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 market, Schiller, a German himself, (beneath the tremendous sublimity of whose genius we have glowed and shuddered, while we perused the "Robbers,") in his tragedy of "Cabal and Love," represents a German Prince as having sent a casket of jewels to his concubine. On her enquiring what might be the price of the jewels, she is told, they were bought with the money which the Prince had received from the English Government, for seven thousand young Men sent to America. "All by compulsion. No sooner were they counted over and their names taken down, than Huzza for America! was the dreadful word all over the plain. The Trumpets were ordered immediately to be sounded, and the Drums to be beaten, in order to drown the shrieks and cries of the young Men torn from their Parents at an instant's call!—Bride and Bridegroom parted by the pointed bayonet and drawn broad-sword! Father and Child separated by the inhuman threats and oaths of some savage Corporal. Just as they were out of the City they looked back, and with one voice exclaimed,—God bless you, Father! God bless you, Mother! at the Last Day we shall all meet again!"