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( .ji,,p],0.11, “ami they well deserve it — Where was NN ilsoii ?” \t this instant the bell rang, and | t>l , v j n r the deck, both went into the ,-ahin to dinner. “Mr. Campbell,” said passenger opposite, “we are making •t tine passage —Voir will be in excellent lime to take the chair at the grand y) ; r ee — anxiously looked for, I dare s,i\ . The stranger, dropping his knife mill fork, looked tirst at the speaker, tlmii at the l’oet, and evidently embar , i,sed. Campl>ell, however, soon found iiH'iiii- to set him at his ease — a hearty | ilM <rh and a glass of wine together put everything right; and after the soiree the stranger confessed, that “after all, t |,e Bard of Hope, and so forth,” was had chairman. (Eiiitors’ fitpnrtnmrt. W.'l G- RICHARDS, Editor. D. 11. JACQUES, Associate Editor. vlMmrlrstnn, $. SATI'RUAY MORNING, SEPT. 21,1850 JINNY LIND’S CONCERTS. |'he iir.-t public appearance of Jenny Lind in tin* New World was an event of the most sur |iassiiui interest, and certainly forms the begin ring of anew era in Music in this country. Public expectation had been excited to the highest pitch, and hundreds were already be ginning to predict disappointment to their own extravagant anticipations, when the night of trial cattle. To say that it was a night of suc -- I,ut to re-echo the voice of the press and of the public. It was more than this, it was a nhdit of glorious triumph—of achievement in song, hitherto u: paralelled in America—of ii,-w, strange, and bewildering emotions of de light to thousands who had the honour to crowd tin magnificent hall, rendered famous forever by the voice of the Swedish Nightingale. In that honor we participated, of that delight we were, anil still are, intensely conscious ; and the pre vailing thought of our mind is that we would he willing to banish from our memory, all for mer voices of song, and henceforward remem ber only the dulcet harmonies of the incompara ble songstress of the North. We have not time or space to give the full and, tils of the two Concerts which Mile. Lind has already given in New-York. A brief des cription of the first, of which the second was only a repetition, must suffice our readers. By six o’clock, on Wednesday evening, tit least ten thousand people had assembled in Castle Garden, and of these an incessant stream poured into the Castle itself, passing between dense masses of spectators, kept in admirable order by officers of the police, stationed at eve ry salient point. Armed with the potent charm of a “ticket,” we passed the portals of the bridge, and traversed its length, beneath a vast awning erected for the occasion. Entering at length into the itnmen a hall, we were immedi ately directed by an ushur, to that portion of it whose signal lamp and ribbon-knots correspon ded. in colour, to the ticket we held. By this simple arrangement, a vast congregation of 500(1 persons was seated with less noise and confusion than often occur at a gathering of 500 The Castle was all a glow with light, and a sea of human faces reflected the warm radiance. Before eight o’clock, nearly every seat was occupied, and as the hour struck, the orchestra appeared, and after an enthusiastic greeting, commenced the fine overture to the Crusaders, a most effective uud favourite com position of Mr. Benedict, which was received with hearty applause. The performance gave full assurance that the Orchestra was all that could he desired, and efficient for the proper support of Mile. Lind. We could cordially praise the first song of Belliti if our space would allow. It was a fine introduction of a baritone singer, whose success among us is inevitable. We had, however, neither eye nor ear for any one or anything, save the Hesperus of the occa sion, and we hazard little in saying that an au dible beating of six thousand hearts was the only sound which preceded her immediate ap pearance on the stage. When at length she ejane, and bowed her graceful form even to the floor, a shout of welcome rose from the audi ence, that mounted and swelled, into a wild tempest of gratulation. In vain did the object of this spontaneous homage lift her face, pallid even with the intensity ol her emotion, beseech ingly, though thankfully, to the excited people. They could not be still. Did they not see, face to face, her of whom they had heard such things as are not often told of mortals ?—of a gilt of song, surpassing that of Malibran and Gri-i, and their compeers?