The New York herald., 1860-09-19

In view Of the spirit manifested at the great
Union meeting on Monday night, and In con-
Alteration Of the fact that this grand uprising
of the people had completely demolished the
politicians; that all the bad Language and BAD
liquor employed By the various fusion commit
tees had evaporated and left nothing but . bad
smell behind; that Richmond, with his IN
bounded stomach; little Cagger, who acts and
looks like reed bird in an advanced stage OF
delirium Green, of green grocery and dne
table salt (S7racuse) fame; Tucker, an exceed
irgly small pattern for an elector at large, and
all the rest Of the patriots, had been finally
submerged in the general resolve to vote for
any ticket by which Old Abe can be beaten,
we bad begun to be afraid that New York
would be without one Of its standing attrac-
tions, to wit-some kind Of row. We are
quite sure of everything else. The weather is
lovely beyond all precedent; Broadway and
the Central Park are gayer than ever before,
and the drawing rooms Of the fashionable hotels
are the scenes of soirees wherein the beauty,
and wit, and learning, and folly and frivolity of
every section of the country, and considera-
Bile portion of the rest of mankind, are fully
represented. But, in addition to all this, there
is demanded topic-something for the news
papers to write and the town to talk about.
Politics, as we have said are done up. The
Prince Of Wales approaches, but he is not yet
q full. .hedged sensation. He has managed to
worry through Canada, not without troubles, the
like of which, thank Heaven, cannot assail him
here. To be sure, there will be difficulty among
the ladies as to whom he shall dance with. He
will be surrounded by SO many pretty women
that the selection of a partner will be difficult
matter, but one that he can solve without
troubling the Duke Of Newcastle, which must
be a great relief to that worthy nobleman's
mind. However, this is not an immediate SEN
sation. 1t is not, in fact, row such as we
must have. and we look in vain for the
desirable article. We are in despair, because
we are in state Of profound peace.
Must we then abandon all hope? No. for
here comes speck-a cloud no bigger than q
mans hand. Need we say that it rises over
the temple of Euterpe, and that the army of
Irving place is again upon a war footing !?
Scarcely although things operate looked
hopelessly pacific week ago. Maretzek, the
Sighting impressario par excellence, assumes the
baton for the Strakosch troupe, and the lion
lies down with the lamb. Ullmau, fertile
in warlike resources, is reposing on his
laurels at Paris, dining, probably, at the Tro,.,
Freres. or polking WITH The angels of the
Mabille. The amiAble Stakpsch announces
that al, he companies nave been consolidated;
that the dove has gone forth, and is nomenta-
rily expected to return with the olive branch
in his mouth.
What q disgusting state of things. Is the
truth of history to be upset in this way? Is it
possible that there can be an Opera sea-
son without a row? Forbid It, Mars,
and all the gods Of war! II cannot be.
1t is not according to the fitness of artis-
tic things; and 90 We heard, last week,
the mutterings Of the distant thunder. On two
occasions the public was done out Of its "Tra-
viata = on another Norma" was pu. up with
the prima donna who had been announced In
the 'Traviata" (Cortesi, but was sung by Pa
rod. On this latter occasion, the director first
informed the public that Madame CoytesI con-
tinued to be indisposed, and Immediately after-
wards issued a bulletin to the effect that she had
"sgain disappointed the public and the manage
ment." That means nght; and 50 Servadio, i'm
pressario Of the Cortes troupe cleared bis decks
for action and poured brosdside into Irving
place, In the shape Of card, stating that his
company would perform at Niblo's Garden,
alternating with Mr.. Forrest. HereuPon Strs-
kosch returns the fire, saying that he really don't
want the Cortesi party at all, but that Servadio
promised that be would not perform anywhere
after his engagement at the Academy, ex-
cept In the island of Cuba Servadio raj
lies. states that ii would be absurd for
him to 60 to Cuba and get the yellow fever to
oblige Strakosch, and that his contract con.
tains no such proviso - that mentioned by
the Academy manager. Nov the crinoline be-
gins to expand; Minerva Joins Mars Madame
Cortesi takes hand In the free fight, and re-
plies to an attack upon her made by an even
ing paper. She declares that she sent word on
the day before the performance that she would
not be able TO sing In Norma" and that
strakosch. not she, disappointed the public.
And the upshot Is that there will be two
Opera companies for the present; that the quid
n,,ics will have something to talk about and
that after the rival managers have fought their
fight out, when they have cut each other into
small bits, broken up the business, thrown
away the few dollars they might have made
out Of the strangers and soourners In the me-
fact. when they are utterly ruined
they viii probably come together again, en-
brace and have grand reconciliation dinner
and pacific soiree-on credit.
On tie whole, we can hardly say whether the
politicians or the Opera folks are the more abb
surd in their small quarrels and infsntile broIls.
Both, however, help to keep the public mind In
a lively state Of excitement, and while we have
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