New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-26
GOVERNORS OF NETWORK.
r,1r1e PORTRAITS IN THE CITY HALL OF
ALBANY.

,,,yov THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIE IiuboNH'
ArnASY. May 23.-Eastman Johnsons poi-
,ralt oi Governor Cleveland promises 10 DO ho''D.
"a ,ton to the tine gallery OF oil portraits OF 'no
o,,ors OF New-York owned by tho city OIL Aip'u' .,o
would seem that since the foundation Oh Tue ST. 40
ety las been collecting these porlr"''S -, ,,er
cantlsuen in wigs statesmen Ia dress coa'0' ;rr
So - oori,,g their uniforms proudly-al SlN"H
dow, from, t,e wallis of the beautiful room VI ,,,,
p,ou Council in tue City Hail. The ne" Wv! 80 ,ts
with s high pitched red slate rooi us " tb.,
,,nrossiye f,caae not to speak Oh 'n0 e",. Ono
grin at one from the caves, hss iooA -. ~ :, s,ool
a.ts that IL has been Transported just as " 49, ~
80 ooo stately square Antwerp or Gheht IL -
one of many beautiful buildings des'gneo 10y MI
SON. the noted architect OF Boston .. .o
The portraits are all in excellent state OF peSer
ton That Of De Witt Cinton, maa OF froWu"ls 'ooA
with jet black hair. urrowed broad prov ueeP 'o'
and firm pressed lii is oil the best In tue soon
7, IA dght that the portrait OF who brought 50
much prosperity to Albany, the digger OF ChnUon
ditch, the Erie Csnal.-Shoud have inc p'ce VI ~
IN the room 1t occupies space on tho west wan W.
the desk OF the chairman OF the Council Dlrecty !" o
loft Is the portrait OF George Clinton fine ola geh'o
man In blue velvet coat, with his white mar hoH
cnred above his forehead To the right John Jay
leaking ike French nobleman In his robes OF NeNo"
wtha broad red silk ribbon crossing his breast N =,
are some OF the modern Governors: Horano seymour
Reuben T. Fentou and John A. King Mr.. seymour anu
with let black hair aud the dress OF twenty ana thir9
wears ago Now Mr. seymours hair is silSered ana MI
Fentons is a splendid iron gray. Among the lnouorH
also can be numbered Hamilton Fish, John T. Holman
and Lucius Robinson-but even they are aging ,
General John A. Dix shoot him the spot'"-had
himself taken in his uniform of Maor-Genera OF inc
United States Army. Perhaps he Thought no "ouru
follow the example of Governor Lewis, VINO looks ou'
from the east wall resplendent in the uniform oil zen
eral Of the Continental army: blue coat with yellow
leather belt vito big brass buckle stock high colar'
m ,nstrous eraulettes and broad rel ribbon
An old gentleman wearing a dress coat OF the most
funereal black shining satin waistcoat ana Diach
trousers looks down, with sarcastic, sly look on ms
face from tho north wall His black hair falls over his
forehead but cannot hide the man OF brains Inc poi
trait gives the features OF William L. Marcy one OF tno
greatest Governors NewYork ever had He 1t was VINO
said first in the United States Senate, To the Victors
belong the spols Two Democrats we're looking AT THIS
portrait last week. He wouldn't get many votes on
that platform now" said wouldn't he T. sMd
the other; why we would carry the State flying on
that"
Another great man stares Marcy from the opposite
will the statesman of Undertook, Martin Van
B1ren One can see at q glance that Mr. Van. Buren,
WAS An able man. His oval head seems almost too large
for his body; which is eneased in fashionable suit oil
forty wears ago narrow at the waist aud pued out at
the shoulders
The portrait OF Samuel J. Tilden has not yet been
obtained Mr.. Tilden dsinchned always to sitting
TOR his portrait, and being at odds politically WltH MS
fellow Democrats the Common Council at the time he
was asked TO his portrait he refused Governor
Cornelrs portrait is also missing but some artist Is now
said to be at work painting it,