The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-19

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c California and tho United states sensss We yer found
him the hr steadsst ana Incorporating friend OF hs sae
Resolved Tia. In Hon. David O. Brodsrck ws recognise
insomsba ina
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ished Il ihs gTs.efal rsmeMbranos Of ~ good
period which b. pes%isd enjoy Highest homo:
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the Union neysrsexcelled BY he peer: ,,u
in the ceremonies Of respect 70 hs memory.
On the adoption Of tho above resolutions, motion was
| Metropolitan Hotel, at twelve O'Clock M
Several gentlemen were present who intended to ad
dress the meeting but owing to the small number in ut
| tendance deferred their remarks till another time
| REMONsTRANCE AGAINST THE SUNDAY FUNERAL OF
SENATOR FREDERICK.
MEssRs SAMUEL RADCLIFFE JONAS L. Coz, LEWIS j. PAR
EER, MICHAEL pIElAN, JAMES Miller AND JOHN LINDSAY
COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS FOR "FUNERAL CEREMONIES
| IN HONOR OF THE LATY SENATOR DAVID BRODEMcx."
GrN1IEMEN-The arrangements for the pageant in honor
OF Senator Broderck having been interrupted the last
Sabbath, and postponed till next Sabbath the undersgn
ed respectfully request that the programme may be re
most weighty objections. AS now announced, honora
ry procession Under tho charge Of the official heads OF
one OF most important and respected civic depart
mens, and embracing municipal officers various
ciees, and citzens generally is to parade through
principal streets distance Of some five miles Sunday
with bands playing funeral dirges and common time
banners and the paraphernaa customary Like
| sions.
Such demonstration is believed to be without prece
dent in this countrycertanly in this city The funeral
obseques in honor of distinguished statesmen have hher
been celebrated appropriate secular day. when
all CLASSES OF the community could unite in them without
sacrifice of pncple and the day sacred TO other and
higher objects, though sadly desecrated many ways
has never been employed for funeral pageans. We
but deprecate this innovation just when the city
reoces In the partially restored tranquility and order of
the Sabbath, with the marked Improvement in public
morals attendant OH the suppression Of some Of the
forms OF Sabbath proclamation.
The selection Of Sunday for these obsequies is
cessary as IL is unprecedented No unburied corpse
mands sepulture No plea Of urgency compes the aban-
comment OF domestic, religious benevolent engage
ments the day of devotion and charity voluntary
selection of the Lords day for mans convenience
honor. And thus the recognized and
associations Of our American Sabbath. Even Indepen-
dence and Inauguration days, with Christmas and New
Years festivals, by immemorial CUSTOM deferred
when they occur on Sunday.
But object other grounds than those Of precedent
and policy. The employment of Sunday for public
pageants with bands of music, and the paraphernaia
and noisy accompaniment Of great procession is
unwarranabe infringement of the rights and feelings Of
Christian households and congregations Perhaps fifty
thousand people live along the direct of the march
those citizens may be presumed to wish freedom from
street noises on their only day of Shall they have
their domestic quiet Instructions interrupted by the
passing of long line of footmen carriages with
bands Of mnc2 The twenty Christian churches
of various denomin ATOMS with still greater number az
Sunday schools on the route prescribed, it
to be affected by il, may surely claim exemption from
disturbance while worshppng God studying the Scrip
lures And the churches and Sunday schools in all parts
Of the city will have just ground Of complaint it the
element and noise Of ire companies with bands OF music
marching and cOuntermarching in all quarters shall in
erere with the order and quiet Of their assemblies Per-
haps too, something may be due to that general public
most Of our daily journals which cannot but be greved
and offended by persistence in what has the aspect of
needless not wanton, invasion of the sacred day Of
freedom and religion.
On grounds of national consistency and self respect
object to the conversion of the Sabbath day
shows and pageants OF any kind The tendencies quito
strong enough towards the continental holiday Sunday
without the formal inauguration Of Of the methods for
its importation, under the sanction oil important
civic departments. Better is ii, better in view
honor the memory OF the Christian patriots and states
who founded and helped perpeuate institu-
tons by recognizing they did the obligations the
Christian Sabbath than to aid in undoing their work by
mistmed honors to Senator Of our own day. One of
later Presidents, just before he stthc last of
GARTH, thus blends his voice with that Of of the
nobest Frenchmen ever on our shores:-
was the remark Of one Of the abest and purest Of those
peril ana who made his home usthe late
sabbah Is only one
truly national and Amercan and for this cause if for
other he trusted would never lose its hold affections
and patriotism.
Surely, the fremen of New York will be the last to let
70 the hold of affection and patriotism" from the only
institution Enthusiastically national and American
This confidence is strengthened by the manly letter Of
Chief Engineer Howard to your committee Of November
s. in which he regrcs that the Sabbath day select
ed by Mr. Broderck friends for the demonstration
only yields to their request providing the committee
having the matter in charge will dispense with the
banners music trupcs, and all the other paraphernaa
OF the FIRE Department"
It is but echo and emphasize these sentiments Of tho
respected Chief Engineer when panied learn that they
UNDECIDED that this remopstrance is al dressed
your committed and if need he to tho uublio II s be
Of interest In and regard for your noble Depart
mcnt-none the less sincere that respect Divine in
stitution moreand because Of for
good neghborhood consistent example, public morals and
religious principle that respectfully urge the selection
of another day than Christian Sabbath for tho honorary
funeral of Senator Broderick.
Signed by John J. Phelps, William whtlock George D.
Phelps, and about live hundred other gentlemen
NEW YORK, Nov 10, 1859.
COUNTER PROTEST OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR
PROMOTING CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
The following counter protest has been presented to
the Committee
To COMMITTEE or ARRANGEMENTS FUNERAL
CEREMONIES HONOR LATE BRoDE.
GENrLsMEs:Havng in the papers Of this evening
said TO have been signed BY hundreds Of
the Sabbath meaning the Sunday by your proposed
n Of @
o AND ne , the
this remonsrance and POSTPONE these funeral osequcs
II there were time to obtain ;hemas there
Woy css s ct s %
obtained to this counter reonstrance AS is hope you
be governed by the weight of the considerations
VIZ protest asast the idea any other day
of the week be cecated by
M"nsa so so @ actions
@ e a Sn By being r oassf s
or Sunday Is secarian dogma, without foundation fact
and one which viii III become aside from your
determined course to bow down 10 and establish
II this effort to aside well considered
plans Ia ;cessiu viii operate strengthen the
and encourage the hearts of band of bigoed
zeaos calling themselves the New York sabbath Com
mec which has for its ayowed object the
rigid enforcement OF all constitutional obsolete
pressye sunday law satues they contemplate the suppress
Of all travel except 10 and from church, Sunday
also the sale OF fruits segars all veud
hle articles sunday School papers, religious tracts &C
that day and In Of their published
the repeal Of the old law, by which streets were
chained sunday the abrogaton of "a tenefccn
statute" We have every 70 believe that this
| tee originated the remonsirance Won have received.
We deny the assumption Of the that the pro-
posed ohsequics they will be entirely unpreceden
ed" Far otherwise IL the fact Hardly pleasant
that there not funeral obss1uies celebrated by
societies. In honor
and these obselues have the
you propose though smaller scaleprocessons
| with sud military music
4 Of The ny thousand people who supposed to live
along your proposed quarter
habit Of attending church Sunday and not in
graed both with choice If
the dAv former being with them
and the latter enabling them ~ the i'm
posing from t-r windows DO not for mo
imagine, gentlemen that these advocates OF rigid