New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-11-11
prBLNC MEETINGS
m,N MmiirN ONNrNNARY.


ySSaN.srN AsS IN law. Who presided congratulated
~ eSslnS IN BE iNNN AeeNersr, Of S.mllcrs
sSSA ~ Aise, Ne SAL. iheN celebrated tAc numphs
~ sN snS g>resNs he, wvlsAiPped gvnns' across
xNqS Sess~gies tsey seut their gratitude. schiller
wNstN, ANso ~ SIS, ,lA~ic literature which had raised
<>spesnS wa NJ tAe depths into which she sunk during
~ s>ee~ss 81 ,As ltA Snd lsth centuries They
scss~43os 30 Assscssc sioch of thrcc centuries. II
~oA, ~ saF NNh ~ November also. that this world
6as cav Martin lsIheH Who hroke The chains in
~ASA rs1Nsy Asa hound t. Aud he was glad to
.>4Aa Asces wN,sAcr NW frcCiOm. Robert Blum, also
49, ,ssAS afsAe l@A og November Deep in his heart
"a N<<sS csa carry ne Noble words Of Schiller; he
ssvsS thesn sat IN he aceelS. and his death was
> ~ As <sSSi master rhis festival was then treby
.Aesr - svsys hover ~ Liberty, grand hallelujah
~ NS>NsSr, And nc, lesS rs Americans than as Ger
asas ia ,ssy salute the birth Of Schiller. His spiri
AsA Ss>s he waters and WAS the inspiring principle
~ ses ecveromen, and hte.
nv, rspo. tsiArvFNSXtEr read letters from Gov.
NScNSa. MxShaaSion Irving. President Buchanan, and
sSA0a Gss, ne r,,ssiaa Minister, and lldlscmann,
iSs AassrsSa ETsAssSaSor. An except the first were
AcAo<TSgA>
We Ss,r sAose u Washington Irving and Mr.. Blu
s.SH&as
A F, rssis Il Ne~.l NJ 10 present the festivities
,rsass Fes Nea SsAils5 regret however to say that
~ vy rses state q my health prevents my accepting the
seass, ~s, Asisna any St,hs projected fe.tiyities
WA a' '' year 'SsSS s.a hq9ss ,sTi RRtNo
rssoNSns errSSsssrrs 80 Secretary S &C." 1850
NV ps,x SIS, Asve had the honor receive your kind
ss On % Ih She, eS ss.I 70 os ssa
s-aassTsAy q this great and wodrenowned SeImsn poet
: 49, - sSs sle meeting Of Congress should eagerly
tAs sFFSsEty q doing honor to the mep9Ty o. man
s.ae-sy Irsrsi Is impossible for to enjey this Priv
Dr. S1RRAsN was then introduced He gave an
elaborate address passing Schlers life character, and
works under n lengthy review. DIR. Schr1mm went
into 8 minute appreciation Of each Of Schillers pro-
ucOns bringing out greatly to the satisfaction Of his
audience. the beauties and significance of all. He
concluded by stating that Schiller was disciple of
kant and quoting his famous lines
Whist religion do poessi None Of all
You have named And why mott From religion"
An eloquent peroraon predicted that, when our city
and civilization should have passed away, Schlllers
works should be household words.
WV. CULLEN BRYANT was the next speaker. AL
though il might seem presumptuous for an American
to speak Of Schers works 10 Germans, still he wond
saw that the of Schiller belonged not to Germany
only but TO all the world Schiller was German by
birth, but we had made him ours by adoption. The
influence of bis genius bad eoored the dramatic htera-
ture of the whole world. In some shape or other,
with attachments, doubtless from their original spen-
dor and beauty but still glorious and still powerful
over the minds OF men, his dramas had become the
common property of mankind. His persOnages walked
stage and, in the familiar speech OF our iresdes
uttered the sentiments which he put into their mouths
We trembled alternately with fear and hope we were
moved to tears of admraton were melted to tears
Of pity; it Schiller who touched the master cord
10 which our hearts answered. tie compelled us TO
painful sympathy with his Robber Chief; he
made us parties TO the grand conspiracy OF
Fiesco, and willing ieges Of tiescos gentle
cOnsort LeonOra; we sorr9wed with him Tor the
CARLOS and geved scarcely less for the gueless and
angelic Elizabeth; he dazzed us with the splendid
ambition and awed us with the majestic fall of Wal
lenstein; lac forced TO weep for Mary Stuart and
for the Maid of Orleans; he thrilled us with wonde
and delight at the glorious and successful revolt OF
William Tell. Let us then be suffered to take part IN
the honors paid TO his memory shower the vl0ets OF
Spring upon his sepulcher, and Irvine it with the leaves
of plants that wither not IN the frost OF WINTER we
of This county too, must honor Schiller as the poet
of Freedom. lie began to write when our
country was warning with Great Britain Tor it'
iudependence and his genius attained the maturity
of it's manhood Just we had made peace with our
powerful adversary and stood upon the earth iuil-
grown nation. Ii was then that the poet was COM
posing his noble drama of Don Carlos, IN which the
MARQUIS of Posa was introduced laying down to the
tyrant Philip of Spain, the great law OF freedom In
the drama OF the Robbers, written III schiller yonth
we were sensible of ery vehement, destructive I'M
patience with society account of the abuses which
II permitted enthusiasm Of reform almost without
plan or object but in his works composed atterward
we found the true philosophy OF reform calmly ana
clearly stated. The Marquis of Posa, in an interview
with Philip told him, at the peril of his life, truths winch
be had heard before exhored him 10 lay the fonn
dations of his power in the happiness and affections OF
his people, by observing the democratic preeept that
no tie should reter the citizen respect Tor the rights
of his brethren AS perfect and sacred as ms own,
and prophesied the approaching advent OF freedom
which unfortunately looking for still
that universal spring which should yet make young
the nations of the earth. Yet was Schiller no mad IN
noyator He saw that society required TO be pruned,
but did not desire that IL should be uprooted; he
would have il reformed but not laid waste. what
was ancient in its usages and ordinances ana there
fore endeared ~ many, he would where was posi-
BILE improve and adapt the present wants of mankind
Mr. Bryant remembered passage in which his respect
for those devices of form and usage by which the men
of past aye sought to curb and restrain the power OF
their rulers was beautifully illustrated. lie quoted
from the magnificent translation OF hls "Wallensein
made by Colerdge: My son." said Octavio Piceo-
lcnin addressing the youthful warrior Max;
,sMy son Of those old narrow ordinances
Let Us not hold too lightly. They weights
Tied to the volatile will Of the OpPressor.
FoT aw avs formidable was the league
And partnership Of Tree power with Tree VIII
And then. remarking that what Stays and destroys
goes directly to its mark, like the thunderbo and the
cannon ball, shaiterng everything tina. hes IN ,heir
way he claims a beneheent ciremtousness LOT 'hose
ancient ordinances when make 90 ihuVn VI TUG MA
chinery of society.
my son the road the human being travels
That which Blessing comes and goes doth follow
Curves round the corn neld aud the hill Of vines
Honoriug the holy bounds Of property,
And thus, secure, though late, leads TO It's END
The last great dramatic work Of Schiller was found
ed ON the most remarkable and benehcent political
revolution which, previous TO our own, the World had
SEEN that ancient vndicaton OF the great right OF ma
tionshty and independent Government, the revolt of
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