The southern press., 1850-11-04
Correspondence Of the southern Press.


Correspondence Of the Southern Press.
.husie and Politics Triplsr Hall-.inaa Bishop
Jenny Liad-T Great Union Meeting at Castle
Garden The City against the State, and the STATE
against The South.
NEW YoRK, October 81, 1850.
We had the pleasure-the great pleasure-of
attending Madame Anna Bishops sacred concert,
at Tripper Hall, last Sabbath evening. We had
the delight, the great delight, of attending Jenny
Lind's concert at the same place, on Tuesday
evening. or both, We propose TO say word or
two, by way of parallel or rather paragraph.
Madame Bishops tickets were fifty cents, and
ive thousand people were present. Jenny Lind's
tickets ranged from three TO four dollars, aud there
were not less than four thousand in the audience.
Madame Bishop is the finished musical scholar,
complete IN her education woman can be. Her
voice is sweet and sllvery her style the perfection
Of art, grace and finish. Her delivery is easy
and elegant, her appearance charming, and her
whole bearing delicate and harmonious. The
leading feature of the evening was the grand ora
tario of the Creator, and with monster orchestra
of over one hundred instruments-the deep sonor-
Gus basso voice of Seguin, and the splendid
tenor of Manvers, as aids to the prima donna, you
may imagine the effect to an untutored spectator
from the village of Washington, Of the splendid
execution of the noble theme. The second part of
the evenings exercises was composed OF various
fragments from the German masters of sacred
music. In the execution Of these, Madame
Bishop seemed to excel herself, and the enthusi-
astic encores Of TIE house only served to increase
our desire to hear the other nightingale. IL such
is Madame Bishop, whatmay we not expect from
Jenny Lind .......
On Tuesday evening, happening to be up town,
we dropped in to Trper, an hour before the time, +,
tn good eligible seat on the first floor, marked
upon separate card No. 1877. The interval
passed off in deliberate review of the exceeding
ly rich and splendid details of this truly magnif-
cent musical hail. with its poetical paintings, bas
reliefs, and its high capacious galleries, which
seemed to float upon the air. The establishment
was erected for Jenny Lind s concerts especially,
and her portrait is a conspicuous ornament over
the platform.
II was nearly eight clock before the orchestra
of sixty choice performers, led by the accom-
plished Benedict, began to tune up their nstru-
ments, and meantime the attendents on the floor,
designated by white red rosette, were busted
locating the audience they arrived, according to
the numbers upon their tickets. After the over
ture, Perelli led off in choice fragment from the
Italian. Next came the nightingale herself, Gid
lag up rapidly to the front Of the STAGE and cour
tesying almost to the floor, amid such storm Of
enthusiasm as startled even the boys to a re-
| spouse in the streets below. She sang variety
of pieces during the evening, sacred, sentimental
and pastoral, the elaborate and difficult, artistic,
and the simply natural and melodious. And as
far as our judgment goes in musical matters,
which is not very far, we think she II do.-Thats s
our deliberate opinion. If Madame Bishops
voice is sweet and svery, Jenny Lind s is golden
fascinates you. If the art and skill Of the former
command admiration, the enthusiasm, the bril-
liant dashlng enthusiasm Of the latter carries you
away There is something very remarkable in
her voice. Full, expansive, rich and golden a
summer sunset sky, IT Is a "vuice as Is voice. /"
Gpiu III al
for the "Echo Song" and Jenny, with the artless
| thanklulness Of a child expressed in her counte-
nance, sat down to the piano, thrummed over a
few notes and looked upon the audience and
smiled, as much as to say, "would you like TO
have it very much'" The house applauded, and
Jenny gave us the song, "ah hoo ah!' and as il
from some distant mountain re-echoing the sound
| there came the soft and golden echo. 1t re-
minded us Of many an evening in the mountains
Of Virginia, and of the echo of the voice of some
mountain damse, melting away
GAS an echo that has lost itself
Among the distant hills"
Though not beautiful in fact, Jenny Lind looks
exceedingly charming upon the stage. She seems
to be all alive and illuminated with that beautiful
voice.
But we understand that she is going to Wush
ington, after while Admiral Reside having sue.
ceeded with Barnum for two concerts Go and
see and hear her for yourselves. 1t will do you
good The best sermon from the best preacher ir
the world wi not do you half as much good
! Last nj ght we had tremendous Union meeting
Of both political parties at Castle Garden. Tht
proceedings you will have read in the morning
papers. The object is to stop agitation, and t.
defeat the election of Hunt, the Wing canddat,
for governor, as the first step. If this attempt
fails, you will know exactly what to expect from
New York State for the future-abolition to the
end Of the chapter, and nothing else. Our mer-
chants are sagacious men--they see the apparition
of disunon-the removal of sixty millions Of i'm
ports to Southern cities, and they are awake to
the necessity of compromise. Not so the interior
Of the State. Abolition there is rampant, and it is
to be feared that this very movement will rally
Abolitionist Of both parties to the support of Hunt
according to the cue given out in this morning
| Tribune.
Let the South come up at the next session oi
Congress, and state the case understandingly to
the Norh--yes or no. In the mean time, we re-
commend you to watch the effects of this move
ment Of the New York merchants on our State elec-
tions next Tuesday. We apprehend that after all
the Abolitionists will carry the day. The issue
is made. Mark the result.