New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-11-12
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To OLE B. BULL. ESQ
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The hi h honor bestowed upon
me in the appreciation gifted and honored ladies' and gem
emen OF New York, expressed III your KIND eer OF Inc
Is, inst; delight acknowledge. The unhounded pleas
re feel in The assurance that the eve OF my departure
lake with the good wishes OF the hospitabe and gen
erous people OF this country VIII DC forever 0H
Your allusion my Memory OF Washington
very happy The exalted and glorious character
Of Washington is held sacred my country His wisdom
aud energy in your war for liberty are properly appe-
Twas his noble spirit inspired Norwegian proca'
nation OF Independence the 7.h OF May, 1914 and Sc
cured 10 sacred blessings of freedom we now enjoy
nv humble efforts 10 express gratitude and deep feelings
OF repec. and noble name have proved accepts
he or in the eus worthy of your approval shall feel that
one of the greatest desires ofny heart has been fulfilled
therefore cleerfuy sccede 10 your Kind request
and WI give e ss and
the sincerest snd most respectful wishes 10, your
and happiness from yGur 9oedien' and h9%es sa
One word farther as to Ole Bull. We had hoped that
he was to be permitted bid adieu after his brilliant
career in this Country without the usual manifestations
OF that mean malice which lies in wait to asse dis
,inguished merit OF any kind and which finds its only
qualification in the single and congenia task of depreca
ting and decrying what cannot enjoy understand Ole
Bull has certainly done nothing provoke or call Il
forth In New.YorS he has given benefit 10 the WI
dovs and Orphans which hsve neted over $500;
in Philadelphia he will give Thursday concert Tor
tho Poor and heretofore when the Musical Fund OF that
Civ rendered him $500 for his services IN ther behalf
he returned it with the delicate assurances that the
services were dictated by his heart He has given more
employment, and paid money to professional taen;
in this Country than any other artist and those VINO
have attended his concerts have always been satisfied
with the bargain they had made and have been the FIRST
to 90 again In Boston he was requested 10 give one
concert with the tickets fifty cents for the purpose OF
aordirg all classes OF the population an opportunity TO
hear him. He consented and his enemies Immediately
sprung the trap they had for him and exclaimed that
he could longer draw hoase dolarl This cruel
alsehood, well calculated inure his professional
reputation in Europe was most ssnaly rebuked By bis
farewell in Boston, with the tickets al dollar
on which occasion such food OF enthusiasm burst
forth had before been witnessed in tha: City
All the refinement and intellect OF Boston were
there and all wrought up to something approach
ing doairy By the contagious and irresistible power OF
his genius And every where since. his audiences
dollar have been large and enthusiastic But
the Farewell Concert in Newfork will get all this
and show that Ole Bull the United States with his
immense popularity undimnished and that The snaring
insioua:ions of few stoid scrbiers represent po
ton Of engh,ed public sentiment, in America regarding
him
As to what is especially aimed the Musical Critic
OF this paper BY the writer In yesterdays Courier,