New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-02-23

title OF the 'nIm-
II was not only the color, tone, character and
,.rressior Of these men and boys which interested
ne but the peculiarly Of their sentiments-so
s,1snqe 10 our ideas. All their devotion 70 the
Virgin il an enigma to minds educated in orr re-
Eriou. Then the Communion OF SAINTS, lncui-
csted no less as belief 10 the Protestant than IN
the Catholic creed, is 20 differently spprehended
BY those who profess the later. In Cathohc
countries every hamlet, village, town and county
has its patron saint-eVery institution ,hd ihui',u
nsl hi, guardian angel The Holy Virgin is the
mediator between all these and her disine Son.
To all priests and people. the Virgin is the ideal
uouan-or rather the feminine embodiment OF
those divine attributes which man loves TO love.
II is q Mother rot Father. God who appeals TO
Catholic hearts.
A Latin prologue announced the occasion of the
ffte and the subject which was 10 furnish themes
To % many diverse tongues. After this the young
men succeeded each other in their orAtiODs. The
first was from Calcutta, who explained in Hebrew
Satsp's exultatiOn in bis first hope OF destroying
the Sovereign Pontff at the Cstacombs and Church
Of 81. Acnes and then his despair 10 losing his
prey-. Sicut liberssti Danielem de lacu leOnum'
-(-yery Catholic discourse il larded with Latin.)
Next in turn, two youngsters from Mesop. tamla
ohstted in Chaldee about the wonderful deliver
ance: then Syrian succeeded, IN the SOIL ana
tender language of bis fathers, breathing the
PRAYER of the fallen" Domino, persecutus est
ininicus AMMAN mean" etc. Again, one from
Copstautinople and another from Cicia talked In
Armenian Of gratitude ss long as the life Wnich
the serene nights of Ararat promise. young
sweetvoicod boy from Damascus followed Offer
ing in flowing Arabic verse the incense Othls heare
70 tie Virgin Then q wide-eyed Chinese Yang
tsied ard Hong kong chod the devils disappOiat-
ment at the Pope and PrOpaganda's salvation
After him handsome black bearded Georgian
from tie Eat grew eloquent in love and praise
nPy the side of the Sovereign POntif, said he
"ye were saved--by the side Of the Mag we offer
"hvmps of gratitude; 1T Bethlehem they laid gifts
"at the feet OF Mary-in Heaven they offer her the
affections ofmany people. ford Persian tongue
then offered altar OF roses on Marys altar. and
promised her songs sweet as those OF nightngaies
ard robins. We wondered who would come next
II vasa Kurd, who vanQuished Satan with MS
tongue. Then came a HindOo, who said ne
lovr Civ reposed in the protection Of the Virgin as
wesried and dusty travellers did in his own native
shades. Bengal and Turkish tongues succeeded.
Then came nights precious gem, the black dls-
nond of the whole collection. 1t was a abe Da-
fur boy, dark as night-gOwn, face, lead, al alike
lipltless The assembly laughed, but clapped
hin heartily. He was uncOuth as any son ofIiam
could be, vet there was something sympathetic IN
bis simplicity, ard something touching in lis ex-
preston. He spoke like all the others in MS ns-
tive tongue hut what all said was translated into
Italian. This uaif boy found himself astOnished at
his conversion, and at that OF bis companions.
He fell down ard wOrshped like the black king
euopg the Maei, and said Il have no gold. no
"lrsnbincense DO myrrb; have heart, voice,
"a life; these are the three gifts Of the SCUBA
"nese." To tie creaking words of this ebon
soul succeeded a sweet Tamul melody, uttered by
a round, yeOw-cheeked Ceyl0nian. In prophetic
vision he pgrimseed along the heavenly bills, aud
saw the star directing lin, not to the chIid
in the manger, but TO the Goldman in
the pump Of bis glory, and 10 the rays
vissge grow white as the pearl in the crown Of
lipcs. Ills man seemed full of poetry. His
eestures were graceful, bis voice sympathetic,
Ills BE- airing robe When others, from the tribes of
Egypt. had offered their thanksgiyngs al oriental
song succeeded, joined in by all who had preyi-
ously spoken From the little black Soudanese,
compilations were graded TO yellow and then 10
white. This unison Of multfariOus tongues pres
aged the milleDsl concert of all nations. When
The chorus song had ceased, the sweet-voced
1auul renewed his carol. II was llmpid aud
melodeon-, rs if born ia the breath Of bird. IL
triiled and tripped in graceful unduatiOns, nOw
charming 10 repCse, now winning 10 waltz. II
was sweet tyren music, like the dripping OF
waters and the hafheard tone of bells. Its grace
md elasticity were still negro, sometimes almost
provoking to jim Crow; yet the MARBLE lost not
its sanctitv After him the black Soudanese
cresked again. You know how d0nkeys sing; has
strains were scarcely less subdued. Nothing was
ever more couical than the contrast Of these two
musicians; one gentle and sweet as the Virgin
Mother tie other just like the beast that bore her
to Egypt.
Tie European languages occupied the second
part Of the session. Greek and Latin paid their
tribute, and finally French greeted our ears in
graceful poem 10 the Sisters OF Charity. Spanish
We guessed at: il was the song OF the Star Of
bethlehem. Then Portuguese again commended
tie College 10 the protection Of its patrons. (fou
perceive IDEAS not so hume rOus Us the circles
IN which they rsD.) In turn, the broadcast of
Scotch LrOcues broke on our ears. twas voice Of
valDg-" Unhappy Scotland, thy ancient faith
90 lies now in RUNE" We OWNED the English
through the brogae; but when the Irish voice
was raised, its significance escaped our sense
"intirelf." Finally. German Swiss, Dutch, lee
laDdic, Danifh English, Hlyrsn, Albanian Polish
ind Hungarian tongues offered their tokens of
praise and Thanksgiving for the marvellous dev-
erance. We were interested in the spectacle,
smUsed at the ysriOus tones and tongues, and,
above oil, edited by the ingenious treatment, in
forty languages, Of the breaking down and rising
up, On ole occasion, Of the Pope and ali his ret
hue. Al REyOIR.
LATER FRDA HATTL