The New York herald., 1845-02-23

do So for he my the senatsI asked
him why he did not for Texas, and that was re-
garded as of treason my part-as most unwer-
rsntable and outrageous proceeding. Sn. mar marx sne
s il that that very Sas Wright was Kissed in Tammany
Hail. the very mention Of his name not tolerated by
al on the platform said TO be member of the Empire
Club shouted out you lieyou lie Mike Walsh !" and
cosred by some Of Mikes friends and after few friend
y hugs which stopped his shouting he was kicked
of the platform, and Mike proceeded-why 4 ass hs
cause the miserable politicians have seized upon this
question: and been using merely for their own selfish
ends. (Lond cheeIs) Hence it is that you now ind
men loudly declsimng about Texas and going over the
old stale arguments in favor of annexation when the dis
cussion has been ended and the voice of the people has
settled forever, but whs not long stood a0of or
openly sneered at those who bearing the burden
and heat of the day. loud cheers and Of "Thats
nexation talk about the perpeuaion OF slavery but let
ask you what the difference between the slavery Of
the blacks and white slavery at the North Cheers
speak who never received cent OF public
money may therefore not be able perhaps to declam
who their hands deep in the pockets Of the
public, but can tell you OF that which you all know to
about yoSr excellent qualities and about the blessings
freedom, and all that bat have to 60 to our garres
and cellars, when we may not perhaps have single
Of bread to give our Starving children And yet they
talk about slavery at the south (cheers) The only
| man-we are the slaves Of a class. Ours is the
| freedom Of the horse that any body oan ride,
Seers Yes YOU often nh hear mem talk very POLITICALLY
about, slavery who have white men working flor them a'
eighteen pence a day. a voice" Yes. for eighteen IN
the south eyes. yes" and chsers3 The rain is in
cressing, and ! must stop Let me, however caution @
attach too much Importance to those oyster box cqu,
who get public meetings for us to attend and then
for hs s annexation Of Texas: i has been the work
people the honest hard working democracy (Cheers)
TOR the BE-. wh1 are % now
less rapacity which they had neither the in
telgence the honesty nor the courage to create loud
oheers)
Here the cry Of" adjourn" general, and the ques
dispersed having exhibited degree of enthusiasm,
unity and patience under the uncomfortable circum-
stances OF the weather. which was perhaps
MENDELssoHN's LoBeEsANe-MR. LoDKR's Con-
cERT.-The question, which Of the leading fine arts
of poetry, painting and musc-ls entitled to the
palm of superiority-which of them is pervaded by
greater degree Of the atmosphere ofdivinity-their
breath, their vivfyng principle-has been agitated
over and over again. Strange as the fact does ap-
pear, that an object Of SO much importance never
had received de6nitive solution-that the upsho
Of every controversy had been mere ad hue sub
judce lis est, it proves, that individually and COL
ecuvely, they have right to claim to be placed
on the same degree in the scale Of universal est
mation-'till the contrary is sufficiently demon
strated, and not as it is frequently done at the ex
pense of music. 1t is, at all events, an elevatine
spectacle to the sisterarts continually trying TO
storm the "fortress of Heaven" the seat of the d.
vine throne, which they vie to approach, although
from different sides, and if any of them
has chosen the shortest road, it only be music,
If we Judge from the effects 1t produces on the mul
tltude (not as last mighty But these effects are MOI
produced by that kind OF music whose ultimate
tectura building conformabe to established rules
which raisesltself the variegated wings ofthe
butterfly; but by that music which employs harmo
NOUS sounds like SO many wonderful coors to paint
70 the ear the grand and the sublime, which bea
| the air with the mighty and broad pinions Of the
eagles Of that kind of music, is Mendelssohn'r
Lobgesang, (Hymn of Praise.l Now it walks in
the full, proud and slow tones Of the choral-now
it rolls, fiery and imposing, in the mighty chorus,
| like the majestic thunder on the mountains top.
But we will not attempt to describe. to crltlcist
the Lobgesang; Goethe alone, had he been mu.
sician, would have been equal to the task, h
alone could have done it. Mendelssohn is nov
| the musician of the day, but not for a day
the tribute which is paid to the spirit Tin both sense
/ oil the WOr0) OF HdnQel ana MOZ1ft, Is metec
out in full measure to the living gmusicar-epopeis,
And how richly doesit deserve, the poet of Paulus
Of der Sommernacht's traum, Waluurgisnach
| Fingalshoehle, of the Lleder ohne Worte, ano
last, though not least, of the chorusses to the Anti
| gone OF Sophoces! 1t is principally owing to hin
that the classic is modern; it was reserved TO,
Beethoven and Mendelssohn to make an uncontro-
vertible truth from what has always been consider
ed to be contradiction.
II is only justice to say that Mr.: Loder has 8
claim on the gratitude Of every true lover ofmusc
| for having introduced the German Lobgesang, IL
advance Of the mail, !" we mean in advance Of tn
numerous German musicians of New York, anc
| for having introduced it in such worthy manner
| in manner which has surpassed every expecta.
| ton. Defects, Of course, can and will be found
Doe will FIND the Allegro too slow, and Roe the
dante too fast. Some Of the movements, as for H..
stance the GddRio religiOso in the overture, wer.
really mistaken, the chorusses were kewis
too weak, but on the whole the whole performanc,
was as much honor to Loder as Lcder ls to his
art, and we think II his duty TO repeat It at the ear
liest opportunity, as the audience could not grasI
the grandeur of the work after one hearing, ano
many OF them are undoubtedly anxious tor q
second Much credit is due TO Mrs Loder for he'
judicious conception of the very difficult music
No Italian, that is, singer OF mere Italian music,
IS able to sing Mendelssohn Antognni, not Il
| wrong side of the road. His routine helped hin
along little, but after all we prefer hearing hi,
own music to that ''skinning" of the Lobgesang
The second part consisted Of miscellaneous con
cert, which we cannot particularize for want OF
space and time. rs principal features were the
overture to the Zauberhote. and an offertorium BY
| vieuxtemps. This composition Is an imitation OF
the severe style, was well executed, and well re
ceived, and would have produced much NOR,
effect if it would not have come Immediately afe'
| the Lobgesang. Rapetti plays in 1t with his wont
ed delicacy. The room was very full
PHoToGRAPHIc LIKENESS OF Mr.. PoLK.-W,
were shown yesterday, most capital miniature o
the President elect, recently taken in Washington
by Mr.. Pumbe, of this city 1t is certainly mos
beautiful specimen Of art; of faithfulness undoubt