Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-09-15
CHAMBER CT COMMERCE,

Nem York, September l, 1916.
AT regular meeting OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, held at the Merchants Bank this day. the
President, James 6. King, Esq, in the Chair, the
following Preamble and Resolutions were pre-
sented BY Charles II. Marshall, Esq.
Whereas, the Honorable Louis McLane. Mi
mister Plenipoteniary from The United States 10
The Court OF Saint James, is daily expected 10
return 10 his native counlry-and the Chamber OF
Commerce are DESTROYS of lesilying in some ap-
proprae manner, their appreciation OF his emf
nent public services during his late mission, and
OF the part taken By him in endeavorinS 10 re-
move the cause OF war, and 10 secure an honor
able adjustment of our national differences with
Great Britain. Therefore,
| Resoircd, That a committee of thirteen be APP
pointed 10 welcome the Honorable Louis Me-
| Lane upon his arrival in This city, and 10 tender 10
him The thanks OF this Chamber for the ability,
marked by happy union OF tirnness and amen'-
w. which has distinguished his services 10 the
! country, and which has brought the duties of his
late mission 10 termination suspicious 10 The
| best interests OF The commercial community.
The Preamble and Resolution having been
unanimously adopted, il was lhereupon ordered
by the Chamber that the committee be constilu-
ted as follows:
James G. King Chairman; Henry Warning,
James D. p. Ogden, James Brown d. S. kenne-
dv, Townsend Harris, Jacob Harvey, Charles ii.
Marshall, William b. Astor, James B. Murray,
James Lee, Prosper NJ. Welmore Charles Au-
gusus Davis.
Extract from The minutes
JAMES S. KING, Chairman.
PROSPER NJ WErMoRE, Secretary.
The following is The address of the president
Of the chamber Of commerce 10 Mr.. McLane on
presenting 10 him the resolution Of The chamber
Of commerce:
Sin: The chamber of commerce OF New York,
al a meeting held on the Is, instant, unanimous
" passed a preamble and resolution in relation
To your public services during your late mission
10 London, and appointed committee OF thirteen
members 10 present them to you.
Tha, committee are now present 10 perform
their duty: and as chairman, am directed 10
say that The commercial community had, Tor
long time been deeply anxious about The result
ut the question, between The United States and
Great Britain, upon the Oregon boundary, ana
from The publication from lime 10 time ol me DIP
loinatic correspondence here and from the dis
cussions in Congress relating 10 it-neilher wear
ing pacific aspect-they saw little prospect Of
avoiding serious difficulties between The TWO ma
tons; but as the subject in discussion had not, IN
itself, been considered heretofore vital one, sue
cess seemed 10 depend upon The manner oil treat,
ing II; and they, therefore, looked with Tedouoled
interests TO the course pursued by you, our minis
ter al the Court OF ST. James.
They knew that You had been twice charged
with the mission 10 England, and that, upon the
former occasion, by your courtesy as well as by
your ability YOU had not only elevated your
standing with your counlrymen, but had won
The confidence and respect OF those high function
aries abroad with whom you were brought INTO
intimate relations; and as they were aware that
The principal Secretary OF Foreign Affairs, du-
ring your recent negotiations in London, was the
same distinguished statesman whose friendship
You had formerly secured, the commercial com
munity felt great assurance that all that depend
ed upon ability, frankness, sincerity, and mutual
confidence, would be accomplished by strenuous
endeavors 10 remove the cause OF war, TO smooth
the cause of negotiation, and TO preserve unlm-
paired the relations Of peace, which subsised be-
tween the Two countries.
In this they have not been disappointed, and,
without diminishing The need of honor and oil
praise, properly belonging 10 others, in this happy
result they feel that their thanks are due TO you
in an eminent degree, for The part which, not
wi;hstandins the severe and continued illness un-
der which yon were suffering, you were enabled
TO take in the negotiations which had been crown
ed with success, and especially Tor The ability,
zeal. and frmness, comminsled with ameniIy, by
which your course has been distinguished. And
the Chamber of Commerce desire thus TO tender
10 YOU their thanks for this good service 10 your
country, and particularly 10 the commercial COM
muniiy, and TO present 10 you as this committee
now does, an official copy Of The resolution which
declares these sentiments. At the same lime,
they beg TO welcome you 10 The commercial capt.
tai of the nation, and 10 express their sincere
wishes that your life may be prolonged in in
creasng honor, in health and in prosperity and
that, afterwards, you may be found TO have earn
ed The blessing and the reward which are pro-
missed TO the peacemakers.
JAMES G. KING, Chairman, &c.
New YORK, 7th Sept, 1916.