The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-14

BARNuM Showing Hrs TRuxY CARD.-Mr. La
Grand Smith, one of the best agents Barnum ever
had, publishes in the newspapers card, THAI shows
power behind the throne greater than the throne
itself Of Jenny Lind, who cannot be approached il
seems, by the committee Of the IIamblin Festival.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES HANsllS FESTIVAL,
norss, NEW
PHiLADsLrHIA June IL, 1851,
Gentis men-In compliance with my promise made to
you in New York have made several attempts pre-
proposed in hoaor Of your worthy fellow citizen
Thomas g. Hambin, Esq. To day received from you
BY the hands Of two Of your number letter .ddrsssed
guest that would procure for the ntroluc.
ton TO her in order that they might lay the suhect
before her for her consideration and decision This
had promised you would do, and undertook it with
greatest and with sanguine hopes that
1 should succeed. But satisfied by the manner
in which was received. when waited Mile. Lind
with proposition to introduce your messengers that
she had been already influenced by the advisers
who surround her. that it would not consist with her
interests to comply with the general suggestion Of
Mr.. uamblns friends and the friends Of the proposed
festival by adding her to the great Of alen
that has already come forward to give fsa to the tsst
have the honor of remaining gentlemen, your ODE
dent Servant, LIE GRAND SMITH.
This is only sample Of what the public may
pect in the way of illustrating the feelings of the
Nightingale, who, it appears, is not permitted to
be judge of her own business even now. Several of
the newspapers, tinctured by the essence of Bar
NUNS bureau, have published, both here and in
Philadelphia, complaints of similar kind One
Philadelphia paper states the difficulty between
Barnum and Jenny arose cut of some sawdust in
the theatre but we rather suspect that long
before the sawdust difference there some disa-
greeable feelings between the parties, variety
Of literary and musical matters.
We see, too, by some of the recent dregs from the
expiring bureau, that it is doubted if any in this
country, except Barnun, had the courage to bring
Jenny Lind to this country. There should be no
question this point because We have the
of several persons who disposed to enter upon
the speculation, and escort her across the OCEAN
the feat not being perilous that of Chris
TOPPER Columbus, before the days of steamships,
ard when little bark was wonder on the ocean.
Our humble opinion is, that Barnum should pack
himself and his bureau together, instead Of troubling
himself I,ore with Jenny Lind, and set sail for
Europe, in search Of more nightingales. High and
low seem equally to ella N his and foresight.
The Happy Family-which consists of rats, mice,
squirrels, cats, dogs, turtles, birds, parrots
keys, snakes, and so forth, in a cige-has already
arrived from London. 1t used to be exhibited there,
on Waterloo Bridge, for nothing, the proprietor
taking chance pennies for his magnificent enterprise
from the generous. 1t is transplan.ed, and the
journals edited by the literary bureau, announce
that it will soon be ready for inspection for ecnty-
fire cents. Wen, well; perhaps Barnum will fad
this Happy Family more traetable and agreeable
than family Of vo:alists Of any kind. Who
knows!