New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-07-05
CIVIC CELEBRATIONS.

EXERCISES Al me ACADEMY OF hUsiC-rHE TAM
MANY sOCIErY's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AND
THE YoUyG MEMS DEMOCRATIC UNioN-soCiETY
OF THE CISCINSATL
The exercises at the New-York Academy OF
Music arranged by the Now-York Centennial Cec-
Erat.on Committee began at II a. III. The bal
cony fronting on Fouroenth-st. was hung with
f9sB and coo-ed cloth. The prcsccnium boxes
were Grapod win American banners, and in the cen
t,r Of the prasccuium arch was a shield containing
tie national coorG supported on either side ny
,rap,a Ga.s. The stage occupied by several hun
drrd SINGERS, aud platform was bniJ out INTO the
auditorium Tor principal participants In the celebra-
tiou The ,uSors wcro ranged IN tiers the stage, and
immediately above the Lost row was an eagle above II
tho inscription Gcd and our Country TO the right aud
cit tr aArcs "1776-ls76." ami beneath 1t The word
Liberty all formed OF gas jets. The audience was OF
good size, when tae he1; Of tbs weather tho fatigue
resulting from tho celebration Of no previous day.
auI evening, aai the ATTRACTIONS elsewhere are
taken into consideration. Among the gentlemen
On tho platform were Chioi-Justico Waite, Judge
svaync OF the United States Supreme Court,
Juire white, Judge LArremorc, Controller Green oH-
GOV, Morgan, ck-Iayor IIunter OF BROOKLYN Peer
Cooper Theodore W. Dwight, II. ~ Beers Frederick Do
Psy.ter the Rev Potter the Re-. Dr. Arnitage, the
Rev DR.. william Ives Budugtoa, samuel H. Ruggles
William r. Dodge, Gen. Klidoo, fhOmpson Dean X g.
Bcsrlslee Col Rush G. hawkins, gen. Alexander shaer
Henry nay,meyeT Thur.ON Weed, J. T. Pannes' Mayor
wi..Agm. aud Paul Gospel. Con !I'n A. Dix WAS
called uton 10 preside, aud announced tie LORD near
ogr prayer" by tie New-Iork Centennial saenser-
y,rUuud At the conclusion of the hymn Gen. DIX spoke
substantially "a follows:
Ouc hundred years today, in our sister CITY OF
Phsdclgha. baud Of patriots set AZ defiance one OF
The m0sv powerful nations OF Europe. We their He-
scenians sympathy with that great deed haye come
together to eApcss our yener.uon Tor thcr Pauo'lsiu
laid tic foundation OF nation and promulgated the
principles OF freedom. The 100000 oi that distant
Sc heart EXISTS IL win b" found oyeynowing with graft
tude that our Land viii never more be trodden
by "A srrv.lc foot aud that We have safely
passed The deadly peril Of isunion. lApplansc.l -
Prayer then offered 10y the Rev DE- "iilam Adahls
after which George NanIenhof read the Declaration OF
INDEPENDENCE The Centennial ode. written by William
Cullen Bryant was rendered by the Ncw-fork Centen
NAL sacngor-verbund 1t is as follows;
Through storm and calm the years have led
our nation on nom Stage 10 stage
centIry's space until we tread
Ihe threshold OF another "S>'
We see there DER our pathway swept,
Atorrent stream OF blood and i;r
And thank the .ullng power who Kept
Our sacred league OF States entire.
DEL checkered train of years, farewell.
But with us let thy memories dwell.
TO warn and lead the coming years.
And thon the new beginning age,
Warned by the past aud not Ia vain,
Write on fai,er. winter PAGE
The record Of thy happier reign.
great length but listened 70 with the closest at
tentop and the speaker frequently interrupted by
hearty applause This Grafton ia given Ia full on another
psgcl At the conclusion three cheers were given by the
audience for the speaker and three mere for tho pre-
sldpg officer, Gen Dix. Owing to tho latenes. OF the
hour, the following Song OF 1876 Written py Dayru
TAI Ior was omitted:
wGken, voice OF the Lands Devotion!
spirit OF freedom, awaken all!
Ring, We shores, TO the Song or Ocean,
The golden day has come:
Let every tongue be- dumb
That sounded is malice murmu its fears;
She rath wen her story;
She wears her glory;
We crown her the Land Of Il Hundred Years!
out of darkness and toll and danger
Into the light Of NlctOry's day
Help to the weak and Home to TIE stranger,
Freedom To all, she hath held her way
Now EurOpe's orphans rest
Upon her mother breast.
The voices OF nations are heard III the cheers
That shall east upon her
New love and honor,
And crown her the Queen OF q Hundred iearsI
North and South, are met az brothers.
East and West We are welded ~ onel
Right OF each shall secure our nothers-
Child OF each Is her faithful son
We give thee heart aud hand,
Our glorious native land,
For battle has tri thee, and time endcars;
We Will write Thy story,
As pure as Of old for Thousand Yearsl
The exercses we're concluded with the singing by tho
verbund, and the audience standing, OF tho
"star-5pangled Banner"
TAAMANY HALLS GATHERING.
AT 1ammany Hall yesterday morning the 7th Re9s
ment Band began playing national airs on the balcony
little after o'clock. II was moro than loa. however,
before tho sachems beaded ny Wsknsk Newman, bear
ing the liberty cap pele and Sycamore Small with
the tomAhawk hand, marched into the great hall,
xb,eh had been taStsfnlly decorated with flags and