Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-09-16


this country more likely to last among u'
Thew are both correct and pleasing singers
while La Grange has been IN ner DAY one
a., ~ srst in Europe. he is advancing II
"a os n matter Of O curse her voice i
no, a. ss.ible as when sh, , was regarded Al
n.rb.ns at the very head of her profession
T could never tire undes Am odi's vocalization
for his evident study is te render but his score
With faultless correctness, simplicity and good
taste. On the whole, NO have had no other
baritone in the United STAKES who has pleased
me go much. I may say almost as much Of
Brignoli, the tenor, who though not a great
one, is on the whole most sati!fa Glory vocal
list; as was testified by the immente audience
Of discriminating people filing the house on
Friday evening last. Miss PhRlips, though
inferior professionally to the little French
woman (whoss pamr l forgeD who rer dered
the role of Azucena in Washington, sang it
with much success. For an English or Ameri-
can woman she is q great vocalist doubtless;
but not for an Italian, or French woman.
While the latter appear born fer singing and
dancing professionally, it is exceedingly rare
to find female born either in the United
States or England become really great in
esther of those branches of artistic life. Miss
Pynsi was only great, comparatively. Had
she bssn: An italian she would never have
risen above mediocrity in professional fame.
Though hey Bird Song is to my taste better
than that of Jenny Lind, she is great only in
that single piece Of music, as though she had
devsaed her professional life to mastering it
alone 1t is singular that Bnglishmen are
more apt to become great operate singers,
than English women. Such, however, is the
admitted fact among those abroad who know
the details of the history of opsra. predict
for Max Maretzek profitable season. Though
a German, he is every inch an American in
the tenor Of his mind and character, rcsem-
bling US in those elements of his nature more
strongly than any other foreigner engaged in
any such business ever knew. He ses1rs to
have made American public opinion, Ameri.
Gan taste, American habits and American
sympathies his profound studies, and TO have
profted amazingly by his labors first to ap-
preciate their peculiarities, and next to avail
himself of them.
THE POLITICS OF THE HOUR.
The result Of the Maine election has COM
plstely turned the heads of the Republicans
here. The mass of them know little or moth.
ing about politics, and imagine that popular
sentiment every where is identical with pop
ular sentiment in New England. They are
a nticipating the prompt formatio Of Fremont
aid Dayton electoral tickets in Virginia and
Maryland, and imagine that they have fair
next. The very recent speech of tho inevita-
BILE Bolts, in Richmond, is already being in
stanced as proof that their hope for southern
States is q reasonable one. II is useless to tell
them that Bolts, though a mau Of talent, is
universally considered q deranged man Cat
honey spon politics; and that however much
a crowd may shout over his points abusing or
incorporating their opponents, he could not
be elected to be a constable among those who
know his political idiosyncracies; and further,
that in the whole State of Virginia there are
not ten men to the manor born, except Qua
slavery question; that it is most unsafe to judge
of southern purposes, southern views, &c, as
presented by Bolts in his singular speeches,
&C., &c. They are as crazed as he is upon
the slavery question, and will hearken only to
those who follow his example in practically
pandering to their insane determination to de-
stroy the Union In attempting to force the
South to submit to tie abolition Of African
slavery which is the ultima thule Of their pc.
litical movements 1 confess that have lost
all patience with them, and am prepared to
await the issue of the approaching presiden'
tial election patiently and with unrufilsd tenn
per. The Union, as made by our fathers, is rs
dear to me as to any man living. With the
government in the hands Of those holding to
the doctrines Of the Republican party as enun-
ciated in their speeches and newspapers, be-
Iieve it will be a far greater curse to my own
section of the Confederacy than anything that
can possibly grow out Of the prompt and arm
exercise Ct tho right to go out of the Union
when that may be necessary for tho self-pres
ervaton of the South. Knowing we'll that the
South will not dream Of continuing a national
existence in connection with the North when
the government is in the hands Of those OBJ
tanning power only on the northern popular
prejudice against her, who at the same time
acknowledge no constitutional, legal, or moral
obligation that conflicts with their intcnse ha-
tired to her, have no. tho least idea that the
United States will hold together in case of
the election of Fremont 1t is unfashion-
able to tell these truths in print. They are
truths, however; and feel it to be my
duty to aid in making them known. Not
caring the snap Of my hnger for the prcjudices
of any one in the discharge Of publ, duty,
1 am prepared to find those who pandor to
abolitionism rolling up the whites Of their
eyos at what I am now writing Should
Buchanan be defeated, however, thoy will
promptly appreciate the warning am giving