The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-19


Rome.
AurUMNAL UNITARIAN CONVENTION AT SPRING
PlELD.-Tbe Unitarians--new lights, old lights, and
ail--have had their annual autumn convention at
Springfield, Massachusetts,. They discussed the
distinguishing enets of their faith going for
the Charming, others for the Parker school of
divinity-thoueh it would puzzle any philosopher to
tell where they are, or whittier they are tending
and at last broke out all with rash, about the
fugitive slave law. Gannett, of Boston, and Bel
lows, Of New York, were among these ambitious
sons of divinity, and seemed inclined to gain halo
of glory-such as the Beechers and Cheevers have
achieved--in addition to fine church and a fat
salary of five or six thousand a year. Cheever
rolled into fame on rum barrel, out of Deacon
Giles dsiillery, in Salem; Beecher assembled TO
glory by surprising Scharf, the Shakspenan clown,
in groiesque attitudes and pungent sophistry and all
the tntarians, in time, may hope for elevation and
big salaries if they keep steadily up TO agita
ton. There is nothing prolific of eccentricty
as the slavery question. 1t was this that twenty
years ago shook the Theological Seminary at Ando-
yer, when Prof. Stuart thought differently from
what he does now, and when the Journal of Com
merce distilled the poison which mankind bottled
up, and are now using in strong doses. So we 60.
Sscts grow dull, and agita;e TO keep lite together.
Politics rage in the pulpit-a kind OF bureau for
eternal life assurance, sustained by joint stock
capital-and it is easy TO where pure, indebted
religion will be when political cunning has prompt
ed men TO make religion a hobby. horse, on which
TO ride to preferment. The Unitarians are now
where the Presbyterians were twenty years ago.
Have they learned nothing by the experience of
other sects ! They might have done so.
hDMIRINe JENNY LIND IN rAHr.--Our venerable
contemporary, "Grandfather Whitehead" OF the
Washington Union newspaper, after being sagely
severe on the ridiculous parade, show, and awful
lengths, TO which some people in New York and
Boston have gone, saws foows:-
true. there is one part OF Jenny Linds character
which we cannot help admirinz. IL is the generous
spirit In which she shares her profits among the
ce,sitous and unhappy and the large which she
is avishing upon hospitals aud schools aud assoeia-
tons for the support of the poor."-H ashisg ton
Union.
We beg leave to ask "Grlndfa,her Whitehead
not to admire Jenny Lind 10 part, but altogether.
Jenny Lind has had nothing to do with the parade,
humbug, extravaganza and riot at Boston, or else
where, which have attended her career thus lar in
the United Sta,es That part of The progress springs
entirely from the universal genius and fertile mind
Of Barnum, the prince Of humbugs and the King Of
showmen. All the show, parade, and nonsense,
which have attended the career Of Jenny Lind, have
been altogether ayerse TO her nature, aud she has
frequently expressed that dsapprobation In variety
Of ways. Jenny Lind is the source and spring Of
pure admiration, ex usite sense, generous dona-
tons and charitable deeds Barnum the author of
ell the humpug and nonsense, the ridiculous high
prices, the overcrowded concerts the riots in Bos-
ton, The fabricated black mail correspondence con-
tanning attacks the newspaper press and all the
flummery and foolery that have thus Car attended
her singular progress. Jenny Lind does all the
generous acts, ara Barnum perPetrates all the
mean doings. lie has no, al,'en penny as yet for
any charitable purpose, although he makes more
out Of Jcnny's talents Than JennY does herself
eet ne must foIi 6ver one Of these days. as well as
bring out The real names Of the black-m,il CORES.
pondence which he published 10 Boston, or ac-
knovlege himself the mean ,uthor Of the whole.
No let up at all--so look out, old Humbug. As
for striped bass, you have only to call ut John NJ
Dunlsp's, lIsl-Gate Ferry. foot of Eighty-siIth
street, East Evcr.