The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-17


ing the magnifcence of this city, and breaking up
internal improvements. and running all the business
of the city.
BARNUM IN BosroN, AND ELSEWHERE IN Nxw
ENGLAND.-The musical campaign in Boston,
Salem, and Providence, has created more debate,
discussion, and excitement, than even his first
with Jenny Lind, in this metropolis, where the
mania of management and minstresy was
.ainly monstrOus enough. Music and murders,
riots and roulades, have b.en mixed up in Boston
with perfect looseness of luxury, and the three
killed city has been thrilled through and through
with excitement, putting New York in the shade.
The Bostonans, at last, have come to conclusions.
They call Jenny Lind the Queen of Song, and
Barnum the King of Humbugs-and the evidence
is found in $625 for the first teke! to the first
concert, and riot and smashing of windows at
the last one.
Some of the papers have taken up the cudgels in
defence of Bamum, and have endeavored TO justify
his course; but they have made weak display in
favor of their client The truth is that for several
years Barnum has been so thoroughly devoted to
humbug, that he cannot break away from his old
habits He thinks he has an hereditary right TO
reign in this region and distinctly gives sign OF
this faith in the coat Of arms upon his Carriage.
"Love God, and be merry is his motto, but
"Love money and humbug" is his practice. The
people have laughed at all the ingenious tricks
played upon them, month after month"; for, while
the fun only cost two shillings, 1t was cheap
enough to swallow the Fejee fish, and to have
faith in the old age of Joyce Heth. However,
when the people found the same system-as the
Bostenans have carried out to the extent of four
or five dollars per head, the matter becomes quite
a serious affair, and the inquiry ia made, where
should humbug begin, and where should it end
correspondent OF the Courier and Enquirer, on
this subject, says:-
Il an plain blunt man, and when see anything
carried on under false colors have desire least
express my own opiaion hope, therefore, you will
give me room to state my thorough dislike and con.
der the guise Of art only looks filing the po,kets
of those who not artists, and makes the pu Bile
exhibitions and entertainments whose principal OBJ
ject should b. the improvement of the public taste
and the eradication OF love for the beautiful de-
generate into mere gambling speculation There is
something to me incongruou and revolving In the
idea of being sde to enter into competition aud to
psy she most sxorbitsut prices Tor the privilege Of
hearing celebrated artist singnot because IL Il in-
triDsically worth five ten times the established
price nor because the artist herself receives the ex
cess bst merely ON account of unnatural excite
Eent got up by quackery, and 20 sustain the opera-
tops Of adventurous speculator and host Of sub
proceeding not only dsgrsc-fui TO those s,t,,.,, a..
gagged In It. but permanently injurious to the artist
upon wboee lame 1t il carried on, and calculated
eventually to inhiet deep wound upon her profess
sional character. and to lover her standing in the
world OF art Genuine artists do not resort to sueh
unworthy tricks. nor suffer them tn DO enacted by
those TO whom the management Of their snsirs are
eptrused-trioks permitted only to mounteb.nks ard
the order of humbugs A certain thorough.
ness. energy and liberality, in dealing with the
public and the accredited organs Of public opiuiou,
upon the part Of those bringing great artist
fore new public IL not only permissible bu. dssi-
rstle; but the distinction between this aud the char
N WI Ire udvSrf Ia
mobtrositiss through tbetreet aud ps ards the dead
walls with irresistible Inducements to swallow cures
to empty heads. IL broad aud clear The ou.ek can
pass this side let him do what ne NAV; aud
danger TO his character and fame.
Among the dscreditsble devices OF the kind to
Which, hs,s sI1sso, ! elias. the whole business Of
spseulstion and gambling upon an enormous scale.
Recent events prove and illustrate this For the avowed
and toe purpose OF obtaining notoriey persons who
know nothing Of music, and nothing art have
given the most exorbitAnt and preposterous prices
for tickets to concerts which they did not attend
Others have purchased hundreds OF tickets sp.ou
lRton aud then sent runners about buy ing aiming
dishonest means Of crying us The price Of an ' .r,ies
Tor the purpose Of selling them at profit This really
bitter than ing and chsating and all Who are en-
feet within the temple Of art"
There is good deal of sense in these remarks.
and Barnum Is virtually arraigned by the public,
and must now change his tactics. There is one
way in which he can make beginning. While in
Boston, various letters were published by Barnum
as veriiable documents received by the manager
from some editor in Boston or New York. The
letters ale believed to be pur. inventions-a mere
charlatan trck-though every newspaper in the
two cities is now interested in knowing the truth Of
the matter. Some editor, tits represented, wished
TO get hundred dollars OF Bsrnum. Who was
~ We all want to know, because any one may be
suspected, when such an indefinite charge is made
Barnum should come out at once, and tell the
uuth-pubsh the name-snd ,fter that commence
paying W his charitable subscriptions, which are
now over due in various quarters This done, there
will be hope for the fuure-but until this be DONE
look ont, old Humbug, for squalls.
MANUFACTURED EXPEDITIONS AND REVOLUTIONS
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