The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-17
PROCLAIM alton.

Il country. JOHN, Archbshop Of New York
New York, Dec 10, 1858
PROCLAIM alton.
MAYORS CFrIcE, New YORK, Dec l8, 1853.
II the duty trust it will be the pleasure of every
gord citizen to erseavor by ell lawful MEANS to pre-
serve public psacs No man governed by proper
respect for the welfare Of our city and the just rights Of
all who egard the Supremacy of the laws will directly
indirectly sanction encourage any aot tending to
violation Of public order.
Recent occurrences to require natural sorbsar
and the exercise Of careful moderation the part
Of fellow citizens and especially abstinence from
the unnecessary discussion in public thoroughfares OF
topics calculated to excite and the passions
prejudioes Of any portion citizens.
TIE psnyiSg law points out this duties Of pubi
officers and it is to be hoped that the good Of those
VIII motives pure will enable them to adopt that
spirit OF Christian kindness without which the worst pas
sions ay be engencered and tho most disastrous
sequences to the prosperity Of the city request
therefore, t,at all good citizens will abstain from any
asssmblsges, especially the Sabbath, in the public
streets tboroughfares, other public psces the ten
dency Of which to create tend to breach of the
public peace aud that they viii devote the day to those
| purposes for which it originally set apart.
! JACOB A. wEsTERvELT Mayor.
| OF PUBLIC WORSHIP IN THE STREETS AND PUBLIC
| PLAcEs-PAsSED MAY IL, 1889.
New Yors, in Common Council convened, do ordain IS
| folows:-
Sec. / No person shall be concerned instrumental
in collecting promoting any assembage Of persona,
under preience of or for public worship exhortaon
street, or any pubic plaza u the city of New York laid
out and appropriated Tor the common of the citizens
Sec. 1t shall be the duty of all gistIates consta
bles marsh ais and other officers Of said city TO prevent
ell such assemblies.
Sec, 8 Every const, be- marshal Other oficer who
shall neglect or refuse to perform his duty in the pre-
mises shall for every neglect forfeit and pay ths Of
| five dollars
Sec a. Nothing contained in the preceding sections of
this title shall be construed to prevent any clegymin
minister u sny denomination, from prsacang in any
permission Of either the Mayor Recorder or one Of tho
Aldermen or Assistant Aldermen Of this city therefor
ssc he i-st section Of this title shatl not % con
strred prevent ne ministers people OF church
usually called Baptists from assembling 10 proper places
within the city of New York for the purpose Of perform
ing the rites Of baptism according to the ceremoaies Of
| such church.
Sec 6. No person shall disturb molsst intsrrup.
mission according TO the fourth section of this tts
who shall performing the ritss Of baptism, permit
ted by the fth section OF this title, or shall commit any
riot ,r disorder any assembly under the penalty
| OF twenty i've dollars sor each offence.
Lecture by the Rev. Mr.. sweetn,an, on Ro.
| manisan.
The following advertisement inserted IN the city
| papers yesterday -
FREEDOM srrrcH THE ELEVENTH WARD-PopE.
Ry gnMAsKEn-lhis driday) evening" At Msnhas,an Hall
Rshs Of Am irsensn tranped upon by PopisI iaa
saaihi' Hughes &c. &C. 30 early you weuld get
And in addition to the above received the following
| private invitation
ELEVENTH WARD. Thursday, Dec. Is, 1853
rieass to send reporter TO Manhattan Hail. Fourth
street. near avenue p on tomorrow Friday evening Dec,
&C., Our Sar ali rom tho aven oi
Sunday arrest Of preacher r. Ss Sflosk ch.rm,,
Our reporter as.srtaned arriving at the place. that
it rot public meeting Of citizens, IS We had sup
posed, but merely Of cries Of lectures upon Ro-
uansm. About Ave hundred persons present, in.
| cluding about hundred women, ssvsral Of whom
we're young and handsome. Theirs did not seem to be
any great amount Of excitement but the speaker
heartily applauded the vtuperative portions Of
| his lecture He spoke, in suostai 90, follows =
TIE time has when oil those who value the ins
tutons Of country are Loudly called upon to stand
forth Boldly their defence and guard b en- with jealous
It s election is past and the disappointed
d.magogus snd Paps have retired for the present from
the field of public action and the successful seeker Of
political pow er and position will wrap himself in the
tie Of Iderencs but the true lover OF his country aud
country's good will OF oay continue to watch but will
continue 10 act. Every day live We find occasion for
renewed vgisn and activity wshavs In mids
thing far malignant and destructive than any phys
cal epic that visited any land nation since the
period when the voice and fat of Jehovah into
existence the natural light of heaven 1t is not only
physical but moral ep.denic-a malignant, festering
and desoang pessncs, that treads the hatefal paths
| l.
universe Of man as i.s victims It Is worse tnan tina
upss tree whose branches drip with poisonous dew and
in whose dark deep shadow death psrpetuay regns II
mans physical nature and IL crushing to ali the noble
faculties Of his intellectual bepg-s curse to the
earth and insult TO heaven DO ask what and who
this slaring monster is We answsrpopsry 1t is the
man Of sin the mystery Of iaiquisy," "sAbyion tn
great" .the mother ofharo.,," the political mora
and religious determination OF the earth'-PApal Rome
a crooked, dsftrmed, ugly and contemplate mass
eprth revolts heaven hurls its Judgements, and
whose kindred he'll itself wouli blush to recognize.
They long themselves his sups
ric in these poets that the ea usy the old gentle
provoked that he every xvorabs opportunity
he to kick up dust and upbraid them for their dis
respect and Dgrst,ude And ia view Of his msrtsd dis
pleasure and probable rejection Of th cir future residence
With him dom bso. :hss have aTsd up p.,s Of
upon the presumption that under the press Of crcum
But that the cAmorous voice Of political eou.
tention and the cashings of party interests are tenn
unprinsiped onics seekers longer heard, let u.s.
thoughtful ctzens-and those who are willing to make
ery-Ss willing 10 iok calmly upon Il face Of tbs peace.
full waters Of country and II We cannot discover
they are troubled to their deep basis BY the inter
ference Of forfyn to the true chsrsc
u.s. fellow citizens dspassonAtsy reasc and ascertain
important crii the result Of which will tell with tro nsn.
dous effect upon the veal woe Of this vast republic
As native American and adopted cit sens-if under
stand all the signs Of the times and watch the move
Of the politics. esuiticsl chinery In
full operation In the dieyen and most thcky populated
parts of countrywe must be brought rressiiby to
the conclusion that Il high time to prepare for the ia
ture question Of vast Importance, and one that en-
braces the vital elements OF and nation,
sspreadns through TIE length aud breadth Of the Union
With unparalleled rapidy ard shall be called
upon to answer and to meet It openly upon the soil
of venerable patriotic snd honored sres In is need
less Ane unjust any longer to decisive ths people BY 81
lence or neutrality and II Ia the ate folly
for the people deceive Themselves The question is not
whether America originally discovered BY pap!st or
body This matter Of but little momeot II ID
not whether va free and Intelligent people and
pAbls Of self government Oar freedom and intelligence IL