The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-18

icism OF the plot Next, your soul is so har-
rowed up that you wish yourself away. felt,
at this crisis like tearing myself away, or, ra-
ther, thought of it. A side-shaking interlude
soon restored me 10 comfort, and prepared me
for the relief Of tears. And there as relief in
tears-nay, luxury, at times | was by no
means alone in my weeping. Nearly every
body around was in the same condition, and
seemed as resigned as l. and as happy
The above confession will probably be laugh
ed at even by those who have shed tears over
Mrs. Stoves unaided portaitures Of Eya's an
gelic tenderness and beatitude Of soul, while
in the bloom Of childhood's prattling limo
cence, and especially over her death.bed. If
so, the worst wish to them is, that somebody
may have an opportunity TO laugh at them in
turn. If they can withstand the overwhelm.
ing pathos Of these scenes, as drsmatized and
performed, | shall then admit their right to
laugh, but not till then.
The manager of the National (Mr. Purdy J
has been lucky in the selection of most Of his
dramafis persona but in the principal char
acters of Uncle Tom and Eva, he has been
particularly lucky. The former is sustained
by g. Z. Germon, the latter by Cordelia How
ard child OF apparently six or seven years
only, whose father &c. c. Howard) performs
the part Of St Clair, while her mother takes
that of Topsy. ] have no room for criticism
now. In fact the tremendous effect has not
sufficiently worn off for success, if should try.
But must say that in his Eva the manager
has been extremely lucky. Never was greater
concentration of childish simplicity and trans
parent innocence presented on the stage. In
watching her artlcss sympathy for Uncle Tom
her rapt attitudes as he sings to her of de
Lord" and "the angels" that are to bear
good people to heaven on golden wings, or
listen to her prattlngs to Uncle Tom, whose
name she pronounces all unsteady, you begin
to think the real Eva before you, as cher
ished little one whom you had seen before, and
to realize that an angel is not only whisper
ingn to you in the language Of the song, but
sending to you, through him, messages Of an.
gelic love.
And then, Uncle Toms trusting faith in his
Saviour Ii is brought out gloriously As he
appears unconscously before the audience, ex-
horting his "kind MASTER St Clair, to "taste
OBJ de Lords goodness" the whole audience APP
plauds, as people might applaud in as truly
religious spirit in the church, just as they
shout, now, in Methodist meeting, the very
Bowery boys" joining it with their Amen"
the Hey hey"
Thus singular admixture of the scenes Of
the STAGE and the emotions of the altar, y
Is effected. And thus the ignorant but pious
slave becomes most powerful preacher to
hundreds who have never heard the technical
| gospel preached in their lives and Anti-Sla-
very Truth, the handmade of Christianity, the
| spirit of antithesis in the heart, is incompati.
BILE with true worship, is poured into open
| souls, to show its fruits there in some degree
and in some form or other
| And this is only the continuation of the won
der-workings of a single unpretending novel
| Where is the blessed mission of the book Il
end Where are its collateral influences t.
stop? II has caused thousands to discover thai
| they had such chronological organ a. Ideal
| ity which could co-work with BenepoienCe, il
| permitted, and that fiction is q want of its APP
petite, which may be suppressed in the aged,
| but for which the young must and will have
| food in some form or other! These thousands
| are now seeking out other good books of the
| "noveln class Will Mrs. Stowe have worked
the same revolution with respect to the thea
| tresi This is a curously important question,
the settlement of which may perhaps be aided
| by the statement of the fact that not only are
consistent church members in attendance
nightly ut the National, but find their pastors
there in disguise So stands the matter; ra-
Their, so it goes at the present time of writing
Where it will stop will not venture to pre-
| dict INDICATOR.
| MARYLAND.-Hon. T. w. Lyon, late NJ c.
is nominated for Governor, by tho Democrat,
Convention VIM. Pnckney White, for Comp
troller, and Samuel Robert for Lottery Com
missioner. The Convention did not endors
the Administration of Mr.. Pierce What doe
| this mean
Miss Wormeley whose appeal for the Viz
glnia slaves we published last week, has CO.
leated $2,055. She informs the New Yor