New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-01-04
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The regular monthly meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce was held at the Merchants Bank in Wall
street. at l O'Clock, p. w., yesterday-slr PELarIH
PERT in the chair.
Capt Ezra Nye, Jeremiah Leacroit, VIM. Rowland
and Francis Spies were elected members OF the Cham
Der. Mr. G.. ". Blunt was elected TO the Committee
Oh Arbitration.
Mr.. TILEsToN then said the Committee appointed to
act in conjunction with Committee of the Merchants
of New York, in preparing and presenting to Comno-
dore Perry service Of plate as testimonial OF their
sense of the signal services which he has rendered to
his country and the world by lis able and success
full negotiation of the treaty with Japan, beg leave to
report that service of plate OF the value OF $4,000 has
been prepared and presented to him. and the letter OF
presentation and Commodore Peny's reply are sub
mitted herewith:
NEw-YoRK, Friday, Dec. 90, 1855.
DEAR Sir: In behalf of the Chamber of Commerce
and Merchants Of New.Yok, beg your accept
ance of the service Of plate which accompanies this
a. testimonial of the which they entertain OF
the important service which you have rendered to
your country and the world, by your able and success
full negotiations Of the treaty with Japan.
To have brought this secluded Empire into the inter
course Of nations, is achievement which may be
Justly ranked among the great events OF the age;
rejecting honor upon our coustry the more 40, a. IT
has been accomplished, not by boodshed and the de-.
yasaons Of war, but by means OF frank, energetic,
and determined course OF negotiation. =,
1t may require time to regulate satisfactorily the
terms and mode of future intercourse with Japan,
and still more time to develop fully the commercial re-
sources OF that empire. But the great object IL ac-
compshed. Japan, once opened to the Western ma
tions will not be permitted by those nations to return
to her former exclusive policy and, located between
the two great continents that empire will hold most
important place in the future extending commerce of
the world.
The spirit of enterprise which witness in our day
is but the beginning of the great onward movements
which, aided and Inpelled by the advancing improve
ments in science and the arts destined materially
to change the condition of the human family.
When this continent becomes densely peopled by
the united American race and China and japan, with
their teemng millions, become renovated by the light
of Christianity and true science, the state of COM
merce and international intercourse will be such as we
now nov. hAt . lsnty imagine With these great re-
Tie merchants OF New-York have ever felt q just
pride in the navy of the United States, and in ten
dering TO You this merted tribute of respect. they
wish to express their admiration of the exploits of
that arm OF national strength, ably repre- ented
by you; and their great esteem for the mnny disn-
guished officers who have contributed TO its high rep
utation.
With great respect YOUR obsdieht servants,
Signed r r ffihIEEsgfoN, Nm. B. cs hsfoR
GEO CURTIS j. j. PALMER
j. l.. AsPiNwALL, g. W Blunt
To Commodore MATHEW c. PERRY, L. :. n, New'York.