National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-24
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R'IslI'A Of #I'l'TIs 4 VA, ss.t' '' Philosophy

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new in the eeFeeEaH EAllsFF, which he eh9gsss 70
call the child Of igHeTsHee aAa FglEaF pEeladlee,
Before ] EeAtHIsd 70 pslRt this picture, !, Of
eegTEe, consulted the sane sources Of kHsWlsdgs
on this subject which MI, J, q, p, seems 10 have
read, therefore did knew I'll the facts he men
tioHI IN bis article, Bat hesldel this had stVdlsd
nature and men also, and did kn0W that there
are men who DO not knew that number Of trees
forest, but olly lhs IlpsIs trssS, that Is % .sy
that there are men Eho have PsLhaps . vide
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In order to help The nafFoNneSs Of view or such
men, painted my picture ! tried, therefore, to
pitalit!, and Of mental assstsncO to Columbus, 70
reach the substances Of the whole proceeding In
the anal resolution, which was 'that 4 would DO
unbecoming an enlightened prince to have any
thing to do with such hereto and adventurous
ideas" IS COLUMBUS had proposed, perhaps Sllud-
IN reference to the charitable belief of Mr.. ].
y. b. that had not intended by my picture 70
bring odium On religious order, l have TO say
that all the men acting In that juuto were Catho-
lies, the stupid ones as well as the learned ones
the bigoted and narroW-minded As we'll as the
enlightened, Colun bus 8g we'll as his supporters
and antagonists were Catholics, and, therefore,
there could not be conflict OF Protestantisn YER
sus Oatbolicism, or Of atheism versus Christianity.
The only conflict that ensued was that between
the hrst movements Of q newly born science with
threadbare prejudioes, traditions and supersti-
tions. This was the gist OF the whole proceed
ings or the philosophy Of the facts; and this phi
losopby wanted TO make observable by my pic
ture to the unlearned, - well as to the narrow
fact that this conflict Of science with prejudees and
superstitions has become more powerful and ac-
tive nowadays than II was in the time Of 90
lumbus: and II nowadays often takes the
shape Of q conflict Of churches, or Of Church GRd
Stale, which latter shape OF conflict has been In
this country happily forestalled BY the fathers Of
the Republic.
thankful TO for his full name, and to whom /
would like to say in nearly his own words, that
IL 10 unbecoming In an American critic not TO In
form himself in advance before he writes on the
points. As to the public at large, ] embrace the
opportunity TO state that have not yet had q
| fair opportunity to exhibit my work In Q proper
light. Deep-tOned pictures require the highest
possible light, without reflections from below or
above in Order to bring their Amer shades and col
OTs into activity. Notwithstanding this. the pie.
turs has been hung in the Corcoran gallery, In
the very darkest and poorest spot this beautiful
Institution affords. / would surely feel happy TO
see the picture hung In q iAir place, surTOundod
by the best French pictures Of the gallery in
order that the public, Rs well as myself, may
have IN opportunity TO compare home art lthe
historical branch Of which labors under thou.
sand.iold lificultes compared with Europe,) with
sOoalled master pieces Of foreign art, not mare u
In reference to the technical skill, bat also In rel
sfence 70 the chosen subject and mental cOnosp
tl0h OF the works. These latter qualifications 81
works OF art are, unhHpplly, generally ignored
but have happily formed the object or attraction
In my Columbus, which fact may serve as an illus
uAtlon OF the Importance Of these qualifications
THEODORE KAUFMAN,