New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-03

The Anniversary Of Independence is close at
baId, and will be properly celebrated here, there,
ard everywhere, by the ptofate consumption OF
powder, punch and patriotism Ia these festvi-
ties We have to anticipate jolity rather than judg-
ment; and too many Of the local programmes which
We find IN the Boston ard other country newspa'
pers, indicate q sort of Chinese passion for fire.
works, and a weakness for campauoloy, cold cuts
aDd crackers There, albeit in accordance with
yro pruppcyc yirwv par. Jonn Adams whose
anticipation Of an indefinite series of bonfres bel
rrgiDgs and umipatiors is familiar to all, are not
perhaps strictly suited to tie present hour 1t 10
pleasart however to know that sundIy good people
Of eminent perspcaoty, ia view Of the Peris which
environ the land, and whic for some mysterious rea
eoo lave not been ayerted by Mr.. Buchanan, are
determined to "do" the Fourth after fascous
and quasi furereal fashon-that is to say, are de-
termined (paIdon tie ill.timed colloquialism } to
"do it brown" In Boston especially, side-cele-
bratioa has become, if the machinery of our Gov
eminent il to 60 on, necessity and sine qua non.
TIE City Fathers 10 total disregard Of the impend-
1g crisis-s crisis grown vererable for age, If for
nothing ese-were actually preparing for general
joy and unmitgated jubilee. They voted what may
be called tie snews Of celebration. At an early
hour they ran down youthful orator, and nailed
him for tie oocasion-a warm but not dangerous
person. They contracted for many fireworks, war
rantsd not to 90 off too soon, AMI not to XII any
body They voted 20 send up two balloons, with a
live man attached to each. They hired all the brass
bands, in city prolific of SUCH, and arranged that
they should all play different tunes at the same time
and upon the same platform, beginning at sunrse and
Only leaving of with the total exhaustion OF wind
or of audience. They arranged procession on the
nost liberal basis with place for everybody, from
the Chief Justice down to Mr.. Fletcher Webster.
They alec particularly and positively announced that
all nebrstes captured upon the Third or Fourth of
July would be kept in the lookup uatil Tuesday
morning, there 70 reflect upon their own sins and
the virtues Of their forefithers At Faneul Hall
the beef ard brsssb.nd we're to be unlimited.
Now, We might have thought that these preyis'
ions, military, musical, civic, suphurOus aud 'arco-
pbsgcal, would lave been sufficient even for the
rampant patriotism ofthe Cus.om-HOuse. Bat Gus
ten. House is very odd stick. Custom House has
it's own views Of q fit celebration. Custom.House
doubts the proprety Of teiog too merry under ex-
istipg circumstances. Custom House therefore
a1Targes its Own procession, prepares for its own
private proyenter, and, regardless of expense con-
tracts With the Hor Rufus Choate to do the eloquent
bu.iusss. Others may rejoice in the Music Hall
Custom.Houfe will be lusubrious in fremont
Temple. Ttose who do not see that We are upon
the extreme verge Of precipice may eat aud drink
festyely in Faneuil Ha,l-Custon- House will have
ia funeral baked meats at the Revere. The thought
les, may exut at blue and red fires upon the Com
mor-Custom. House will, with awful nirth, kinde
il. Cubsnos il the dining roOn, aud sigh and smoke
over the dsgereracy Of modern times.
Such beipg i.s lsudable intentions, we cannot
sufficiently praise the foreshoushs OF the Custom
House IN epgsgrs, at no matter what cost the ser
vice. of the Hon. Rufus Choate. Because, if there
be in this whole country person fully and unmis-
tsksbly impressed With the itea that We are going
10 tie aemui,;on bow-wows," that man is the
Hon. Rufus Choate. His lookout is lurid with
DESPAIR. He sees rothins ahead but hurricanes,
.ou.ps lsya.ters frewnirg rocks and foamy break
ers. He has no confidence in the capacity Of any
plo. to weather the storm. He has very low
opinion of the seawcr.hines Of the ship Of State,
which be certainly thinks was built in an eclipse
and rigsed with curses dark. He long ago came to
the conclusion that she was destined to founder;
be long sgo went below sick and sorry; and he only
comes upon deck DOW AID then, BY his sighs, his
tear, and Ii, tribulAtions, 10 cheer the lasoring
crew. In TIE metaphor Of misery, in the rhetoric
of1y;a, IN TIE s,cqusrOs Of hopelss'aess, no living