The New York herald., 1874-12-02
NEW YORK HERALD WEDNESDAY DECEMBER B7-TR1PLE SHEET

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wee was repearealy sought IN moments Of public
hs ,eow townsmen TO the highest ,ofce N their siit
igy ans well s with Is srcw native
full Of years and OF nonors
g, Tess. iS n
Council viii attend his funeral IN boly, and WI
sssss ss m0ss1sF ''l ne ''fSa
Puss oss. assspeS that
dis2ayed at halt stan from sunrise TO sunset from TINS
nlne until after his funeral
branch Of the uommon Council already appointed, be
se as Will
best express the sorrow OF All classes Of ciuzens oy
Resolved. That additional mark Of respect for
going prooery engosssd. be transmitted to his family
Mr.. 4. Deaneld Smith, Counsel to the Corpo-
ration. followed He said -
MI. PRESIDENT-Tne heads OF the executive de-
par rtments OF the municipal government OF New
York have for two years enjoyed the privilege OF
seats in the Common Council. The pressure OF
puollc business intrusted TO my care has led me
counsels. The occasion is indeed solemn which
calls me among you now. Warm euo-
sies have been pronounced upon the lat. late
in substance could be adaed to them,
and do not rise to make the attempt. The oc-
cason lmparts lesson to US ALL Words OF klnd-
ness may be uttered now. and tney may tend 10
comfort those who mourn, but they are nothing,
absolutely nothing, 10 the dead. We believe as
christians tina: the departed spirit still lives.
conscious, rejecting being. II at this moment
hs soul be glad ln or sorr9wa sa lor anytnnS tnst
Jolces over every KIND act and word which he has
ever done or uttered and sorrows over every shing
In his dealings with his fellow men. The Latin
maxim that nothing but good should be spoken OF
the dead is tue nonoraoic Impulse OF every human
heart II we could establish another rule that ex-
cept Tor the
HIGHEST PUBLIC PURPOSES
nothing OF evil should be spoken or the living we
would attain higher civilization and a broader
Christian brotherhood. VINO can doubt that at
this moment William f. Havemeyer would b. glad
TO blot out ali that led to those dramatic incidents
In the supreme Court wnicn occurred during the
last gasps oI his frame, and which terminated
when the breath forever left his body. 1t Is
thought by many that the decay OF party spirit be-
tokens good to the public welfare. have never
rivalry between political parties Is, IN
my Judgment, the only hope OF republican
government II must have been noted by
thinking men tnat the warm political contests or
former years were contemporaneous with the best
administration OF public affairs II must be OBJ
served further that as party spirit sinks personal
rancor arises. TO vtuperate men in Office and to
malign the leaders OF public opinion and tue chiefs els
place OF lair anu earnest discussion
UPON POLITICAL PRINCIPLES
and measures. high accountability can be en-
lndlscrlminate denunciauon. The press mas per-
formed great services to the purity OF
10 be Congratulated that it Is developing
juster estimate OF the public Importance, well
as the private and social propriety OF measuring
the weight OF public censure, and the absolute
wickedness OF either wickedly or carelessly de-
nounclng those VINO seek the honorable distinc-
ton OIL serving their fellow men In positions OF
trust. Let go from this place determined to
relax no effort to fulfil the just demands OF our
respective posts OF duty and a. the same time TO
make the brave endeavor to be as careful OF the
regulations and feelings OF our fellow ofcials as
we are OF our own: Our public obligations
those and at the same time 10 stand.
like our late Mayor. faithfully and firmly by our
but the pursuit OF resentments, the desire OF re-
venge the indulgence Of envy, the delight In pull
ing oown instead OF helping up-tnese are ignobe
passions, and true manhood will stamp upon them
to the end. 1t Is piClaDle spectacle to see man
tender OF his own feelings and regardless OF the
feelings OF his ieow-men. This, as | conceive, is
the most impressive lesson OF death. II man Is
to be harsh let 1t be with himself ana with his own
shortcomings. Let every pubic officer be watch
commend and encourage when he can;
CoNDEMN AND PUNISH
only when ne must. 1t Is OF equal public import
ance to-day that integrity and fidelity IN pubic
stations saould be recognized and applauded, as
that dishonesty and negligence should be lerreted
out, exposed and stopped. One by one they de-
part whose usefulness and happiness we, VINO
survive, may depress or promote. MANY still are
lett. Other persons advance to the stations which
the dead desert. Here are new opportunities for
justice, Kindness, manly friendships and generous
support Let us take heed that we improve them.
the present. The faces which our words
snail brighten in ile will never reproach
US as we gaze upon them in death. A
comparative stranger to nun whose funeral h0nOrs
we have met to commemorate, heartily unite in
the tributes which those who were near to him are
placing an Offering upon his bier. Death is aw-
full. sudden death. though not perhaps TO the de-
parted, but certainly to those who are lett behind,
is still more terrible; but it would be sadder yet II
such things could come to US and pass forever by
without an elevating and broadening influence.
Thanking you for your kind attention resume
the seat to which l hope TO return upon less sor-
rowful OCCASIONS
Remarks were also made by Assistant Alderman
Clancy, Health Commissioner Chandler and Others
alter which the meeting adjourned.