New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-17
THE MAYoR-s PROCLAMATION ASD BISHOP
IEUGuEs-s LITTER.


We publsh elsewhere circ8l4r letter Of Archbishop
Husles to tie Romin Catholic Clergy nd Iaiiy s1l
sProclluaiion q he Mayor bah issued Il resrsnss
70 tie appointed meeting oi tie Rev NJ Par.oas %
uorrow We are glad 70 see that Arch5isso2 Hughes
las sdvse; tie people Of his diocese 20 lei tLs ship
ysrd preacher llO1e. This Is gooi advice. We hope
It VIII be followed We give the ssme advice 20 the
PEOPLE Of opr diocese II Mf. Parsous, or Mr
jenkins OF Mr. SBooks wants % preach o. Eny-
body. house top. or In anybolys ssiPysrj, leI
him presch And let those who may deiirs
70 hear either Of those worthy citizens 20 suI ;-a
and Jet ttose VLo 60 Lot. stay away We have never
witnessed il Iii. Cy 20 Hgcn en.husAsn 70 heaE god
preaching lave found It necessary hitherto to e.
desvor 70 restrain the rush o people places Of wor
sLp. whether out o. doors or in sud probably we
never xlau. But We nevertheless zlT.se those wLo
ere sctus.cd by mere curiosity l. tlis ease, % say
away from NJ Parson preceding tomorrow, ls; him
presoA ever 20 well II the frsf place t likely there
viii be 20 much Of crowd that but few hear. sad
II lie next we fear thai TIE tone Of tie meeting VIII
be anything but favorable 70 religion improvement
a excitement Is. been gotten up among portion
q cur citizens in Consequence Of tie proceedings Of
llst Sunday of which We spoke yesterday aud tie
meeting viii be chiefly we take il. bat denoustr4-
ton against al infringement On tie right Of discussing
religious subjects in general and Cstlolcism in par
tcular We regret tist any creluEtsnee should have
occurred 70 oceafion sch demonstration bat IS il
Las been pro7oked. We tras, j, may Be productive o.
none but healthy re.1.ts. II It does no HoTs than %
yir6ieate tie rsht of irce discussion. it Hl not ha7s
been wholly II vain. Bat there is alwsys daager o.
such occasions Of running into extremes There sre
those wLO undertake - stand very straight 81 %
lend backward and there ere those who are 20 very
earnest II the assertion Of their oTn rights ss 70
be very Indifferent 70 those Of heir neighbors and
there sTe those again, Rto DO lot dislike 70 make
3 threatened O. supposed wTong the occasion fJr
actual infringement uEou tie rgtts CT o-herz L
would be strange il II any IN ssssm5lsge
rs,lered in this Cfy we should not ind llelt! Of
just such people. We presume ts. the qr0possd meet
irr VII b. as it should BE- under tie 7gilaas supe-
yicu ofthe authorities ard - Z ;-e Tursu; Of i-s
Own cherished objects It VIII Bot Be ermrtsi, il It
should te 6iEp0sed "a We csrro- think it VIII be- 70
undertake retaliation for real OF iAlced wrongs con-
tted by o.her parties Tie du-y Of TIE authorities
Il this case D. IN Ell cases Is plain Il il preserve
tie public peace at all lazaris Buf this Is not 70 be
done but b. clear eoneepton OF their duty well
resolute Iu.Tose 70 perform IT, The Egh-of eTery III
70 preach O. pTsy IN lis oEn house, O. on bis OWL
premises or On any private premises procured for tie
rurTose il plain md ur5eu.ie, snd II nus BE- reeos
nized MayOr WeEterTel; h-E ssue Lis PROCLAMATION
in reference 70 supPossd dangsr Of the public order
being disturbed By Hr FaTscns preaching to--n0.rov;
bui We ~ wholly at lcss 20 S1oW waat il q that
Le proyoses 70 secompli.h By t. The public
are le.t entirely IN the dAEk 81 10 'hS sins
orrurposes Tie usIrow q il consists OF SOFT Of
nursery hunci.on 10 the public 70 be que- a8i make
10 Ioise. In cur view s1eb p-Oclsmstion Is beil
ting the station OF TIE Mayor 1t him ssy something
which has point 20 il. or s,T nothing lie sppe8is %
bis Jroeltua alton the CRY ordnance Agzins, stree.
presehirg But We presume tia melody intends 70
violate that ordnance r is Asserted ard IL
ton goes without contradiction that Parsons was
preaching oD private premises last sEndl! when he
arrested, and that he purposes 70 preach n the
sane place % morrow. II this be 90 il was wrong -
ar1es, Lim then and il vii - wrong arrest him =
uorrow BIT the Mayor gives Do light upon the eoarse
he proposes pgrsu-. snd lie prOclau-on leaves Is
utterly IL the DARK g 20 wat New he Tow takes ot
the Only 1,, point IN tie case We sincerely hope BE-
vii discover IL season tlst one grave error has been
ALREADY oou rii.ed s0l Tat tie o1ner i E ren0unce
.te better II tie peace OF The City Is threatened st
all il s in e0nseeusree ol this error. aud the danger
VII b sverr,d when the cause Ct il i removed There
Is 10; the lels occasion r disorder not All We
Rave 10 sTrreheusiol Of ether TIE authorities e1ai
biz discretion ss vel IS frEness il trer future pro
ceedrgs
Tie letter Of tie ATclbishoP iiscloses spprehen
scn quite he oTFo-;e OF that which animated ne
ue rirg oi Wednsslsy eFerinc-
il was there sssUEed tLst the rights AL H5eF.ies o.
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