Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-10

II Inc nuasoh river is now open 10 Albany
Wonderful
Mercantile Characteristic real tiIe Associa-
ton.
Who has not heard of the glories of Tyre and ST.
don-the magn6cence of Alexandra-or the wide
spread empire of Carthage, those great commerS ial
cities of antiquity? With equal proprety we may
say, what eye has not seen, ear heard, tongue
not lspea of Venice, of Genoa of Florence of Pisa,
of all the great commercial marts in more modern
days1
What those cities were in ancient and modern
times, will New York proudly be in few short
years hereafter. No commercial city ever possessed
the power, The capabilty, the elements the raw ma
terials to create such magnificent empire as this
country does; and in no point, or locality, are COM
bined many advantages for the formation of Its
metropolis as New York. Standing on the edge of
the Atlantic with the broad billowy way before US
10 India and Europe, and the vast territories Of the
west opened by eRterprlze and steam TO the setting
of the western san over the Rocky mountains, New
York may be said to stand in the of the world,
and 10 be gathering up her mantle for of wealth
and prosperity, the like Of which the past has never
beheld.
Possessing these sentiments of the importance of
New York, with what aaa caution her commer.
clal and moral character ought 10 be built what
regard for the formation and growth of those inst-
tutiens on which her future will depend We
stand the edge of the past and present race is
going off the scene-a race Is coming In few
years the present race of merchants will be no
more-their places will be- occupied by the very youth
that fill their counting houses. That mer,orl-
Gus body of intelligent youth, composing the clerks
of New York, will soon take up the rens of autho-
rity and occupy the high stations in the city.
One of The best institutions devised for i'm
proving lettering, enightenng, iberalizng the pre-
sent race of mercantile YOUTH the society called the
Mercantile Library Association. This society was in
sttuted in 1920 about IL years ago. Mr.. w. Wood
of Canadaigua, was its founder. The first meeting
was called in the Tontine Buildings-they subse-
quently held their meetings in Fulton street, then in
Cliff street-latterly in Clinton Hall. From tina,
perodup 10 $780, il has been improved and enlarged
1t has fourished-and has grown TO the magni. |
tude which now gives earnest of the highest hopes
formed Of lis future utility. AT this day it counts
$500 members and library of $500 volumes. In |
1880 there developed however, a germ of ilbe-
ralty and narrowness of mind, which from that year
up to the present. has more or less struggled gam
mastery and to give the mind of the society injur
oas impulse.
1t IS well known til at in $780, and thereabouts the
first symptoms of abolition, locofocsism, fanatcism,
and various other Liberal and narrow preudices,
made their appearance in New York. 1t is remark
able fact too that whatever difference of forms and
shapes these narrow, sectaran prejudices may
sumo, they are all congenia and identical, with po
hey that would lead the mind backwards into the
dark ages and fooshly throw away the lights of ex
perIence that conduct the future 10 emnence and
glory There is little superior morality in superior
assumption adduona length of face as there is pure
religion bgotry, piety in fana,lcsm and persecu
ten The spirit which, under the garb ofIocofocoism,
has urged against our commercial institutions
fer The last few years, precisely identical with
that whcs has generated fanaticism and bgo-
try in religion, the absurd outcry about the black
races, or the attempts to stop the Sunday mails
They all were generated in the same contracted mar
row, exclusive, ocofoco, fanaca bgoied, conceited
mind.
As might be natural TO suppose this Evil Spirit of
the day. has, IN general effort upon Infringing socie-
", crspt into the Mercantile Society Association, and
endeavoured 10 master It's enlightened and generous
impulses and 10 turn them from lis great career into
It's narrow exclusive path. In 1880, or soon thereaf
ter made lis appearance under the cloak Of sanct
ty and morality and had fosered preec,s TO reject
from the library of the Association, some of the
greatest works Of genius produced in this any other
age For several years up TO the present time this
sect has made the same attempt to gain power the
Socety-and this evening, which is held the an
nual election Of officers they are again in the field
with a ticket in opposition the old liberal party
The following are the tive tickets offered -
LIBERAL TICKET. LOCoTOCo TICKET
For President. For President
". " Billings. EDMUND CoFFIx
For Vice President For Vice President
ELIJAH WARD, EDwISR TREMAs
For Secretary. For SECRETARY.
HKNRy w. HoPKiSs. HENRy w HoPkiSs
For Treasurer. For Treasurer.
N. A Lgwfs. JAcos ID. NERMLYg.
FOR Directors For Directors
WILLIAM N. MoTT, WILLIAM r. PLUMMER.
aF. Dow, ALBgRT q. ZsBRIskIE,
RoavRT 0CHRAS. Jun. NICHOLAS WILLIAMSON,
TH,MAsP CUMMINGS THomAs r CUMMINGS,
GEORGE l. CLARK, CHAaLgs p. PsRE,
y. FArRMAS, H. r. MARSHAL,
JoHr ALLEN, DAVE HsLsrEAD,
TX BIErcKER. j. III. REDFiELD.