New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-05-07
aNTsyERsARY WEEK.

We arc afraid that Mr.. Carlyle, who thinks the
English and American people going all away into
wind and tongue, would look a little grmly on the
programme for the anniversary meetings of this week
Among every species OF society and organzlion there
seems to be but one sort Of celebration or one
method Of getting through their yearly jubilee in
New.Yo.k The variety consists in the nomenclature.
We find commemorative discourses annual sermons,
preparatory sermons, addresses semi-centenniai
exercises, speeches, and many another descriptive
title for the performances but they all come to pretty
much the same thing when you 60 to the meeting
We note two commendable exceptions, viz: in one
case short" addresses and in the other an ex-
hlbition Of the New-York Institution for the Deaf
and Dumb, to which it appears the pupils only
are 10 contribute. As we do not know anywhere
an institution more phanthropc in its purpose, or
under better management there is none OF which we
would speak with a more sincere respect than Of this
which DIR. Peet controls. Nor do we really mean to
poke any rrevcrent fun at the other soceties-albeit
we expose them to Mr. Carlyle's vehement anathema.
New-Yorkers arc used to having their little joke
il is very little one-ab0ut the blooming
out Of Broadway into white eravats in this
one week Of the year, but the solid old
Kniekerbockers. and their less solid descendants,
mean no harm by it, 1t is true, we suppose that
they take rather less interest in the anniversaries than
do those who come here TO attend them, and when
they see five meetings day advertised for five days
in succession. they may be moved to exclam that
though the spirit be willing the flesh is weak and on
the whole they rather stay away. The absorbing
power of this City is very great, and it can well digest
a week Of spcechmaking annyersaTIes, with not very
many Of its own people the wiser worse for them all
II being settled that we must have speeches. it is
comfortable to see that the promise OF good speakers
is quite as fair as usual The Bible Society will have
Mr.. Robert C.. Winthrop of Boston, whose political adj
dresses We would rather be excused from attending,
but Who on any other topic, can make graceful ana
excellent speech. We should think he would say
very nice things about the Bible. and we advise
everybody to 90 and hear him-with the distinct
understanding that he is not to preach politics
"A thing we know he abhors in the pulpit, and could
not consistently be guilty of himself when appearing
in quasi.clorical character. Mr.. Henry Ward
Beecher is to talk temperance, and as he Is known to
share Mr. Winthrops objections against politics, we
need be under no apprehension of finding our temper
ance lecture interpreted with any illusions to
President johnson. Gen Howard who is a good
soldier and takes rs good care of the freed
men as he Is allowed to, is announced
at several meetings which have nothingto do with
either war or the negroes-but that will not pre-
vent him from making good speech. The
American Anti-Slayery Society, which did not
dissolve last year, will hold an anniversary
from which some familiar faces will be absent.
The list of speakers announced is still brilliant one
and Mr. Phillips will be heard for the first time in
New>York since he had the misfortune to form one OF
that famous trio Of trators-of which MesSrs Sumner
and Stevens are the other two but do not appear Oh
this OCCASION.