New-York tribune., 1871-07-01

Mr.. Berg in preventing cruelty to animals when public
travel s thereby mpeded Mr. Bergh has issued the sub
Joined argument in defense of his course:
AMERICAN socIETI TIE m PREyssTos oy CSrsITT ro
ne PrHi Of ne Board and 70 ne Superintendent Of Poi,;
the State Of Segio in 1866 among ncorportors
the Of Of almost all gou and political
title Of which be sufficiently Of it, par
It's charter reals thus; The police force Of the City Of HewYork
well as Of all other places where police organizations e sa as oe
forcement Of all laws which are now or nav hereafter be enacted Io
ipg the railroad containing often than 100
which two feeble and shown by the prevailing disease among RAJ
hl Of this city /, specsee too f Of nhumanty law
tolerate the merc public to endure without Hence
bearing quasi justice asaj painful the
Por" say ese communcaon you the laws with prompt
against haekmen ard yoder Of fish and linding
WOOL bu the great and reh corporations pursue their crq.
mgun NGF ths Iehnke Is not lu't nor . npa @ 10y s
10 be unjust hsmPE le result o ignorance oi az We as
an Of the eTtng and growing Of railroad influence on STATE ami
Mayor Hal addressed the President of the Boa and 10 the Suenn.
teneqt Of Police recommending suspension OF The seventh section Of
ASSOCIATION. he,eby P,fey anngag 80 far " lsey are f9need @
knows better than DO the justice a9d policy Of slee
@ S1 sq9 s1 S % to S gave 9 IpSP p 20 % s' T'h @ 5 o m M
Is 10 pea With What show OF justice or legal nght can uhtf one
Sgg n. r ont IN ,s frantic eao 10 reynt the hdetnion Of
stb 10 10 hT i - S,e,r ,nd st ,te ne,, momcnt son and
miserable and BE- unconscious offender driving coal
which have so long made faithful and
msnkn rebels the contemplation OF such unequal justice and
shared IA en- b. rejecting and woman
On February 1858 s Honor Recorder Hacke charged
ury rendered against the Beecserst. line for
OF Mayors
a both driver
Rrn1 has rendered this ye however thus far imperative
bot tie tle Society about arguing arpra The que
Do prevent animal. II permit overloaded
horse wor uustrauona shattered Ieg TO 20 to its Pe
deuuaon;' do thereby the prolongaon Of The
creY The practical operation II the enforcement Of the Law in
application 20 street railroads y tlls:
overloaded. tut having horse horses lame
otre unable 70 drag IT, The driver notified Of the fact aud
qlcs8 sn the animals back the stable If compiled With the
horses removed and detention Of not exceeding m minutes ensue
un the following approaches when that attached to the
vehicle aud immediately When
loaded nict the horses and thereby offend the
Law inside for their relief instructions to the officers Of the Society
follow until unmisakab evidence Of the cruelty and n
ability the animals draw manifested and then appnsng the
Ts Is only for have clearly right TO
pie refrain packing themselves tightly
they ald uncomfortable they elect 10 be-
lbmi n, logically follows II the public detained
Cute the fault OF this Society for preventing the Visible
cruelty bu, ta Of the corporation supplemented BY the public them
selves
.o rot Inconvenience any one the discharge
o~l but resolved dscr
n BE-
opinion s citizens thai removal from the sphere Of these
labo would advantage
the ufnngs rt prompted such acton
conscence PM, clamor should msead me from
the Of and therefore, shall
the hate the until that day shall rriyewhch
ggn-wheI The people OF this State shall
y1alIn and humanity respectfully
trt ,rr ra as fe convinced yon will all private
interest," PASS pece viii not push aside the benign op
Grafton t .atter how IOut and exalted be the apphcia
kery respectfully, YOLrs, HENRY bBkGh fItsidelt