The New York herald., 1872-06-04
ACTION OF TIE COMMON COUNCIL
Resolutions OF Sympathy by the Alder.


The Board of Assistant Aldermen met at two
O'Clock yesterday, the President OF the Board
in the chair. The reading OF the minutes having
been confirmed, Assistant Alderman HEALY pre-
sented a resolution of coincidence on the death or
JAMES aoRDoA BENNETT,
which was read by Mr.. Michael j. Kelly, Deputy
Clerk, as folIows:-
Where's this e. Common ON Council has learned with
founder Of the NEW YoRK HERALD and who, by virtue
ns0a Uniting his abe deoe sna
be bedmaee enterprse has attained Is Justly entitled e
deeto ESs % d pub s r Of IF the @
and local svizaon at arSe 2 ''a'
ali WRo anor anqr hs Council ~ with
done so e % ldss to the city and nation of who has
ss9nsts Hs ssq It sympahHe with the any
q 70 the deceased as the head par sr
this coane do Of as n@son @ the me6es Of
ali the pubo buds ss aeaf g G ss Che as on
Assistant Alderman PINcKNEY seconded tho reso-
luton, and said that Notwithstanding the fact that
he had differed In some respects from the opinions
Oh the FOUNDER OF the HERALD he always believed
that the sentiments entertained and expressed NV
Mr.. Bennett were always sincere, and advocated i'm
the belief that they were true He thought it was
great bereavement to the city of New York that
man occupying such a distinguished position as the
leader OIL such gt eat paper had left the world. He
lMr. Pinckney) had lived long enough to know
that the leading newspapers OF New York controlled
the politics or this nation. They controlled in
measure it's financial affairs, and in great meas
ure its political affairs. When an editor of paper
had commenced in early life, before the news
papers had that great idea OF independence, and
had the courage to declare his views whether the
people took his paper or not, he must be regarded
as one of the great leaders of the newspaper press
In the editing OF the newspapers OF New York
James Gordon bennett was among the leaders, II
not the leader, In independence OF thought, with
n
and he said 'My plans ana views are thus and
you please" He started out with feeling Of inde-
pendence, and succeeded. lie showed a commenda-
wonderful career, he must generally be regarded
as one of the great leaders of the American press.
As such man he deserves this tribute; for he was
the leader OF the independent press, aside from
the trammels of party and the shackles OF local
sectarlan or commercial ideas.
Assistant Alderman O'CoNNoR also eulogized the
memory of the deceased. 1t might strike the men,
bers OF the Board being singular that within this
four Of o@ our sns haa
collectively united in doing so much to promote the
intelligence OF the community Morse put In prac-
tice the fluids which Franklin had utilized for tele
graphic purpose and they had an eXemplifcation Of
the fact In the death of Mr. Bennett that had II not
been for their discoveries probably the intelligence
which the deceased always faithfully laid before the
readers OF the HERALD, would never have been pre-
sented. The HERALD had revolutionzed the style
and manner of editing papers throughout the
country. The speaker then proceeded to allude to
the journalistic wonders which the HERALD had ac-
complished, and concluded by saying that it was
the duty of the Common Council to mourn the loss
OF man who had done so much to establish that
which all Americans felt proud of-the newspaper
The resolution was then put and passed unanf-
mousy.
were appointed rs deputation, with the resolu-
tions, to wait upon the Board of Aldermen, and
after their introduction by Sergeant-at-Arms Jacobs
the latter Board unanimously concurred in the reso
lutiOnS