The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-01
THE SUNDAY CUES ZION IN PHILADELPHIA.

tmmsnse Meeting At ia de pentie1ce Square
$4,000 Persons Pre@enr--Views fun. Q"as-r
the German, the IsS aeiite s"d me Phys,-
c,sT-The Blue Laws 70 be AboIished-
Quaker VI. Evangelical Ku,e.
SPECIAL REPORT FOR THE NEW YORK HERALD.
f&nADRtpHn, Jolly 3t;1s5e
The demonstration made last night bs the f.iends Of re-
gous hoe,ty, and the opponents OF secar,au ogotry
well calculated to hearts OF the
pbsisess the Qusker City Tue 1encs
that emsnaed in all full ofce, powe goty oa ths
hall eighty three years ago. been defended upoed
With the strength spirit by he peo9Ie Of Pha
delphia convsoed In the adjacent square. Aud nor
orderly intelligent gathering has asssa
beo those sscred groorda, not the
ton Of ,he Tines Of your city, that the ffen of he Sun
dsv movement here compoped Of class OF persons
who are the teeth and ride over the b.
dee OF the oiicere OF the law.
II lie not from the speeches alone that we can decide
fully On the full merits cf the cause. Wills. m,xfus
With the crowd assembled previous to the fixed
calling the mee'ipg order had the opportunity af
forded Of bearing sept expressed by almost all
shades snd Of society sunjec-be opinion
Of the free minced and liberal Protstac. OF the Roman
Catholic Of the Quaker Of the jew OF the politician Of
the Stree thinker and, able aud ,,usive than
NIL the rest Of the bieh prpcped and spoken Chris
tan, hose Independence Of spirit prevents hun from bias
he thought within the enets Of any creed For
chile arguments every side Of question could be
pathered from their dscuss'oos. On pont
there gtpers 81 concurrence, TO wN-tnAt next
legislative Assembly must be PEELED through pOpu.
Of Pennsylvania ard return the freedom eh'ch
joyed by 'tvst iuhahtan's " ADJ all agreed de-
Doupcre the dRe ~Do sham slessly decided for the
ricp and against the poor.
Auopg the speeches made from the stapd, particular
atseruop IS called to The del vered by QUAKER
Josiah Pond-he John Bright OF Phi,a 'eIph4- whose
nST rRp H.,
have attracted general attention. though be mas OFT tnt
appes,eo before ire public de esoressed more fully
than the rest the thoughts OF bic auditors.
Among those on the platform yonr correspondent
noticed few trucking polIticeDs, rho toe
popular demons ration OF this sort, the
view Of fsrtberpe their aedsh ans Tue same
faces appeared stand, when during the
'nnae panic Of as fall bread ras we're and
belon and rsveh 1t seens impossible almost excrie
there fellows from the MOST respectable socsy, aud
there bot little 70 fear OF intelligent audience ss the
assembled ast night, beiug imposed upon bv hsm
Any good would, however, be benefited by their
silence; their bad and loei, are better
fitted for the Green street Metnctst church conferences
where bgo:ry s proclaimed spd violence favored,
TIE MEETING.
meeting favor Of Sunday passenger railroad travel and
Of equal rights, organized ny the appontmenof the
following rameo gentlemen as cf1cere:-
PsEslDyNr.-Johu Butter
vlcE PRssIprNrs --Um. 3 Tnoma-, Richard N Berry,
George A. corey, Samuel o rnomprop, VIM j. Citing
RE, jenp Hoffman, Aqui,'a psscos, John NJ Gosce,
Alfred Long, A. J Boswell, wm Nciep, rheo Keii,
Giaer, John Evat,, Adam Mag, E,eard G wateraouss
Frssi johnson, Henry Coos Dr. David Jay %, VIM NJ
Swarm, SIMON tar,n.. Gus.ayus Rsmak, Robert Everett
Heprs K s,rcpg. Robert l. Garter, gsn.se r Levs
Hugh CLARK, Nrlsor Joy, John Lswor, Dr. amos pesny
baker, George severos, Puil,p White Vm White Geo
Bertrem 2. p. Eewmar, Charles SEN, Dr. F. Bruoo, O.
wettco,, Jooh oskford, Joseph McFadden, samuel s.
MooD, Jobp o'ehl, J H,nckeg,
SECRETARIES j. 8 Cohen, Richard 0opesan, VIM Re
l. oloh No Coad A WaV
ter, VIM. Barnard George gron, Charles Peal, Henry
A Giidca, Jsres Cook, George Fisher
TIE Intention 10 beve tine cbsr occupied ny the
venerable ex thief Justice Iewts, which prevented
by the sc.ence Of tnst gen'Iemsn from the city.
On taking TIE chair, mr.. BUTLER sa'd:-Felow ctz'ns,
thank you socerey for yne bpnr vod hsve conferred
upon This IL Gu Adjourned nestng If c,tizsns which
has been called without dFr OF party for tue pur
pote Of discussing the proprety OF brngnV before the
Legislature tho necessity fos the passage lsgszng
the running Of passenger cars through the city upon
suroays We feel TIA our rights have invader and
against us upon the sapbasn day. tCbees) We are
egste this matter until fuocead in securing for
onrsev.s the same rsh,s thst enjoyed 5y otncss
N'peers) We oeve mace q retoprane -enent In shs
business soa hope that our friends UPON .oe other sde
she question, wien they rec sce wa.msn and earnest
ness o. pubc opinion upon this suojec'. sill oscome
more charitable aud more enlightened We h7ve retro
graded say for have gone ba,K 70 me days ~hsp
sheips we're stretched bs Streets In front Of the
csvrchss hesrs) there are some Who say that this s
not the time se.tae tbe Question believe that II IL
the siue; ina. nil times are proper when our cherished
ripbts are aeraie6 paoe more appropriate Tor
tic discussion than the sscred spot within tue shallow Of
that hull wbeve liocrty was first proclaimed
tbronebopt all the land and to al the Inhabitants
thereof fvocierons and long continued ap,auss the
meeting organized aud ready to proceed to BUSH
nese
SPEECH yRrEND BoSD.
JOSIAH poxp whose neresy cons his endcavors 70
souls without peclnisry recompense was thon IT,
troduced received with vOc'isyorb cheers Mr. Bona
after the noise bad somewhat eubsded spoke 10 tue md
titude ~hicb Ind assembled 10 'b,s wite-
do not KNOW. mY friends and ieiios citizens, ~hy n
at.-. ,~nn no al
the FIRST SPEAKER "A meeting like this, unless @tha
dtr,ve 20 have TIE the latter end, nut az
man who hAs always been trained to love liberty, can
not reIr ain from ing few vorls this occasion II
t rifbteputn thai tah nation, sin Is reproach
70 people VIC stand here 10 night In ths shadov OF
th,f spic ~tee that srcept bell kno Tn 10
put fnrfh lie vibrations, aud proclaim liberty throusDOis
the lsno ~ ali TIE nhabfsn there " (Jbeers) de