The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-01
The Rev American Tragedy, at che Opera

at an interesting period in the history of Rome.
When Claudius Caesar held the destiny Of the
Eternal City in his hands, the greatness of the
Roman character began TO pale in his pre-
sence. Putus Cecinns, a patricsn coosul, ap-
peared TO be the sole inheritor of the ancient vir
tues which distinguished Romans His family,
Aria. Cornelia, (thc Thrasea OF history.) and
Thraseus psrook largely of the spirit of this noble
Roman, ard the death OF Aria has been beauti-
fully celebrated in Msrtial's brilliant epigram, aud
in the pages of several historians This event il
celebrated in the play.
l, may not be uninteresting to those who will
witness the production Of this tragedy, tomorrow
night, to be aware of the fact that the work 10
strictly historical, and that Claudus, Pallas, and
Calstus, as well as those already named, figure
in history. The whole story is complete nara
ton of actual events, and the action of the play 10
chiefly confined TO Rome. That We may prepare
the public for such an eutertainment-appeali
TO the literary taste of the meuopolis-we have
been permitted TO make few extracts from various
scenes.
From the first act we select as follows:-
VorrHruL AMsIrIos ToE IIsERrr.
Is there no method yet
To be proclaimed whereby oar camp, again
Aroused may enter Rome. aud thus dsthrons
The tyrsnt' IL no hope withia thy heart
To free the city from its ,lavish ness,
And give to government that hap pier sway
1t used to know Shall We indeed be slaves
Forever all that follow US Inherit
Our thraidom and our shame, o, II thou eaust
Devise q scheme that may awake one hose
That will possess the people impIors
Its proclamation now. 20 when pass
Prom youth. some pstriot deed may then be mine,
Or l. by failure, cease to act, and not
Survive my country
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CHARACTER AND DECISIONS OF rosrEhIrr.
. Csenins' one nope nave yet left within ny breast
~ ny AinsL :, ono rs,sea ~ memories born
VI sacred eioquence-the hu1t OF truth!
Before the fathers III appeal against
TINS Migrant outbreak ON our liberties
Hermes assist me
.a,rta. Yet, though they will hear,
Their coward hearts, beneath their Crsar's eye,
win turn all cold As though black death had chilled
Yet for Cornelis- our pos.erity- Tthen
The doom pronounced, avert be that not all
Av,It the es ,nS TOR after ages
by love Of all immortal Truth Inspired,
WIZ turn our virtues into treason s form,
Our punishment declaring Iaerited.
cGoHns. Ooula believe that men hereafter Living,
Missed by sueht, would censsre, doubt or blame,
The iron OF my soul would ''raishtway melt,
INTO , mas as OF quivtting nfe assoved
10 burn this crucible my heart, 10 ssh~.
No-no c@cinns loving not his country
would be no more C9einna; but like those
whose names can never ges In history;
when mel shall scan the past ana mediate
On ms licentous age the msmory then
W al VINO struggle boldly In the cause
vi iCfty Roman virtue, shall exist
hn.sm'I 10 ,Son. ess, tsmp,es
Cecinna II makes me bold In every action What
sb,il not a citizens consul even
Arise TO vindicsts the Romans right,
" hen over ancient laws and custo M old
stalks like some b.ss. who tram plea A.. 10 ruin
This heartless tyrapt Rome ner misery
Receives from violations of deetses
Framed by the S:sdom of m. GOOD and rr..t
Through the foul dee A. of this defeated man
And mtn in after time. shall never cisss
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IL 4. not Claudius tr, sson to the thron.
The vital principle that guards the state,
That m srss nv acts To thee Il appertains;
Love for tyisn. ia not loyalty.
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A boy at the academy. amid
The statue, Of the old philosopher,
High aspiration. kindiing to . ssds
cav ssot nosn. virtues which v:ua m.sn'
That nv voice sounded in behalf Of thee
That Gas eloquent to elothe ny forn
Notp sh, fee su, - ,hy friend ana Roms.,
To pl.sd to thee-to ask a sovereignty
The fifth act commences with the following
,ot,hesrrj
with IN. dsrS thoughts and bitter hop.lssss.ss
which cling around my 4, heart and shut :. out
Seen hall ig% pass b.yond yoar ns,ro~p.s.
90 forth TO death and having passed that lone
Forever ' roam n" through those siysisn shades
surrou AIDED by the spirits Of the past