, 1861-05-20

and of which to-night's lecture wss the last
-ho has played upon old strings, but has
touched them 80 deflly IS " ell nigh to chest
f1ls auditors into the boltaS TINT the chords |
were new. ........
The relation of Emerson to his Boston audi |
enee Is something peculiar. He stands before
them as teacher stands before his class, and
Is quite as informal with them as teacher
would be with his pupils. He himself says
that in the presence Of any other audience ho
fecels cut Of place, But standing before the
people rho greet him here from year to year,
and who really represent the best wit and cul-
tire Of Boston, he is as much at bis e.se as If
dispensipg the hospitalities Of his own draw
| lne room, There is no formality, no cold crit
icism. The whole is quite e's .JamAle. To-
nirht his subject was stBo5ton." went pre-
nafed to hear deluge Ct good things, Boston
| being topic well calculated to bring out his
| 1,perliar fclicitice. He and his audience prob
ABLY incarratc the abstract idea Of Boston as
| fully IS any assemb1sge Of persons could. !
wish could convey to you lev q the g1oa g.1
they succeeded each other so rapidly that
| none could have time to effect q lodsment in
the memory. Twill try to spoil only one OF
| his savings. 1t is the postu9ate With which he
started, and which was to this purport: ~
say it rot in any spirit cf fondness, bnt as
N after Of cold history, that Boston is the CEN
tre from which the civilization Of America ra-
dictce. Her mission is to instii into other
communities her own instincts and her CWn
life. She is content that other cities eclipse
Sic is willing to yield in the number ofEquaro
miles and tie aggregate Of millions but woe
O him who sLau asperse her right to bo the
ruler Of rulers and the teacher OF teachers" 2"
This was the keynote Of the lecture, the bur-
den Of Wnich Was that the Bostonian Is NOS
only uthe nai- OF all the ages" but the pro
prie!or Of all that is worthy in ages to come.
Emersoa's audience, though small, is some
thing splendid. Less than five hundred per.
sons were there. But among them were such
\ men us Lowell, Longfcllow, Holmes, Senators
Sumner and Wilson, Governor Andrew, Wen
dell Phillips, Whipple, and many men and
9 women whose culture would adorn any assem-
y blage which the world could furnish.
y Not much Of stirring import has happenet
% since my last. The Legislature has met /.
10 extra session, and has passed two importan
10 votes. One protfering loan Of seue,e million
- to the United States Government, and the oth
" er 6anctioning all the previous acts Of GouaEI
Aadfsx err and 1S fSr s iasaSe
M !"nees connected with the war As these az
rs tfoPi1ations were the main purpose Of th
" Session no doubt q speedy adjournment vi
ooT tis 7ae5s seTe is milton assR {oan s'snf'ahhs E
often been said that the pocketrnerve
the most sensitive Of any nerve in the Ne
Englander. Andit Is very certain that Whe
In cautious Yankeedom scratches its head an
he out so well filled and 80 ready to dispens
q there is principle at the bottom which
y ! sure to come uppcrmost In the end. tt
he millions-what Is ten millions to Mas8ach
u sets? Her State valuation Is only tri1
II short Of one Thousand millions.
i'll f1yv+3 1rfv II
ar- prompt loyalty, though no more than his dut
us pained him great praise at first, for his mt
ln- cedents were bad. Since his military care
OF commenced, his energy and presence Of mir
~ his Thorough appreclatio2 OF every emeIgent
he emphaticaly the right man In the right ple'
'ay He is sure to leave broad mark upon
all record, If tho war is long OF severe one.
te- The colored men Of Boston have had me
ng Ing, and violently assailed Mr. James r
,is- think that in the present crisis their place
9 here L reading Of the proceedings Of t!
ost meeting will show every one that Il It sh
ees become advisable to introduce colored {
re. ment into this var, the free negroes Of I
md brethren Of the South to secure freedom.
