Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-28

caEnot p rmit the exhibition of last
tn Ir-day night, at the Srst Prrshy tcrian
ChuIch, to pass withous expressing senti-
mcut which seemed to p .i-vAde the whole at
ditory then present. Making no pr.tcn-ions
To great musicsl attainm ant~, nor being one
of the paid hackney critics, Civ expression
only To a candid opinion q what ! SAW and
heard.
1ae arrang nrnt OF programme OF the eX-
crci~. : reject the highest credit upon Prof.
Ihurstsu's tact and skill "a leader and
MANAGE No ostentatious display in word
or action was apparent, and his whole de
mranor was characterized with that nodrSty
and case that proved hun maeIor of his basi-
nr~s-
His concert bad not been heralded to the
end OF thc earth, announcing an exhibition
of Artists aud Prn,a Donnas Oi "a &C.
I.brity aad qIegniy and priaccly p tronase !;
vet We venture tbat audience II greater
SIZE and more select III cIarac ter. than The
one thcn present, ever grac a dali IL Nasii-
Vile ON any similar occasion. 1t was not a
promiScUous dosd Aea crowd, gotten up for
give wide spread fame To the vanity ef some
Craven periOrmer-but was coinpos, d of quiet
worth, 20 DO apprecialive jusiic: 10 modcst
III riL The audience was more than fivora-
bly, impressed, and the amateurs received
that quiet reward that was. II, and ever will
b. ieit in the hearts OF the assembly, as
OF the happicst and most elvvating hours of
their existence.
Nash lie should be proud Of all such men
ia her midst and can rest as,Jrgd that wErrc
no Wanting Prctcnsions are forced upon
them, that h9a5gg is not thar stepping stnne
10 ihe puiIic's purse Or consideration.
II would be unkind 10 peak oi the iudivid-
nal merits Of each r4rlorm exc pting as
whole. All were necessary and p rfornld
their plrts IN highly cred.tlbl m inner,
and tbc modest umidiJy tual brought halo
To the cheekS, p Cd them % strongly IA cou
tr,rSl with the uig.riSu. of the br,z n faces,
who generally appear upon tn pablo stag,
that in spirit We felt removed b, You'd Ordi-
nary life, aud the recipient of flvors from
tina: vi ca was mar than ordilary morJali-
~. We flt fully rSeompea>,-d for or moa-
ey, with the read RUG Of ',Ly onc piece. du-
rag the evening. and c Iud We have such ex-
h. ,itip Is Of merit every week the higher
sentiments Of our natures would seek FOR and
patr1niZe them, as the harbingers Of morality
and virtue-the elevators of our rae :. and
max, Us feel the responsibility nt our morali-
ty, in securing peaceful immortality.
Our natures seek for and will have amuse-
ments and hours of recreation, aud il such
places, of the highest moral worth are not
within our reach our sous and daughters AS
we'll as parents, will seek other sceaes where
modesty hangs her head, the moral sensibill-
ties are blunt pd virtue caused To blush
To elevate u drama the tastes at the
people must reprehend the coarse yulgarisms
that are at present so acceptable TO II pro-
miscu0us theatrical audience, and we know
no way by which this can be more effectuAlly
done than by the frequent repetition Of such
concerts as the one of Thursday night lat;
aud we hope those who SO kindly contributed
their skill to the pleasure OF 50 large an audi
tory, on that OCCASION may be induced TO give
a repetition of the same AT an early day. In
doing 50 their efforts will be pro bono
pubiico."
We would suggest to those having control
OF the concert that should they reduce the
price Of admission, that az would feel il With
in their means to attend; the general influence
would be more beneficial than acquiring large
sums CT money.
Prof. Weber's accomplishments and volun-
tary on the organ were all that heart could
wish. He proved himself more than an ordi-
nary master of the instrument. and We know
no superior as an instrumental musician.
We say, with many others, lei us have that
programme repeated. 80 +.