, 1859-12-27
OUR FOREIGN LETTER.

OUR FOREIGN LETTER.
sehfll<rss Huxdr<dsh birthday d~ Rsrzfx and
The Grand Celebration Of IL t. the CAfsf
Guy.
[cez5upoaaeucco Of the Pscss md Tribunal ,
Dz11, Nov. IS, lsso.
This week shall be doing the duty Of Ger
man correspondent, if turn from tho Common
topics Of letters to the great Schiller festival
that has taken place during tbs past week,
which; although celebrated Ill orer the world,
doubt moi, where Schiller's name i. known, and
Schi'ler's poetry admired, has been celebrated
here, IN this head city, with general participa-
ton and joy which has, perhaps, nowhere else
been equalled. It has lasted here for three
days, although the tenth Of November, The hun
dredih birthday Of Schiller, was, .<retstaer,
the great day. For mouth or tsot past, the
readers of the papers hare seen in. them the
note Of preparation, and it was known that
something grand was on foot. In The midst Of
all the talk came the order of Count Schwerin}
the Minister of Police, forbidding the great prot
posed torch-light procession o. the eyening of
the tenth, IN which over FIVE thousand persons
would unquestionab1y have taken part. That
awakened considerable warmth offeeling. Count
SchNerin Is a new man, and there are thousanda
Of Germans Who dislike this most watchful card
on the pnrt Of the government to prevent The
use Of their tongues in shouting for Schiller, for
fear some few tongues should shout for liberty.
and the rights Of man. But Count Schwerin;
kept his order goo4. and no torch.light process
sion was prepared.
The tenth came in gloriously. The air Was a
little sharp, but clear and bracing; the streets
were dry, and nature had done her most kindly
work in helping on the Schiller Feast. For
two or three days, everything had been more
and more singing Of Schiller. On every post
the name Of Schiller could be seen zepdased
fifty times; the theatres, coucerts, beer.houses
all we're full Of Schiller. On the morning Of
the tenth, the Schiller. medals and medallions
appeared BY the thousand, made Of britannia
and zinc, and iron and bropze. and silver and
plaster, adorning the windows Of every fancy
goods store and every tobacconist's 8 establish
ment, and Of these there are nayriads, for there
arc more tobacco stores than Of any other kind
Dy nine o'clock the streets were full of people,
ull setting towards the Gems d'Armes Market
from this day forth; to be ealled tie Schiller
Placa-where, in the presence Of tile Prussinn
Government, and the city dignita1ies and men
; of weight and influence, and With at least IN
hundred thousand Of the people" as specta::
toEs, tne ao"naauon o. magnificent statue OF
Schiller is to be placed, which is to cost thirty
: thousand American dolIars. To complete tbis
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.no'' '.an o"e'D" A1e ueen eon''1ou'eo ~ lne
Prince Regent OF fFussia and the city govern
ment of berlin, md l doubt not nil viii be
.nasa;,v 4e,,;rad nf .,,,rsa .;,, -. 80,
:. spe.any 4s@ou' ~ sou'he' WILL not o"en
lin detail upon this public laJing Of the fouu-
| dation stone Of this splendid monument
T will mt enent NJ IN. sn.echee s,d tbo o+ho-
.,.:..~ ~, ~. 80 -. Wv WIZ
'a'neo, on1 VIII sas tna1 "nen tns% immense
multitude raised their voices in schilles's Ode
to Joy, which every German knows. it was q
torrent of sounj and nos]o,]v a,n,ost anoro,, h
tsh. aT c.o.s ~ ~. .u:.,. ~. sA r., ~
luxe "ah OIL 'ro" Ills ieet. Win Inc laying
Of this stone the public exercises ceased, and
the neon,c disnersed to al, kind. of soc;a, an.
~ F-'f'~ =, $50 e.aes ., - ooe'0' 1''
losmeass. hat We WILL not 'olio" them; no
| doubt the beer locals are full, and every place
tya11 natrnni7ad where pnnd ne1t nrd d+inl 20
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| lode got' ane wv 'oc streets seem 70 keep as
inli as ever all the time. But By and by tho
darkness set ii, aud with the dat kness began
,ro,,or r.+ of entar,o;,rar,s. .n, ;f ~, as.
,s 1s' ~. ~ s. S.S ": aN".rt. o .ue teo'
pic cooia nos ha'o tosea-4ignt procession,
they supp1ied.its place well with illuminated
windows, and jets Of flaming gas, and the civ
did look beautifully after it all. Meanwhile
6rerrthe te1esraphic wires the word had already
been flashed, from Berlin to Schillers onfy sur
| yiving daughter, that the corner stone Of ler
| kreat Fathers monument had been laid in Ber.
/ In, and doubtless her heart Ind been made clad
/ ty many other like dispatches TINT day.
II went to the Royal Theatre TO see what
should he there in honor Of Schiller. First the
Song Of The Bell in simple dramatic form. Pre-.
fnced by little Of Rom berg's mus,c-the foun.
dry in which the bell is cast, directly before
your ere as natural rs lile-the piece itself M,
into the mouths Of old men aid youur men
matrous and maid.ns, as might be most Recom
ing to The sentiment, and the great bell, Con
cordia, at last drawn M from the mould undc,
ine roana INTO Inc s1 o, tne 1fat auoenes
- ~ ~ H.. cch;iler. hit n 4hot Ill.
nxe1v i;ttte: taxing adrantnt,e If Tho lGur in
which that was giycn to run out and SET
the beautifully illnniued streets Of tht
eny, ana "nea e. ea'ae pac1 i;, W. Jas. in uh,t
Wajlrn,tc;n;s Larer viii remember. and sec tn. m