The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-08-15

This meeting was held last evening in the tea
room Of the City Hall, pursuant to call in the
public journals. The gentlemen present consisted
of an organ builder Of Centre street, who was called
to the Chair, and Wall street broker, who was
appointed Secretary. The balance consisted of a
minister Of the Episcopal church, lawyer, and
two others, whose occupations were unknown to
US. The proceedings altogether were very funny
philosophical affair, embracing the grand question
OF Native Americanism, in contrast to the prvi-
leges OF adopted citizens Qualifications were rep
resented in the multitude (of six persons, including
the chairman and secretary
The meeting was opened by resolution that the
measure which has been proposed ~ Lorimer
Graham, and which has been ratified by Charles
A. Wickliffe, Of abolishing the Branch Post Office
IN Wall street, and the charge OF two cents each
letter paid by the merchants down town, in adj
diton to four dollars per annum for the boxes. and
substituting the old Dutch church in Nassau street,
at the foot of Cedar, without the charge Of two
cents, was not in accordance with the interest OF
the people.
Upon the motion being put by the Chair, the law
yer stated that in his opinion, the measure Of the
department being accompanied with the assurance
that the Park Post Office would be continued tor
the convenience OF persons residing In the upper
sections of the Guy, until more convenient loca-
ton should be selected, met his entire APPROVAL
(Cheers and hisses.) He resided IN the upper part
ct the city; (hear, hear) and his office being In
Wall street, the present location was TO him IN
convenient; (hear, hear and he knew vast num-
Der of citizens to whom it was obnoxious; (cheers
and hisses cries of "order.") He frequently had
to cross the Park from Broadway in showers OF
rain, sultry weather and in the depths of snow,
to get letters from the Post Office; (sensati0n)
and frequently, when in haste, would have
first to go to his Office and return to the
Park to get his letters, which occupied much time;
all this would be obviated by its removal to the
proposed location (Cheers and some confusion
That 1t always had been a source of complaint to
others residing down town-that the charge OF two
cents was obnoxious, Cloud cheers,) and ought to
be obvlated. tremendous cheers.)
Here he was interrupted by the chairman, who
said that although the resolution stated the meet
ing was to discuss the propriety of removing the
post office, the call was intended only for those
who were opposed to the measure, aid he, the
This threw hhe four auditors into confusion-the
Secretary threw up his papers and declined to act,
if under mistake; and amidst much alteration OF
foreign influence, foreign capital, Native Ameri-
canism, &c, the original proposition put to the
vote. and carried by majority OF one; the Eplsco-
palisn minister having decided that he did vote in
affirmative, which was for some time disputed.
that the meeting should be adjourned till to-day;
and amidst laughter, shouts, hurrahs for Mayor
Harper and the adopted citizens, the party re-
tired with the best possible good humor. Segars
were the order of the day, but liquor was intro
duced. The enigma is, how meeting that was
editorialy pulled into notice both In the Tribune,
Sun, and other paper, should only produce an as
sembage OF four persons to support the Intelligent
chairman and secretary who presided at this i'm
portant meeting-except that as we predicted in the
Herald Of yesterday, 1t would prove "a funny at
fair.o