—of a soul as pure as her voici—the home of all the sweet har monies of benevolence and virtue. And seeing her about to enter upon her wonderful mission to anew world, standing there before them, trembling with a delight that the homage of kings and courts had never inspired, is it strange that they poured out at her feet, the tribute of admiration, the shout of welcome which royal ly itself could not have extorted ! When the applause died away, the songstress raised herself once more, and for a moment scented to be rallying herself to the task before her. Her face was pale as marble, but there beamed in her eye a soul-light which made her whole aspect seem luminous. She began the Casta Dim of Norma, with a voice whose first tones won our heart, not by their perfect sweet ness and fullness, but for a totally different rea son. because they indicated a great soul strug gling with a wonderful emotion, because they seemed to be the tremulous flutterings of a strong wing, half appalled with the height and grandeur of the unknown skies into which it is about to soar. We sympathized—we could have wept ill-rest ained tears, as we heard her voice faltering, rather than soaring up to the bright empyrean where the ‘chaste goddess’ sits enthroned. We had never heard her sing be fore, but there was a something in the first “trains of her voice, which proclaimed it vassal to overwhelming emotion, and we knew that the chain must soon be broken. One by one its links weakened, and before the song was finished, the spirit-song was free. Her repetition of this brilliant and beautiful f'avatina, on last night, was the most triumph ant piece of vocal art to which we have ever listened. She sang the andante movement with a sustained and singularly impressive beau tv Her articulation was faultless, and every word came from her lips with an unerring pre cision of effect. Her warbling was like noth ing to which we have ever before listened, not even to that of the nightingale, as our memory suggests the latter, which it surpassed infinitely in richness of intonation and delicacy of inflec tion. Through all the progress of the cavati na, she seemed to be gathering power for the magnificent allegro of its finale, which utterly entranced, and to some extent confounded the audience. It was received with such demon strations of delight, as probably never before greeted this beautiful cavatina, even from the ‘ips of a Grisi or a Persiana. The second part of the Concert opened with the exquisite Overture to the fairy Opera of Oberon, in which the Orchestra won fresh lau rela. Mile. Lind and Beiliti now sung a fa vourite duo from 11 Turco in Italia, in which the former displayed the very perfection of chromatic effects, and gave abundant proof that the soprano qualities of her voice are ab solutely unrivalled. L’pon the second night, a slight variation of the programme enabled the Orchestra to delight the audience with the bril liant Wedding March in the “Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The next triumph of the evening was a trio conrer/anle,arranged for Jenny Lind’s voice,and two flutes. Mr. Kyle played the first flute, and surpassed himself; but the exquisite tones of that favourite instrument served only as a foil to the voice of the “Nightingale,” which rose sweeter, clearer, and richer in melody than the most bird-like utterance of the flute. The least appreciative compliment which we heard heard paid to it was, that ‘it could not be dis tinguished from the flutes.’ From this, howev er, we utterly dissent, for never, during the whole piece did we lose sight of its individual ity, or question its superior tone. Signor Belliti then sung that very cel ebrated Aria Du fa, known as Figaro, or Largo al Factotum , from Rosini’s Opera of La Darbiere. It was done in a masterly man ner, and with proper scenic effect would have been absolutely irresistible. It certainly never told better out of an Opera, and justified the plaudits it elicited. Os Belliti’s voice and execution we may have more to say on another occasion. Our theme at present is the incomparable Lind, to whom we return. Her next song was a melo dy of Sweden, the call of the Herdsman, in which her wonderful echo is introduced. She accompanied herself upon the Piano, and the first notes, ‘Komkyra! kom kyra!’ literally thrilled into the very centre of our soul. There are strange and startling contrasts in this melody which, sung by any one. else, would certainly be harsh,. It was the triumph of Mile. Lind, to make wondrous harmony of them all, and the echo was given with such perfect skill ot time and tone, as to utterly amaze all who heard it. We could scarcely credit our ears, and while the gifted songstress sat before the throng, and seemed to be sport ing with her wonderful voice, we fairly trem bled with surprize and delight. The silence of the Hall was so profound that an echo, soft as the dying cadence of a whisper, fell distinctly upon the ear. To the enthusiastic encore, the sweet singer immediately instantly yielded, and its conclusion was a second time followed by protracted hursts of excited wonder. The Prize Song with which our readers were fa voured last week, was the last act in the grand vocal festival. It was the only English which the Nightingale had sung ; and there were thousands impatient to hear her voiee in words that they could understand. She gave the ‘Greeting’ in a most animated and impassioned style, and the magic of her voice threw into the strains a beauty which we think the written music hardly possesses. Her enunciation ot the words was almost too elaborate, tending to aggravate the really very slight accent with which she speaks English. Mr. Taylor’s song was introduced to the world under circumstan ces that will help to immortalize it in our na tional anthology. So ended the first grand Concert of Jenny Lind, and when she retired amid tumultuous shouts, clapping of hands, and waving of ker chiefs, we became conscious that the