The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-30

number OF the influential citizens without dist,no
ton of party Tho speakers all mes Of business
and most of them made their first appearance On tho
rostrum. The meeting was organised by selection Of
ISAAC r. DAvis President.
Roser. Ewing JACOB vdnT v.nshan John Miller J
Thomas Watson. q; G. RICHARDS. r.R vsres..
Thomas Hart, Alien G. aaoienor. Henry l.. Bs~.or.
James Trsauair, Gideon g. Wessoo.t. WIN. p. Jonhs
The PRzapENr stated the object Of tho meeting to be,
TO resist the removal Of the mint from this city lie
could not believe that tho representatives Of the nation
would consent to the location Of branch mint in
New York city whom 1t to be understood that the
removal Of tho mother mimi contemplated. He
urged that the capacity Of the mint capable
for coinage Of one hundred and twenty millions per
snnum larger than there IL any probability IL will
amount to many years The mint had remained here
since 1793 and in 1928 Congress declared Its location
here should be permanent Tho only assigned for
the proposed removal the delay In coinage which NJ
the most exceeds five days and ~ times but
Now York, hc said, owed obligation to PhiadelphA
for not resisting her cnoroachments tending
mako her the commercial emporium of tho Union Mt tn
expense Of the public Another assigned
Ia the expense Of transportation but this Is tring
pared with tho immense outlay which would be required to
build another mint He admitted tho truth OF tho
on that the great bulk Of the bullion arriving from Call
fornia arrived at New York. but by tho establishment Of
bullion agency providing for its transportation at
voyerpment expense viii remove the objection to tho
location Of the mint hero bill ho said had been
pared and would soon bo presented to Congress for this
purpose ~ But then soy tho New Yorkers, " our city
il tho commercial emporium, and Philadelphia h .
village This may, may not. DO true; but If village
equal to tho wants of government and people theres
need Of a change.
Col forward for the purpose of Offer
ing series of resolutions which he did most cloquenty
and frequently interrupted by applause.
The following the resolutions which were eventually
adopted unanimously
Whereas. project for the establishment Of branch
mint in tho city Of Now York after having been yAnly
ls at On. iS Of s ma
whereas such measure While would entail largo and
%i'ns % ssS s'%s
Of tho mint X the sy q a Of
expression of opinion from tho citizens Of
ha s s % st To- %
pve her Of an lnsttuton ooevh with the present
commended by consideration Of national public In
suRpss1s pop Of
9Iia iss1y
s s':s
support because is disinsonuous and deceptive. fraud
a and ~ r hs
Mint a. rliladsphp. having ample capacity to perform
in
the 'as
limited their existence masnations excited by
the pas 'n'
tion of bullion to tho ant in Philadelphia, which put
forth the only other for the proposed branch
@ srss PLACER the srseson s viii
sond place such Is so
with that for tho erection Of mint that y
expenditure than to adopt such sxavAgant measures TO
Resolved That expense Of such for its erection
and and for ,h wpna y9e m
thousand dollars for entirely useless otherwise
Resolved That the object Of mint boing to coin
f9r the United not fr Great Britain tie
sps the ~cs
its artificial ication, completed il
Union the location Of the mint in this city therefore in
with the ho m and
sessss unrvaed and sha; hor
fail to con the centre Of eaohanEs
this TIN views sew she s has In as
partially completed for Internal and external lines q
has already begun, will bo onorss.i
California bullion destined for the mint. While we ask NO
aid Of this enterprise We feel that
eeuragement; whether by an additional bounty New
Mint in pha
depha the origin Of BY tho fathers Of
Pss%ey y 4: =:
s efficiency and success tho wisdom which controlled It's
Of tho nation as the metropolis Of tommonweath ever
,Tss t, % her sister states and 10 the Union and as
see has reason to expect justice and an immunity from
aS
o9 Z. and "
her Biographies. position and the proverbia skill of her
city, unproyoked BY any dersieon
u,jus.issd BY any view public
to raty the pride or minister to tho Ambition
an act Of caprice and noonss.eno Of evil precedent and
RssoiVsd That. While the et.s.s q Philadephi. ousor-
70 s has snsy o ss
s. the IT, X. Of the general
cities and that this demand furnishes fresh evidence
& s Ph and Interests oha " ends has no
Rs.vsd That tho erection by the p,trona5. Of tho
become the metropolis Of opinion and inausnse
a soSay
S % " &. A e shs
rss the tho Of n; he rspss and
poope and that th, misohevous policy Of city oon
an as A,cxsa . and proclaimed BY New York
the American people and receive emphatic robuko
Mr.. WM. WELSH seconded tho resolutions In q mas
erly style He said that the question has been made
the Camden ana Amboy Railroad Office, he had
tanned that that company would undertake the tranpor
tston Of all gold to and from our Mint for any number
OF years for S26 900 annu with security for safe
delivery. The additional expense entailed by the Mint
at New York would be 5000 600 per annum and 1t Is
difcut to discover the difference between these two
sums. lie remembered time, many years since, when
bullion had to be conveyed by teams between tho
cities when he should have been unwilling to the
present resolutions but Us now the precious metals
could be transported from city to city less than five
hours the argument lost its point
MIR. JosrPH PATTERSON. of the Western Bank. ad-
vocatea the resolutions lie said though he unused
appear before audience he had screwed his
to the sticking point to his opinion of tho
Ia at ths ,fa
He amused the audience by reading extract from the
NeD T0k Tunes rodiculing the pretcn,ions OF Phla-
dclphia as mercantile manufacturing city Tho
speaker commented In pleasant strain upon the egotism
and peryerson Of truth displayed throughout tho article
He did not wish to abuse New York IL great city
and from its geographical position was bound To con-
tinue Philadelphia now the greatest manufacture
ing city Of the Union and when her resources are pro-
perly developed her steam marine complete her internal
trade and general commerce will yet rival that of any
other city lie concluded by calling New York
us alone We want change and OF all such change