Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-09-17
IRON THE NEW YORK coHMERcfAL, SEPT. &.
OF RrsPECr TO MIR. Nc
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/ The following is the address Of the president
OF the Chamber Of Commerce TO Mr. McLANE
on presenting to him the resolutions OF the
( Chamber of Commerce.
/ SrR-The Chamber Of Commerce OF New
York at meeting held on the Is, instant,
unanimously passed preamble and resoln-
ton in relation 10 your pubic services. during
your late mission 10 London, and appointed a
committee o! thirteen members TO present them
10 YOU.
That committee are now present 10 perform
that duty. and as chairman ! am directed 10
say that the commercial community had. for
a long time, been deeply anxious about the re-
suit OF The question between the United States
and Great Britain upon the Oregon boundary :
and from the publication from tune 10 tame Of
the diplomatic Correspondence here. AM from
III" discussions in Congress relating 10 ii--nai-
ther wearing pacific aspeci-th'y saw iH'ia
prospect Of avoiding serious difficulties bcw-cn
the two nations. but as the subject n discus
sion had not. in Itself, been considered there.
fore vital one, success seemed 70 depend up
on the manner OF treating It; and they, Ihere-
fore looked with redoubed interest TO the course
pursued By you. our Minister to the Court of
ST. James.
They know that you had been twice char
ged with the mission 10 England and that up
on the former occasion. BY ycur courtesy as
well As by your ability. YOU had not only ele-
waited your standing with your countrymen.
hut had won the confidence and respect Of
those high functonaries abroad with whom
YOU Were brought mic intimate relations aud
as they were aware that the principal Secreta
nv Of Foreign Affairs, during your recent ne
goiaons in London was the same dsiln
guished statesman whose friendship YOU had
formerly secured, the commercial community
felt great assurance That all that depended up
on ability. frankness. sincerity and mutual
confidence, would be accomplished by sirenu-
Gus endeavors to remove the causes Of war. TO
smooth the course OF negotiation, and to pre-
serve unmpaired the relations OF peace which
subsSied between the two countries.
In this they have not been disappointed. and
withou, diminishing the need ofhonoT and Of
praise. properly belonging to others, in this
happy result, they feel that their thanks are
due to YOU in an eminent degree. for the par!
which. Notwithstanding the severe am contln-
ued illness under which YOU were suffering,
you were enabled to take in negotiations which
have been crowned with success, and especial
" for the ability, zeal and Grmness mingled
with amenity, by which your course has been
distinguished. And the Chamber of Com
merce desire thus 10 tender TO you their thanks
for this good service 10 your country. and par
ticuiariy to the commercial community, and TO
present TO you, as this committee now does.
an official copy Of the resolution winch declares
these sentlments.-at the same time, they beg
TO welcome you to the commercial capital OF
the nation, and TO express their sincere wishes
that your life may be prolonged in increasing
honor, in health and in prosperity and that
ailerward you may be found to have earned
the blessing and the reward which are prom
Used 10 the peace makers.
JAMES C. KING, Chairman. sc.
New York, 7lh Sept. 1916.