New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-07-06
Public Celebrations.

Public Celebrations.
The public celebrations ard festivals Of Nations
are faithful reflex OF their social spirit and con
dtion. /. T., in those moments when the Mas. ar'
freed from the toll occupations and me constrained
mono,ony Of daily life and can give course to the
eaycr and more ardent feeling, Of the heart, TINT
We see what their tastes and enthusiasm are. what
pleasure. ,l~y seek, and wba, resources Society
offer. them for joy and happiness.
\ late number Of TIE Par.s PlaiaHs, IN speak
ing Of this subject. touche. briefly apon the cele-
brations and festivities OF Rom, t.e Middle Agr
and PARIS. We will translate that part OF the ar
,iclr. aud then make a few remarks upon tn cele-
bra,ion Of the Fourth OF July wiki Us
Pdnrnq At cireenses y bread and public spec
iaclc. y cried the furou, Mas Of Rome during
1T. frightf1l social decomposition. Now we Nnow
shat the Naumachios (.pcctacles representing
sea.feht.) and the games Of the AInphltheatres
were sea. Of blood dug in the centre OF cities
and gigantic .asehter-houses OF men. where the
mos, ferocious were not the lions and tigers OF
Africa But there j. too much blood and mrc
there Jet rs pass it by.
"Merr, Christina. to the King Merry Christmas,
merry Christmas 10 the Queen Larsess. largess toy
The People Such was the simple cry %: the ce.c-
brations OF the Middle Age thcn was the time OF
tournament. and moraties 90 kind OF play perform
ed in Churches,) If religious professions and IL
Dcurss Of Joy then wine ran from some Few ioun-
rain. and some ,iands and coin wore thrown pel-
neil to the poor people. Merry Christmas merry
Christmas Sad festivals, where there was always
y numerous mass misused, thrown into prison-and
sferward, taxes levied to pay the expenses OF the
whole for to give, it was necessary 10 take to be
liberal. it was necessary to pl!lsse and eNtort: sad
festivals, We say.
And the festivals Of Paris, what aro they
They are accompanied invariably with an inter
rpinabe and tiresonc review. (whsn there are re-
views from which every body, actors and spec
ta,or.. return fatgucd and hara''ed then foolish
and ridiculous military shows on theatres IN the
omen air at the Elysian Fields some bands OF nu-
SIC for the Mass to dance by; pucrilc boat c7mbat'
on the Seine poor devils striving to climb M
creased pole. at the TOT Of which few ornaments
and silver goblet arc hung important and mag
nifccnt operations presided over by magistrates
and other representatives of authority And then
in the evening partial illumination, and, as the
climax. Gre.work. tEat last twenty minutes and
cost thirty thousand francs. Such are the sources
Of ioy of a celchratbn Al Paris. This il al that
our Socic,v know. how TO do, upon n larger or
.r.ller scale from one end of France to the other
70 make the hearts of thirty millions OF beings beat
together and with sympathetic emotion.
And how is our National Jubilee of the ith OF
july celebratedl I'M way that is in perfect keep
M with the spirit Of a Society ia which all IS
1;.union. characterization, isolatsd individual and
incoherent action. The celebration OF the day be-
f,r. Yesterday was. as usual scene of iTcmediable
and disorder, OF horrid DIN and uproar
The .prit of Pandemeniun itself seemed TO have
been let loose for day and TO have seized hold ct
the Capital
Iet II. review the events of the celebration. In
the first place the Corporation, with a liserali'y
worthy Of great civilized city. caused what Is
called a merry peal 10 be rung, morning and o'e-
ming mr. in other words, stunned the ears OF tho
citizens with the clamor of bells "langhng out oi
tune" The hrework, were cconomlIed ms year
Then the volunteer military companies paraded
with their many eheckercd uniforms, like the coat
,f Io.cpb with band. of music nearly as large IN
some cases. a. the companies themselves and Win
their indictments of carnage. whish are not very
anpropriatc embcms for day OF peace and rc-
ioicing. They offered. however an example oil
Combination, Association, and a sentiment oil 'sr
porate Unity. The military dispay, for these rea-
sons. was the only thing worthy OF notice. Inc
deserve credit Tor the pains which 'hey
TAX, TO equip and drill themselves. for tramping
through the muddy streets and marching uhdeF
tL, hot sun. TO do What they could TO give some
dignity to the celebration OF the day.
The streets were thronged with swarming
crowds anxiou,ly striving TO see something. In
the midst Of these crowds of human beings ct po'h
sexe, and all agss-blsck and white and all inter-
mediate colors-some in hncY some IN tat'er'-
pnl,;,ulcs of Bows. Of large and smaller growth,
yer, firing their pistols. guns squb' and cTacker''
r,;cb,snine the women. ard incommodins horribly
.yorv Lody around So far , this incessani hiring
went it seemed as if little pand'Tnonium were
let loose.
Around the Park were erected boo'hs ~ usual
b,, fewer in number and as the festivities OF the
dav excited very little real enthusiasm numbers
,,,b, in alcohol for an artificial and brutal exhia-
ration. which is a vile peryer'on Of iha' sentiment
Of ,r1e enthusiasm which We find in min. there
were not near as many drunken persons a. We have
seen on prcyiou. years-thaRks to the efforts oil
the Temperance Societies; but there "ae great
many strongly stimulated This was manifest IN
the swearing. tauating. ieering, bragSns, and
other outbreaks OF rude excitement
In our Societic. every thing is carried IN by $50
lated. individual effort in business and nsustr!'
a. well a. in pleasures and celebrations 0'a'r'd-
L. and ;.ol2ted action every where reign.