New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-14

have been dead lett. uPn our oo2H TOT years,
sttemnt has been mad. 10 revive them, they must
demand their repeal He o. oke 10 terms Of censure OF
that which would tolerate . thing on a week dsy
which it would preyeot on Sun5a. ~ was piece Of
class lsgiiation to which the hitA and spirit Of our
institutions opposed. il snpp,eed that the
pIirciple CT Justice and RICH. Wa, not iinmutable
Suppose that they should become the maj 1ty, and
should enact laws .;arans should no. go 10
church, would rot the act be pronounced by the church
people the vest despoiism What, then, are the
facts which bould make the act in desp 1tc
AID in another olerabel They tolerated the church.
Ell id attending church. though the sounding Of the
beDt Sunday nonotopous and dscordsnt. Why,
then, shoud not they be allowed TO 60 to Greenwood
elsewhere to enjoy the country air aud join in fee
tive sports when BY dong so they did not interfere
with others The allegation Of the Sabbataris ans,
that If the Sabbath laws were repealed workingnen
would rush into RIGHTEOUSNESS, he thought was poor
compliment upon the American people. Sunday was
the poor mons holiday. 1t was only then that be
the family relstion. On week days his hand must
be emplCyed and his ffal required rest In Europe,
where not quite 30 much was claimed as Wa claimed
in behalf of America, tie people could ENJOY Sunday
objected to in the Central Park Men could not get
drunk on music. Families now awaited themselves Of
steamboats, to get out Of ths city on Sunday; and an
pleasant were crowded steamers, they were better
than swelteYiIg in uLventiated churches. II was q
little singular that in Catholic countries they knew,
too, how TO enjoy Sunday better than We. The
people, WIN feDgious oa'o'ionb "en' 10 chuIch
the pastor led off in the dance. Religion
was matter between man ard his God: ,;, Ifss s
were Isaured let them apply to al days alike AMI
stand what Constituted the rights of freemen. Some
thought it perfectly right 10 knock their neghbor
down but in doing this they forgot that he had an
equal right to stand up. II two thought would
rain before night should they have the right to compel
a third becsuse he was in minority, to carry an un-
brella? If majority desired to stay IN churches on
Sunday should that prevent men from going to the
fields ard woods who did not want TO attend churches
1.-THE Sabbaarans succeeded in stopping from going
to Harlem On Sunday. the next step would be to make
them 90 20 church; and their was not solitary reli-
gous sect which would not take this step if it had the
power. What they wanted was good laws to be en-
forced on all occasions.
WILLIAM KAPP, esq, editor Of the German Demo-
krot, next introduced and made some very prac-
teal remarks in which he attentvey listened to.
He considered it superlluous to speak the question
of the equity Of the Sunday law. 1t was an insane
exhibition of fanaticism, and the audience need
not be spoken to on that subject as they ex-
pressed their free opinion by their presence.
But the most important question for which this
meeting was convened, it appeared to him had
been sirguarly overlooked by the speakers who
had preceded him. The question was what 10 do
under the circumstances and hOr to vindicate their
rights. So long the law existed and they did not
strike at the root Of the evil their efforts to gain their
ends would be unffuitful There were three ways TO
gain the end desired by the Anti-Sabbatsrins. The
was, take Inc game hCLcn IN
meetings for the expression of the public
ob MON that had beef taken in Phadelphs, Baltimore
Buffalo s.. Louis ard other leading Western cities
II the authorities undertook to shut up places
Of resort among a large DO Of Anti.Sab patariars
citizens, by violence it their right to return vic
lepce and say that 1t shall not be dore. Applause.
This idea which gained the pleasure OF the
meeting It was nothing more than the principle OF
the Anti Sabbataran population take every pos
ible measure to abolish the Sunday laws as they at
tdered it to make political capital out Of the
agitation Of this question, but thought the AnsiSab-
batarisns should unite, irrespective OF parties,
and elect representatives TO the Legislature
rights ard privileges: in this matter; and, thirdly
though it was hope not TO he realized in the present
century, the sectariAn spirit and principles OF the
and enlightened spirit of the German. He oeustry
men should use every means to .PerPetuste the ires
ideas on the subject Of religion which they had brought
from their peaceful fatbersnd AID should graaoay
ism pre- vaing among the Americans, which ne could
designate by other term better than fanatcs dis-
ease. Let the Germans establish and support fee
German schools and preserve their youth untanted
with religious fanatcism and thus aim eventually to
outye every measure which is in opposition to true
American redor; and not until this was done could
the object for which the present meeting was neid DE
fully attained.
The Rev. DIR. HArcH, although the audience had
diminished to 800 at 0i clcck, ssid that he thought
the enthusiasm with which this meeting mad been
characterized augured well for the future lie talked
about the Phsrsees and their Sunday laws, and saii
that the Catholics, although they had since reformed
themse before the Reformation enacted as cinon
that though work on Sunday was very sinful, still no
work vas much more sinful. The editor OF morning
paper had said yesterday that the Mosaic lew was
good enough for him in regard to Sunday. Let that
editor take the Mosaic law clear through, and begin
by getting circuncised loud laughter. Circumcision
was older than the Sabbath; was given to Abraham.
Mr.. Hatch concluded by reading testimony IN favor
Of the Dutch method Of keeping Sunday by cur late
Minister at the Hague, the Hon. Ii. C. Murphy. :.
MIR. FREEDMAN commenced TO speak, and the audi
eLce went of.
IMPoRTAST ARREsTs-LaRGE HAUL or STOLEN