Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-01
FOR PRESIDENT OF TIE UNITED STATES
WIN. HENRY HARRISON,
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENTS:
10 II N L VI E r,
OF VIRGINIA.
For ELEcToRs or PREsiDENT AND FiCE
PRESIDENT.
NICHOLAS BROUN,
GEORGE E.NGS,
vac Err WEEDE.N,
WiLLI4.N RHOD Els.
The Tippccanoe Club meet THIS
EVENING, as usual.

H GREAT MEETING OF MERCHANTS IN
/ NEW IoRK.-The call for a meeting
of the Merchants and Traders of New
York which appeared in the New Yorh
Express, and other city papers last
week, was signed by 200 firms, with
their places OF business anixed-occu-
| pying more than nine close columns
in small tyPe-somc difference trul.
when compared with the Loco Foco
call of about 900, half Of whose names
could not be found on the Directory.
Such call, as that of the real Mcr-
/ chants and Traders of New York, was
never before published in any city. 1t
was list of the bona file merchants
who do nine tenths of the immense bu-
siness of that great metropolis, and
through whom, flow to the interior,
nine tenths of its Trade and Commerce
The meeting above referred to was
held on Monday last, around the Elk
change in Wall street. The assem-
blage (says the Commercial Advertiser
commenced at an early hour, and be-
fore two O'Clock Wall street OH both
sides of William, and William street
on both sides Of Wall, were filled with
a dense multitude. 4 staging had been.
judicinlly erected at the cornor of the
Exchange, commanding both streets;
and here at o'clock, the meeting was
called to order by MIR. w. W. Todd
who nominated Mr.. Jonathan Goodhuc
as Chairman, twenty-six Vice Presi-
dents, and five Secretaries. After the,
had taken their places Oh the platform
series of resolutions were read b,
the Hon. Nj. H. Grinncll, who preiaced
them with few appropriate remarks
The resolutions set forth in iorci5lG Ian
guage, tho opinions oi the Merchants
and Traders of New York in relation
to the existing arrangements in the fl
nancial and commercial affairs Of the
country-directly tracing them to the
blind and reckless measures OF tho Ma
tional Government, sc. sc. After
reading of the resolutions Mr.. Webster
rose and addressed the multitude.
"The meeting (says the Commercially
was most impressive and interesting
spectacle, as indeed is any asscmblage
of men in great numbers, gathered to-
gethcr by the same motive and actuated
by the same impulse. We have seen
European armies reviewed, and the
sight was magnificent; but the com
blned and simultaneous movements of
twenty thousand soldiers-driled as
they are into the semblancc of mere
machines--lack the moral sublimity that
attends gathering of free agents, ami.
mated by n patriotic and noble purpose
such as that of Monday. The place was
admirably chosen; the Exchange-thc
centre Of coinmercc-was fifty adapt
ed as the gathering-ground OF men who
live by commerce; and the intersection
of two streets afforded the best possible
opportunity for seeing and hearing t.
the thousands there congrcsated.
OF tho numbers present we cannot
speak with any thing like precision;
we heard them variously estimated AT
from ten to twenty-five thousand. To
the best of our judgment the number
on tho ground at any one time was
probable not far from ten thousand; !;
but rs many were constantly withdraw
ing, unable to bear the heat and pres
sure, and others thionsing in to fiji
their places, it is presuinable that twsn
~ thousand AT least were, in the course
of the afternoon, within reach of Mr.
/ Webster's voice. IL was difficult how.
ever TO form correct Judgment in ih,
matter, except Tor those upon the plat
form, who could take in the whole as
:, ,mbage nj one view, commanding as
i Il did the four avenues of which i.Nas
the centre, aud which were lllcrau,
Il Ijammcd for very considerable dislances
II The meeting was cheefed and AM
mated, moreover, by the presence Of
many ladies', for whose accommodation
seats were provided al. various points OF
the Exchange, and at The Windows OF
the houses overlooking the goodlJ
scene. II was pleasant to observe that
although the MAN, toric Of NJ. Web
s,cr's address w.. oIe which nigh
Il be supposed drt and unintsLcsilng to