New-York daily tribune., 1844-11-08

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The following translation from the French WI
show the great moral adv ,!ages derived l;om a
cultivation ofsinging:
"In the South. West c. s.witzer,as.6. musical
revolution is lsridly taxing eits'. It's watch
word is harmony its oslsct Is 10 eve new ci"
recton to popular singing, and IT'S deans may 5e
found wherever there are peesons Hl'l 7g &c tab
a little pains, and who ;an find is.aer 10 2've
them little Instruction., I'd - gulde 1ei: rolces
in singing the songs OF :he'r pourr1f ,nd the
praises of their God.
Long was it thought that Frensh Switzer-
land could not march with the Geraan cantons
in vocal music. Long has the Lake of Geneva
heard little along its shores but coarse, vulgar
and obscene ballads. Lately the students Of
Geneva and Lausanne have iabored to counter.
act this evil, by composing patriotic songs, and
endeavoring to give them popular circulatlon.-
The effect has been happily successful, but
within small circle. The religious awakening,
which is making daily progress in Switzerland,
has had great effect in improving the national
singing. New methods have been adopted IN
many schools to train the children to the execu-
ton of hymns with fine and simple harmony,
and the effects have been go far pleasing-but
something was wanted to reach the mass OF the
peOplC, anu LLdl ldS pcSh ouPPASa'
"a few years ago NJ. Kaupert, Saxon gen.
tleman, who has long resided at Morges, proposed
to teach gratuitously the whole population OF
Young and willing parsons in any village or small
town to sing together. The rumor attracted
considerable after ion, and drew forth a variety
of opinions. Blu. soon his promises were real
lied. and all skepticsm was silenced.N AT
Morges and in the neighboring villages, concerts
of the voice alone were heard, producing such a
noble effect as no person in the whole country
had before the least idea of. He was induced to
extend his benevolent labors He electrified as
i, were the whele side OF the Lake of Geneva
Everywhere the magician of song was followed
by crowds. The moral effect of this is beyond
calculation already the result exeites astonish
ment.
IN. Kaupert commonly began in schools ano
other large rooms; parsons of all ages and o
every rank in society focked to these meetings.
1t was soon necessary to ask for Inc use OF chur
ches; and sometimes large assemblies have been
held in the open air. In The former places hymns
are sung-and in the lauer songs, patrlouc and
descriptive, bu. all free from any Immoral tainr.
"These large assemblsges followed his instruc.
tion ana caught his method of execution with an
enthusissm perfectly astonishing. NJ. Kaupert's
kind manner and untlrlng patience had great
share in producing the effects which SO surprised
them.
1.-The city of Geneva invited the musical phi
lanthropisr 10 visit and charm its population -
Some oil the higher classes became alarmed, but
in the result, they are too willingly carried down
the stream. Pastors, professors, magistrates,
ladies of the FIRST rank, peis ms The most disun-
gulshed for learning and science, were seen side
by side with children and poor people, listening
aud learning. When the grand melting took
place, no church could receive the multitude, and
they repaired to ths Place du Palais, in number
1000 sing ers-the effect was sublime. Nj. K,u.
pert was loaded with expressions of admiration
aud III ,nks and medal was struck in honor OF
him, mark of respect which in Switzerland ie
never conferred but upon those who possess the
highest order of merit.
"At Lausanne his instructions were sought
with universal avidity. Many who had been ac-
customed to spend their evenings in dissipation,
began to employ them entirely in learning the
new method. Children and their parents, all the
schools, the professors and students of the col
lege, servants and mistresses, workmen and mas.
ters, persons who had been the most opposed TO
each other in religion and politics-the inhabit-
ants of different villages distinguished by ban-
ners-all were attracted, all seemed of one heart
and soul. When the previous training was CON-
plete, day was fixed for the grand concert.
More than 1900 singers were arranged in the
great church, the noblest Gothic building in
Switzerland: the flags of villages and societies
wera tastefulIy disposed on an ivy-clad tower
the vast multitude who came to hear were crowd
ed within and without; and then was sung a
hymn, to an air of Luther's composing, simple,
grave, noble, but oh the effsct!-no words can
utter it; the impression will never be forgotten
Other hymns were sung, and most touching
patriotic song, the words of which we owe to NJ
Oliver, named La Patrie, Our Country, Helve.
tia-Helvetia." Polytechnic Review.
DEATH OF GovEasoR RUsNELs.-The Brandon
(Miss.) Advocate says that Gen. II. G. Runnels
formerly Governor of that State, who emigrated
to Texas about two years since, has met a violent
death. Report rays he was asssssnated by g
band of lawless rascals, who waylaid and shot
him. 1t Is said that Runnels and some other re-
spectacle gentlemen were sent by the civil al
thorlty to arrest a parcel Of man who were com
mittng various acts of violence under the au
thorlty of LYNCH" or, as they styled themselves
" Regulators" They, or part of them, were
secured and lodged in jail, and, as Runnels and
hls associates of law and order, were returning
home, they were fred on, and several others be.
sides himself, killed. It was hoped that this re.
port would prove unfounded.
5s Is T yd, The but Indian ssusw da
Southern Songster, Mlss Adair Ms Tenete Mr. Hrntay