Year: 1864

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some pictures of great Confederate leaders. u


To those who are reading the present page Of Ane--
ican history, these pctures-auhentc and reliable nor


traits of the Spartan leaders of the South-Wi be in


valuable as illustrations. curious interest attaches
to them moreover, from the fact that they have run
the blockade" They were passengers on some low
black snake of steamer, that crept through the he


leaguering squadron and sped away to sea- laughing all
pursuit to scorn. We almost picture to ourselves the
canvasses hanging in the little cabin gazing with
strange speculation in their painted eyes out toward
the Federal cruiser in chase They have passed the
peril and are here among Us to bring before us vvidy
soue of the chief actors in the great tragedy of endu
rance that is being enacted South. Many an exed
Confederate will doubtless visit this collection at No
3l4 Oxford street, and fnd food for comfort in the
pae stern faces of the who guard the freedom of
bis country.


By strange freak of nature Jefferson Davis, the
President whose portrait is tie first to which our at


enon is drawn, has much in it that usually held as
indicative of the yankee type. This NAV perhaps
be owing, in some degree to the peculiar beardot the
same cut as that 90 familiar in the portraits of his rival
Abraham Lincoln. There is more refinement though
about Davis and the intellect COOL calculating aud in
domitabe which looks out Of bis clear grey eye exer
"hgher pressure" on the physique than is usual to
the common run of Americans. Our impression which
the portrait leaves the mind is that the sword is fret
ting too thin sheath


General Lees honest fine face with its silvery locks
and beard and bright brown eye might well look out
of middle age casque, marked is it by chivarous
nobility. AS he stands, in an easy but commanding
posture, clad In the pain grey uuifcrm with the simple
three stars the collar, he looks the very impersona
tion of rmness, bodness and vgor for the shows on
his head those Of experience, not decay Ia the
original sketch, the eye has jovia rolcking expres
sion, and the face merry kindly smile, which, in the
absence OF the UNIFORM make us fancy that we are
garding the likeness of veteran Herateur running
over with bon nots, epigrams and anecdotes.


Beauregards face is probably the one which would
be selected as the handsomest by lady visitor. 1t
bears unmstakabe signs of his French origin. Indeed,
with shaven cheek and small iron-grey mOustache, be
might pass for hero of the Crimea. A ue thought
full head is his and there is lack of rmness and de-
csion in the THU, compressed lips half hidden by the
small irongrey mousache aforesaid


Gen. Stuart is another whose nationality is to be
read in his features. Enthusiastically Scotch, with
bold laughing blue eye tawny beard, and the length
of feature peculiar to the North, he looks like soms
gallant cavalier who followed the young Preender-
The illusion is assisted by his sIouch hat and black
plume This picture is one OF the most telling OF the
group, marked by considerable vgor and character
But undoubtedly the best is that of Stonewa Jackson
Ii we see the cavalier 10 Stuart in jackson we almost
expect to find the brown beard (tme had dealt more
gently with the great captain than we were led to sup
pose curling crlsply over the steel gorget and buff
coat of the Puritan. He seems like q modern Hamp
den lin fact there is some resemblance to picture
OF the patriot that we have seen and painted hs
loved to him." in the act of reading prayers.
His flung out right and left along the horizon
tai limb OF tree, and his head is thrown back. There
ia tender expression in the sweet, almost feminine,
upper part of the face and if he just praying for
the women and children but in the firm mouth we
the spirit which will call on the God OF Bat
ties to fight for the oppressed The head is very
BILE one, most expressive OF the lofty and unsued char
acter of one to whom may be applied, with far more
truth than to the Knight of Round Table, the elegy
tered SIR Lancelo of the Lakes "There thou est
thou vert matched of earthly knights hand
and thou vert the ruest friend to thy lover that
bestrod horse and thou vert the ruest lover, of
sinful man, that loved woman and thou vert the
kindest man that ever stroke with sword and thou
vert the goodest person that among press of
knights and thou vert the meekest and the gen.
tlest that ever eat in hall among ladies and thou vert
the sternest knight to thy mortal foe that ever put
spear in resi-"


We observed in the gallery unfinished likenesse5 of
Generals Fitzhugh Lee, Ewell, Price, and Hill, well
portrait of Mr. VoIock, the sculptor to whom it is
entrusted the noble task Of raising the monument OF the
great jackson. Photographs from the pictures are OBJ
tanabe, and will no doubt be welcome TO admirers OF
the indomtable fire and energy Of the South.


We should recommend all who take an inereot in the
great struggle waging in America TO make point
of visiting Mr.. Robertsons pictures. We know OF nc
better commentary than they afford, by the light OF
which to read and understand the heroic endurance and
long suffering of the handful of Confederate States.