New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-03-01

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% the most eligible cemstery in tho Country
hs, also been urged, Tat soldiers Of me Fe'o'4
op were bu-ied in this ground This Is p"'s''e D''
sve II il were certain il would add isde - the iorce
g The general argument for leaving the graveyard IN
7,,nrbed Irra:ler serves % show that the dlsl ol
.,o.e who differed while they lived IS certain 20 ma
,le ,mouc the kindred clements Of comnon ea'tA III
act Il is less uportantto identify the bones OF moss
Who died to give liberty TO their country 'han 'ne
bepes OF other men for their memories are caeIsas'
in Al, pstrio;ic hearts, and whether their mo1umenS
ARE AZ Bunker Hil or elsewhere, whether near 'heI
remains or far frcm them, they are in 10 danger Of
be.pg forgotten, % long we can keeP Churcn
and state spart sud prevent the growth OF privileged
classes. coruOratious. OF societies
We come then to the trial OF the issue on the nASed
merits Of tie one reason of the opPoser' against '0
four reasons OF tie petitioners Tor the inp'o'eI.1
II dis were bu-yDg Place IN actual use SUI 'u'
proyereut required tie removal OF grea' nunO'i %
recent 81 hecs there would certainly De ioTce III '7
otiecticp which il uow lacks. But heavy olo' was
Given 70 this objection when law makers decided 'Aa'
the public health must forbid sl nternents IA cities
The srrerstition which first led 10 burials 10 aal
,rorpd cb,rches felt the shock in Paris, London aii
New.York Tie power to govern the living BY the
aid of dead bones felt tie invasion of rs shosy pre-
circ- Il was the beginning of the end to City grave
,a,a, Thir-y years of City improvement attest the
r,,cs Or society toward his euI Large barring
grounds have become rrp'c parks as Il 70 a'OH' ''
tie former work Of poisoning the living 5y nov giving
circulation 70 pure air. In tco more years no one
viii be lett N all the millions of our poPUia'ion' 10
identity grave or monument in any ground IN sue
CITY twill then become entirely CITY Tor the uYlos
If the memories Of cur dead friends AID the moHa-
mental record Of their virtues could MT re PreserVei
,rd cherished any other place except the very SPOT
y.Lee their bodies wr buried, the one objection to
tie crcnrg Of AibaUyst. would have more weight
liam we can now allow it, But daily experience
shows thst both OF these Things can be d0ae'
Hundreds OF families every year removing
tie remains Of their friends iron city ouving
places 10 rural cemeteries and here erechug
Monuments to their memories. Sound minds aud
grateful hearts dictate what they do. 1t IL true
and lasting service to their kindred Of the uextgenera-
ton Ind these monume Is and memories are always
for the sake OF the living Moreover, if the remains
were wholly consumed BY FIRE, the monuments would
be vet eeec.ual TO the end proposed. DO the PEG
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Boston care anything abou. the bones OF Franklin
No they care TO Perpetuate the recollection OF as
Wi,dom. patriotism and beneiceuce. Ii the land
to be taken were about 10 be covered with build
ires as in tie case Of Grace Church Garden-st.
Church and others, there would be room for
regret that any breathing space in the City should be
closed up but tie opening of the new street through
the filthy premises bCsird Trinity Church would by
improving ventilation in tie region where yellow fever
sud cholera have always their attacks be great
benefit TO the whole lower part OF the town.
Tie final question then, is this: Shall these bones
and these monuments forever occupy snail space OF
ground which viii be forever wanted by millions Of
living men to ne used OF tho most active thor
oughares in the greatest commercial city on earth
a TINE viii come when the expense OF passing round
these bones viii have cost the people Of this City more
than the entire present value of this whole island
And does ans sane believe that when that time
8rreE the millions OF the living win sr consent 20 go
around tlat graveyard VIZ should they 10 So To
tbs question we can think Of but one answer, anI
that answer goes deep into the superstition of pagan
nations. 1t was well expressed by the poor negro
who cautioned bis boy against walking over field be-
cause dead 10 Is lived there. Now there is a certain
especially VIXEN it takes the form Of harmless super
sttion- We would not needle5sly disturb the poor
lindoo in biz dea thai the souls OF his fathers have
passed into tho tigers which hang around the suburbs
Of Calcutta. But when these tigers broke into the
c and deyOured the children. and continued to do it
night after night the English commander ordered his
soldiers TO shoot the tigers The poor afflicted Hin
doosthrew themselves between tie guns end tue tigers
But tie commander adhered to his purpose and after
repeated hearing of the objections, in person and By
counsel he gaze the FINAL word to FIRE, and the IN.
happy ndOOs persisted by the bullets thar killed
the tigers. The children, however were glad to be
saved from the furious beasts and gave thanks to the
commander. In like manner, think, these bones
ought TO be removed 70 Greenwood. Notwithstanding
tie grief of that class Of people who are possessed by
the negros idea that lead folks live in Trinity Church.
yard. and SO we trust the committee will decide
sQUATTER SOVEREIGNTY.