The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-07


supposed that others had been here who xpecd
hethouh not have been called upon 10 move siurpL
,ssS = as ,sas given y him great calamity =
tragedies that have been transacted In the SOUTH ma,
ieyerenty say that God has been speaking TO US Il
vain" We cannot wholly shield ourselves from pesti
ience but should try and understand is cause ant
guard against IT, The yellow fever nowhere that
the causes have not been before IL. God does moi
send pesencc plague arbitrarily or caprcousiy bui
becse some producing have been there and have
been sverlooked. Even in Nor6h II they should now
seek ont and abat0 the of pcsteuce they might
be more secure against It's return In New Orleans that
4 more fcuit. The removal Of nttlc causes s not 40
svsy these calamity Ike this teaches Ms als
tEatour fos the relief Of the distressed are
But alter ali tho poor Sons r cs Sss little way sna
then we how insdeguats preparations TO pro-
vide TOR misfortune. What shond say to these poor
' T. Not to ss to s
cordial In tnc face Of zach caismity tiks
sns .. hase a. sss :. very s not
silburn bad spoken OF the people making thousands M
our city but be said nothing those Iosne thou.aaas
few years ngoca for them, aud how many OF them Will
cesS ycI na hsre s'epEsd 9ut aashisr Think Of neg
and sacdest asucct of calamity presented In that
ones children should DO among ths vagrants wandering
orphan children of Norfolk and forsmouth Charity be-
comes special duty ON this occasion, and not only
special duty but special wisdom asc for every young
child neglected and unprovdcd for Is child loft 10 oai
on the eddcs Of destruction Caamcs like these teach
not only the duty charity but the blessing OF chart
Y; at Is more biessrd to give than receive" But
this generally read that Il il more blessed 10 be able
to give than TO be reduced to the receiving
Gaughterl II would be n good aud a beautiful thing
to-day II the hundred thousand children Of New YORK
whose parents able to crafty them would give some.
thing from sxpence TO dollar 10 the children Of Nor
folk and Portsmouth. would not only BE- good thing
for the children Of these cities but Il would be good
and blessed thing for the children Of New York. let
US Che said begin here tonight to do something aud
though II will not amount TO thousands might have
done had the night been favorable yet II will 90 aud
increase and finally amount TO q good large sum. In
conclusiou, he offered the following resolution;
Resolved That collection be up cause
The resolution agreed to. and collection was ac
cordngly taken up, which amounted TO a couple Of hun.
gentlemen in the parqucttc suggested that there
we're superntendens and teachers Of Sabbath schools
present and he proposed that they should be requested
this month To take up special collection for this pur
pose
The cR replied that Of the resolutions already
passed. embraced that same idea.
Mr.. JANIS w. GERARD next addressed the meeting. lie
said resolution had been placed in his hands which he
offered with very great pleasure II thought that
the clergy should not have all to themselves in this mat
ter and be asked tho bar should no, be
sa ne consented to appear for The bar and woah per
night on neutral ground. 1hey had moi bc
amused or to listen TO political speeches but they were
They had heard night Of the deSolaon tho
Of Virginia by the plague gloom hangs tlesc de-
that Of the torches Of death Here said he wa come
back after months OF enjoyment TO proud city with
Ssshi DC a,,S and 10y wo have been wonderfa spared
the opportunity of casting mite TO bsneat
our suffering our dc-oats, riven cities Of the
south (Applause.( silence reigns there, where
hitherto have been the ring Of the anvil music Of
the hammer. Whst are Portsmouth and Norfolk now
Paaiysed. The merchants are compelled 10 Az on TO re.
main dispensing aid and medicine. 70 those Who
cannot leave. What Ia the effect of the pcstenesy Itia
unparalleled by anything have heard Of tbs annals Of
plague These cities contained together 20 900 nnabi.
nnisonc half Of these had left and therefore they did
nct at any one time contain perhaps than ~
AUAa nj fl.a h.r. LII.