spell which bound us was real and not fanciful. She came back to receive for the twentieth time, the applause of the throng, and to be again almost covered with votive flowers. Her face was still pale, but a bright spot flushed either cheek, and her eyes sparkled with the joy she could not express. There she stood, the acknowl edged Queen of Song, so proclaimed and crowned by a republican host, and more over whelmed by the tribute than if the literal laurel had been placed upon her brow by a deputation of Kings of the Old World! When she disappeared again, calls for Bar num arose and multiplied, and at length the il lustrious ‘manager’ came forward, and made a speech, a speech which opened fresh fountains of enthusiasm in the vast audience. After playful ly asserting his indisposition for once to hear the question “Where is Barnum?” and making reply to it that “Barnum is now here !” he proceeded to say that, in spite of Mile. Lind’s wishes to the contrary, he must inform the peo ple of her munificence, in giving all her income from the first Concert to the Charities of the City ! At least Ten Thousand Dollars in one sublime offering at the shrine of Benevolence! What heart could be unmoved ? The excite ment became tremendous, bravos resounded through the house, thousands of white banners flouted the air, and “ three cheers for Jenny Lind,” were given with the wildest enthusiasm. These were followed by “three more,” and these by “three times three,” and it was only when hands were weak with clapping, feet weary with stamping, and lungs exhausted with shout ing, that the applause died away, and the audi ence began to disperse, each excusing himself to his friend, for his unwonted excitement. Such a triumph well became the “Nightin gale in New-York. We are not ashamed of our part in the reception, and we should be ashamed of any one, who could feel, in his own breast, no echo of our enthusiasm. Ten thou sand times welcome is the gifted—the pure— the simple-hearted, the benificent Jenny Lind, to the Western World. She who was once a poor child, shut up in a gloomy chamber, and solacing herself there by her songs,is now filling the whole world with the matehless melodies of her voice, “Untwisting all the chords that he. Within the soul of harmony”— and entrancing every heart by her magic tones. This, however, is her least fame, her poorest honour. She is the friend of the poor—the helper of the needy—the Lady Bountiful of the Nineteenth Century. Her benefactions are as unparalleled as her powers of song, and long ages after the latest echoes of her angel-voice have died away from the theatre of life, the memory’ of her charity will be as green in the hearts of millions, as is the virent ivy upon the dead trunk of the oak, or the mouldering walls of the castle. With all the fervency of our nature do we bid her welcome ; and we trust that her mission to our land may be crowned with a success commensurate with the noble scheme to which she consecrates its fruits—the bestowal of a free system of education upon Norway and Sweden. Here and every where, amid all life's vicissitudes, and far above all earthly hon ours, may God's blessing be upon her ! JENNY LIND AT THE SOUTH. Our readers will douhtles- be deeply interest ed in the following brief extract, which we make from a letter written by the Editor now in New-York, and participating largely, as his account of the first Concerts will show, in the intense excitement there prevailing, about the wonderful and incomparable “ Swedish Nightingale.” We earnestly hope that Charles ton will be favoured with one or two of her glorious Concerts, and trust our musical ama teurs will he “up and doing,” to secure them. * NEW-YORK, Sept. 16, 1850, * * * * I have just had a chat with Manager Barnum, concerning Mile Lind’s visit to the South. He informs me that she will certainly go to the Havana this winter, by way of Charleston and New-Orleans; and that Concerts will be given in those places only SOUTHERN LITERARY GAZETTE. where the proceeds of each will reach nearly or quite Ten Thousand, Dollars. I cannot doubt that the Palmetto City will demand a briel sojourn from the sweet songstress, for she is, beyond all question, the greatest musical phenomenon of all past or present times. It is an event ol a life-time to hear her sing, and I would not, having heard her, fail to have done so, if the cost had been equivalent to a month’s income ! And then, too, think of the glorious uses to which she puts her Alladdin-like gains. This alone should fan every heart with a gene rous enthusiasm, and open every purse to meet the necessary heavy cost of her concerts. Would not Charleston fill the Military Hall to overflowing, at $5 average for tickets ? I can not help thinking that it might be done for two or even three nights. I have already assured her that we will give her a Southern welcome. (Dur fesiji (Column. The following articles from our Editor-in Chief, who is now in New-York, were, on ac count of a most vexatious failure of the North ern mails, received too late for our last, for which they were intended. They are, howev er, of too much interest to be thrown aside, and we print them, though a little out of sea son. * Jenny Lind in New