The Yazoo Democrat., 1851-06-04
From ur Nev York Correspondent.
NEw YoRK, May oh 1851.

Jenny Lind will sing at an afternoon con-
cert al Castle Garden, this afternoon. II
was postponed yesterday owing, believe,
to her fatigue. Her southern jaunl has
worn her constitution somewhat. She
Looks much thinner than on her arrival in
this country. Perhaps, she is annoyed and
harrasscd by some injurious newspaper at
tacks upon her man of business. Mr. Bar
cum. | susPect that she regards these
heartless assaults as scarcely less UnkiDd u
her than the missiles of lho boys in Pitts
burg.
To day, she is to sing, without accOmpan-
lnen,, that sublime song, Il know that my
Redeemer liveth!" always free from the af
ftc,atiOn and manne rism Of tbs prima dOnos.
Miss Lind sings this truly remarkable sa.
cred music, like Christian woman as she
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O.e Iorgets that he is n concert room
when he hears her sing this piece. so mex
pressibIy humble, yet enthusiastic, meloGi,
Gus nd beautiful is her execution Of it. Ii
it be thus in place of public amuseme nj.
what must il be in the house Of God itself
with the usual adJunCts Of religious worshipl
Truly, believe it would melt the most ain>
(ul heart.
We have religious meetings for charita-
bic objects, and on such an occasion il
would materially increase both the pleasure
and the proceeds, If Miss Lind would sing
some Of her sacred music. Ere she leaves
al effort will be made to obtain her con,
sent to such on arrangement
i Certainly il would be iar more satislacto
~ TO christian people than the fashionable
PrOfanities, yclept "Sacred Concerts" in
: which the principal performers too often
are "anisis" who are ent rely Indifferent to
religion, even ifthey do not treat il with
absolute d:srespect. The prominent origin
atOr and Participa,or in Sunday night con
cerls, in New York for instance, is a person
who has abandoned family in England,
j. and is living now in open adultery with an
. individual IN this city.
The anniversaries are still on the tapis
and thousands Of people from the surround
ing States. are added to the big curren. Of
{ humanity which oils Broadway.
Yesterday afternoon thele was a gres'
crowd at the Tabernacle to : the exhib
j tiOn Of the deaf and dumb. The day prev
: ous the blind had showing Il is astonish
c ing how much better these poor children
without their faculties, behaved on lha
J platform than many Of the TaOters and fans
Tics that sometimes figure there.
o To illustrate: was told inis morning
hat B., (he uusbOrn the unshaver
abqli,ionist poet, who for years past has rc
ce:ved a salary Of an itineran; lecturer o
d anti slavery society. once held up the BIB
4 ia his hands in that place, and afer having
in his besotted w;ckedness, cast all manue
" Of ridicule at i, put il under his feet an
!. stamped upon il! -.f ..-ar.saes 8
q Next week We are to have . grapd tim
n celebrating the completion Cfshat immens
!. = investment and Internal Improvement, lh
N. Y. and Erie Rail Road. - s
4 President FillmOre.an his cabinet are
is participate ia The ceremonies. and will
! regarded as the ci.Y'b guests. dr.
John PiepoDt formerly 81 Boston b
i nov q Troy (whsFe be continues bis .Poe
ic nsasuresl and John Chambers of Phi
2 dsIphia viii address lhs anil Cambliug 30
ety. a ,hs Taberpsells., ,lAis evening. I'll
'.Faney may expect : breadside, e,..,ss...s
III Steamship UaiOn. which arrived yestl
is day ffomN. Orleans, with Stimson-6s Co