The New York herald., 1870-02-15
OUl 0UNB SLAVES.
Lecture by Mr.. Henry Dersh-IIis Various
Titles and Nene violent Idl0nyncrnsics.

Lecture by MIR. Henry Bersh-YIis Various
Titles and nene violent ldi0ny nyncrnsics.
Mr.. Hcnry Bergh, President OF the Society for tho
Protection OF cruelty to Animals, delivered an
amusing and instructive lecture last evening IN the
Twcniy-thlrd street Presbyterian church, thc
above subject, to large ana respectable audience,
Rev. b. d. Northrup ID the chair. The lecturer said
that heard clergy tho other day pray for the
President OF the United States and all III authority,
for the city rings, for Fifth avenue, put not
for the protecuoa Of poor dumb animals.
He thought that that OMISSION shovel o
lack OF that spirit OF charity ana be-
neyocnce which was much too prevalent Ia their
60 ahead times. Some persons cultivated fond-
ness for dumb animals and some did noS There
was spirit OF increasing fondncss among the
Americans Tor counts and c0unte5se3, and every
lady that went abroad cndeavored 10 secure her
daughter to one 0l those titled paupcrs. lie knew Of
one instance where the possession Of dog secured
for gentleman one or those titles. The gentleman
was visiting Florence with dog to whom he was
much attached, and the Grand Duke noticing " one
ciiIvarous country the gentleman was forced
to reiuquisn the guardianship OF his aos.
The next day, however, he received
a paper creating HIN count When Ii, lDr, B,rga)
went there hc did not take any dog, for ne en.er.
the city, TO distinguish him ior nis interference,
called MIN captain. lie thought that very pleasant,
Dut LNcy caileu Him mayor, hbu COOlc anu uHdly
professor AID doctor; aud lie supposed no would
now be called she rcserend DR.. Begn. some people
cOnteaucd tnat some creatures were not animals,
citinH many animals to subsGlutACc Lnclr asssr-
tions. nc word animal was Caken TO sirllv a1g.
tn.n1 mat was clpao!c oI moving and wutch
possessed respiratory and digestive organs.
Others conteude0 that they had no power to tnlnK
ana no power to value attention bestowed upon
tnem by individuals, forgetting That many Instances
recorded almost oaily establishing the t.u.l
tnaI dumb alllluS are susceptible u l-Sreatnient
eei ana are grateful ior kinouesaes ~ niucn
1s Tue human racc ihc dog uttered soa.id5 ana lie
Cat, sneep and goat ali likewise anu were to al
pdnions. 1T was unnte.li4ioe u IncAi-so was
oreca, Latin and Gcllndlt Tne lecturer thsn re-
cited many instances aad ane edotcs Oi various ami
Mai5, which caused much lnerrim-nI, " suJS,al-
tiaGs HIS assertion, and sald mat NJ one
would disproye th3 iact tLat animals were
Us susceptible 10 pain ana 10 kindness and
attention any of their fellow creatu. e5
Ii tucy heard man xr0wl ut has 40. sc
and t;ireatel MIN with ths whip ana cruc ~ l ass
linn they might bc sure that his com!an would not
be acceptaDic 10 tneM; iney u1nt Lake it lor
granted tlaL there was not Wucl napptne5s III his
domestic circle. lie loved TO he KIND 10 dogs. lie
was in the habit of preserving the oone5 IRON ms
breakfast table 10 give 10 Some poor dog, bat he
sometimes carried tncm In his POCKET tnirty-six
hours aud he then forced get rid or tncin 10
save himself from becoming nuisance I'd Ills
friends. Let them be kind 70 animals IL was one
exalted anu Il blessing 10 society. IN CONCLUSION no
eXnortel those present 70 use their nnueace to de-
ieaG the passage OF Dill now before the Legislature
relating 10 his society which would utterly extin-
guish the society. 1t was brought forward by man
who 1led twenty dollars through the
agency or the society. lie trus.eI inat tho man
would not succeed, as lie laa lnulte1 letter 10 pe
published ii the papers on the snDject.