York. October 6, Jenny Lind born, 1820. “She will sing the savageneas out of a bear. 4 * Othello, Jlet ii. Scene 1. We scarcely thought, when the above event j and illustration were published in the Shak speare Calendar, nearly twelve months ago, that we should so soon have the 1 pleasure of joining in the grand chorus which welcomed the Swedish Nightingale to the ; shores of Columbia. That pleasure, however, j has been ours, and our readers have a right to participate in it, so far as the power of sympa- j thy will enable them. They already know that | this world-renowned songstress arrived at New York, on the Ist of the month, and was escor ted to the Irving House by a dense throng of people. Her carriage was deluged with flow ers, and the enthusiasm of the public was bare ly restrained by the sacred character of the day. During this week, she has been the ‘cynosure of all eyes,’ the theme of all discourse, and if not the ‘observed of all observets,’ it has not been the fault of the people, whose extreme eagerness to see her has been unparalied in the annals of the country. Day and night the Ir ving House has been thronged within and without, by those who would gaze upon the in comparable songstress, and the ‘drawing rooms’ which she has held for some days past, have been esteemed privileges, by some of the most distinguished persons of this city. We count it one of the red-letter days in our calendar, when it was permitted to us to take the hand ol this gifted and peerless child of song—to give utterance in heratlentive earto the emotions ol delight which were struggling in our bosom, and less for ourselves than for the generous people ot the South to bid her welcome, ten thousand times welcome to our shores. All this we were permitted to do, and e shall never forget the smile which irradiated her fea tures as she expressed her thanks and her hap piness. Her face was beautiful, not with clas sic outlines, not with symmetrical features, not with the matchless harmony of tint—the lily and the rose—but with the inspiration ot Ge nius, with the charm ot Benevolence, and with the soul-light of Purity. She seemed to us to be the very incarnation ot Song ; and we never uttered less meaning words than when we breathed her welcome. The great fact of the day is, that Jenny Lind is actually here ; and that she will sing next week, is an announcement which is beginning to be realized. The public interest is rapidly rising into an eestuey, and there is no telling, or even conceiving, what extravagant modes of utterance it may not take, upon the occasion of her first appearance upon the stage. It is say ing nothing, to predict that she will be received with applauses, such as never before awoke echoes in the halls of this city, or that she will be buried beneath an avalanche of the rarest flowers that the conservatory can yield. We doubt not that thousands will pay her the more exquisite tribute of tears—the inexpressible out gushings of a delight too deep for mere boiste rous uterauce— the pure crystalizations of in tense and passionate emotion. This—aye more than this—will be the spontaneous offering, when she stands revealed to the multitude as the Jenny Lind of their imagination ; but how feeble will be all this, compared withjhe storm and tempest of enthusiasm which will be raised by the first out-pourings of the wonderful har monies of her voice. We doubt not to feel, what we dare not attempt to express. The popular enthusiasm is venting itself in a thousand ways. The lovely vocalist is over whelmed with offerings from all classes. A catalogue raisonnee of the gifts which have been showered upon her, would be a formida ble document. Some may, perhaps, look coldly (from a dis tant point of view, disprovingly,) on all this enthusiastic homage. We would, however, remind such, that the object of it is as peerless in soul as she is in song, and that the most powerful cause of all the admiration she ex cites, is the singular purity and beauty of her character. She has received the homage of kings and courts, and it has left no spot upon her soul, no shade upon her name. In her we see transcendant gifts and unparalleled renown unsullied by the slightest breath of shame, and repelling, as if by an electric power, the ap proach of calumny. We admire her as the high priestess of song—we revere her as a woman of all delicate instincts and of all pure and generons deeds. Her career throughout our country, will be one of perpetual splendour. The glory of her fame will enfold her like a halo ; and she will not only charm all with her voice, but win all by her sweetness of manner. We are happy to announce the probability that she will visit all the principal cities oi this country—and possibly of this continent—achieving for her self a fame in the new world, as wide and vast as its proud dimensions. We are assured by Mr. Barnum, that it is her desire to sing for all. The price of tickets has been fixed here at the -exceedingly mode rate rate of three dollars, and this price will be exceeded only at the pleasure of the public. The sale, by auction, of reserved seats, is but a provision of necessity to meet the demands of those who are not only willing, but eager to pay higher rates for the