Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-06-03
eport Of the Merchants Committee Of the city
of Mcw York.

eport Of the Merchants COMMITTEE 81 the CITY
of Ncw York.
~. cor,,,;,,.e ,,no;,,ed by the Merchants of
=, ,, ~ rs,o,,
~" io1k' 10 P''Seeu - a' .,,
strate with tho rsesiaeht on INC SuAJee'o' "e
sent distress Of the country, having returned, and
n,n.,o,,s mr. e,;,u NJ ,he ci,izens having conyen
- -. M...;e 1r.u - rece;ve ,beir repo-,
oa - VIZ ''"soH's A.o'
Isaac >. Hone, Esq. read 10 the meetiAg history
of the proceedings of tho Committee, from the time
,..,,sh Nav yo,k Ttanears ,ha, a s,,t. ,om,,;,.
'ee % hi'eeh 'ea'"." ''e oap,'o' =" ''o e'eni's
OF tho @ist ut, ana on the following morning the
Chairman addressed the following note to the Pre-
.;d.,,.
~.
~ MARTIN VAN buren,,
Fres'dent Of the United States:
siR,-lhavc the honor to inform you that COM
fraissss has been appointed by meeting of.he mer
chants OF ew York, for the purpose OF addressing
. INV se upon inc present distressed condi-
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quest an audience at as early an hour as your con-
vehience will permit With profound re snect yo,r
ohedient servant.
ISAAC s. HONE. Chairman
GADBY's Ho TEL. Nav 3. 9 O'Clock.
spy '',y w Hv,v was a. o' m.sa ,o,7
EIR,--I have received yn,,r ls,,er infovrn;.r 10
TIM, = conn,;,,aa S'a - ,'ui io's', informing me
nf,hs rn.s.h.,,s "s api''nteu ny meeting
aadrea,;nc mn ,.,,a, ~ 'u' .he purpose OF
Of tha. c;t,s All ...,.a.; con'''fo''
Ivan honr "a NV c,,n.;a ' .. aaalehcc q a.
IwilI recs;vc ~ .s,:'. "ih PsrW..
tlay. and vii, q, ~. =. a. W. o,c'ock 10
gresabl, 10 them. b. nl.,ssG y - more
,nunica,ion which they NAV dedrc to n,ssen, n
me. Toavoid the yt;"
Communications are l,abe ava nlao ~ "o;a -. =
errors which ,u;,. ~ 'aos, ann aiso 10 AVOID the
occur, on both sides. i, s,;,s accn, n's 30 APP 10
serviews, think It most p,oner Inn, tho -,
tation of the comn,,,.n ~ -; ~.
that form, shall be hap,,v IN recevs /, ~ ,h
10 received II shall be- a;da..a
answered in the same ,,,.,,,,or a''u
] am, sir, very rsspec,fI,liy
Your obedient ssryant.
M. VAN RI,pEN
tt IsAacs Iyo,r r.. Co., Do.Es'
Tho e,,,,,,,...-. w.
. 's - '"e Isp'y OF the PRESIDENT 10 the
eo'"n'uH'cati'h OF the Committee.
WAsH,Ssros NAV a ,aa7
Goatlemon-I have bestowed on van, . 49,,
nication the attentive consideration which - d,s
to tina opinions, wishes, and interests iha 70
table portion ofmy fellow citizens in whose hsh,If
you act. "o'' oshai'
In the correctness Tho ;,aoa
exercise Of an undoubtsd right vo, h ms'' ~ .no
general terms, Pronounced upon nnrlicnl,. :"
n Inc policy Of the late and p.esa;,, aami points
tioh, you cannot expect me "a conc,. n. 'Hls..a-
ions on those points were dis,;nc,,,. wy op'n-
.ne Amsricaa psople before my election and = 7
nave seen no reason to cnaago them. Bn, h aa
ssf mach may differ with you upon them = val,
Az to the causes of the existing av1 von
may 10 assured Of the warm in,ares, ss ss,'' yoa
.esl, IN whatever concerns ths msrcantla co, o,.r
m.y' Of my deep sympathy with those w vS' aue
now suffering fon the pressue Of the .n' w"o arc
Of my readiness to adopi a,,y .. vac times and
Lief consistent with nv coavic,;o, "s mar re-
Inc propriety of giving 70 the collec,o-. ,of -,
cessarily involves enoui,;s. ;n, Nv desired, ne
power Of the executive oya, tho saS IL. INC
en-. condition Of tbs ieasnry, and ia p,aa bal 1 a.
year. These cxamina,;o,. ' hoa as'anasf OF the
nica,sd by ths ~ .as lesu WIN DC commits
lsctor at New York. who will be- &. % ina co.,
1t Dublicifv A g.. l. S''SStsu w 6iVo