The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-09-09
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,

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Alta regular meeting Of the chamber of COM
merce, held at the Merchants Bank this day, the
president, James q. King, esq, in the chair, the
following preamble and resolution were presented
by Charles HI. Marshall, esq
Whereas the Hon. Louis McLane, minister pen-
ipotentary from the United States to the court of
St. James, is daily expected to return to his native
country; and the chamber Of commerce are desi-
rous of testifying in some appropriate manner their
appreciation of his eminent public services during
his late MISSION and of the part taken by him in
deavoring to remove the of war, and to
an honorable adjustment Of national differences
with Great Britain: Therefore,
Resolved That committee of thirteen be appoint
ed to welcome the Hon. Louis McLane, upon his
arrival in this city, and to tender to him the thanks
of this chamber for the ability, marked by happy
union of frmness and amenty, which has distin-
guished his services to the country, and which has
brought the duties of his late mission to termina-
ton suspicious to the best interests of the COM
mercial community.
The preamble and resolution having been unani-
mously adopted, it was thereupon ordered by the
chamber that the committee be constituted as fol-
lows:
James G. King, chairman; Henry Warng, Jas.
ID. P. Ogden, James Brown, d. s. Kennedy, Town.
send Harris, Jacob Harvey Chas. Fl. Marshall,
VIM. B. Astor James B. Murray James Lee,
Prosper M. Wetmore, Charles Augustus Davis.
Extract from the minutes.
...... JAMES s. KING Chairm'n.
PROSPER M. WErmoRE, Sec'ry.
The following is the address of the president Of
the chamber of commerce to Mr.. McLane pre-
senting to him the resolution Of the chamber Of
commerce:
Sir: The chamber of commerce of New York,
at a meeting held on the LIST instant, unanimously
passed a preamble and resolution IN relation to
your public services during your late mission to
London, and appointed a committee OF thirteen men,
bers to present them TO you.
That committee are now present to perform their
duty; and, as chairman, am directed to say that
the commercial community had, for a long Time
been deeply anxious about the result Of the question
between the United States and Great Britain, upon
the Oregon boundary, and from the publication
from time to time of the diplomatic correspondence
here, and from the discussions in Congress relating
to it--neither wearing pacific aspect-they
little prospect of avoiding serious difficulties between
the two nations; but as lthe subject in discussion
had not in ITSELF been considered heretofore vital
one, success seemed to depend upon the manner Of
treating it, and they, therefore, looked with redou
bled interest to the course pursued by you, our min
lister at the Court Of ST. James.
They knew that you had been twice charged
with the mission to England; and that, upon the
former occasion, by yeur courtesy as well as by
your ability, you had not only elevated your stand
ing with your countrymen, but had won the conf
dence and respect Of those high unctionares abroad
with whom you were brought into intimate rela-
tions and they aware that the principal sec
rotary offoregn affairs during your recent negotia-
tons in London, was the same distinguished states
man whose friendship you had formerly secured,
the commercial community felt great assurance that
all that depended upon ability, frankness sincerity
and mutual confidence, would be accomplished by
strenuous endeavors to remove the Of war, to
smooth the cause of negotiation, and TO preserve
unimpared the relations ofpesce, which subssted
between the two countries.
In this they have not been disappointed, and
without diminishing the need Of honor and Of
praise, properly belonging to others, in this happy
result they feel that their thanks are due to you in