The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-01-29


ed to the Chamber of Underwriters, and the
Chamber Of Commerce OF this city, by Mr.. John
Maginn, President of the New York Pilots Asso.
citation, and the answer to it from the Chamber o.
Commerce.
We publish this correspondence again, and ear
nestly entreat a careful perusal of it by the pub
lie generally, but especially by the members OF
the present session of Congress. Here it isl
FRoM Mr.. MAaINN TO THE CHAMBER OF COM
MERcE)
To the Board Of Unaertoriters of City Of NeU York.
aud the Chamber of Commerce
The association of tho New York licensed riots des
to reconcile the unhappy differences whcn nave
30 long prevailed between themselves and the CONNER
cial interests Of this port with the view to establish an
organised yssm subject of potage in the stead
Of the confusion which at present exists in that respect
impressed with the conviction that tho OF the
great calamity avoided respectfully submit the follow
| ing propositions -
To attain those essential objects II IL proposed that
such law BIO enacted by the legislature of this State
may be agreeable to the Chamber of Commerce and
bshed Board Of Commissioners of Pilots of which said
Board-one shall be President Vice President of
be chosen by the Board Of Underwrters Of said CIV
one shall be merchant and ship owner also of said
chy,'o be chosen by the Chamber Of Commerceand the
remaining one shall be pilot elected by the pilots of the
port OF New York licensed or who may be hereaf.
ter licensed under said act.
ing the duties OF pilots under the license Of the State Of
New Jersey and those performing the like duties
Commerce and Board of Underwriters of the City of
new shall be confirmed in their authority to act
az pilots under said act
1t being hereby expressly n.derstood that these pro-
positions are made on the condition that the Board Of
Underwriters and Chamber Of Commerce will unite
with the Association of Pilots at the present session Of
Congress entitled An Act concerning sI riiOss ap.
1t also should the Board of Underwriters
and the Chamber Of Commerce with the Assoca
ton of Pilots the now offered for the satisfac-
tory adjustment of this subject they will communicate
tner appreciation at their earliest convenience to the
President of the New York Piots' Association,
l07 South street.
New York, Jan. 9th, ls47.
Reply ofthe Chamber of Commerce -
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, !
New York, Jan. Ia, ls47}
Alta special meeting of the Chamber Of Commerce,
held this day. the following resolution unanimously
President Of the New York Pilots Association.
Resolved, That the Chamber cannot entertain any
Congress of 1887 which has caused 20 much practical
good in the safety Of life and property of those trading
now established the Chamber would be glad 70 see ali
the old pilots come in as they may at any time but
the Chamber for the adoption Of rules not insonsstent
with the law Of 1887 the Chamber will consider with
The resolution having been adopted, it ordered
the secretary communicate the to the Presi
Association.
Extract from the minutes
PROSPER M. wETMORE, Secretary
We shall now briefly state the circumstances
that led to this correspondence, and believe that
but one opinion can be formed concerning the
conduct ofthe Chamber of Commerce.
short time since, Mr. Magnn met the presi-
dent Of one of our New York insurance COM
panies in Washington, whittier Mr.. Maginn went
for the purpose of attending to the interests of
the pilots. In the course of the conversation that
ensued between them, the subject of the pilot
difficulty was discussed; and after talking over
the matter for a while, and this president
having received from Nj. Maginn the views
of the pilots, declared it as his opinion
that he saw no difficulty in the way of the under.
writers and the pilots, by surrendering each lit
tie Of what they claimed as right, of compro-
mise that would be satisfactory to both parties.
Aware of the hostile feeling (and having felt it,
too0 OF the underwriters towards the pilots, this in
formation took Mr.. Mag,nn by surprise. He
wondered that anything in the shape of compro-
mise would be thought of by them
This president then suggested certain PROPOSE
tons as the basis of a compromise, which Mr..
Magnn Immediately agreed to, and both parties
started to New York together, to carry them into
effect, and which propositions were the ones
contained in Mr.. Magnn's letter above published.
MIR. Maginn, acting up to these suggestions, adj
dressed this letter to the Board of Commerce,
to which he received the answer above published
also.
Now we wish Congress and the public to know
all these circumstances. The pilots have for
years past been prosecuted by these underwriters
every injury and insult that malignty could
invent, has been heaped upon them; and when
they, in the very spirit of forbearance and christi.
anity, come forth and propose a compromise,
these selfconstituted members of an illegal, I'M
just and oppressive star.chamber inquisiton, re.
fuse them, and demand, as the only alternative,
that these pilots shall Internationally and un-
equivocally kneel down and kiss their toes, and
submit to whatever they choose to impose on
them! where is boosted freedom, if such
things as these can be perpetrated in broad
day Light? What will Congress think Of this mat
ter?
VERY LATE FROM THK FAcIFIo.-By the bark
Bogota, sailed LIST inst. from Carthagena, we have