New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-02-16
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.
TRINITY CHURCHYARD.

To as Editor Of The N Y Tribsac
SIR There has appeared article in The TRIBUNE Of
The 4th under the signature OF Another Who Kno~s
Which though not calculated 10 do much HARM from its
shl ness may sill claim word or,wo The wrterproves
IRON the History of Trinity Church and the Document
airy history Of New York that the Rev. Mr. lngis who
was IN charge of Trinity until the Execution violently
opposed TO the Revoluion-woud pray for the King ana
denounce the savagey' assaed Thomas Paines
tract on Common Sense and TO counterfeit its influence
wrote "oyal reply and finally refused to allow mo
Revolutionary Chapains 10 preach in his church wen
have time TO waste in ascertaning the correctness
Of these charges Suppose allow them to be true ana
crant for the sake Of the argument al tue writer claims
ave leave it," says he. ito the common sense Of our
citizens TO judge of the probability OF such church
"ofcer permitting rebel prisoners to be buried in the
cemetery under bis charge Well so 60 we-aiter the
facts are known. This the buyiDg ground of the
City, and the Rev Mr.. lnglis could not prevent inter
ments If the terms of the grant compiled with We
give the original grant that all may see how much Mr..
1ngls bad 10 say in the matter:
They The said and inhabitants and their for
Sd Sf T Slafg ai R ao
nhshsns OF me ssia Sy ana aeios9s saa ens e same u
taxing ana Their use from the Inhabitants of the
male Of the of twelve and upward the sum Of three sh
under years the of eighteen pence s
''o D D. 'Sf' ga April i7cS"
From which appears that any inhabitants Of said City
could be buried there whether Nj lngls were willing or
We have the most postre testimony ofher descendants
thai many patriots inferred there 1t is matter of
history and most unfortunately for lone who know
These stubborn facts will weigh more with the public than
his probabilities There cannot be shadow OF doubt in
the mind Of any who has taken the least pains TO in
yesgae the subject that many patriots Of the Revolution
officers and privates, do rest there.
From his ADORE facts he mpeaches the patriotism of the
prest Nesry and charges them with hypocrtical aP-
"peak to patriotic feelings in rearing the present monn'
ment. Why hypOcritcal Because Mr.. Inslis was hos
tile to the RroHoH, the present vesry are nsincere in
their honor to the patriot Ii there sequi
he 10 hot in Ia Of
have the opinions of Mr. lnglis 10 do with the present
v. p Does it follow that because he was royalst
they must be royasts The vesfry of 1854 not that
of the Revolution There are some generate men among
them but MethuSolahs Suppose grant that Trim
ity Church with the King the Northumberland
the writer has found il of bat Mr. Ing does it
follow it is not republican now The father of General
Washington royas, is this any why his son
could not be good patriot General Washington him
self was a cadet in the British servce-held their commits
sionthe original of which is in the possession Of gen
teman in this CITY; do his countrymen hold his ustr
oy memory in less veneraton for that Or for further
irration Westminster Cathedral belonged to the
Rom nists-Bonner and Gardiner preached there-but in
tn of revolutions Westminster belongs TO the
Eng. b Church-Canon Wordsworth from is pulpit has
prOiessed his attachment to the English Church aud de-
noun ed Rome. Now what wcu1 we think of the man
who wanting 10 road through her venerable bury
ing ground should charge Westminster with being Papis
Zeal now because che ia the sixteenth century
because Bonner Held forth from the same pulpit
small capital this to raise feeling againt Trinity
Church because one Of her ministers King George
Equally weak is his query about the Kings Arms,
which be fscetiously asks if they to crown the pres
spt monument when DONE and II il preserved
"a relic 2" Really don't know, Sir but never knew
tia, preserving the tomshswk scaiPing knife of the In
dsn made the possessor liable 10 the charge Of sanction
ing Indian warfare This low appeal to excite prejudice
against Trinity will sgnally fail
One who Knows Is equally unfortunate IN bis quota
tons After having proved that Mr. ingls was royaist
from Jeraning 10 end and sternly Consistent even to
leaving The country after the downfall Of British power
And then having asserted that such always mss pee" INC
policy Of Trinity. Ne have the following
What mai Al doctrines plain and clear
Aboui fuoh hundred pounds
Ard q proved quite plain before
Proved fslss again two hgnorsa m0fel
Nov IL Mr. Ingrs had remoig1d In the country ana
changed with the people-and tho present Incumbent .,
Trinity he'd been kings and chaBgsd-ths ~ouia
btye been ertinTn But the writer has tried prove
ths neither was the case. bis question is most maspro
po" and entirely destitute Of point.
l. ooDcluop assure the writer that charging Tnnhy
CLch Vesiry and hor preachers with making hyPocr
~eli appeals will not build Abany-st lie has evidently
ths senon but be lacks the (onRs Of the serpent
"TAos btssi ss-bsss viper"
We warn him that 10 follow him olOss-srPgss
M ssshoods detect his sophsres, and hunt bin aud bis