, 1859-11-23


The election returns hare had i striking ct.
feet upon Hunter politicians in this citv aud
State. For the first time since the organization
Of the Republican party, the people have cho~
sen Republicans, by decisive nlajorities, to fll
thu Offices in all departments Of the State Cor
crnment Tho asccndancy Of Republican prin-
cip!cs may therefore be regarded rs fixed taci.
Our Hunter friends, dctpairipg Of hone
or help from the State government, arc tusniu.
their longing eyes 70 the Charleston Convention,
with tic vain expectation Of aid and corfort
from that quarter. They have SO long relied o.,
the National Democracy, that they eau scarcely
realize that the seeptre has departed, though
tho handwriting on the wall, foret.l!ine their
doom, is visible 10 all eyes.
like your suggestion that it Cameron anL
Lincoln arc to be put oil one Presidential ticke.
Lincoln be put ut sha head aud not at tie tail
4 Kangaroo ticket may be good to run well,
bua it is not the best one to <l,t Lincoln wou,3
suit the West. lie won golden opinions ut our
Stale Fair, for his genuine nunliness Us vel, d.
for his intellectual ability, Is it not time for The
great West 10 make its voice potential in cur
Presidential conventions as we'll as in our Prcsi.
6ential elections: Tue commerce cf our iu!acd
seas and Western rivers is scarcely second to
that Of tho whole Atlantic seaboard, yet, though
we furnish the government with large nor.
tion Of its money and votes, it seems to hare
very little care sor us. If We wisl, change o:
the old system We mustinaugurate it. Lr puttipr
forward mcn who know our interests and viii
defend them.
There is nothing Of especial interest in this
city atprcsent- The semi-monthly concert Of
/ The Musical Society takes place tomorrow eyt.
ming. Recently new opera, "Mohesa, the
Flower Of the Forest" was brought out Letc.
which was received with much favor. The in
strumentation Was magnificent. and its strikin.
pecutiarities throug bout WIS its adaptation 10
he sentiment, tie MUSIC exprestlngthe feelings
represented by the words. It wns composed
music and words-by Edward Sobolewski, for
many years director Of the ltovHl Opera ut Ko-
nisshcrg, Prussia, and By general consent rank
ed as ono Of tue four most eminent Of living
composers Of the ner school In instrumental
composition, Berlioz, a Frenchman. md List,
Hungarian. excel all others. In operntic coul-
position, Wagener, German, md Sobo|ewski,
| Pole, arc chicf. Sir. 5. has composed fire
/ operas, Which are quito celebrated in Germany.
His mono dramatic compositions are worthy Of
especial notice, az being entirely original in iu-
| sicaE conception and trentmeni,
! learn that Mr.. Sobolcwski, In COMPANY with
| his daughter, Miss Malyina Sobolewski, Mad,
Anneke and others, are soon to visit your city,
mud give musical ncto. dramatic concert. Miss
| Sobolewski ha4 n voice Of remarkable compass
and power, carefully aud thoroughly trained,
HerpcrsouiGcation Of the dying Queen in The
| mono-drama Of C1eopttra-one Of the best Of
Her rapostrophe to Death and to Mark Anthony,
| produces impressions such as no words unir.
spired by Tue soul Of music can create.
| Madam Anneke 10 known to almostthe entire
| German population Of this country aud Of Eu.
| rope, by ner connection with tho press pf both
and kr hAr 1rfsr ,ur*sc
eral batttcs during the German Kerolution OF
-, rs ono Of the nids Of her husband. who
was coMnlandant OF the artillery. For eighteen
mouths she edited u daily paper advocating
constitutional freedom, while her husband was
in prison for having doue that same, aud when
the time for words vas past mud the hour for
deeds bad come, The perlcd her life to. defend
/ the truths she had written. Before the reyofu-
tiou, she VAS ~ author and poes of 30 much dis
tinction in Germany, that she was poet.laure.
ate, succeeding Frellighast, and her published
works number rnany volumes. Her first mork,
written wien She Has but twenty years old.
When her press was seized. all her
manuscripts and papers we're taken. and among
them an unpublished t.ngedv Of The Empress
Josephiue, to procure authentic nutcfiais for
which shs had made man.. Journeys, obtAiued
nation to be found in the capitols Of France and
| Germany They were never restored to her,
| and were probably destroyed as revolutionary
IN their tendency. Her husband was condemn
| ed 70 death and she banished bnt both escaped
to this country Slnce then, she has been en-
gagged as e1iitor and Us correspondent, for several
Of the leading German papers Of this country.
As a reader Of Durn's poetry she greatly ex-
GELS, and her reading Of one OF Schiller's
poems was the chief attraction Of the Schiller
festival, recently held here. She. il to read in
your city, at the musical entertainment / have
spoken Of, t~o pieces from I.oos sfelow-the
Bridal Song from Hiawatha. md the dea,l, Of
| Minneh1ha-accompanrd with music coulposcd
expressly for this purpose By Mr. Sohleswki.
She is wcmau Of quccnly bearing aud presence
snd no one who forms her acquaintance xill be
surprised at Tho statement Of the Rcy. Mr.
Richmond. whoHpcnt three years travelling in
Europe before tue Revolution, that 't,he was
| then the most famous woman in al Germany"
Iy the way Mr.. R'chmond has new church
here buils IN 4<n rsxks from snyinc the corcer
large congregation. The old church has called
secsa pastors since lr. Richmond resigned, but
utter yiewiag the ground where they must IL
tleT al declined, aud and the old flock are &tt1
without shepherd. Ion.
/ An Appeal for Jolu Rro.ya,s Family.
.Rem.uteEnk these thss Rre In bends - bound With
Editors Press .aA Tribune: r..
Since WAT has been opened to raise fund
FOR the destitute family Of that poor old man
now lying in Virginia prison under sentence
/ Of deutt, j would not tccm necessary to urge
/ any Of those who feel = sympathy for the cause
OF the unfortunate, to add their mite towards
tho object, but still cannot refrain from sa.ipg
few words, not in any spin: OF argument, or
With any endeavor or desire to justly the course
.heh John nroxn look in bis longing o.,et