privilege of hearing her first. We doubt not that eventually the known liberality of Mr. Barnum and the expressed wish ot the amiable songstress, will avail to give all classes the mueh-eoveted opportunity of listening to her incomparable music. We seem, to ourself even, to have been wri ting with enthusiasm ; but we have no wish to blunt the edge of our language, or to assume an indifference we do not feel. We look for ward to the day when the echoes ot the “night ingale’s” voice will float on the breezes of the “ sunny South,” enkindling in the hearts of our people a rapture in harmouy with the intensity of their nature. We anticipate the time when the loftiest peaks of the great Western hills will catch the harmonies of her song, and till the vallies, at their feet, with enchantment and delight. But we will add no more at present, except the heartfelt sentiment—to which we challenge the assent of all our readers— Jenny Lind —no longer the Swedish nightingale only but the world’s ! The Jenny Lind Prize Song. It is with no ordinary satisfaction that we are enabled, by the kindness of our friend Bayard Taylor, Esq., to present to the readers of the Gazette, almost simultaneously with its vocalization by Jenny Lind, at her first con cert, his song of “ Greeting to America,” to which the Committee awarded the prize of two hundred dollars, offered by Mr. Barnum. It was selected from over seven hundred contri butions, and received the unanimous approval of the Committee over all others, —for superior poetic excellence—except one, to which its su periority in musical adaptation, caused it to be preferred. We are sure our readers will ad mire, as we do, its grace and delicacy of senti ment, and the melody of its rythm. We have no doubt the Committee discharged their diffi cult task with equal taste and fidelity, and we are happy to be among the foremost to inscribe this National Song upon the roll of fame. GREETING TO AMERICA. Written by Bayard Taylor, Esq., set to music by M. Jules Benedict, and sung, at her Jirst concert in the United States, bp Mile. Jenny JJnd, Wednesday night, Sept. 11, 1850, at Castle Garden, New- York. I greet with a full heart, the land of the West, Whose banner of stars o’er a world is unrolled ; Whose empire o’ershadows Atlantic’s wide breast, And opes to the sunset its gateway of gold ! The land of the mountain, the land of the lake, And rivers that roll in magnificent tide— Where the souls of the mighty from slumber awake, And hallow the soil for whoe freedom they died ! Thou Cradle of Empire ! though wide be the foam That severs the land of my fathers and thee, I hear, from thy bosom, the welcome of home, For song has a home in the hearts of the free! And long as thy waters shall gleam in the sun, And long as thy heroes remember their scars. Be the hands of thy children united an one, And peace shed her light on the of stars ! Bust of Jenny Lind. We had the pleasure this morning of seeing a fine marble bust of the “ nightingale,” re ceived hy the hist steamer from London, where it was sculptured by Durham, in 1849. It is not only an exquisite work of art, but a most perfect likeness of Mile. Lind—the delicacy and sweetness of her expression being faithfully preserved. The price is SSOO. It was import ed hy Mr. George P. Putnam, the elegant and popular bibliopole of New-York. Barnum's Parnassus. Coder this “ taking” title, an elegantly print ed brochure has just appeared from the press of Appleton, purporting to be “ Confidential Dis closures” of the Jenny Lind Prize Song Com mittee. It is, of course, after the manner of Horace Smith’s “ Rejected Addresses,” and contains parodies on the style of Longfellow, Byratit, Halleck, Holmes, Morris, Willis and others. We have not space to say more of it this week, than simply that it is cleverly done, and contains some very capital hits. A single stanza from “ a volunteer Ode, by the acknow ledged best song writer in the eouutry,” [vide Willis in Home Journal ] must suffice as “ a taste of its quality !” “O brother poets ! shout for glee, For our poor, half-starved genus, That in these raging dog-days, we Have found a true Mcecenas ! And what in olden time was he To that rare fellow, Horace, In modern days, perhaps I\ T. Barnum may he for !” Vive la bagatelle ! Vive “ le brigadier!” Vive la Jenny Lind ! A Gold Pen for Jenny Lind. We write this paragraph with a gold pen manufactured expressly as a present for Jenny Lind. It is made of 18 carat gold ; the ease is of a convex-hexagonal pattern, solid but very graceful; and it bears the following inscription: Respectfully presented to MDLLE. JENNY LIND, by Spencer, Rendell &. Dixon, Manufacturers. The pen itself is of their highly approved “ long nib” pattern, which imitates perfectly the action of a quill, and comes nearer to being the ne plus ultra of gold pens than any other style which we have seen. We have used one of them for a long time, and it improves with use We fancy that among all the presents which Mdlle. Lind will receive, none will be more acceptable or useful to her than this beautiful pen. A Cap-it-all Hit by a Hatter. At the public sale this morning, of the choice seats for Mdlle. Jenny Lind’s first concert, there was a brisk competition for