The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-09-14


RcheIien .....,.......... Albany ...,..,,.,.... 1
MCMAHON ................ New fork............ 1Io
fhantom m................. New rork....-..'... o.
North Star. ............. New York. ............ 10
LETTER PROM A PHILADELPHIA CLERGYMAN.
The following letter from Rev. Mr.. Williams, OF Phia.
dephia pastor Of the Unversas church, was read and
hs sentiments were highly applaaded = a..
l. HA,cH ESQ Secretary AsFV5lfRat sF sept - 4'''
nn4s q The inst Informing me Of my ess
e. ana a. e
Sors Which prompted that acoa s 70 for hs
Of Is Il would afford pleasure
but other and mperious duties viii prevent me from enjoying
~ @ s % M ss
speed 5 Ss 'sS s s to ys hdsss Sc
died
strained hold that every however sincere and consc
force The any religious rite
hs q ay s y sSs Ss s
matter solely The authority Of the Catholic church That
nos Ssnns as ss0S dsay Binding
s % u
thought the observance Of this day enoned BY the positive
~
Starting he
e. s o. the % v hs s s .sss s
the city Of my residence curious state Of affairs large
he
70 enactment, Of the Catholic church, by arresing
On ss tss
hSss
mss For me am An and 60 for The grsa,
RSsse ees 'fi' r. in sf G pne
n hands with Catholics AGAINST those nominal m %
Fiat jasiia ruat caiu" Thus am with you in principle
am pnacauainted II well ever TO exercise prudent eau
a % % s s x % n
Dc duty because tends greatly to the promotion e e. 9d
e A as Ss ne
S% OF s dS % Of "a a s
ment Of its observance by legal pains and penalties
men Mou sas s Y % ,sers Outrage e ms,sse @ So
S III n s sss. do ~ @ hc legal 9
moral aspect Of he ease and level blow at the institution
opinion sabbath of rest and reaxauon would bs
better every law Of discrimination were abolished
seeks enforce the religion another OF
sey and Se % s spn Of eA0aS
ss % a letter & S wishing
n xG RI sSs mon he s s1
ana '"' "n0' Or ''% i1s ANS %'
SPEECH OF DR. GILLor.
After the reading of the resolutions, DR. GILor
amid applause to address the meeting He said-Free
Germans and citizens of America let Join hand and
hand with all other free citizens around to oppose law
which unjust and Infringement sacred ber
ty The Sunday laws are only the tools used by
ciques Of politicians to further their ambitious
ends in opposition to the interests Of mankind
Are you not convinced of tp Does not every
(Cries of ''Yes.'D You answer eyes, because we
all of the opinion Sanctty is used by the basest
cloak But must and expose their base designs
upon our liberty and show them that freemen cannot
thus be trampled. cloud applausc) The Sunday laws,
enjoyment of the most sacred principles of her
liberty; but united opposition can yet preserve
those principles, and cause liberty to triumph
fanaticsm and hypocrisy. (Appause) This great
country holds out freedom to all the world Where
should be so free9 Is it in Germany No In Franceg
nOr anv n her in he llyya thop
be deprived of what experience has taught many Of
cherish beyond all earthly possessonss The Sunday laws
strength They directed against the most useful class Of
the community, the workingmeu. (App,ause) They arc
own views about religion, and we mean to keep them
without infringement being forced to adopt those of
to be done day right be done another Shall
the people of Europe show us exampe2 Shall we be
obliged say that the laws Of England superior to
ours on this pointS Yet they arc, for there amnse-
ments for the people are encouraged on Sun
days. In Belgium and France we find the people
harmlessy enjoying themselves with music on Sundays
after their week of toll Shall then confess that in
free America this harmless privilege denied to the
united-we must r stand " (Renewed p applause Men
should be left to the exercise Of their Judgment
gard to the way they spend their time. If they wish
pleasure let them have it, IL they wish social enjoyment
and enlivenng music, let them have II. This is
freedom We will keep the Sabbath by orderly conduct
but why should keep without enjoyment The rich,
who make and enforce Sunday laws not affected by
them They only made for the working class. The
please. Are men better enjoying themselves with
their frendsor doing notng9 dleness s tho kind,
the most laborious work Men who would otherwise be
good often made bad by ideness Yet this is
what the Sunday laws condemn our honest work
ingmen to suffer In this, as well as in every
other light, the Sunday laws are bad in their effect
(Appause Instead of being good, they great evil
Germans, Americans, all freemen whom address,
hope with all others who uphold your views, will unite
and show the politicians, the hypocrites, the tyrant
whoever they be- that religion is thing between man
and God and that they will not be allowed to encroach
tOry NV dppri wing of tnor
than al-freedom. (Great appause.)
F.. TUCKER being then introduced, i rise to
speak you upon subject of great interest at the pre-
sent moment, not only TO the people OF this city but OF
various cities throughout the Union number Of hypo
a committee called the Sabbatarian Committee impose
restrictions upon the freedom OF the Of labor They
have by various endeavored to put stop to harm
less enjoyment and recreation on the only day the
workingmen can afford themselves and plea
They have directed their Metropolitan police
to convert their day of rest into of sorrow
These laws ut variance with those of our
country which tell us every is free. Why should
be Obliged to brood in gloom on Sunday The work Of
creation goes on as beautifully on that day any
other Everything appears az at other times Must men,
then, living free country, under free institutions be
The only gloomy or dull objects on the earthY What
right have this Sabbaarian Committee to enforce such
laws these to the violation OF constitution and
our rights9 They have none and they must be unani
mousiy and firmly opposed (Great appanse)
SPEECH OF MR. oTTENDORFFER.
Mr. OTTENDoRFFER of the NeU Yorkxr Stats ZeitUng.
then proceeded address the meeting in German He
said they had assembled there they all knew pro-
test against the obnoxious Sunday laws which now
injurious to the country The resolutions and speeches
of that evening, able and eloquent in themselves,
showed as much anything would that they were de.
termned to carry the into the enemys camp. The
apoogsts OF bad cause had invariably had 10
subteruges and so 1t with the followers Of these
Sunday laws. Those among them who favored liberty of
conscience were by their enemies painted in the backcs
colors But the truth and justice their side. He
would not trouble them with unnecessary revision of
the laws and constitution Of the United States Every
body knew that these founded charters Of liberty
were opposed to any restriction Of private rights II
common thing see, Sunday, the city filled with
innocent people going to enjoy themselves, while the
other hand there were people praying in the churches But
how could be reasonably said that either Of these par
ties were doing wrong2 They each merely doing
that which their conscience dictated 10 them right He
therefore thought wrong that section of the
munity should call the other which did believe with
them all the blacklist of names He willing that
every man should enjoy Sunday he thought proper,
but all he asked was that he should be allowed TO do the
same thing in return (Cheers) They should not forget
that the most influential mon in tho country were sun