National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-23
LAUNT THOMPSON SCOTT.


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A CRITICISM OF THE NEW MONUMENT
FOR THE SOLDIERS HOME.
Lsunt Thompson's statue Of General Scott,
fresh from the foundry OF Robert Wood s Co., has
been placed on . temporary pedestal at Twelfth
and Spring Garden streets, whore Il Is exhibited
| to advantage. II Il . very large figure, probably
slght feet high. aud Is Intended for the grounds
Of the Soldiers Homo ct Washington. General
Scott In his later years was not worry graceful
subject for the SCULPTOR Mr.. Brown, In the
equestrian statue which has been but recently
removed from this same spot, got over part or
the dimcaity By setting him on horseback, where
he looked, it must be confessed, good deal like
big pillow, but still with certain imposing pres
ence.
Mr.. Thompson having to put the old soldier On
foot, has wisely gone back to the time when he
was neither 20 old 20 big as the present genera
tion keew him. to the time, that is Of his military
activity and this seems to NJ better in every way,
for It b the fighting general Of the first half Of tho
century that was to b commemorated, and pos
terity will not care to know Scott very fat old
gentleman with no pereeptible muscles, except
those that pulled down the corners Of his mouth.
We have here, then, man Of about I'VE and
my, tall, erect and Of massive build, and with
great force and dignity Of expression. He stands
in very simple posture, his weight thrown upon
the right Log and the len hand resting firmly on
his swordp the right 70 thrust into the breast
Of his coai, as II usual with military men In Plc-
lures and statues, II not In real life. A cloak,
fastened about the neck, 10 thrown quite back
nom the shoulders ana hangs IN heavy folds
behind. The head Il uncovered and the face
directly forward. The whole attitude expresses
hrmnsss, rssolutsnsss. capacity to command; and
although there 10 nothing novel about the figure
nor perhaps much opportunity for novelry-it will
be regarded, We think As very satisfactory po.-
trait Of the stalwart soldier Of many wars.
We do not think Mr. Thompson has quite COM
passed the dihieulty Of making . figure which
shall appear we'll proportional when seen from . /.
lower level than that on which n stands, and We
tanoe-from either side Of Spring Garden street,
- II stands-snd not directly in front. Nor are
We completely satished with the head, which docs
not assort itself forcibly Il ought, though t
II we'll mo dslsd, and quite like the original sun,
its good statue, and We are glad that General
Scott has Jared 90 we'll - be has at the hands Of
Brown and Thonpson--PAtis. CAronicis.
RANGES OF THE BUFFALO HERDS.
Before the Union Pssias was built the buffalo
roamed ~ far - the North Platte, and even to
the Missouri, but now only . few cross this road.
and their range tsrmin stss IN the valley Of the
South Platte and az It's tributaries, which are
small streams coming through the grassy mead
ows and eragxy canons from the north. But thsre
u another vast Buffalo range further north, and
rs limits arc between the North Platte and the
Missouri, space from north to south ct least -
miles vide. Ths - ttlsnsnts on the west Of this
are scarcely worth naming. 1t begins nearly 20
miles west d Omahs and Kansas City, and az
tends to the mounts ins 900 miles, and in fAst -
the PselAc The buffalo region, however, b sase
Of the Rocky noun tafns, for scarcely any are
found within the mountains. The Salt Laks pso-
pie have, It Is true, rscsiv ID . tradition froa