana decisive enuncia,ion-the
Que from the balcony of the American
Minister'S residence, the other from
the quartGrdcck--s should both havo
been by South Carolinians. Thosc
the days and these the deeds which
thrilled the heart Of an American
citizen.
There are particulars connected
with the picture; admittedly n mas.
ter-w,rk Of genius, which have rcvcr
been generally ventilated, and which
really form an Interesting part Of
State history, but which the lapse of
time has nearly cons gncd to oblivion.
The pictu,e really was rot a gift
from the State OF South Carolina to
General Andrew Jackson, nor was it
80 intended, but was ordered for pre-
sentHtion to the President of the
Caitcd States. in official capacity,
md was desisred for the Executive
Mansion. The personal approprla-
ton of that particular picture, under
mi>coGstrurtion Of the design, doubt
less, hy Gen. jackson, from among
all others simiiarly y bestowed, on his
retirement from tho White House,
whilst high tribute OF his apprccia-
ton OF It's merits as woik OF art and
conception OF genius. was not III ac'
cordance with he spirit or intention
that may be at rreseut. The ln>plra.
tion OF the picture was derived iron
that c!o intimacy and exalted ad-
i"r Ss;o" Sr;l '";u ~. p;,, i.l H., n r"'',Ia H;a
g. - -
1i'snn ~ ,ho a,,ta.,"ani,,,v u"u III WV oot;nn
Th. >; ;r'ure ,"v r.,s ynrv laroo 0,,' oun
an1 rlt,'u I, ,,5 n6H oIo'
nrnmincnt amo,,n wh,rh ',tI ~ course '
wa, ,,nrront .n1 ;";n;,,,I. l;,onos'
Of Mr. Po;r, eft, taken from life, As
ais, fhe Ekcn.ss If th, Han. .Iohn
Al N,S,n hi, p.;v,ts Srcr.torv ord
fa;,hlnl drlincation, Of ,he St,eot and
;ts surroundings. furnished bv Mr.
pnins.tt Cow ia rrrtnc,i,n Th,
nrcscntation. which was con,iurted
hv IN. lato C,I. Lohrn and Han
E,ni T. pensun. for and in h,half a.
Tho S.,to ~ tho prrsidont of III,
tIn;,nI S,,,os fn,meL tho s,l;.ot ~
a",r,".,n,'I"rnn ~ - wh;.h annb,Ios, y
has bnrn sw,ns awoy fum al