New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
ADAY OF COSMOPOLITAN JOY.


out into all the earth, and whose SUPERB progress In
wealth IN culture. and III civic reuown Is itself the most
ius.tioUs token OF the power and bcncccucc OF that
frame OF government under which 1t has been reilil al
not alone in youdcrI had almost said adjonine-ciy,
whence issued the pauer that first announced M
t,0ual existence. and where rises the magnificent
Exposition tcstfyiig Tor al progressive States to cir
Iespe. and kindness toward tue radiant clasp o. dG
onG and opal on he grdle OF the sympathies which
terwcgye their people, with Ours not alone IN Boston,
tie historic town. hrst u resistance 10 British aggression
aal foremost m plans the aud popular Osguuza-
ton ono Of whose citizens wrote biz uame II cutting
20 With 4 pIowshage, at the head OF all on our great
charter another OF whose citizens was IT, intrepid and
powerful champion, aiding i passage through enc Con
~ not there alone. nor Yet in other great ces o. the
aui but In smaller towns, III villages and hanlots. this
cay viii be kept secular sabbath, sacred alike o. mem
Org and To hone.
Not only indeed, where men are assembled, are
here, Will It be- hou0rtd The lonely AID remote VIII
have tier parts IN this commemoraton. Where the
boatman follows the winding stream tho wCOdmau ex
p.oras the forest shades where the miner lays down his
,arer df beside rocks which guard The precious veins
or where the hrr-man along the sieIras, looks forth on
the sea, which now reflect the rising day, which at
midnight sEa, be cleaning like gold IN The setting
there also wall the day be REGARDED day Of memorial
The sailor on the viii H. and dress h. ship in its
buchtcs. array Of lass aud bunting. Americans dwell
i'm IN foreign lands Will note and keep it.
London itself will to-day be more festive becarsc Of the
event which century ago Swallowed ts streets, inccused
ts Parliament and tore from the crown of ts obstinate
King the ce,est jewel Ca the bouleyards OF Paris, in
the street; OF Berlin, and along the eveled basons OF
Vienna, at Mascics, and at Florence upon the silent
liquid ways Of stately Venice In the passes Of tie Alps,
under the shadow OF church and obcsk palace and
rum which su prolong the majesty Of Rome yet, fur
Their east, the BosphorCs and in syria; IN Egypt
which writes the front OF s compartment In the great
Exhibitions 1.-THE oldest people Of the world SENDS its
morning greeting 10 the youngest na,0n;' along the
nights behind Bombay in the foreign hongs OF Canton,
IN the Islands OF The Morning., which found the dawn
Of their age in the startling sight OF an American
squadron entering their bays-cycywhcrc will be those
who thought of this day, and who join with us 10
greet iJs coming.
No other such anniversary probably, has attracted
hitherto such general notice. You have seen Rome, per-
hans on one o those shining Apr! days when the ad.-
tiunal anniversary Of the founding Of the city fills its
streets with civic professions with military display, aH
the most elaborate fireworks in Europe You may have
seen Holland in 1872. when the whole country b,Oomtd
with orange the three hundrcdth anniversary OF the
capture by the se-hecsars OF the CITY OF Bc and OF
the revolt aguins; spanish domination which thereupOn
flashed different sides into sudden explosion. But
these celebrations, and others like them, have been
chiefly local. The world outside has taken no wide i'm
preston from them This OF ours the rst OF which
lands IN lCrtrt tongues, Will nave hd't report
Partly because the world Is narrowed IN our time, aud
It's distant peoples are made neghbors by the ectyr
chincrcs now la use; partly because We have drawn 50
many 20 our population from foreign lands, while the
restless and arquye spirit Of Our people has made
them "a home On every shore; but party, also, and es
souay because OF the naare and the relations OF that
event which We commemorate, and Of the influence eX-
ertcd hyit subsequent history, the attention OF men
is more or less challenged IN every center OF commerce
ond OF thought, uy this anniversary.
indeed &c Is NOS unnatural to fcc-certainy IL is not
rvllcut 90 gee!-that they WHO hy wisdom, by valOr,
and hy sac.ilcc, have contributed TO perfect and main
tain the institutions which We possess aud have added
hy death well By lie 10 the usJer Of our history
must giso have IN interest in his day that IN their
tiusl,ss fluctuations they remember Ms beneath he lower
circle The heavens siad IL eur JOY and share and
r.a ON I.,c.d praise. To spir elyc with the memo
i!c- %, .u Me uud rejoicing in it, prcsHEc OF D00ci
futlr,s recalling the great the beloved the heroic, who
have iatogcd and oy uy de for its coming it VIII no.
sce too fond enthusiasm to ieci that TIE mir Is quick
with shape, cannot and CLOVIS with faces whose
Light serene We May net catch! Incy WHO cOuuSecd IN
tie Cabinet they who defined and settled the d" IN de
c!soas OF the bench they Who pleaded with mighty eio
0aece ia the Senate they who poured ont nelr souls IN
triumphant cifusiou the liberty which they loved IN
forum or plpi;, they who gyc their youn, and glorious
Lie as au Offering the heidthas s0ycrGmcu. 10. the
ueole and 1y the people might not perish from the cacs
il canuo be Du tlat tAey Zoo have p1r ana pace III ts
Jubilee Of our history God make our donss not I'M
worthy ~ such spectators, and make spirit sympl
thetc with theirs. from whom all selfish passion lind
pride have forever passed away
The interest which is clt distinctly and widely in
this anniversary re1cct, light the greatness OF the
notion which IL commentaries. IL shows that we 40 not
uuduy eXaggerate tho significance or the Importance OF
that; that had really large even world relations,
and contributed an effective and valuable force TO the
furthearce OF the OF freedom, education, humane
institutions aud pc pulg advancement, wherever IFS IN
nueuce has been felt Yet when consider the action
itself II may easily Dgt slight ia ts nature, - IL