Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-02-16
To The Editors Of the enquirer.

RATHBUN's tioTEL, N. YORK, February g.
Gentlemen Like Dives, in the career as
signed him by the concurrence Of all Theolo-
CLANS, am "iaring sump.uou'iy every day" in
this modern barometer OF humanity, where
every extreme n our race has q perfect speci
men. Truly Nature and commerce have piled
up here an universe on Manhattan island. Tire
widest Imagination may be thrown upon the
breeze, and in New York it has an advocate
Strange as 1t may seem 10 US, tho recent combat
between TWO of the members IF the human ia
mily, somewhere between the shores of Vir-
ginia and Maryland, has attracted more atten-
ton, and elected more interest in the city OF
New York. than the result Of The battle Of Buena
Vista. Whist the snow has been some six
inches deep, with a wind that almost peeled the
very skin from ones face, crowds on crowds
have been rushing 10 and fro to hear the re-
suits OF a contest, in which, II both had fallen,
no human eye could have found a tear that
would have cone unbdden 10 the cheeks. In
another direction from this field of brutality.
the DIANA has its votares. Last night grand
entertainment at the Opera house took place for
the benefit of imbeciIe actors, beginning at
o'clock, and ending at half past IL. The
house itself is the neaest and most tasteully de-
signed theatre in this country, and will hold
was not q vacant seat in il last night The
Tragedy was Macbeth. with E. Forest as Mac
beth, and Scott as MacdutI. In instituiing
comparison between this performance aud any
other, il is only necessary to refer you 10 Mac
ready in The same character, and say that
these two actors are OF each other mere dupli
plicates, with The following exceptions: Forest
acts the scene in which he kills the King better
a llu ihan MI q
final contest with Macduf The strife Is more
violent and prolonged, and he passes to another
world with more Of The paroxy.m of death than
his great rival. In all the other parts OF the
play their conception Of the character is the
same, Macready having The single advantage of
a person more in keepIn. with the character
than Forrest, and his gesticulaions sol ened b,
long usage and reflection on his profession
Taking the whole play last night together, and
no where can the same play be better acted, nor
can the horrid accusations OF The gully con
science be thrown open TO the inspection of hu-
man eyes with more of failhfuncs than was
| exhibited last night, and was gralifed by the
| loud and long applause that su umoned all Of the
| principal actors before the cur ain, when the
! play WAS concluded. After this magnificent Dis
| play Of the best talent in tits department, the
| Italian leaders in the Opera Troupe here, Truili
and Benedict, gave us musical treat, that fell
upon The ear like the melody OF falling water.
! to Tancred. as he approached the shaded gar
! den Of the East, after traycrslng the deserts Of
| ARABIA Trutli is black haired, lascivious
looking Italian lady, Of small stature, and bends
! 10 the representations Of her character with as
much grace and decacy "a the swan gliding on
the face of our cear-watered Potomac, when
the first rays Of The morning sun fa.lupon its
| CLASSY face Melody from artless lips, and &C
companed by The sweet entertainments OF the
softest and most innocent representations OF The
,oeaker sex. has spel-bindlng influence tina,
nothing can surpass. The whispering angel, the
melody Of seraphic voices, are figures which
poiHl 10 the highest bliss of another word
whilst this existence Of ours mere has no other
figure Of speech hat so clearly conveys to our
mind The hishes degree of enjoy ment, as when
we say there was music in all we heard The
Comedy was wei acted, but coming after the
other matchless entertainments, it had its place
only as ladder, By which the audience could
come down again to the earth.
The recent news OF returning confidence in The
| commercial circles OF The old worii, holds out
| The expectation that an advance will take place
| in lnis country in all styles of domestic goods;
and, indeed, no hesitation will be .yinced by The
| interested in producing this result, il possible
| Political occurrences sometimes bring about a
most singular relation between buyer and seller
between The maker and The consumer. No
| event is more certain than that restoration OF
The Tariff OF ls42 will carry up the price o! dry
goods, ard nothing is more certain Than, il such
be The result, il will bring about return 10 power
Of tree trade Piesi1en; in the course OF a few
years. Win an agricultural population and
lands illimlabc in their extent, ye 10 be brought
into cultivation, and with the fac, that agricul-
ture is The natural avocalion Of man, protection