New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-04-24

tie days OF COrl0lsf ua when no Tribune existed 70
w.ru and direct. the dem-esgue bad sill more
power. And rhe iorg ue OF FIRE aud aashing eye bre
ell before it. Had COrolanus bo, timed his speech
TO goziDg word, he would have been borne ia ia
triumph. But the sristocrst scorned sad they h,3'-
ed him from the psil Ye, how decenly sud Or ierly
stood TIE Roman election booth, soDg-ids OF tina, o.
modern Republics No huge advertisements gaping
In meLs eye-i DO grOsus no riot revolver
When wickedDess became unbesrsb- instead Of
riding culprit on the rail, as here, or treating
BIN 10 Paris Charirari OF cut 10 PEacA,
be quietly thrown down the Tsrpeisn rock,
and 20 disposed Of Shakspere hiss him
self in Coriolsnu., as in all bis political drsmS,
high Tory. HIS bumabty not co npre-
bersive biz geuius. HIS genius encreed, win
it, radiant grdle, al mankind. His nlmasity ouc-
kled with 90 intense clasp around the individual "a
10 sbut out that great collective Individuality the
people or, a. they have been called By Cori,lan Is
Of our day Msjor Bererford, " the rsbbs Many,
indeed nearly ali the beautiful children which genius
he's sent forth from her up'an, bathed ia luscious
light, have TUNED away with redDed fastidou'ne's
from demo in disgust at the coarse prsaks aud
rude liceniioasDees which often max It's bold, ~
brioled youth. The greater Shak.pefes d,Viae
gepius the deeper the stain with which the h1n,n
weakness OF ssrvility tsints it.
The people in Corolsnus are painted black their
oppressors grand and naje,tic We have the vile
rsbble the bread riot the proud, uIbending aristo
orat OF his own day. The hint was too broad to be
mistaken. The court chsered. The aristocrscy we're
fsitared. the people stood sdmoni'hed and re
buked. IbGeed, 10 every s:sge, Shakspere uini, ANS
with an uLbroken Consistency the character Of Corr
oaIus as an arch-,ype Of the proud arsiocrat, VINO
look, with contempt and di,trust upon the masses.
When we zee him enter CaIus Marcus, thick words
Of scorn are on his lips as dissentious rogoes,
"curs," " hang them, auo such like euphoools
eubiteis and when be tidngs come tost the Nolcans
are in arms he Slaps his .nds With xultlng ia ne =
like all frienos of despot-m and slavery, ne is, OF
course. friend of fllibusterug and war, AID of
repine and butchery, by which means progress is
sra, ed and an Idle aud recsless lev are elevated
ct the expense Of the toling and honest many. ee
cries with 6erc- chucke Of joy, ike May IN aris'o-
srat and tyrsnt Of our own time " am glad ont.
"Tben we sha,i have means to vent our nusy slPsi-
fully" AID when upon bis triumphant return from
the g6r he STANDS god in the sight OF the foolish
people the description Of his reception which Shsk
spere pu's iato the mouth Of Bruus, might not nspuy
be applied in s exirsvagsnt en- husi.sn and the ex-
travsgant GOODNESS which succeeded TO 40 ne recep-
tlons which have taken place in Fn good Guy OF
New.York and pretty strong charges OF opinion
which have followed them
The Roman mother, as drawn by Shakspere, Is IL
sgated far more by seishness than by love, by AN
bition than by patriotism. She is proud woman,
but her pride is not womsnly Her love ia the OIL
sping of her pride, but her pride is not the prng
Of her love Pride lie womaDy when its gshe,s it, "a
oiance from GOOD done to otners; 1T ceases TO be
womanly when /, drz Fl anne freu the homag' pad
by Others Instinc makes overy mother love her chd;
but that love alone il monerly which clnsgs through
sacrifice and in misfortune to the chld for the eods
own sake, without regard 10 physical or mental
beauty. lie soft pure light, brighter 10 the hours
of darkDess than Of sunshine. Il, knows no self. IL
gives its bloods sweet jul its night vigil its ceise
less throe, to one who knows not and may never
know the sacrifice But Volumni,'s pride Is un-
wvmably. Her love is unmothery. She IS only
proud of her country far a. iers to the am
bton of her order and she only loves her son in 20
FIR A. by raising the positio Of the one, he raises
tire pferoga:ive Of the other. Fests OF energy, how
eTer always startle, especially in woman; aud when
tie tears of a did what the arms Of man could
rot do saved Rome from destruction and dragged q
s.p in soft chain from the foe who Numbered ts
gNes, we forget the selfsh motive which inspired
Nolamnis and remember only the brglt achieve
eDt 10 which the motive redeemed.
In Coriolanus we find the morbid blood
which flowed 10 his mo,ners veins. But If he had
the daring of her soul be had not the strength OF her
uird. Conviction ruled his thought but rule reg
usted the thought. As champion of his order, he
was fanatic and as statesman he was a fool. The
rugged strength Of his conviction made him insult the
people, where reason would hsve told him to conci-
ate. Where q less inpulsye nature would have sue
eeeded by diplomacy, success with him WAS whelmed
in the tide of a temper which overhowed with the
strerg 9Th Of pride and angered with the pride of
strength. He was the slave Of his temper bIa rem.
per was the slave of bis blood his blood was lied 20
unult by his passion. The ignorance of the people,
which saddens the sober.moded msdteRs him. At
every turn his soul il racked and torn up b. some
fury which quickly gives place to another. Aud
when cast forth from Rome all hf furies are gath-
cred into the one black tempest which swallows up
allke love of truth, Of honor, and Of courage. He
has not even strength Of mind to hold to his revenge
He is always in the wrong; but has stubborn fsn4t-
zeal faith in bis being right, which rescues him from
contempt cloud ever darkens bis moral psresp-
ton but his savage honesty protecs hun from infa-
ny. He tramples with arrogant s,oin on he fellow
man; but his unfpchng courage redeems MS inha-
mainly. Yet through all he preserves the bold,
naughty bearing of the arstocrasc warrior of Rome.
Corolsnus to be fifty represented requires stately
figure and commanding air, to portray the lofty dig
pity and arrogant hsueur OF the p.tricaa. But Mr..
Forrest, though be has a foe, vigorous phys'qae,
possesses neilber Of these qusltes To them,
is an achievement Of great difficulty, and IN the go
leunity of the attempt the principal elements in the
character OF Coliolanus-iis naturaness and rs lon
pulsivepess-are lost And when in lugabrou' tone,
fk.u-