The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-27
Pathetic AppesI--Ths Trinity Churchyard
Business.
NEW York, Jan. IS, 1854
LAMKs G. BENyYrr. ESQ


Dear SlrAs you and l like Mr.. Alib In the play are
"hsre, there and everywhere, and when occasion rec
qures no~hsrs 1t is no wonder have not bssn able
''sough IL carefully but not with tears" Daspaiug
to make leisure moments and yours coincide 80 70
get your ear FOR hall an hour am constrained
pas on your eye for few moments until can stats my
wishes TO you, more feeoy 1t true than could have
done in the unconsrsnsd freedom OF ion al
though my tongue Isl not 'the pea Of read writer"
wish to engsgs your attention ~ TO prsv all on
you 70 read tts enclosed paper You have published it,
y IL true but sha to suppose have read
1t; on the CONTRARY 1t may be taken evidence Jon
have rot do not ask you TO mNk, learn and Inward
ly diges its eontens but simply to read these short
and fimplo appals Of the poor for, In this natter
sincerely sve an advocatiog the OF God poos.
Ny interest in IT is. yours, any good ctzeu's,
nothing ipdivdnAly-everything for dscency, for hu
mspity
Ny position yss.ryman OF Trinity Church has made
me acquainted with the acts OF the and knouog
psrpstrated the remains OF the de- o, past ages
Personally, in bshAf OF the church, i. Is bust.
ton Of this Oldest cemetery in America tho contrary
AZ far rs the almighty lar is concernsd interest
n. head and 'front.' Of this o.ndnr eau o.r WINS bs
street through our disused barring ground, We shfll
b the gamers of some $50, 00o-that sum having
fees awarded to us 10 1884. II In your judg-
meak after due reflection you believe the dire
necesity" exists for opening thoroughfsrs through
cemetery the pride and ornament OF city forty
distant from another street. If you think hill tnirtee,
feet deep and wo hundred ami sixty feet long posed
OF human ashss '.n be dug down AVID sAvs street o.
railroad iron to choke up Broadway ESQ much in vaat OF
re,ief you believe 1t possible open any street
against the consent Of four ths OF the in
tersstsd and think 1t prudent to let the city the
OF the final dec don OF the courts to the benefit
Of evaporation hsrpes Alone In Gods name support
Mr.. Boormans application and let Trinity Churcs fgnt
tae battle of 81 Bones Place single handsd But the
contrary, II your Convictions sde pray open
your columns and say
have known You, Mr. Bennett, for thirty years, and
have read since you have been editor
and, thorgh have met with many things that panied
and grieved me at the time have always among
your r.en IS and rot your mAligners have taxed
your columns to crafty my SELF interest vanity,
p.dy, and have never insulted you with appeals to
your prejudics your pocket 90 intend to begin
at this late day only claim to have the credit Of sin
eerty and Brightness in my appeal to you con
slider you though not Kaickerbocker, yet al most
+" old Yorker" from cng reiiden GO and familiar inter
course. You have pride In city we'll those
tho we're born In II, and feel keenly any thu
deep degradation msrue mas osght upon speak
out sentiments this you do other sube
know they must be ia favor Of keeping our ''time
honored" cemetery Of old Trinity inast Yonrs truly,
vESrRYMAN WITH ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE.
We give as above the appeal Of the venerable YES
tryman, in his own simple and affecting language.
If this appeal dees not reach the heart Of Mr. Boor
man, and make him repent in eight or ten per cent
less in his dividends, we doubt whether the spirit Of
John Kuox himself would reach the flint. Let it be
tried