The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-01

The Merchants Of New York and tho
Cabinet.
Another Letter from Judge Bronson to secre.
tary Guthr lc.


whom merchants, assembled yesterday afternooa
in the Exchange to express the most emphatic term
their disapproval of the conduct of the admnisradeo
in removing Judge Bronson from the Office Of Coectse e
the Port of New York. The morning papers pubishsl
the call for the meeting. signed with a largo list e
names, among which many of most prominsus
merchants ALL with the exception of two noer-
rgbe Van Burenites appeared to entertain but ssu
tment in regard to the despotic act. At half pase
three the meeting called to order by Mr. John q.
Brewer, who nominated G. b. Lamar for President aaA
the following gentlemen for Vice Presidents and Ssore-
taries:-
vIcE CHAmMu
Geo. Douglass Ely Hoppock,
Francis Cottenet, Schuyler Livingston,
John Stewart Jr., Z. B. Sutton
G. Godfrey Gunthsr
There nominations unanimously approved Of; sfts
which the following resolutions were read:
Whereas the merchants Of New York are impertins =
lions dollars and whereas the sixty millions q rsvs
Of a s T s
70 h .es which ha hy
Be Resolved That in tho collection this revenue aal
in the appointed to collect that &
interest which gives us right to express opinion ns
clerk or or sbou. The Custom So.:
nssrs I upon % poRss
that Collector happen. differ with the federal Score
upon s ia S
pso S st sSss a fS o. s1S q.
prsrosssiyss % %f the . States q this Union
protest federal govern.
United ssssss "! 'Geys & si..
against the interference Of that government With ell th
The ~
The Secretary he down dowatst s.1
Of s1
he asom % a @ the %
eesary illegal from abroad with his q
poses our property when in the hands of rs.pons
to m a. nc peril but in Violate.
s % %s ii q. bit . Ss mot
coDsrsIs vests such selections the .e.
&C. q usurpation worthy oa desRssm, a1d tending
but deserving only Of the unqualified condemnation Of ~
Ts: Ss
sur state M its tights and prer0sayss As oo-sovsr
dspy not only Of the ss
% s but its & ns
s ara a. IN Han party point Of view
@ 'a aa ns:
tive place such as the Hon Greene Bronson has
q hia piOn demands the and gratitude 9
the eoqr try while becomes utrOus precedent aaA
Resoved That cory Of these resolutions: signed By ~
c Of III the % J: ssa s lay
when it bles in December.
At the conclusion of the foregoing resolutions the Prs
sident t ok the vote of the meeting upon them. "Thss
who are in favor Of the resolutions just read said hs
"will say aye"
TO this desfenng response given in the afirmA
tive tucceeded by capping of hands and other demon
snfa stpgfnS In
tive side of the question
Those who opposed" said Mr. lamar, will ssy
'No," said gentleman, In the most determined
tone, and in his oudest key If he would drown ths
the building 1t only succeeded however, in exciting the
merrment Of the audience, who could certainly 10
laugh at the insignificant support which the adminstra-
ton had thus received Some one now made motion foe
adjournment but it voted down immediately. Then
there were cries for Lee Brower,n Grinnel" apA
aceti,u individual who evidently liked practoal
joke called out for Greeley As speaker could b.
! found another motion mace for adjournment, but
with as bad success before.
Nr ROYAL G. PHELPS at this uncture appeared upon the
stand, and addressed the meeting follows -Genta-
men-l come here to object to the of merchants
being used in this meeting do not think that this
fair representation of the merchants of the city of New
York This meeting has not been got up in fair way to
express their sentiments 1t is taking unfair advan
tage to publish that the merchants of this city have dons
this and done that No one respects Mr.. Bronson moro
than de- We all know him to be gentleman of honor,
and that he has unfortunately got into quarrel with the
administrations but what object to is the making Of
mercantile community handle for the of political
leaders.
The speaker was interrupted at this point by Kisses and
cries of put him out /" " who is he y" we don't want
him here &c He bore these assaults for few minutes
till despairng of hearing he reluctantly left the staad
Hs departure was greeted with cheering and the Pre
dent to show that what he said had effect upon the
determination of those present took another vote upon
the resolutions
"Gentlemen, sad he, 1--WE wish to take more vote
upon the resolutions. Those in favor will say ayen
Aye" 'aye," "aye," said about fifteen hundred
voices and when was put in the negative there net
solitary voice raised in defence of the admins ratoa
After this speaking asuseess for every sAts
fed with what had been done-the merchants prefer
ing to talking We afterwards learned that not in
tended to have any speaking The motion for adjourn
men put for the third time, and carried. After the
meeting we heard several persons speaking the pro-
prety Of giving public dinner to Judge Bronson aad
the protest generally approved Of BY those to whom
| II mentioned
| Judge BronsOn's Reply to Mr.. Guthrie's
Last Letter.
NEW YORK, Oct. 81 1855.
SiRI you had been content in your letter of the 22d
instant with ouncing my removal from Office II would
have been the end of correspondence that subject
But you have attempted to assign for the pro