the first choice, and it was finally knocked down, at the large sum of $225, to Genin, the celebrated Broadway Hatter. This is a master-stroke of policy, on the part of our illustrious friend, Genin, for he has achieved thereby a fame as wide as the continent. The fact is placarded on every bulletin-board in Gotham, discussed at every restauraut, and repeated at every comer of the streets. More than this—it has been already announced by the telegraph, in every large city of the Union, that Genin the Hatter, has bought the first ticket at Jenny Lind’s first concert, for 225 dollars! We are credibly informed, that his agent was instructed to purchase the ticket at any price within one thousand dollars ! Genin knows what he is about, tind if he has not made it a cap-it-all hit, we are no judge, that’s all. Who would buy a hat anywhere else in New-York, than at Genin’s, we should like to know ! By the way—see his advertisement in another column. (Our Ymk (Mir. The Phantom World. Tlie History and Philosophy of Spirits. Apparitions, &c. From the French of Cal met. By Rev. Henry Christmas. M.A. One vol. 12mo. Philadelphia : A. Hart. A more thoroughly philosophical and com prehensive work on supernatural appearances, than this of Calmet, is certainly not to be found; and enriched, as the present edition is, by the notes of its learned translator and Edi tor, it is doubly valuable to the reader. How ever sternly the intelligent mind may reject all the doctrines of the ghostly school, it cannot refuse to investigate thoroughly its assump tions, to scrutinize its alleged facts, and to weigh candidly any arguments which it may offer in support of its claims. To do less than this, were to betray a most unphilosophical spirit—which, unlike the spirit of Christianity, forbids us to “ prove all things ” The curious reader will find a mine of inter est in the volume before us. Calmet was a truly learned man, of large views and catholic spirit, and he made the investigations which resulted in this work, to enable himself “ to form a just idea of all that is said on the appa ritions of angels, of the demon, and of disem bodied souls.” His readers may, with no less confidence, iorm their own opinions on these subjects, not in a spirit of incredulous ridicule, or, on the other hand, of over credulous super stition, but with wisdom, knowledge and truth as their guides. Ii the book be sought only for amusement, it will not disappoint the reader, tor it contains a maas of the most startling in cident conceivable. Magic, diablerie and de monomanie are the staple of its pages, and ghosts, ghouls, spectres and vampyres its dra matis persona. They are exhibited, however, by the light of a truly liberal philosophy . The Ojibway Conquest : A Tale of the Northwest. By Kah-gk-ga-oah-bowh, or G. Copway, Chief ol the Ojibway Nation. New-York: Geo. P. Putnam. This is. certainly one of the “ Curiosities of Literature”—an English poem by a thorough bred Indian ; and it claims a special notice at our hands. This chief, with the unutterable Indian appellation, is an educated man and a Christian minister, if we mistake not. His portrait, which accompanies the book, is from a daguerreotype, and exhibits a face of more than ordinary intelligence, notwithstanding its dark shade. The poem is a metrical narrative of the events attending the conquest of a con siderable portion of the Sioux territory, by the Ojibway tribe of Indians. This conquest lies principally east of the Mississippi; and the last decisive battle—described in the poem—was fought, tradition says, near the “ Apostle Is lands, and precisely where La Point now stands. Ihe author says, “ A residence of Teba-koo-ne wa-we-ne-neh, in the remote west, originated the tale which is now pre sented to the public.” 1 he book has a double dedication ; in prose to Col. McKinney, and in verse, “ To Eliza the poem is divided into cantos, secundum artein. Os the poetical merit of the perform ance, we intend to let our readers judge foi themselves. It opens thus—descriptive of the St. Louis. “ There is a stream that hath its rise Beneath the veil of Northern skies, Where frosts and snow’s eternal meet, In wild array, the wanderer’s feet, And all, above, beneath, around, Are fast in icy fetters bound : A gloomy, wild and dreary waste, As e’er the eye of man embraced. Where shrub— if shrub perchance fie there — Blooms not as elsewhere fresh and fair: Bntstinted, bare, and small of growth. It nestles to the earth, as loth To spread its branches when the breeze Which passes, kisses, but to freeze ; And if a flower should rear its head From such inhospitable bed, When thawing shows may yield a day To summer sun’s resistless sway, It is a flower which doth not blight By frosts that clothe its leaves in white. But smiles, e’en from its bed of snow, Like Hope upon the lap of woe.” The principal point of ihe story is this : Me gi-si, a proud and noble chief of the Ojibways, being captured in battle by the Wen-di-go ot the. Sioux, is recognized by the latter as his long-lost son, and when Me-gi-si is made aware of the relationship, he sacrifices to his filial duty, his connection with the Ojibway tribe ; to a beautiful maiden of which, called in the musical speech of that