ing The social world is in q state of cxcitemt
loW In view CT an impending visit Of Mrs. LIncs
.crs to her son Robert in Cambridge. lem
1la I'M arc al glad to know that Mrs.. Lincoln
fici- she made some good Bargains
cut But Ipromised to tell you how we were
o5c cupied dramatically. We hare just pas
ady through six weeks season Of Miss Charlo
5ed, Cushman, and have parted with ''the Ct
CD American actress for the last time. She
reported to have made her last visit to Bcs
,or professionally, but as she has said SO Sol
1sV. what less than dozen times before VIC arc
u ta9 without hope that she may tread our boa
~ aaa again. For the present we have dimissed
, ace, for vacation tour in sthe provinces" B
'ae known that we small fry OF Boston have
e EN- IN ssrroyinces'' IS well as our metropolitan
3ues ter New York, Of which VIC are q repu
: ~ ~ ttprovince." Our provinces are Worces
s;n. 3 Springfield, New Bedford, Portsmouth, 2
,tsrs land, ct eetc1a. To Miss Cushmen has succ'
:. ~ ed Mr.. Booth, the great favoritc Of Bostol
III, Boston clsims the glory Of having made
ts -. Booths merits patent to the rest Of the &
o"s' ized world. Until he ccme here, says crit
and cautious Boston, his fame was but s
mis-. 1ian tradition; New York had not s:cn h
euch Philadclphia was rs blind; endorsed by /
gith. lons ~ passeu u ouce 70 tne dlSnity OF
com- he gains new friends, and his old admirers
him strengthened and confirmed in thetaith wi
d as they reposed in him. He is now playing
eder- engagement At the Ho.n1rd A1dcnac.s'n, ha'
opened On Monday the IS inst, in the pla
Richelieu. It would be needless to enter
gag. On any criticism Of Mr. Booths acting;
Gov. well known to the theatre-goers of Chic
q m. His admirers ere SO ardent wherever he
ers- that It is pleasure to them to see his sue
tant. enionicled else"nefe. -
thai al tn6 -muSe2t"s m5 nase y gIIn us1tu5 -
> the cities was burning under his eye; and tho
Rich please Heaeen, 1e" ol as arc e.n S.a1
Flcan thera u sn1 anahsno ha anne eyen
W. civilization Is at its Last gasp and liberty
r q death:grapple st her thfoaf. So We Te1
1,nrr sec sot6ern In his representation Of
bha} Dundreary in that absurdly 1aughablo
nore- gur .,N4t A1nsIlAn Soao. 70 +,,eana1r nn1;ke
ny Of aece ol ~ ea,, eo l., +ha hccrans. or
no1 non6 eazth OF under the earth. 1don't know
.ta t r. sothe1n has visited Chicago; nhe has nc e
at it lae lre4uen1deass m hn+tnn.fastenings when
good enea8tu ~ " .nea ,aa.a hafnre fhem. Sotheru
'ne III supported at the Museum, the only
featnTe besides being Warren as Asa Trt
,onr ard. Warren, you know, + you have
New been in boston, ls s.afa ~ Hot,sc the Publi
ssnty ~ y h1nT and fhc Old South Church. His
ct;n" is So epread throughout the rural distf1eta
asn :h sbenaver INV village lad or lass from rel
Iuu com. part Of New England visits tbs sRroSSi
hnr metropolis the see9na aneasuon 1oa, a1Rsa IT,
# the his q T. he1 fae Fat question being course
lem rnn ape ~ warren s !" And at the Museum, Il
1et+or h99h 9 hss teen standby for years, Warren
!, iii immense in fayorite Re Z IN Evangelist IT.
aas a Museum audience, ana u IL gospa ~ AAu
sneral Whaicver he says or does, whether com
New pafhetic In certain 1oW.comedy chara
:uring Warren has no eaual On Iao Ame51Gau SAts
army. But he 1s 50 onequlVocaAy acceptea y ~
Tor Of d1ence before whom ne las appeared 1or
Is a&- that he has fallen into careless hanat
mars the effect Of many Of his impersonat
Only the two theatres already aamed .
Mont operation at present The Boston Aca
that o7 Music has been closed since the teri
law Of ton Of very successful month OF It
erday, Opera given Ii March By the Colson and
led BY noli partnership. The lessee and veteran
q very ager, Mr.. Barry, has returned to the mi
! hos | practices Of hts youth and ts drilling
ngton, pa1y: Of Volunteers preparing for eesV
7alth Bouthexn campaigns. RumoEs are abroa