New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-11-25

without professional education he va % well vrrssd
IN Tire sv OF Marine Insurance connected with the
customs Of Merchants that his opinions wer, hishly
appreciated anifested BY public coincidence in
| bis decision Arbitrator on Insurance esses .hich
| occupied . Considerable portion Of his time. He bad
no am bi,ion for political sdvsrcemeni Which be might
hsve STAINED he bad yielded 70 The solicitations Of
his m nds lie served Governor ard Treasurer Of
the Ns~YOrk Hospital suos; from the nrst foundation
Of that Institution he Director IN the Branch Of
the United states Sank h this City He ws WORTH
member Of the Presbyterian Church. and died IN lsS
leaving reputation without reprvsch
The Chamber o. Commerce now became virtually
eStRc TORS period OF sierss ssars growing indser
Tor seysrs years preyioCs 10 the year $50 lad
been manifested by the members Of the Chamber the
dignity and usefaness OF the AssOcisron-so that ts
cessns i've Il for term Of years less in
eNplicsole than otherwise Il might Be deemed
On Tuesday, 4th March. ISL under summons from
Cornelius Ray the President elected In 80 lssoed AZ
the request OF several members the Chamber was
sSsin orssnised-spPoirtei Committee - revise its
BY avs, snd renewed signs ot vitality were exhibited
81 the PROPOSE Of thirtysiN new names mosty 81
young merchants cofne upon the the last
preceding meeting, Ss members 81 the Chsn;ber.
The meetings were reduced b six per year and
sttended with some regularity At The meeting IN
April the portraits 81 Il Gov Golden and Of Alexander
Hamilton. taken for sad belonging % The Chamber.
were a. the request OF the Academy 81 Fine Arts Do
posted with them SUI ect 90 the order OF The Chamber
Ats special meeting Ia February. irlA Memorial
was sdosted ~ both Houses Of Congress against tns
proposed repeal Of the Charter 81 the Bank u ned
states. This Memorial argues the question wholly ON
STge geners Srcunss-snd Il says expressly four
mefnorssts are not induced 10 this respectful express
OF their sentiments BY Apprehension OF oss 10 the
citizens of New York from reduced value OF ire sfrk
for very hltle OF Il !. held by them nor by pride OF
opinion for they have bad control over neither do
thet approve the general administration o. the sTars
Of ma, Institution The Committee who prepared and
reported this Memorial were VIM. Nelson, Geo Gris
VOID and J. Palmer
Cornelius Nav having declined reelection william
RsySri. 6rst Vice President ~ss chosen President
I ne thanks of the CCrpOsioa wcre returned % Mr..
Ray for his long and lsihfa services
~ subsequent meeting In September. Delegates
were appointed, the suggestion OF ths Chamber ot
Commerce OF Philadelphia. 10 meet In that city With
Delegates from s the Commercial cities 10 take meas
ures 20 defeat the proposed Tara bil
such Convention aid accordingly assemble IN rhii
adelphia On the lst OF November, aud report OF the
ionss thereof made by the New lork Delegates To
the Chamber az special meeting in January 1921 --
This report, which 10 srrosd At lsrge On The minute.
cmbodies the OF all the members OF that Conven.
ton and Journal Of It's proceedings and the resolu
tons which were adopted by a. These resolutions.
fourteen in number are thoroughly anti ITlf -
sven south Carolina could desire yet no state south
ot Mary lsnd REPRESENTATIVES, Convention consist
ng wholly Of Delegates from Msine, New Hampshire
Massachusetts,. Connecticut ~Y0sk, Pennsylvania
and Maryland WIN. Bayard. President OF tho New
ork Chamber OF Commerce, and one OF It's Delegates
was chosen President Of the Convention Revenue u
insisted by these resolutions 10 the legitimate par
pose of station the sub Get OF duties and the sho
uon OF draw backs sni the imposition OF cash duues
were alike resisted injurious q Commerce, Manu-.
ac'urcs and Agriculture.
The hrst step toward building Merchants Exchange
vss taken Al the May meeting OF this year when
0mntice appointed 90 consider Of the expediercy
n such an enterprise At subsequent meeting, the
committee reported that they had pcutioned the Lesis
s,urc for OF incorporation, with capital OF hsJ
. - Il,0r dollars, 10 buid An Exchange.
THIS act was granted. and under 10 subscriptions
were obtained tor building the Exchange, which
destroyed IN the great hre Of lsiS
The Chamber Ia December. At special meeting con
yencd Tor tho purpose Of considering circular letter
from the merchants and currns Of Boston asking the
simultaneous cooperation OF tho commercial towns and
cities IN an application Co Congress 10 pass haHvaY
sw resolved 81 TO cooperate and appointed Com.
mittee 10 drsft hitting memorial which wac reported
10 a .ubsequen mt meeting and adopted
In January l-g2 the Chamber discussed and adopted
utons which ordered 10 b. sent to Congress
san., the repeal of the laws prohibiting trade In srsn
yessels from the Colonies whs the Colonial sJsem ~
treat Britain was maintained against our navigation
This was noted subject OF dispute In its day and
he ground here taken by the Chamber wM clearly that
allied for by just OF American rights-slthoush
hat ground At subsequent day abandoned oy the
Government Of the United states
Ia the summer OF this year (le22) the yst0r fere'
gain visited New York and meetings OF the Chamber
we're held from the "a OF July ~ the 81 of December
Early IN the ensuing year the subject OF tho Qusan
Inc Laws. the revision of tho Tsrih OF Isis, and the
Mercantile Library Association the Inspection OF Flour
md other nspec ton laws under the considorator
,tthe Chamber CONCLUDED ~ oar "ti