The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-23

The GREAT OPERATIc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
DESPATCH FROM FIELD MARSHAL MARErzEK.--
We have received from Field Marshal, the late
Max Maretzek, q counterblast in reply to the
attack made upon him by an Opera Goer" in last
Saturdays HERALD. The Field Marshals des-
patch is terse, pointed, piquant and personal and
better than all, brief Aaretzek affirms that it is
no affair of any of the Opera goers from the Fifth
avenue or elsewhere, whether or not he has made
any quantity of money, or whether his property
consists in large numbers Of plantations in Ken
lucky, marine villas at Staten Island, or hume
rous rows Of brown stone front houses up town.
Meanwhile, the war goes on brevely, and it be
gins to assume the proportions Of a tremendous
Presidential, conflict. 1t may be, too, quite as
decisive settlement, and the final result il
equally dubious.
As in all controversies religious, literary, po-
ltical or artistical, the combatants have drifted
into the chronic stage, and now commence to pitch
into each others characters and antecedenta
Herein we notice remarkable resemblance to
the manner in which some foolish politicians
have mismanaged the Presidential campaign.
We all remember how Mr.. Buchanan's own
friends went back several centuries to tell the
history Of his early love, and how his warm,
gushing, sensitive, impulsive, out-gushing heart
was lacerated by faithless fair one. The stories
of Pyramus, Leander, Joan, and all other
examples Of long suffering constancy, fade into
insignifcance when compared with the touching
tale Of Mr. Buchanan's love, abandonment, des-
pair and consequent celibacy. 1t brought tears
to the eyes Of every spinster in the land. Then
we had critical examination into the personal
history of Colonel Fremont, originated by poets
and philosophers, who attempted to take his life
and succeeded. The old ladies were RECALLED
with some touching genealogical revelations ap-
pertaining to the private history Of his great
grandfather the young ladies were entertained
with romance about his marriage, and every
one Of them wished to have some colonel Of ca
valry carry them off at once-the gentlemen who
have no particular religious views, but unite in
the opinion that the Pope ought to be suppressed
Archbishop Hughes burned at the stake In
front Of the City Hall, and his entire flock put to
death by some expeditions mode-were told that
he was once in communion with the Church OF
Rome-and the adherents to the proprietics were
Mortified at the announcement that he wore
beard and parted his hair In the middle Mr..
Fillmore was also overhauled In the same man.
ner. With that charming delicacy which so emf
nently distinguishes some Of our political lead
ers the personal history Of the late Miss Fillmore
was dug mp II was further alleged that If Mr..
Fillmore bad been a good American he would
not have been 30 sweet upon Queen Victoria, or
have lunchcd tsteatie with the Pope, or have en-
joyed all the foreign Injuries during his memo
morable Italian campaign.
Following out these tactics, the parties In the
operate war have commenced to pitch into each
other, and give the world some insight into the
hidden springs by which all these matters are
worked. We hope they will keep It up. Fire
about everybody. II any member Of the Execu-
tive Committee has an ancestral tree which runs
back to washerwoman, a cooper, a tailor, or a
or any other useful but vulgar calling
let the dreadful fact be known. If anybody has
made fortune by lotteries, or grain speculations
or the slave trade or the dry goods trade, or the
boot and shoe trade, or by note shaving, or by
omnibus driving or by rag picking, or any other
Of the exact sciences, pray let us know It. Don't
keep anything back. Make clean breast of It,
Then we shall have purs moral atmosphere
and we hope, the establishment Of the Italian
Opera on permanent bass.
In addition TO TIN baletin from Field Marshal
Marctzek we have touching letter from lone
widow, with four small children and four boarders
The boarders were lately employed at the Opera
House, but are now without employment-con-
sequently without funds, and consequently eating
The widows substance, without money and with
out price. The widow don't like to turn them
out, and can't afford to keep them. This Ii sad
case; but we stated several weeks ago that the !
closing Of the Academy would bring about just
such q tremendous financial crash among the |
people who feed and clothe the artists. But the
idea of sacrificing four small children on the
shrine Of the mad ambition Of First Consul
Phalen, or Field Marshal Maretzek, IL awful to |
think Of. Why, "Normas" children-only two |
in number-always excite the liveliest interest; |
but here are four little cherubs, absolutely in |
danger Of starving TO support some hungry |
Druid out Of an engagement
As TO the inquiry Of our correspondent, " When
are we TO have italian Operaw we reply In the
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