The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-08


Charles Surface in selling his family library we wish to
put il into more general circulation We are really curl
Gus TO know its author Ii the Columbus Journal at lib
erty to disclose his name And will he also solve
other problem whether this sweet simplicity OF style
Is assumed for effect; or whether the writer,
toned TO the pen has sat down to write this beaui-
ful description merely for the amusement OF his own
family. We should. OF course. appreciate il the more
highly II flowed naturally like the Of the poet
she wrots in numbers. for the numbers came"
In either case II is written in fine astedecidedy The best
thing which the magic oil Jenny Lind has drawn forth and
il may Judge from the feelings with which it has in
spired US, inferior TO anything which Goldsmith or IT.
wing ever wrote We wish the writer such theme every
day. il should every day bring forth such production
Strange TO say even thankful to the author for
saving the necessity Of reading elaborate scientific
musical criticism" the achievements Of the Swede
He has employed time and shown his own taste to
better purpose,
From the Ohio state Journal. Oct 20.
JENNY We have Obtained leave publish the fol-
lowing letter. written by gentleman of Columbus who
In New York and heard Jenny Limbs first concert At Castle
Garden. Though written for the Of his own
family, and with expectation Of publicity its perusal
will, we Think prove acceptable 70 many Of readers,
"NEw YoRk, Sept 20, 1850
MY CHILDREN, You. have heard something about
and will tell you about her first concert which attended
az Castle Garden saw some person pay dollars for
so for Ten dollars, viii te You that 90, at cks 10
Jenny tind's concert and il is no small matter to have
he is apt feel mioabe If he finds money there but
when he finds ticket for Jenny Lnds concert. he feel.
aboa, shall see hss Kill who far
ae like on
heard before shall have an opportunity to comprehend
down the nations wherever she hat nota
great king or queen not even any commander of victorious
Of human appliance aud scenes Of tiumph az this modest
Young woman With such thoughts eemingi found way
New York. !, destined originally, told for mill
tary fertilization, but has been converted into place for
the manner Of an amp6heatre Here was the place where
the famous Jenny Lind be heard exciting
moving of in dying cadences the tranquil OF the
bay Here found many thousands Of people, all provided
peoation was hne display ofamps and other conn
formed to elevate the spirits and awaken the torpid
inent am not sure but the sight Of so many animated
% IS h.~ o. 50 many and
Tor other purpose than to behold the spectacle had
came upon the stage what is called tho Orchestra
sisted Of sixty men with instruments of music.
for making music there the ord but never before
saw 80 greaa variety together They were many Of them
kind Of noises There great corpuen, grandpa fiddle
thar did nothing but goan and grun, grandma fiddle,
tones by turns depIecatng and soothing and whole
family ofyounger hddle whose business il seemed to be
aged hddes from going sleep, and and
make them worry the mseyes old people win sometimes
There very itlls that cutas many antics as
rope.dancer, and amused me very nuch-t in such
excellent, high spirits They could not keep making
same so Of noise with the flutes that knew how behave
One man had great hollow serpent and made his share
Of the music by blowing in the serpens TAIL II the serpent
I'd as an. hsy sea s
noh. Of mankind ne took upon himself the form Of
that Of the serpent Of Castle Garden could not have
been successful The key bugIe and French horn sso
in the orchestm-and know OF Dohing which more strs
the blood than the sound OF buge. ranges from the low
soft notes OF mothers lullaby to the clear. wild ecsa,ic
ring which kindles the fire OF battle among armed men,
and makes them smile at death. Do you remember, my
children, the time when we were riding among the
,ans OF Pennsylyaaa beautiful night aud acsna boa,
hove IN sight with solitary musician on its deck, and the
ybuge in his hands, How It's clear sounds penetrated
each other om echons peaks until the air became vocal
and the silver rays OF the moon seemed emanations from
One in the orchestra had metallic
which made stretch and shorten like n spy gias.-
Ike mos, other musical instruments. ser i, own fashion
they called IL trombone. something of that sort Il pro-
log very strong piece Of CLOTH only dieirn, in desree IL
for augh know be great fAvori,e with dygood'
will SIMPLY that had the mesns Of producing an
nal and divine 50 that, among them all SCARCELY any
heart could fail 10 be stiIrcd-scarcey any amateur OF
fa 70 be grained however, the abst
Of anything resembling the bray Of mule and could
help momentsry speculation in my mind the
probable effects OF introducing that animal
Of the members of the orchestra.
sit IL wonder how such tribe Of instruments could
be made get along amcably together There was, how
called Signor Benedict, who had but make
gesture, and they would do anything he peased doce
and obedient the ponies showed you crcus and
their voices Mt times harmonized and bendcd-so
Astounding, rich and anscendentss TO all the most slug
gish and besotscd nature with life. For myself,
seemed suspended between darkness and glory, hardly
knowing whsher In the body out Of the body, In
Heaven earth.
!. There came a pause In the music, and sienor Beoti
appeared upon the stage sing lie Is what Is called
singer; that 10, his voice IL between bass ana
tenor, and he 10 iopued TO be great sngerperaps the
greatest 10 that particular style, In the world Now, you
what got for dollars In the first place,
eousucss being about hear the renowned songef
In the second place, most magnificent and anmatlng
show In the third place. the chance hear orchestra
Of eisness and excellence In the fou place,
heard the great singer, himself small wonder
reserved for the th and IL the Of the value
Obtained by Tor my money this occasion So many
hne thngs-eDough In themselves TO satisfy than
dnsiy deferred and heightened the look
forward Of the mmensc sssemblsge for the greater
der yet appear We obtain highest conception Of
the prowess Of Achilles from the fact that he greater
Hector and what should be prepared TO think OF
Swedish girl for whom all these immense preparations
and these great musicians only subordnatss d ac
ccssriesf Signor Best closes his part and disappears
Every knows that the time Is hand when Jenny Lind
herself will come forward-she for whom hfy thousand
people had hronged the Of England give their part
our republican shores During the lew moments prece
ding the silence great be sbso
utely intense could not help thinking TO myself that
would be a very trying thing for her Swedcn-hcr coun
cut some figure 10 history but OF late we know lits OF
her. and care less, except for her fCo women Miss