New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-06-25
THE DAY WE ARE ABoc'
CFIRRRATR.

soon be- here. c,lling upon the Patroeo an.
yirtuous, to elevate, with aproiiealty only "ni'eN
By the supply Of poles balyards ana ou''ns'
what Mr. George Ffsncis Train has csled, with DIS
vented felicity Of phrsseoogy, "th- eesuti'u' nag
"of my own hsPpy lsnd;' while 1t vii Dc the ou''
Of every mar child Of Columbia to make speech
Whether he can make speech or cannot 'oose
who sre selected by the Faes to lend especial ecl't
70 the cces.iop. uu.t be biddins long farewell to
their legs, their arms, even their heads ana pre-
pSirg 10 present these members rs uugrdsed
"A, ril ca At the shrine Of Liberty who Is saltPe're
snfire godd's relishipg the roar OF artillery, y"
not disdsinful Of the most Insignificant sqnio Now
1e the sci, ct or,iors Of the snd shsmpoolng ther
besds cudeeipe their crsDiums and running them
selves in midnight Ill. Now are they taking In
bo,.u Of history Now are they curou'y ana
scientifically examining the American hage-"'
brsk wings. talous and toll With good intentions.
rsrye en-. ugh to suppl, unmen'ionabie place Win
rsyius-stones as big as boulders, We hasten TO
p-esent TO this slcted class Of our beloved fello"
creatures, the ASSURANCE OF our distinguished cou'
alteration. The mar ufscture Of Fourth OF July
Grafton is not al easy talk. especially II the COM
piler has been Cursed by nsture with modicuIh oi
cormou sense which is sure 10 be sadly IN the way
Hence the best oratious of this Of any other age
are those of Mr. Caleb Gushing, whose sense is very
uncommon and " ho is not restrained by any rules
from the full display Of his gigantic erudition when
spans The whole cycle Of knowledge from Asron
t. Zoroaster; and who would not If they knew him
vel, ssiopish his pcrspriDg auditors, should me-
upon Irdept nderce Day, read to them trestise
up, the bulls Of Basbap. the philosophy ct Cobfu-
cus. the chivsry If Amadis de Gaula or the curious
cont.rtions of the COptic alphabet. 1t must be
admitted that Mr Cushings ,corn OF what he would
call platitu tincus and conventional generalization
is exceedingy convenient; for what With age aod
use. the aerisls Of San effort which shall De-
wilder ard drli.bt have grown rather musty Ii
is hardly worth while to mention the fact that our
fathers fought bl,J, and died; it is certainly more
novel to say that they contended. were phleooto-
mixed and expiIed; but people cannot take die
ticparies along with them as they would prayer
books to church. when they go to cit at the feet oil
their chosen orator. Suppose that melody,
with that particular variety OF talent "hicn
is sometimes wasted in the manufacture oil
scrostics ard sbagrams printed in the Farmers
Almanac and the Sunday newspapers, should
attempt The construction OF an ufation VIII
out II sis htest allusion TO Bunker HILL Yorktown,
Washington. Jefferson. Gen. Gilbert de La tayetfe
and the crossing of the Delaware! Would not such
production have the precious charm OF novel'yf
We would not absolutely cut Oft the Orator from
stating to his swcaty and sleepy hearers, that
"eternal vigilance is the price of liberty, but
Ne would sterny limit hun to six repctltons OF the
exciting fact
Az however fresh thought is out OF the ques
ton. perhaps fortunately, since gentlemen who take
what are called original views are usually the re-
verse of entertaining the Orator should compen-
safe for the vacuum Of his -conce by the lambent
brilliancy Of h~ tongue This should not be DIFF
Gcut achievement The Declaration at Ind"pon-
dence itself il nothing but collection OF glitter
&" ing reperates" least Mr. Rufus Choste says
TINT it ia, aud his option is worth CREST deal oil
morey as every body who can afford II usl had out
BY requesting II upon any legal point from Aoate-
nent 10 Venue. TIE very first thing TO be ac-
complish.d is the deeutltion Of Dictionary.
Having gorged himself with words, let the
Orator proceed 10 the study of that division
Of Ornitboloecal science which treats of TIE
BIRD. We do Lot refer to feathered songsters
or to ne.h-estog scresmers in general, but TO
The Bird Of Freedom, the monarch ct tomtts'
sand-pipers and snipe-tbe American Eagle, and
"lopg may be wave!" The principal writer's upon
this feathered notablity are Wilson, Audubon, and
Mr.. George + Trsln, before mentioned; although
We must not forget TO observe that Dir. John Neal
has honored the famous futterer in most sublime
and chsrmingly iLcomprebensible copy Of verses.
The Orator who cannot upon the Fourth of July
make this respectable foal furnish forth the anniyer
ssy feast must be bungler in his business. Clever
French artsts il is said, can cook eggs IN five
hundred different ways or five thousand. for We
cannot justly remember how many; and We all
know bow charmingy the Chief Cook at Wash
iugtOn coItriyes assisted by noble army Of scul-
ions 10 vary the flavor Of the pretty kettle Of
" feb" which be- prepares to tempt the palate OF
the land; now when we suppose him to nave ex-
h7usted the resources Of ruin he surprises us by
some dish so hideously and horribly bad, that he
fairly contests the palm with HerOdias, and sur
prlses all into appetite not so much for eating
the dinner as for killing the cook Let the gentle
men who are Engaged to truss and toast 10 broil,
fly, boil, stew bake or bedeyil the American
Eagle, take courage To come up from our kitchen
metaphor to the SKY parlor Of poetry can they not
present their winged sOarer with one drumstick
quiyering nervoury over the Atlantic shore, and
with fs fellow reflected 10 the silver waters ofthe Pa