New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-05-09

NuU. vi tnls tTuLn We cue tlo J1CCI-
ngs as an illustration. They occur at stated inter
vsls not giving thus the shock Of an unexpected
occurrence or movements their action Is too e4-
actly organized or prearraDg d to admit oil thu
splfndors of solitary, self poised, seil-relJing
penius they arc more apt TO overstate than under
state their several influences on TIE world of
thought and work. and thus gain a character for
exaageraticn; and yet they are great things-the
sublime spontaneities of democrscy-the vast co
operations of tho superior intelligence and beneyo-
leIce OF this age, which is better, is nobler, is
kinder, is more religious, than any Off predeces-
sOrs.
When history shall be philosophica1y written
when the individuality Of the citizen shall De re-
corded along with the cOarser husk of his political
delegations--of his blatant self-seekDg police
legislative, bel.gerent, judicial and eIecutlve-she
rise progress and triumph Of the associations COM
pos Dg these Anniversary tiDgs Will be considered
matters for national record. They will DO recpg-
niaed as Congresses and chief magistrates all in
tbeust Ives; legislators aud governors determining
aud carrying out plans which uaderlie the whole
social and political fabrc which form the mold oil
laws, TIE philosophy Of coming generations the des-
tiny of states.
.What other nations call religious liberation,
We call religious liberty" Such being our national
motto, we cannot overprizo the symbolism of suca
an anniversary meeting. for example, as that of
the American and Foreign Christian Union. Here
we have collected and discussed the whole years
business of q society that claims the right to 60
q bpr nd vipyyS roiOInn dissnci.
sted from the State; aud ~ the many interested Ia
such cause, bow valuable is the searching analy-
sis it gives Of its labor, aid OF the actual and
psrstiye condition Of the churches Of the world.
What are all these but State papers utterly inde-
pendent Of Government sanctions, but not the less
weeLty and worthy Of national and historical con-
serya,on' In this single Report are contained
the cOnglomerate experiences of tens of thousands
OF co-workers in the field of Protestsntism-Of men
who ella 10, right or wrOpg, to choose their own
faith and work out their own salvation.
Next, as a citation, take the meeting of the
AbolitiOnists. Here is a bOdy-lateJ despised If
men-which has interpreted the constitutional
history Of the Union, and reused the lukewarm
spirit Of the North to the fact that the Slave power
break them; which, il tho midst OF lis own dis
agreements--i,s Garrison and Goodel divisions
has yet Lourished the spirit OF Freedom 80 far that
there is at lat North and Republican party to
bring back the organic law of the Union 70 it,
or eioal meanings-to so indoctrnate the Peocant
Democracy with the religion of Liberty that tho
time will come when Congress shall De able, &C
cordDg to the Constitution written to guarantee
a Republican form of government to every Safe.
Cones next i'll our list, the anniversary Of the
New.York Colonization Society. Here is a socio-
t, which. whether having any effect Oh emancpa-
tion or Dot, il great, though unrecognized politI-
cal organization, being the founder OF empire 10
Africa, and there the fOrerunner OF civilization.
Nor should it be forgotten that the mere institution
of tie Colonization Society was an acknowledg-
ueLt Of the evils of Slavery. In 1874 the Mary
land branch went so far es 10 say that history,
whether ancient or modern. had never recorded
any Slavery so cruel or strociods as that oil the
United States-a statement, whether exact or *
c,ssiye, still contributing along with the general
ttmrer and action OF colonization societies IN
other States, to keep alive attention to the intrin-
tbcIulhts VI C'o''iyi ouc fN'' Va" wy W '-N
present energetic action on the subject through
our National politcs
In cur published reports Of the Anniversaries,
TIE Sunday Sci COL Union is next On the list, Aad
here We have not only speeches and satisfies o.
frning the value of great institution, but the
vital fruits themselses-the juvenile army Of ,eL9-
ious recruits, budding with moral promise, laugh
Ing with simple delight, tidy as truth Itself, and
all cutting q; tie harsh lines Of sectaranism, bel
tie common product of the Protestant Church.
Nearly Sixty thousand children 10 this city alone
ara so recorded as recipients Of mental and spirit
ual culture-leaIning to do well every Sabbath,
While learning on week days ~ read aud write, and
coming within the scope OF gentle discipline.
What page IL this and its correla,ises throughout
tie Uuion for tistorJ-tor political history even-
when fully written
To these anniversary meetings may be added
various others whose lenses concentrate the rays of
every science and art, and where the claims OF
persons and things undergo diamond sitting In
looking at the multiiorm mass Of representative
Morals and intellect, which pass of ~ most things
do II New York. with Ices notice favor-mOre
as matters OF cours-than they could in any other
city IN tho ~NA-we Eco, ssfe il asserting that