The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-02-18

The Opening Of Albany street.
fhs further hearing IN this NATTER before the sonn
~ fscu The uoumoa oouns VS. had yesterday h ~
chamber Of ths Board Of Aldermen There were present
IN sudsnesof aeoat hundred, mostly Interested IN The
mattsr under consider alton.
Alderman DRAKE called the meeting TO order 81 three
s'sloch p. H., when
Mr. EpwAHD eANDFoRD spoke ~ follows M. Chair
man, glad have to day met to consider this quss
top ss from any appearances Of excitement and
such have Witnessed heretofore, and think this
lapse into rest and quistuds must BE- humAng to those
who have aborsd assidouty to sxssmsst and
popular eAmor against this measure. In my arguments
shall particularly considsr the grounds taken bore you
some Of Il fundamental principles Of civl governmsat
to nader this acton OF previous Common 0ounei
This 10 rot in conformity with conservative prn-
fully carried out There ought 70 b period for IN
end public and that ought to be when
hesrpr in Ss case has been ID arsaoy and ssstsses
pa there no just reason for rsopsnisg the coa
trov.,y nov .r;ss many yssrs ego Pr0jsSs Wa =.
Trinity Church thsnG SIC wM - client - the grave
Tps deeecrsoa vas ,hss In vis~ bat II thea ore.
removirg the dead Il felt b. ths Trinity Church
2ston The great Argumsnt brought mp q INST
THIS pProvsmsn. .na a. vi - ND ne GEO rnss t
respectable Inhabitants II seems oldest add 70
spectacle have Influence even tn thsr gravss
man advsposmsst invariably op posed BY the busbsar
OF the opinion Tie ahes Of our Oldest and most re-
spsot.nls ,nh.O.na, and N opp0.iSs 70 hi. mss ars
rss.id TO the removal OF the dead, I for ous
o. any one else entertain hsm spsoies OF co
airy This street Ii destined 60 Broad time
Or Sshs1 s4s mons!sa ~ ,S
will ultimately wall and the improve nsnt must b.
made (Ths l,aihei counsel he gave history Of shs
turs with which Trinity Church w.s counsetsd for tbs
Last forty ysArr Thi, act su horst this mprovsm as
much 10 Is il it had be- REQ ordsd In the Rsvssi sta
passed b. the LsstsArurs 1t Alesay No. - TO ths
legality Of this .st rd;, COM, dsd snns sa' land as
1903 the cit, has ria hJ to take this right fco yb~
and violate he original contract Tas corporation,
founded upon political Necessities and has the right to
optn streets through private properly, whstevsr may
- the titles under which It may b held 10 ordering
capacity and could not distinguish beswssa
tn title and contract Of Trinity Church and p
vate cixen affected by the contemplated improvement
Now, Trinity Church obj-cu to removing the
bodies Of the olceBt and most respect .bA sitizsns
Who have bsen burst IN tasr yard, IS they consead
From this would thai the only rAton whish
the verymtn tear IA the miashsg ri the dust Of these
Oldest ard most p~etsbs Of ssns with tho Of the
shall ass TO spaIyxs the Dust OF the lead and
What 10 The difference Ia the eye OF Law, the eye Of
ebrstisaity, or in the eye of Patriotism between til
ust the Oldest most psctsbe otxsns and that
Of the bumb Of the metropolis The msx Of
public exTedepcy sust be apphsdr qusy to Aitsorpora
TORS ehu,chss and cssne-sno the public demand
street through trinity Gnu CHI yard that wealthy
CANT and ppWerful p0 alton should ecsivo
a ban The 30 70 ns land To:
ssoridce Of private desires this, - rs bsen sa.ed
human dust in Trinity Church grove yard what s there
In this dust 10 make 1t halosedf W1At ID there in his
TO distinguish It from other da,tf When tue body
moudera, What Is tho qusntus Of dust Which Il makes,
eartbi not and tns saneS Dies net the earth
form the elem n OF the body and does not the body
isf back to its original nature whsn 1t noudss
In the gravf Such tbs eac apg OF science nature and
religion THE counsel here read from VAleBtinss
Manual sho~isg that the d1t buryirg ground
B.wlipg Green Ii 1866 It full, Gov. Stu,vssant
propcsd TO aeapdon it, 1t was sbAndons the old grave.
yare divided into lots, and sold ont at auction 70 the
highest bideer Thus We zee what was the regard for
ceAd In older tim,s This old graveyard nllsd
with the remains Of the odst and most respectable cit
OF that tms yet the, sold of 1t auction,
Look At the dss~crAon OF other ohurshyaxds
In the city and the reSpeet that ossns manifest
for the cssd. Go to the Post Onics. raat once .
graveyard That Ia place of ssncttty, certainly.
DO there any day and see how the remains Of the d.
parted treated and then and talE to me- any
Ss.i. Go 10 JOIN stree. ehuroS-so Bssxnsn street
church and you will see the saus sork tssscraion
going for public improvement whish We propose to do
the dead sants by and this desc, sou Of other
sburchy ard,, but 10 this she has nothing say We
ny yours " gored. Nov, to the assertion q
dsry tina, Of the soldiers Of the avola slept
there. care rot how mush tradition may speak
to the contrary: say there il not oss seintlla
Of proof tba; one Of tbs f.thsrs Of toe R-volu.
And ud heir wshes bs knows It is probable
Of the heroes d tbs var could sssp easily 10 that yard
Trinity Church during TIE war Of tn: American Rsvola
Of that Church wsnt George the Thisd and thu
.ucc..s OF the royal arm: George washnston request