New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-07-09
ject. We quote the following passage, which Is re-
nlete with the most enlarged and progressive IDEAS:

plete with the most enlarged and progressive ideas:
(" Differing altogether from a recent public speaker
ON this subject both think and feel thai par
tal but truth permanent and perpetual. Were 1t not
70, falsebood would long ago nave gained Tue eh.re
victory and become universal-nen would be barbssi-
ans and society impossible But 1t ia not sofor, while
enc exploded fasehood alter aooher has gone 70 oo-
WON, the same moral sentiment when touched tue
heart of The first man, sinks az deeply mo 'ne 0on
tons of 10 day as il did Elk tbousDd years ago. out
let me saw in word or two only, how vast chaD8e
has been wrought in social life during the present cen
tury by that great disscmrutor OF hght ana kno"i-
edge the newspaper press. Human wrong has by no
means ceased and in the advancement OF society the
ingenuity of vice undoubtedly strives 10 keep pace with
the intelligence and power Of virtue. And yet, what
casual glance does show, that, though oppression
and terror still cling 10 the habitatons OF cruelty yet
the echoes Of voice, The concentrated
of the hummer and enlightened sentiment OF the
world penetrate the darkest OF the dark places OF the
EARTH and make the thrones OF force and fraud now
and forever inkecure.
Without the Press, then, say, Sir none OF those
progressive revolu ions, the slgrs, trust, OF lar
pober civil state of in the future could have been
brought about. And need not cay that, az thls mo-
meni the two kindred nations OF the world the most
conspcuously prominent 10 the march OF cvilzation-
the one in the maturity Of its power and the oher IN
the ripe niug promise Of dominion never oened
by mortal eyes-are substantially the Only two which
can boast OF free press Sure am that IN eur Tn
country and especially i'll this New Engl3nd, wmch
we hold so Justly DEAR the influence OF thus irresistible
means Of social mprovtmtn Mt can be distinctly traceo
IA definitely as the neaceabe marks Of every forward
stem Thsre is no portion of the world which bears
any comparison with New-EnglaDd in the number aud
variety Of It's public journals. We have gained this
advantage chiefly during the last bali century Ihere
can be no question that an astonishing advance has
been made by U.s. during that half century IN the or
fusion of knowledge, and ID general cultivation ana
refinement. And, though fear we are far from per-
fect-perhaps not half 20 perfec ion as we are
attn,oa ipR
vices evils and errors and Of the prevalence Of opln
ions which should be glad to see changed-yet, alter
all upon any fair comparison with any equal popua-
ton may be excused in this assembly for saying thst
deem New Eng and the most fortunate aud favored
spot upon the face of the GLOBE Bot Is as the ready
and Efficient means Of inter Communication in eouary
60 vast as own and of keeping qnbroken the cleo
trio chain of patriotic sentiment and feeling tha' tae
press is chiefly valuable to So Oat from the heart
of one people may be poured out co nmon stream OF
devote to surround the holy altar of Freedom-and
that thus the pre- spery and glory OF the country may
be made perpetual and thus the benign ends OF ProV-
dence may be answered and the nations Of the Ct rth
be induced to follow in the footsteps of republican
commonwealth, to become, let us hope as wtse and
noble as it is freet s for this generous mnstration
that the free press of free country should be honored
and cherished by It's citizens"
The local editor of The Richmond Enquirer,
under the influence of the recent anniversary OF Amer-
can Independence thus wrote:
scarce begun to glitter above the horizon on the 4h
inst, ere the city was heard waking up from Its
Midaummer nights dream Of JOY on the morrow,
to greet with loud acclaim the anniversary OF the 1irh
of Liberty on the continent Of America. Meanwhile,
up up sill clomb the sun, and as he stood with his
lower limb for a moment poised on the green surfae
OF the forest there seemed to spread over all his gsrl
GUS face beam of joy as he looked down on the earh
robinx herself in her brightest attire to receive him,
and dazzling was the etulgence which be she'd Ger
spire and dome, and yerdant field, and expanding
flowers, and the noble old James, vending his placid
way toward the bosom OF the deep.
Up, up still higher, the god of day cionb, into
vault of coudess blue and then drum-best and bnge-
note and the steady tramp Of armed men were heard,
and The city, like hive sending out lite swarm to taste
of sweets, poured forth its thousands to enter on the
pleasures Of the day. At O'clock the First Regiment
of Virginia Volunteers, under Col. August began to
muster in the square. Between and o'clock, they
stood drawn mp in line, incosed with athick fringng
of citizens looking with their bright and varied attire,
ike unto wreath After various evoutions had been
gone through and the drum major had moved majesti
cally his god-headed wand and the little drummers
had made the old Capital echo with their rattog roll,
and Smiths fine bugle and band had discoursed sweet
music, the companies were dismissed