pestlenoc and fourth have died of H. Twenty ihres
Physicana hare died n Norfolk alone. Ths prss ward
~ that city eonsstned before tho pcssence abb
tsns and there ba there and II these Only
few have escaped ickne~s. Though cannot hear tho
cry OF these stricken cities should the ap.
peal that II made TO vs. They ssy 10 Us, You rich
and powerful your ships every sea one single
nights amusement in your city costs slo, ooo and
therefore ask you to give Of your ulnas aud you ahn
10 amply repaid by gratitude" We will literally
respond 70 That appeal sympathy will do moro 70
bonds. II Is the south that call AMI ~ of The North
must answer Many In the South hsve the flea that
northern hearts cannot beat In syinpn'hy With them.
They are wrong. They will find that northern holrts
rrn be touched and that Northern purses will open to
their relief lie hnd seen, twenty hours bcfre in
This fame theatre tears roll down the fair cheeks and
dew manly ones too, at the representation by ia. great
actress ola fancy tale Of woe Bat Said he the tragedy
which rehcarse TO night j. II real lie !, {.
eaihs dongs. No riot IL the imagination l. q: bat
are rehearsing The tragedy Of real suffering where MT
one life i lost but thou'ands The rerouon tina, pro
pose IL thif--
Resolved That This meeting viii use ~ Influence y ri.e
,Sna m a. With WI be worthy q de cause .ea aoauneni .
II IL TO the masses We appeal The movement a of
popular eharac.ss We Wish that the chord of sympa-
Thy may be tsoehcd In every heart, ~e to make
not only to the recipient 10 the gver The stricken
cies have called upon us. We Of New York, should
another way. u may be- that tho ~ Norfolk ani
portkmouth todsy may be ours next year. God grsnt
thai II may not be 80 But should only la ,h.
cause of humanity In this way but We should pa,
ehouders 70 the wheel make city what II ought
DO, and then call on Hercules 10 come and aid (Ap.
plsue) New York Il now-no.s anAing all or rs
cent ieofms--the nlihiet city In ChrisisDdom have
once said here that Now York Had bat only one
rival In The world, in the way of hi,h, ani tia,
beard the water what | said, and they
neit 10 work spd cleaned that ci;y, snd nov
New York stands unriyaIIed UAoghssr.) Let T. 50
No,k and clean our city and 40 remove oss esa'es u
p.stenec let this movement for tho relief u the
viii put hls hand into his pocket ani gife bis mite Tor
the all Of Norfolk and Porismou,h. New Yort T. NJ,
wanting in sympathy II has already subscribed 30 90
Tor these cies. That y noble monument. but want
70 IL ti~e higher. That s but the arst stry uant
70. how the people q No South that We aH.r from
sympathy. (Appiause)
The Iesolaiion wa. ad"pied
Dr By,sH proposed The following resoiution with few
complimentary renarkssPpopriAie 70 The parposst--
hey are Ler,6y ,eaasred 4 Nous napssi reGs, a. e
Ibis movement
Dr. Busn sso in the eouf.s of hi rstnArss pat In a
special plea for The orphan children ~ tbe t~sny.sx
phyF clans who hal In Norfolk fallen prtms 80 he te.
Hence. lie mentioned the fset that out u egh, mees
and students whom IbilsdelpEiA hal ssnt opt 70
gsppls with The plague only three n tbsfn rrtarnod
alive lie announced ua, ons ~ his patients Who had
already gUbeiibe literally "a the All a the sufferers
lad q gLt authorized him ~ subscribe s1O for the al
tLe orphAns and shea ~ al the conclagn u hs
r.inAIhs further snbcfipiion - 10 ~ts nae thfoax
him
Nf. GuAED sgrln tok the f09y aud stated iaat When
ie had made reference 70 ihs greA' 'sr.a.sans. als
n he he had forgot T. show h0~ be4 hsaft hssi in
unlson With the causr. Hs wouN state ugu she va
s1oner made ~ the Suffering In ~ roaih thmn
out of her funds ID. Fabscritei VI Ool (Marss.
tons ~ sppiause.J
And then, lcH O'Clock r. ~, 10 meeting a.
Glazed atlorfLef
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