The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-20
EpITOR,S CORRESPONDENCE.


'. Nsw YosK, Nov. IS. 1850.
wehsye. essentially. Germany ia New York. The Ger
who here number fully 1900 souls live more 70 them
selves than any others In the city, except the srsees
Who In business have lew relations with the city AZ
large. Thus the Germans have two small theatres here
where twice week plays psroImsd In the tongue o.
the Fader Land" Al the Eiizsboth-sueet house. which
have attended, the performances Is In as good taste as
any other theatre In tho city, except Burionsby long
odds the best English theatre in America Alter the play
the benches for the accommodation Of the audience were
removed and the part OF the establishment containing ho
audience being converted into ball room he young per
sons, OF both sexes, went walzng vigorously until
o'clock, q. m No drunkenness rudensss OF behavior
manifested though clouds OF smoke went up, and
rivules OF caret and Sager beer" went down hke 70
visit their cabarsts, where matters are conducted en-
tirely different from the American plan. Their wives,
daughters, and sweethearts are always TO be iound
In Numbers with them in such places Ihey, too'
join in drinking the Rhesh wine Sager beer OF ciafe',
which they imbbe TO the almost entire EXCLUSION o.
stronger drinks One finds there stroing minstrels
Whenever those present number hall hundred, the GUITAR
violin, and voIoncelo are sure To be among Them
though the drinkers appear too much absorbed In poca
listen the music which Is generally Of an
ind kind Al four Of their uostfrequented
regular In fine halls given every sun
day night AT the Shakespeare for tavern Nc
which hundreds Of German emigran's (who come over
with means) put up-thc finest instrumental music TO be
heard in the city may be enjoyed every Sunday night
the listener stand the fumes Of (perhaps) one hundred
cigars which being smoked with great vehemencc by
Notwithstanding presence Vi
From five eight hundred attend these enter
tanments usually. The performes-thirieen In number
solo players equal 10 any in the CRY or country
Neither Gungs, the Germana, the ,Sleyernarkiscle
pleased much as his band who play always the finest
and icult opera music while the audience, buried
literally in tobacco soke sit little tables drinking clarct
and s.ager beer" must do them the credit TO say that
they all appear have the good taste TO keep perfectly still
while the concert 10 in progress This. % my minds
the mos. rational waj Of spending Sunday evening
nais chacun gont. la the city OF New York,
presume, full one-haIf Of the population do not 70
church ia six months one-fonrh do not 80 once IN
years; and four fhs Of the population are absent from
public worship every Sunday Under these circumstances,
the reader will understand that very large number here
devote Sunday evening debaucheTy of some other
Now there nothing Of debauchery In these Sunday con.
Of the thing as an intoxicated lndi
vidua AT their little caret tables being sight that have
never seen though have been to thirty or forty Of them
strange the remark may appear TO the ears OF those
no marked well the ooseness OF city morals
in this country, must regard these smoking ana sip
ping promoters Of far healthier moral tone
than exists In this city 8# #ua
heard Parod Wednesday night for the first time She
sang Bogia believed to be her master perform
ance The critics follow her rather than Jenny Lind
very superior acting and her great artistic
skill Besides, she has the benefit Of full opera masic,
which gives charm TO singing that the simple concert.
room possess. admire her singing more than
that rival though she possesses neither the wonderful
compass OF tho laers voice capacity touch the
heart OF the listener. She is grand, while Jenny is
sweet. Her execution Of Donizeu's sublime score was
throughout fine as that maesfros conception She
inspiring while enchanting by the wonderful facility
and correctness with which she pours forth the difficult
gems OF her part Her middle octave tones want volume.
being thinner than those of Tedesco; yet being auessy
correct the imperfecton s compensated for by the neness
her higher and pahos and depth Of her singing
when the score into the lower II 10 in
deed to fad vocalist who while wanting In capacity to
produce admirable impression 10 singing in the middle
Is fauess and astounding when singing both higher
tttsian NJ heF RI IN
night il far more difficult than any have heard Jenny at
tempt aud doubt whether have had another In this
country who could she does The Lind would
have given bursts of feeling in the passages in which
Parod urters the of passion designed by the writer
Exec ut by the and Bencventano she indifferent
sustained The chorus which Marezek has got together Is
have heard within the last
years in New Orleans, Pbadephu, this city, Boston,
the singing good vocas is TO that of Indifferent In
fact never before heard chorus do justice the writer
OF an opera, except the occasion when Mrs Wood first
sang La Sonnambuia, In Boston, when but justice
was DONE however Mareizek has avoided the common
American error Of getting together many people, who
fancy they sing possible and trusting 10 the strength
oil the lungs Of those who sing TO drown the horrid
sounds of pre- tenders among them His chorus MOI,
over twenty five sropga fine voices and capital ar.
stes Not Of ei,hof OF the OF the piece
was marred by but those OF Lorni
fec, from and Of Patti, which wanted strength,
though zuessy correct and in good taste, were thus
greatly aided Marezek II strikes me. exhibits great judy
meut position OF his troupe All his sngcrs, who
fixtures for the house are fnudcssy correct
while he leaves all The Impression desired be made by
the prima donna. Neither Novel CHS bsso) Beneven-
ano this bsrytone Lorini CHS tcno) Patti (hs
ond female voice) Is great In any parts yet their
failing correctness off the singing OF the prma donna
very best advantage, and thus satisfies and graes
all SO far, all here who love fine music delighted
with tie entertainments which Mareizrk is providing
they pray heartily that his tase enterprise, and judg
ment may be appropriately rewarded. may add
that Jenny Lind has sing under the disadvantage OF
as miserable choral nccompanlmens as ever heard nj
the concert of very celebrated singer The reason Is
plains Msre-k the services OF the best choral
singers In New York. because be offers thom permanent
EN- ployInent, which Banum cannot do,
AZ you will see, Mr.. Hunt is Inc governor by 2t2
majority Thousands Of national wings in the interior
voted against him. while thousands OF barnbunc voted
Tor him. As a test, the election may be written 70 signify
one thing only, viz that II the occasion should uniortu
naeiy arrive the friends Of the Union, Irrespective OF
party, cat sweep this State by monstrous msio Try.
Tho meeting OF the Nashville Cow attracts ie
no attention Gar less than the importance Of the event
Justly demands On the other hand the political leaders
Of New York arc watching with close attention the local
signs from South-carefuy scanning the complexion Of
the proceedings each meeting in the aveholdinE States
wherein the vexed question is broached.
Within the day Dominick McGrath Che young
man whose u.ed in the Sixth ward the bate cleo
ton democratic party order TO defeat Marsh
the democratic nominee for Congress) has received an
Office the housc t,hree dollars per day st the
snds e tho whgsi hapres that the scheme was con.
coctcd In the house, Of course. Having been
active democ rac-vose dsiribator, and being constant
nequenser Of the grog-shors Ia The ward, be was well
known to the rowdes IN H. with whom he popular