New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-27
PUBLIC WRITINGS


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DELICIOUS LIBERTY 10 AMERICANs ABROAD
large ard enthusiastic meeting held at the Tej
tInace last evening, in the a1suas OF the cal Tor me
r "pulpose Of adopting such measures as may Then be
"cecmed proper tie influence Of orr National
Government in the promotion Of tho principle Of EeL
= ci3us Freedom and especially in the protection Of
American ciiizens in the erjoym nj Of their rights OF
conscience end Of religious worship aud to bury their
"eead in such way and with such rites - them nay
"feom NJ q appropriate when sojourning travelling IN
foreign lands Tie enjoyment OF these rights is fully
rronted and fully guaranteed to oil people Of oil nations
who on account Of business Pleasure Wit our coun
try nd the recocahon Of them on the part OF others
coward or citizens ought NJ longer to be Withheld
This coll wa signed by large number of the leading
citizens Of New York. Upon the platform were Geo.
Wood d. Ferris, Or Fairchid, Dr. Baird Dr. hrl DE-
Campbell ard others.
Mr. Mortimer de Motto call tho ting TO Order anil
nominated Mr. George Wood q. Chairman, together with
TIE following officers
{' Ike I' Sat, p Lei5y , }' s % J Ben 3
rste Cooper " Dodge ys eoo:ran' Je, Deoais'a SHIP
Rii. re 8 Eo3snsit srfer wii1eT " n s3,S CIR
Juse Eonbowtr Jas Lenuox iheo Frllnshasen Peter 10
Vsrpls1es PestsS PeIri David oyPhsat R s5.r Th5s
sophie Mortimer Denote. Johp, W Cr.oo Poi ova'i
Cro.bs, I'd Vernon Rev Dr. sIesens F. Frslnshuyssn.
1iese nominations being approved, Mr.. Wood said
FILLow. { ITzESs-Ihe object OF this meeting has
baensu eItIy stated in tie call You will be addressed
hy number Of gentlemen, whose addresses VIII explain
tie whole matter may say with safety, that any PEG
1e in the world lave right 10 ca for the exercise al1
Indulgence Of religious freedom in foreign land. is the
people of tie United Satcs You cannot walk in any Of
Inc IuDic streets Of City without seeing the evidence
of that lbGally which we extend TO nations abroad.
Their people como here for the purposes Of bu-n and
rcIoaton ard for oil those Objects which can induce in
diGus TO foreign countries All have full liberty - en-
grce in al ihc various branchCs Of commerce and ths
ants end worship God according TO the dictates If their
rr,rf Vfi Z f
cd tia country ought to receive similar prylle yes from
tloso nations Who derive those important benefits in oar
own country We wish 81 the sal Jet before tho poo
1o at large tlt tey may memorable CONGRESS thai the
subject NV receive from Government The attention
Which IL Importance deserves We trust we nave By
Uortouce cmong tho nations of the earth to enlc
Government, When they make call % the nations TO
have itICsI ected.
PRAYER was then offered by Rev Samuel Deccher
Af,rWo! cf tho following statement was read b. Rev.
D. V Baird:
The limits ofhis document win not allow much detail;
nevertheless, We must submit few facts
l. In our immt date vicinity les the Island of Crba in
whose poris hundreds Gnd thousands OF American mariners
annually 10 lie seen, ana IL whose ties c1 p4l..
tons hundreds Of our merchants and Invalid cZens
ornuay resort IN the prosecution Of business in quest
ofleah Many 20 thiibtr 20 del And yet - this lay,
tlole is neither American Protestant Chapel nor
Chaplain for tbc spiritual instruction ana care Of our sea
and others # orr countrymcn o. for their guidance
and consolation in The most fearful o I'll hourshe hour
Of death far from their home and thir fiends When
the attempt made few years ago b. the American
Soamcns Friend Society 70 have Protestant religious
services conducted aboard American snip al Havana tho
CIurain was compelled 90 dcsst bee il not only
required that lie should "domiciia;e and take the oath
Of u glance 10 tie Queen 81 , ain, bat also that lie
should sNoar that Me was good Catholic As those
words signify "'Romon Cathoii in that land.
soeniious rotctn. could or would take the oath Tne
statement holds good Of Porto Rico the other prn
cipll Spanish island in the West Indies.