tribe, “ Me-me,” or the Dove, he is betrothed. He reveals all to Me-me, who, with a breaking heart, coun sels him to his new duty, as he has taught her to regard it. Side by side with Wen-di-go, Me-gi-si does battle with his late friends. The Sioux are defeated—‘■annihilated—the two he roes only surviving ; and in a renewed and desperate struggle, Me-gi-si falls, but Wen-di ga plunges into the river, and is seen no more of his pursuers. “ One thrilling yell of scorn he gave, Then plunged beneath the blood-dyed weve. They saw no more, and whether then His spirit passed, or if again, Concealed by magic from the view. He living rose, none ever knew ; Still they believe, amid the dirge, Os winter’s winds and water’s surge, Or in the tempest’s blasting hour, They hear his voice and feel his power,— And even upon summer’s night, When winds are hushed and stars are bright, They sometimes see his shadow pass, Slowly along the moonlit grass,— And then with bloodless lip they tell Os some mischance they know full well, To fall on whom the spirit ’s eye, Glanced angrily as it passed hy.” There is a natural grace about the narrative which is, perhaps, its principal merit. Its ver sification is often greatly defective, but, upon the whole, the impression it has left upon our mind is a pleasing one. It will be a novelty for Dr. Griswold to have to introduce into his next edition ot the American poets, the name of Kah-ge-ga-gah-bowh. Reminiscences of Congress. By Charles W. March. New-York: Baker & Scribner. 1850. r The title of this book is a misnomer. The work is simply a biographical sketch—very cleverly done, but very eulogistic—of Daniel Webster. The preface informs us, that it was the original design of the author to give a series of descriptive sketches of persons and scenes in Congress, but finding that “ the god-like Daniel” formed the principal figure in al l his pictures, he concluded to give the book a more personal character, and make it an approxima tion to a biography. (Why then did he not change the title, to correspond with this change of design !) The work is well written and will be read with interest. It is embellished with a portrait of Webster. * Hungary and Transylvania. By John Paget, Esq. From the new London edition. In two volumes. Phi ladelphia: Lea &. Blanchard, 1850. This work was first published in London in 1839, and had an extensive circulation. The late revolutionary struggle in Hungary having given anew interest to every thing in relation to Hungary, a second edition was called for and published. Os this edition, the volumes before us are a reprint. They consist of a narrative of the author’s travels in Hungary and Tran sylvania, interspersed with remarks on the con dition, social and political, of those countries, evidently written in a candid and truth-loving spirit. Mr. Paget is liberal in his views, and evidently sympathizes with those who are struggling for their constitutional rights. The descriptive portions of the work are lively and graphic. From a sketch of the Wallack popu lation of Transylvania, we make a brief ex tract, which is all that our very limited space will permit: * “ Like the Turks, the Wallaeks ornament their burial places by planting a tree at the head and another at the foot of every grave ; but, instead of the funeral cypress, they plant the swetshen or plum, from which they make their brandy—a very liberal illustration ‘of seeking consolation from the tomb.’ For the death of near relations, they mourn by going bare-head ed for a certain time—a severe test of sincerity in a country where the excesses of heat and cold are so great as here. “ The village-well is still, all over Hungary, the favorite gossiping spot for matrons and maids. There is a custom which I often no ticed among the Wallaeks, of throwing over a small quantity of the water from the full pitcher before it is carried away. It appears that this is done to appease the spirit of the well, who might otherwise make her pure draught an evil bearing potion. Has not this some analogy to the Roman libations to their gods? The ana logy, if it be one, is strengthened by the classi cally-formed earthen vessels which the Wal laeks commonly use, and which are often ex ceedingly elegant. * * * # “ The Wallaeks, especially those of this neighborhood, have a custom oi which I never heard elsewhere. A party of idle young fel lows sell themselves, as they say, to ihe devil, for a term of three, five, or seven years—the number must be unequal, or the devil will not hold the bargain—engaging to dance, without ceasing, during tne whole of that period, ex cept when they sleep ; in consideration of which, they expect their infernal purchaser will supply them with food and wine liberally, and render them irresistible among the rustic belles. Accordingly, dressed in their gayest attire, these merry vagabonds start out from their native villages, and literally dance through the country Every where they are received with open arms; the men glad of an excuse for jolity, the women anxious, perhaps, to prove their power, all unite to feed and tete the devil’s dancers ; so that it is scarcely wonder ful there should be willing slaves to so merry a servitude. When their time is up, they re