The New York herald., 1871-11-25
CALVARY CEMETERY.
C0plaints stin ths Order Of the Day and No
Dsaial Il tAs Charges from tho Cemetery
Managsrs-what Catholics Have
to Say About tie Matter.

n vould seem Judging from the complaints tnat
continue 20 be made as to tne mismanagement OF
Calyary Cemetery that those VINO nave IL IN their
ncver n cor,ecr all the abuses complained or have
NOT a. YET seen 1t DO their duty There are many
Who contend that to expose the abuses Will only
serve TO make tho parties at fault all the more per-
sisrent IN their mismanagement for no other rea.
son than TO show that they cannot be 'Iorced" TO
do what is right and proper thev should do.
But It Is hardly possible that this stubborn spirit
exists to such an extent 1t exists at
all presume TO pace itself IN direct opposition
TO the will and wishes OF the great majority OF tine
Catholics OF this city and neignborhood; for, deny
M who NAV. the Catholics are thoroughly aroused
on the subject oil . change in the way the Cemetery
IA MANAGED 1t may 40 very well for we'll meaning
parties OF a certain class to say that the Catholics
are 'indignantn that
THE EXPOSURES
should have been made. and that they feel that o
blew has been struck ct them as Catholics oy wnas
has Doen published concerning the Cemetery nut Inc
argument is very nimsy one. The good Catholics OF
New York are ANXIOUS that the cemetery's anairs
should be conducted In q manner that will not
leave the manaQemsnt open to assault, ana no
amount Of qubbliug about show bad the thing win
lookr II the charges against the cemetery people
are pressed home can prevent them tron feeling
'Tndlgnanr' that anybody should attempt TO screen
the wrong doers. They know that there is more
disgrace in allowing the cemetery 70 be by-word
In everyoody's moutn than. for the sake OF pc ace
ana quiet, in allowing things TO 20 on ~ they
have been going on during the past few
years True. there are Catholics who would
rather not have the talk about tho
cemetery made public; but In comparison with
those who care nothing for quioble and expc-
dicncles, and who want the cemetery managed
properly, they are al Insignificant minority. The
exposures as 70 the neglect OF duty on the part Of
those who have the affairs OF the cemetery In
charge we're made with the sole AIM OF correcting
The abuses which exist and Catholics who havc
eyes to see for themselves how the cemetery ia
Doglected and It's best interests oKed by It's
managers understand this thoroughly.
Corby ARaip-De Makes . Bold ChnIlen.e.
The following letter will no doubt attract atten.
taon from the quarters most concerned
New YORK Nov. 30, 1871.
TO THB EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In the interest Of over 400. .0o0 Catholics in New
York, hope you viii NOT allow the matter OF the
management OF Calvary Cemetery 70 rest without.
further explanation from the proper authorities
The letters which appeared IN last SUNDAYS HERALD
In reply 10 some OF the charges made do really only
confirm them, as can show by u few bnei extracts
from each. IwIll take them In reverse order, and
Nj. Boyle. with crlvalrous generosity devotes the
greater part OF his letter 70 q biography OF Mr..
tendent OF the cemetery he exhibits nv telling us
that ms friend CRr0lin was unsuccessful dry
IN 1851, and iound it necessary 10 seek some
other means for q livelihood. In otner words. Mr..
srrSmen. Tor '' Sis success as s.'n manage. on of
the cemetery; Mr. Boyle tells US that in
the wow. psnsa ss 6s Is
too nick''-while IN other parts the trees ''have
1S ye o. up or ess have mot been ye
been yet planted Is rather original. and give Mr..
Boyle iull credit Tor Ms i'icus non .stc nctofor
his treeA which are c0nspcu Dus BY their absence.
Alter Mr.. 30 ,le has boiled over with Byronic indlg-
nation ne asks US to remember that although hc
any Of the other Correspondents, he really has had
on!v casual ann subordinate connection with
Calvary. Al the same time, while he tries re-
Movc himself from the ,mputation Of 0ishguring
Calvary. ne claims some merit Tor his connection
with the establishment OT Greenwood. Hut glarng
anachr0nlsm win destroy his preension, for It may I've
memhered fnat Greenwood Is the work OF Mr.
the '.ould sod' Az wei might the common labor
ers who have worked there claim the merit Of ITS
Is S1t q mere outline or the ground. with icw
black marks over the green 20 Indcate, presume,
the trees which Mr.. BOyle tells US have not been
yet planted" In some paris OF the cemetery The
graves are nush with tho rad, ana there y no
Mr.. Hart answers the charge that the Trustees Of
she Cathedral are selI-constituted by telling ~ In
40 ronlcal manner nat at the last election the
only twelve persons attended. Of these twelve the
c %os nos inform us Whether "c nece ras we
Of the and place or election. He does not sell
rs thar ms father was for many years the supcrln-
tendent OF Calvary; that another relative-a Hart
u the tine-keeper tnere whie he himself oflciates
~ sexton of the Cathedral.
but We want TO learn only what h0 does know. lie
tells us the Bishop and not the Chancellor s respon
Trov. No doubi he is, IN an equvocal sense and so
= the Pore responsible for the Bisnop: bnt wnl Mr..
CarVliD answer, without quiuble or evasion, cato
gor1caly, the ohowing questons:-
]. Why has the annual report been withheld from
derived ne .se Of s s1ne aSd a
graves at Calvary Cemetery, Of whlcn he Is tho
way IS not Inc Cemetery kept in better orders
Why are the avenues there but rude burrows, win.
out gravel. without CUTTERS without b0rdersf why
soddedi Way Is there not = waiting t; %, or
retiring lo.ige built for the OF aiies who are
whv are not the employees Of the Cemetery desig.
mated ny uniform or badge, IN order that the
why arg not the sns
tsry little better 'han % to drove yard, ana why
8. why does Mr.. Carolin continue to mold IN
once ior winch be y eminentiy 20 unified BY lack
Now; . to me insoen. reply Of the pastor Of tho
upon him Tor information. he ID reported to have
SAID that tue allegations made against the authori
should not % pus upon . level with those s'VS Of
himself Or the Bishop" Th,s man, In his
htuo Drei autnortty In the absence OF the Bishop
seemed 70 forget that the Church IN this country e
Unsupported by the bayouets Of autocraA. rho
ioeA ehAt only two men Ia New YORK ex,st whose
worse are worthy OF belief would mako our c,ty
almost ~ Dad as sodom where ten Just men were
not 70 be found. Lei THIS clerical au,ocrat beware
that he does not bring . "Hudson Church var
up0p the Archbishop VI New York.
J. II. CORBY.
Tho Archbishop Advised 10 Change His Cabi.
NEW YoKK, Hoy. 10, ls.L
TO TIE EDITOR OF fHB HERALD
had expected to see some answer made. ere this.
BY the Calvary Cemetery King TO the charges
brought against them. Their sliencs may, there
fore, he construed as plea Of guilty. But what
satisa action can thus be " the Roman Catholics OS
New York,
NO Intelligent community would tolerate such
mode oi doing business az the Irish Catholics OF
New YORK do. The German Catholics ALWAYS man.
age their own nnAnces, independent, OF clerical do