New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-20
SUNDAY CARS IN BROOKLYN.

In spite Of the rain ast night the meeting OF c'ti-
zens of Brooklyn oppo,ed to running their cars on
Sunday was rather large, nearly filling the Supreme
Court room in the Cny Hall. There could scarcely
have been less than i've hundred present
The meeting called to order by air. II. n. Holt.
Ex.Mayor EDWARD A. LAMBERT called TO the
chair.
MIR. LAMBERT said that when permission was
granted to iun ths there special pro vision
inserted in their charter that they should not
the Sabbs'l. Several atteI pts had been since made
10 the that dsv, aud the matter had been
brought before the Common Council by resolution and
petition but the Railroad Company had never asked
II, and ola not desIe II.
A GySTItsAN in the crowd moved that the meeting
be opened by prayer, and
The Rev. Dr. kFsNEDY OF the Paciho-street Metho
dist Church mace payer
Messrs T. Il RopMAN A. \ BARNES and CH,RLEs
II MARIN we're sooniat.d &C )mmidee on resolutions
E1A,dtru,su CokSISG inside spec ia, ia w0icb ma
said that OIL Sunday would make Brooklyn as bad
as Iiobokcn.
gentleman il the crowd interrupted him with:
cd On any one that will DO an ithing aSn the
Sabbath" There were cries " Pat him out, put him
out"
THE CHAIRMAN-I will take care of him il he don't
behave himself.
THE GENTLEMAN IN The CRowD-Gentemen, In
Justice to myself | Use this OCCASION Can man
serve G I'd aud MalnmUD Are the heather 10 rule the
mighty people OF God or are the people ct God II be
ruleu DIV tuo Uehlutn NO, ntNtf' lpdl (6t "
GENE. Gentlemen. my return from the great city Of
inquity TO the Lesser city petition vas presented to
me TO sign 10 run the cars Oh Sunday. Nov, am |
crszy7 Am crazy 10! the ne is not far of; for
| am he spoken Of by the prophet David; and 10 am
one OF those spoken OF by ST John the Divine.
The gentleman was prevailed upon, with some diff
Guilty, 10 take his seat
Mr.. RoDMAN then presented the following resou
tons:
R,red That the law of this State prohibiting toe
ton OF buuess Sunday based upon the moral Of
hghcned view OF our moral sd material in.ercst has as
We believe proved iussimsbs blessing 70 ALL without un
st unequs restraint occurring 10 the rh and
ke day cnris well to the restoration Of their
the promotion of their moral
Re,red Thu, the Common Council B'ookiyn hereto
foe restraining fom running Sunday recognized ih
6esehoen ,p ofhst sw and showed wise regard for the
Interests OF their constituents which their successors vi" do
Red That although the pleasure and convenience Of some
Of ss' sa PS%Sei S .Gnnn the ear. On .. Sn
objections Amons these be enumereo It will voste the
law Of State aud do violence 10 the moral aud opinion
Of large part OF our will obligation the
part OF the employees OF the Company 20 perform e
of labor Sunday OTHER days of The week
and thus deprive and then families of invaluable pv
lese will impose on the anm.s used By the Comp,ny
manly be required perform will bring upon our city the
ttproach OF setting bad exsmpe to owcitizens else
where WINCH II senetsy initiated will saovert one OF our
me" cherished institutions and tend strongly 10 lower the
Rs0rd Tha, considering the relative advantages Of New
Iotk .ad sroayn that great numbers IF best aud mos;
Presenee Pt more quiet economical aud retired residence
novel and radical chsuie is police ions aud
system Of legislation ole NAV aud we believe will
prove detrimental to our PesUriay Interests vel uu
10 our good name.
Mr.. koDsAs proceeded 70 ssy thst where rer cars
were allowed 10 run on Sunday il worked badly. All
the way up Westchee,eI c unity almost every Sunday
in the year was Ike the Fourth of July lie hoped
they wO1d not be asked to enact BY Law violation OF
the Sabbath Gay. No matted II this was done ia Paris
and through Germany bat this was Am.rcs C aeersl.
This America Loud applausel. The doctrines of
Bible taught u 20 revere the Sab sth dsy
Mr. EDDY told Of groeshop keeper, little ont of
the city, who ssid that il the to on sun.
day be should co splendid burmese Ii this lsnye
were to De made, he should be obliged TO resign his po-
silon a. conductor. OF the members of hls charch,
not ore would ridt in the Sunday, and one of
them hsd said TO hiIn, "Shoali them Sun.
"dsy, pledge you will newer Tide in them" Loud
, applause
The Rev. Dr. SToRRs spoke of the character and in
crease o. the city lie said ihst before 81 radical
change IN the pocy o. city WAS m .Ge there should
be generally expressed opinion Of the peools 10 fsvOr
81 hsmeetng was proof that this wa, no; so here
lie thought the change woald be a peculiarly di.ad-
yantaee. II would De Esd day for Brooklyn when
New orb could say 70 her Ito art thou fallen son
OF Tie morning, ana become ike one Of u.s. The
flea, disaster on the New Haven Rsroad wss directly
atirDo'aole 10 running cans or Sunday. They essab-
hshe0 sunday uan that road, and were oonse-
quehtV ooiged to employ az extra enguser who
exchanging with another engineer on the road ons
Gay, drove the train CD the bricge al Norgalk Th.t
Involved the hpsroes o. tie Compsuy and the no A.
payment Of dviaeaa gave Schsy lex an opportunity to