Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-06


The cEsTEESSIAL CslEBKATIoS on sGHu1EE.s BrErH
DAT--Weare gratifed to learn that our German
friends are making preparations 70 observe in a be
coming manner the one hundredth anniversary Of
the birth Of their great poet ScIE on The loh inst
We are gratitied tha' the German citizens of Nash
vile have determined to unite in deserved
tribute 70 "the bold genius of the mild man
SoHHA-SR' Il Is honorable in them thus to honor
the memory Of one whose name is as familiar as
househol worlds" in their fatherland. Few men,
since the eventful days when GoErHE's and
SHAKEsrEARE's dramas produced a ScmoDEE and
GARIacK-idolized men then and now-have ap-
peared, says the New Orleans True Delta, to staTte
and delight the world Of poetry with more effect
than ScalILER In his vigorous youth. with impetn-
Gus brain and inexperienced in world-cEaracter,
looking at his standards LEASING, GOETHE, KIorsTock
and partially at sHAKEsPEARE he gave to the young
OF ms land that sOul-exciting drama, "Die Ra5er,"
which made even the subduedly tame arouse from
their lethargy and Sigh for the venturous life of the
pass and the highway. And again in the powerful
impressions and highly wrought sentiments of "Cd-
bdse UHd Lei5e,n he called forth tear and smile
and crested a frowning thought or a sweet emotion
with the aged and youthful on the rne-clad slopes
Of the song and legendary river. While with these
works Of an untutored, wild disposition and bound
less brain, be pleased the many in sFsesco he ar
rayed before him band of carping critics, who,
like most critics do. spurred the poet to greater de-
FAINT glory, and the production Of aDon Caros" In
tais lengthy composition treated with higher and
more refined to nethanits predecessors natural sub
lie and mystic, yet well marked with his youthful
e1travagance Of imagination and disposition of in
eidents and characters, he produced all that pathos
and heart-tOuching power which opened up the adj
miraton of his former foes, and added them to his
increasing friends Rejecting he turned his ,atten-
ton to history and philosophy. Their study gave
to the world Waueastsin," full Of dignifed style
and personages though occasionally touchedI with
the sweet pOesy traits of earlier compositions, in
the TBEKLA and PTcooLoNnI love scenes. rfon Z
Again, in 'Maria Stuart continues the True Delta
he details an impressive tenderness and length of
beauty-gems which make a pleading companion
ship with the religious seriousness of this wonder
fully complete work while in his maid of Orleans"
he betrays his early procliyities in depicting the in
spred patriotic girl in the midst of colos and guay
array. In the 4Bride of Aessina, tragedy of very
remante color he deals in the mystical ideal, and
1he natural, to such pleasing, bewldering degree
thai we challenged to direct where the Pagan
pALOhopucI BtSllS OF tue OuflSllan convert pre-
dominates mid the metaphysical blonding of mind
then oscillating on divine truth. Still we are. so
'tenwrapt with the deep pot-the mother as Jacosti
fOpposing her sons, EtOces and Polynicus, in their
contention for the throne, and the jealousy in love-
impelling the brothers to ffatracide that forget
the mysy eonJectures Of the poets thealogy, while
the magnifeence and beauty of the choruses carry Us
rapturOusy along ScHHIER's last work William
Tell" now claimed as his chef ddurre since it shows
his return to the grace Of poetry in puy and Tigor
is indeed grand production, and worthy all that
be said in its praise. These, his leading works
we have simply alluded to in brief while his minor
sweet, soul-telling gems we have time or
space to name. As poet, SCHILLEa ranks in the
fore-guard as a man. he viii be ever remembered
as pure N soul, noble and generous in nature-a
type of the grand, the true and the good OF man
hoods chosen few.
II is peculiarly appropriate that the memory of
such a man should be revered by his couutrymen;
and we repeat, we are gratiied the German eiti-
zens of Nashville have determined to observe in an
appropriate manner the one hundreth anniversary
of his BIRTH