Democratic banner., 1851-03-24

JENHY >ktAp II STs AoUIss- AHe Ot. Ao"ss
papers are now teening with articles in praise
Of Jenny Lind The effect Of her magic pow
ers seems 10 be the same wherever she GOES
The editors particularly, seem to become almost
.delirious after attending her concerts-imagin-
ing themselves ''lified from the earth and soar
ing on fading accents in the realms above
Listen at the Republican:
However, let us now speak Of Jenny, the emmy
Lind, When we first heard the accents OF her
pure voice swelling upwards in The "QuandO
las .iaii Ia Normandia," we felt that we had
warmly as we had previously spoken OF her
scarcely done her anything like justice. The
exquisite fnesse Of her yocalizatiOn, and the
charming manner in which she delivered the Ro'
nance. chained us 10 her voice, and when she
ceased singing, we felt as if we also had been
lifted from the earth and were in our spirit soar
ing on those fading accents Into the realms above.
Indeed, whatever I've may have previously said
must not be taken into confederation in orr esti-
mate Of the attractions of this extraordinary Wo.
man. We attempted, a. we believe, to describe
her voice, and anslyze her style Of vocalization'
Now, we as frankly confess, that these are in
iueSCIIOdUIes Hduue uCI NOtSc
originally possessed, but these have been con-
Iqnered by the resolution Of her own will, and
her determination to become their master; and
save an occasional tEinness, which is pereePtI-
BILE in some Of her lower notes, nothing in the
shape of a deficiency could be imputed to them.
Our friend of the Times breaks off as fol.
lows:
We went to Wymsn's Hall prepared 10
listen to sweet music and to pass a pleasant
evening, and, moderate as were our anticI-
|pations, we were inclined TO the belief that
the reality would fall short Of, rather than
exceed them. We were not long allowed
to entertain this belief. Scarce a dozen
notes Of the sweet Jenny's voice had thrill
ed upon our ear, before the illusion was
dispelled, and at the conclusion of the aria
from STA Somn0mbuLa," our soul floating,
as it were, 10 melody-did justice to the
ienchantress. and to those who in the fruit
less attempt to give expressions to senti.
ments above the control Of language, had
succeeded only in exposing its poverty
We candidly acknowledge we are no must
ician. We do not profess TO have any scien-
tific knowledge Of music: yet we do clam
notwithstanding, to have that within US
which qualities us to pass our judgment up
on the exquisite music of Jenny Lind. We
Judge music by its effects upon onrself and
upon others. Nature, pure feeling, divine
thoughts and thrilling emotion, are our
guides. IF these are delighted and swak-
ened within US BY music, then is the great
object Of music attained-then is music it.
self perfect. They never were, by this means
awakened within ms, until the angelic voice
of Jenny Lind, like a summons from the
blest, aroused them-snd ss, after each ell
fort Of the songstress we glanced aroun us
upon the vast audience, we read written m
characters Of light upon the flushed cheeks
and in the brilliant eyes of others, the un'
mistakeable evidences of the fact that we
were not singular, that the common chords
of our nature had been struck, and that the
same emotions of delight were thrilling in
every bosom throughout the HALL Perfect
Heavenly music alone can produce this
effect-snd It'll from this effect we form our
Judgment.