Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-09

Permit me, sir, to reply to Mr. Pro Bono Pubico 9
letter If you are not tired of this musical business
Mr. Pro Bono has an idea that the promenade
concerts are given for the PEOPLE That il our
| impression too; but we know Ii they make the
oest possible use Of the privilege they will paw
attention TO what is rendered, and by so doing
Improve their powers of appreciating any kind Of
musc-for we may regard these concerts not only
az an amusement, but also as a school and when
we make all kinds Of objections to the style of
tne music, we become very much like little chill
dren at country school that try to teach their
teachers. As far as Crockett is concerned IL he
had anything to do with politics and never heard
put one speech he could understand, we have an
idea that Crockett must have been green to accept
seat In Congress, aud the LATEST kind of a man
70 not use every effort to become competent to
understand what he heard when he went there
Mr. FRO Bonocus informs us that he would
sooner stand on the street and hear the organ
grinders pealing simple airs than to hear good
musicians doing don't know what he calls it.
we are glad, though, toeee Mr.. Pro so well d s.
posed, Tor young America, who fought, bled,
and won his countrys freedom while idle and
Ialnthearted men were grooming under the
yoke OF tyranny, has a still greater punishment
In store for the old school. operate music is not
the most difficult classical scientific or fantastic
for there are works of some of the most celebra,
ted authors that Europe has ever boasted of that
has never been introduced into any opera, and
t DSelOng 70 tne concert room, and the only reason
tney are not heard all over the country is that
mere are so very few performers who can execute
them; but young America has set himself to work
ana " VIII NOT be long now ere the noble deed is
done, even If he has to accomplish IL amid the
ringing of all the cow bells on the continent, q
he will not only have the best music but he will
have all your parlors, halls, gardens, and parks
o .,,is with sculpture and paintings that
Will be second only to nature, and if Aminadab
sleek continues to clasp his hands and cry "pra-
clous heavens" about il, he will be TRANSPORTED
70 Crockett land. Ever since the landing at James.
town, men that labored day and night for the
welfare of others have had to battle ageins, the
OLD school, for they profess to know every thing
as soon as they see or bear It, and whether they
do or not you will never see them Ike the troube
10 learn anything. Now whether stndying to
Improve In what we pretend to be fond of puts
anything In our pockets or not, 1t will give us
THIS advantage-b fore we commence to study
we are unlearned and in an uncultvated state;
after we have applied ourselves and accom-
plished our ends, we know what our ideas
were when we were in that state, and we know
what they are after being cultivated. The learned
man then has some possible chance of knowing
what an unlearned mans ideas are, and is there.
fore capable of advising and debating for him.
but 1t is not within the compass of ssiblity for
an uniearned man to have any conception of a
learned mans ideas. But there Is one consolation
for Young America he knows his dear old Uncle
Sam is not building large ships, casting huge
cannon, and building magnificent edifces unsur-
passed In the world for the qualification of people
that are opposed to science and art There are
many that think science and art only useful when
they furnish food for the stomach or clothing for
the body; but this will not do for Young America
music, somebody must be mistaken for we have
heard laboring men from Europe laugh at the
ideas OF some OF our professors of great pretensons
MI Editor, we would not expect you to give
place to this In your columns, but we know that
editors are not generally opposed to mental i'm
provement. We know, too, that were Ii not for
the many battles fought by the press in favor of
genius, science, art, and merit we would he IN
this day laboring under the Same disadvantages
that the people of the Middle Ages lived under
III Is TO my interest as well as that of theirs not to
see profession, which have wrought hard and
earnestly TO obtain a knowledge of run down bV
one that confesses that he is no Judge of what he
crluclses AN ADNIRER OF COOP Music.
advertisement in another column, has changed
her wharf from the foot Of 18th street to Van Res
wick's wharf, at the foot OF 9th street She goes
en- moonlight excursion to Glymont tomorrow.
THE Picnic Of the Howard Association at Ar
hngton Springs on Thursday next promises to be
a very pleasant, as well commendable affair
See advertisement in another column.
THE REVENUE BILL providing for tax of fifty-
five cents on the hundred dollars for general pur
poses and ten cents for public schools was ap-
proved by the Mayor on Saturday.
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