Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-07
CITY INTELLIGENCE.


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Tar So-CALLxp sNArIosAL CKLEBRArIos." -lt
Is much to be regretted that in the celebration Of
Anr late national anniversary, elements OF poti-
cal and partisan character should have been allow
cd to intrude On that ID upon any day Of the
year, all who love liberty, who venerate virtue,
who are alive to the impulses Of patriotism, and
whose hearts are capable Of devout and humble
gratitude to the God of nations, should have met
together to pay their homage to the illusrious dead
to mediate and rejoice over the gloiies Of their
country; and to offer up their thanksgivings for
the past aud their prayers for the future, In one
common temple. Az, however, political feeling
prevented this desirable union 1t was at least to
be hoped that there 1t might have ceased to ope-
rate and that, when so many themes of rejoicing
calculated to elevate the heart and inspire the
patriotic mind, not only suggested, but force them
selves uron the attention, all harsh expressions
and censorious thoughts all unkindness and bitter
invectlve would have been banshed for the day
There ID time enough for partisan strife without
desecrating our national sabbath by such unseemly
turmoil. Before going further, however, it 10 right
that the blame Of the fret error, the giving 70 the
celebration Of the 4th Of July partisan character
should be laid at its fathers door.
The citizens bf Washington have just passed
through more than usually excited political con-
test. The American party asserts, land the facts
which prove the assertion are notorious that,
during that contest means were used to ac-
compish their defeat, which were not only unu-
sual but totally unjust6able in any free community
They charge that those opposed to them, including
the national administration guilty of the gross
est violation Of the political rights of the citizen,
and that they achieved their triumph only In spite
of the most reckless exertion of the power Of the
government brought to bear through the agency
Of every motive, honorable or dishonorable, which
can affect the interest," or coerce the actions OF
men. They charge. too, that, since that contest
was decided, those who, in obedience to the die
tates OF their consciences and in the exercise of
their nndoubted rights voted the American tick
Ell, have been subjected to ruthless persecution,
and many Of them deprived Of their very bread for
no other cause. $
II was in this state Of feeling among majority
Of the community, proved to be so at the polls J
that call for national celebration" was made by
the leaders { the anti American party--by the
very men who had thus laid themselves open to
the severest censure, and rendered themselves
hated and despised by their -citizens-and a
meeting for the purpose Of considering the meas
ures for accomplishing 1t, was advertised to take
place at Harmony Hall, their headquarters
Could 1t be expected that those against whom the
leaders in this movement had just been waging a
political war, upon principles which would have
disgraced Mohawk, would, with far more than
Christian charity, obey this call and join with them
in concentrating the selfsacriicing patriotism Of
illustriols men, whose principles they had discard
cd and whose memories they disgraces Nay we
would ask, scas it expected that they would do
thisp Not by any one.
The whole continuance was pitful attempt to
use the name Of national celebration" to cloak
their own antinational and anti-American designs.
Had the members of the American party joined in
this national celebration" whs. would have been
their situation AZ shown by the occurrences of the
dayf They would have been escorted by Dutch
and Irish soldiers, to hear an Grafton filed with
the most violent denunciation Of themselves and
their principles The repeated attempts to exhibit
Americans as having been actuated by an iiberal
spirit, render 1t proper that the truth should be
told, and falsehood exposed.
But 1t was not enough for the movers Of this So
called national celebration" that they should, by
their action prevent our citizens from joining in
a common season Of rejoicing; II was not enough
that they should attempt TO appropriate to their
own paltry display an exclusively national char
acter Il was not enough that the members of the
Presidents Council should be escorted TO the Cap.
itol Of the nation by foreign solder-their orator
must leave the themes suited TO the occasion, the
fair and fertile fields of Revolutionary "Reminiscences,
TO batten on the Of party politics. and TO de-
nounce majority of his fellow-citzens as " un.
thinking fanatics"
It Ia easy, in ermon or an Grafton, upon occa'
sion, which do not admit of reply, to indulge in
invective and abuse, but II political haranguing
was TO be the nature of the performance, 1t would
have been more honorable, m well as in better
taste, to have allowed some Of these " unthinkine
fanatics" to have taken part in their national
celebration" by giving, then and there, reasons foi
"the faith that Is in them.n There are some o.
these "knatics," not unknown TO the orator, in
the walks Of everyday life, who, upon some occa
sion, not q national celebration" might be able
TO discourse 70 him so eloquently Of American
principles that instead Of displaying the boldness
OF conscious safety, he would roar you az genti,
az any s1cLinq dove We have not time to-day
to examine the Grafton more infinitely, but lay I
by for future occasion.
AsrrouAnAx RKsrARcHxs INTERESTING DIscov
ERIrs IN BABYLos.--By the last steamer we hav,
been put In possession OF fles OF late foreign pa
pers, from which we learn that recent excavation
have been made at the site Of the ancient city o
Babylon, which have brought to light various par
ticusrs hitherto unknown, respecting the race o
people who lived, moved, and had their being OF
this earth some twenty or thirty centuries ago
Our limits win not permit us to go at much length
into details to-day; but We have placed the paper
containing the hieroglyphcs so far as they hsv'
been deciphered In the hands Of friend for trans
lation, and we hope at no distant day TO be abb
TO satisfy the curiosity Of our readers in relation 4
this most interesting subject. We win briefly men
ton to-day, however, few facts which have beer
brought to light, and which forcibly Illustrate tht
truth of the remark that human nature Is the sans
In all ages of the world for there is striking re
semblance between the history of this ancient peo
pie and events which have transpired In more
modern times.
II win be remembered that the city Of Babylon
was expohed TO the severest judgments Of heaven,
and finally destroyed for its idoatry; and, nc
cordingly In the remains Of the temples have
been found the various idols, images, pictures
&c, which were worhipped by the Bsbylonians
as Baal, Moloch, Ashtaroth, or the "Queen o.
Heaven. and others. Among the sculptures are
also representations Of the priests and prestesses