1hoe is American Protostan; Chapel or service in
Mexico, far as can lean, an is believed tnai Il
would be difficult il not mPof pie 10 es1hl-h orc "a
some COUNTIES in South America as we'll as in Central
Amico there would be dihiculto t. encounter yet they
would b. far L formidable it believed ihanin Mexico
nIaysslf the central country Of Chrstendom with the
exception of the kingdom OF Sardinia, 10 religious serv
could be held by American Protestant minister Tor the
benefit oil LIS country men uhfs Ia me h?uso 9i dpio
matte ulgr agent bcu aiA the American a, and az
were ON AM' .itbn eFOtLl. 4' j. 80 even II ~ NY
the capital OF inc CHRISTIAN world as some Fahnslhgy
claim Although tic kcnan Catholic Chlrfh IS permit.
ted 10 enjoy in these United States seven gifts az least of
who,e Inhabitants Pr0lean's al Tho rights and prTI
cges That any Protestant Church does YET American Pro-
eetaus sro denied tho right 70 have church 10 Rome, or
ovtru char a.os under the prccarous condition OF
joyDg he patronage O., and in connection WITH the
Morris the state Of things in Spain or ia Austria moro
favorable than IN luly III fact It Is less 50. While in
Poru.a. according 10 tle new Penal Code promulgated
OIL tic 10Th OfDocembor 1852, the celebrating Of public
acts Of worship not that Of the Catholic religion Is pun
hGhe with sOnmen' OF folQ one 20 three years, and
BY rc Iy0 Joned 81 the income OF the ransgress0rpf
The law Il sobyous that Protestant church chapel,
even or foreigners could not be opened n the Portuguese
ring the serious risk And al this done in the middle
nineteenth century and By nation which its
yCiy existence at ibis day 10 Protestant England!
H. American ProtlsGIts exposed 70 nsalt and Sc
rious maltre atmen; in BIZ xco Central America all Souh
America. Cuba. Porto Rico, spain and Portugal, nearly
all Of Italy ard Austria, II, when they meet procession,
with priest Of lis head, carrying tie Host they do
10. render what here considered be acts OF adore
ton but which they consceniousy deem be id0lsrous
and contrary tho Word Of God. Every year the truth
Of this assertion is confirmed by disraelll Outrages, in
word or deed. penetrated n those countries.
III As The burial Of their dead Anerc pro-estsnts
frd very serous difficulties In several OF the countries
lust namtd. Until very receny-n0r that is
/, net 30 s;-they would have been compelled TO carry
the bodies of their deceased friends from Madrid the CAPT
ta Of SIcin 10 Nalsse Gibraltar or Lisbon, 20 fad
lf5r hem English Professionals were salject g. the
same ,hsmeful ini'eHit:es Even within tho lest tow
months Lord Hogsen, the British Embassaior Q. the
Cont of Spain h2s IN earzst spOndence with
the Spanish Government IN relation t. tie right OF In
oil Prote tanis not merely TO have at N adrd cetery,
(which al length they are permitted 70 g0sSess but also
10 have he bt lies Of leir deceased .ads carried to The
crave in beaIse, and proper religious cerem8ro5 per
frr.rd in lie cemetery. et the ingrr2en Tlgre Is re-
III ilst be has succeeded bit we are rot sure Of L.
In many Places in Italy. American Prote5s1ts snb
so 10 much Inconvenience Ia being required % barry
cir dead very unreasonable hours l. some Countries
bosph ar OF violence they compelled 70 bury tneir
dfrI in a feallhy manner and almost as nnccte-
mori,rsly as they would brute beast
Afu wears 40, a highly re qe-:a1e American Iief'
ehnrt I'D rli.Ibolug city vas compelled 70 1B
lslve NIL T. own hands In On obscure pot nea- ore d