turn home, and become quiet peasants for the rest of their lives.” Chronicle of the Conquest of Grenada. By Washington Irving. New-York: George P. Put nam. 1850. This forms the fourteenth volume of Mr Putnam’s beautiful, revised edition of Irving’s complete works. A work so well known and so universally admired, needs, at this late day, no words of praise or commendation from us. but we wish to call the attention of the reading public to this new edition, which possess some important advantages over any other. The narrative, though still retaining in all its pictu resqueness, its poetical and romantic garb, is brought more strictly within the bounds of au thentic history, and is enriched with new tacts, recently elicited by the researches of Alcan tara and others. There was much chivalric, generosity and high-toned courtesy mingled with the craft bigotry and fierce hate which reigned in the breasts of Moor and Christian, during that romantic struggle of which Mr. Irving has given us such a delightful history. Take the following for an example : Muley Abul Hassan, the Moorish King, had mode foray in the Christian territory, and was returning, driving before him great herds of cattle which he had captured, and loaded with spoils, when his vanguard was fiercely attacked by Pedro de Vargas, Alcayde of Gibralter, with a small force, and hundreds of Moors slain, and many of the cattle dispersed. Don Pedro was, however, obliged to retreat, on the arrival of the main body of the Moors, and to shut himself up within the walls of his castle, past which the Moorish King then paraded with his army, cattle and spoils, by way of taunting his foe. The Chronicle proceeds: “ With all his fierceness, old Muley Abul Hassan had a gleam of warlike courtesy, and admired the hardy and soldierlike character of de Vargas. He summoned two Christian cap tives, and demanded what were the revenues of the alcayde of Gibraltar. They told him that, among other things, lie was entitled to one out of every drove of caltle lhal passed his bounda ries. “ Allah forbid,” cried the old monarch, “that so brave a cavalier should be defrauded out of his dues.” “ He immediately chose twelve of the finest cattle from the twelve droves which formed the cavalgada. These he gave in charge to an alfaqui, to deliver to Pedro de Vargas. “ Tell him,” said he, “ that I crave his pardon for not having sent these cattle sooner: but I have this moment learnt the nature of his rights, and I hasten to satisfy >hem, with the punctuality due to so worthy a evalier. Toll him, at the same time, that I had no idea the alcayde of Gibral tar was so active and vigilant in collecting his tolls.” “ ‘Phe brave alcayde relished the stern sold ierlike pleasantry of the old Moorish monarch. He ordered a rich silken vest, and a scarlet mantle to be given to the alfaqui, and dismissed him with great courtesy. ‘ Tell his majesty,’ said he, ‘ that I kiss his hands for the honour he has done me, and regret that my scanty force has not perm!:ted me to give him a more signal reception,on his coming into these parts. Had three hundred horsemen, whom I have been promised from Xeres, arrived in time, I might have served up an entertainment more befitting such a monarch. I trust, however, they will arrive in the course of the night, in which case his majesty may be sure of a royal regale in the dawning.’ ” We will close by again commending Mr. Putnam’s revised edition of Irving’s Collected Works to the public. It should be found in every library, public or private. * The History ok the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: By Edward Gibbon, Esq., with Notes by Rev. H. H. Milman, In six volumes. Bos ton : Phillips, Sampson St Cos. 1850. We have received the sixth and last volume of this beautiful edition of Gibbon, and must again commend it to the notice of the reading public. This volume contains a very carefully prepared index to the whole work. Uniform in style with the above, are also published, Hume's History of England, from the invasion of Julius Cwsar to the Abdication of James the Second—complete in six vol umes—and continued from that time by T. Babington Macaulay. Os the latter work only two volumes are yet published. The future volumes will appear nearly simultaneous with their issue in London. * An Oration, delivered before theFourtbof July Asso ciation, at the Hibernian Hall, July 4th, 1850: By \V. Alston Prinole. Charleston: Walker Sz James. 1850. This is a chastely written and thoughtful production, contrasting strongly, both in man ner and in matter, with those bombastic and fulsome glorifications of our immaculate coun try and institutions, which are so commonly put forth on similar occasions. The true friends of our beloved country are those who proclaim in her ears the unvarnished truth, however unpalatable. The effort before us, is highly creditable to its talented author. * d)nr CnntniifinrarirH. The Southern Quarterly Review for September is before us, with an exceedingly attractive table of Contents, which we will copy : I. Wordsworth’s Writings. 11. Summer Travel in the South. 111. Topics in the History of South-Caro lina. IV. History of Spanish Literature. 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