The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-03

PREsrDESr-J. II. Brewer.


The following gentlemen announced officers OF
The meeting -
PREsIDESr-J. II. Brewer.
VICE PRESIDENTS. -
5eFoy ssSoss ws ssS sn TRsss Tnsssu Jaw ar1s %
Wilson q. aunt ". Butler Duncan. Andrew Il. Micke,
Mortimer Livingston Moses Taylor. Joseph Ksrnochan,
r sostes Swesn' @an she sor1,,
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Oliver SAFE. Jr. J. j. Henry. ry.'A TW f. sassud
FiIrl. L. Is,fO anon, Paleas u . ao,t The%as Fe9nss
fdmosa S,an VIM H. in HooPfe Geo g. RrSSsr ss%P.on
The Pszs.pEsr, Mr.. Erower, addressed the meeting.
He sa'i
FRiiew CIizxSs-I bow with thanks 10 this evidence
OF your naieace and partay In taking the position
TO which you have called me Il IS my privilege
speak the topics which have assembled this
The discussion OF these has been placed ADLER
hands and courtesy demands that do not ntrude upon
the province Of the honorable gentleman who has most
generously accepted the invitation to address you but
in speaking for this great assemblage 1t Ia my duty to
say 10 our countrymen ard to the commercial world
that cannot consen, 10 the going forth Of impres
tina, tire meeting which was held at this place
Tburseay snd addressed by Hon. n. r. Banks. Jr.,
meeting Of the merchants Of the city o. New YORK
<cheers,) nor that Mr. BSrks, in bis published speech
embodied the aggregated continents Of this mercantile
community. fCheers) That some OF our merchants
dorse such sentiments may not deny; but that these
only small minority e the whole, most sincere
ly believe Il therefore became imperative duty to
this meeting TO put scrth the real sentiments OF
the great majority Of the merchants OF the city Of
New York upon the pptcal issues oi the day not tat
we shall consent 10 conrTonise the dignity and nde.
pendence which belong 70 and 10 position. the
second commercial mari the world, but that
trymen may thai not sectional, but fra,er
nal Seeing this to be the channel through which their
corresponience their uGn,es and commercial products
lorv nd q me- m and
conduit Of mutual confidence, friendship and relationship,
s due to them as to Ourselves that we shall continue
20 be known friends. and not as sectarsn enemies.
(Ioua cneers) Nor Do we stop here 10 consider from
what sections Of the JE;on We receive the greater or
lesser amount OF trade tie questions before too
for pecgnary considerations TO Inter.
fere because they coextcnsve with the iratcrnal
concord aud reciprocal sentiments OF the American people.
To MAINTAIN this concord and these sentiments we stand
have stood. upon the constitution o our coun.
try the only palladium o. is Institutions and we repu
diate every poiiisa cbmera variance with IL. The
constitution l. mama ehrr'G with us, and we cannot
regard with political avcr those Who for their pretended
or spir, (Appause.) Jcr herald L the odve brauch
not the ride and bowie Srs. Our mot Free Trade aud
sailors Rights and aeove ALI The Constitution '-out
Mr. + L. Tnccrr, ore of the secretaries read the fol
towing resolutions, which we're yociierousy appaadcd
Resolved Tha the attachment q The CITY or New York
~ he ines,imabie benen vii ch coniers on The intimate
fraerna relations ths, her position has created
her resolue devotion . these re principles o. liberty aud
the source of be glorious eeruton under which live
Resoyea That The Union : ,cgmpaea gs,~esn s,ses
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honor ard easal dsns member :. me eoafsaersey
s ~ lns and vi ases v eoas H. Ssd has never
seen has for basis corner sone the great idea OF
os' and etsresr hat every yes We
ss sss z % so gs SSo n s sas 1R S % II leads %
the conviction that better orm Of government
Resolved Tbs, ihe es = which led 10 he
srssd Of ioreiSa Rier @ Il domestic rSussce and
sns ss esers as' assf ssrd ee a and @
o. reverence Coz our rs nd asssmen, 2 or y children @
uy The great spng q eur property aud e 'hee anchor
ss,oisd Tha, me q ne Constitution were
war Of the Revolution the government only be car
seo s eS draw nvaous between
neren members the coneeracy and lqmen discussions
he government under WI 3 We i've. -
any IDEA q the Dierory portion u he pneieacy 70
he oheg and that any Ps S ~ scosspS
cal nss and array one Rs z & fs county sgsa e V
sf The United States and IA, aernai attachment which
RssoIveS Ths, the elccon u President by half Of
ihese states srayed aga ns ne oner ON Question purely
rcse Of mere nnmercs streref rausht Mh mmiaen,dan
ReeoiVes Se That the issre n tie present election
whether Kansas Or any gher IeIrorl sna pc itee y
ide and establish Ior organic bv
AxhiC I
vower "a the ofainal parties IN The cdc compact.
Mr., FfoYp, on bong introduced. wss crested with
three cheers FOR himse, and three Tor Old Nir
rinia He commenced by saying that be felt here the
rover which bad produced the unparalleled commerce
and prosperity Of New YORK There especial pro-
nvsety In their assembling consider the momeutous
staeSo Affairs now existing Confidence was sure TO be
.Iwavs iet In the Conservatism O. New ork. Never had
the political affairs OF the country been In such an alarm
ing CONDITION. He conceded that the republican PARTY
was formidable By ts NUMBERS its talent and pre- emf
nenty so from the remarkable combinations o. the 10
nuenta press Of the North enlisted 10 lis support To
disturb the equality the two sections would as induots
bly, subver the present o government as disunou
itself could possibly do There was deep repugnauce in
every Amercsn bt to arrsying ore secHoa OF the
Union against another 70 them was the black
est could be litcned the brow OF traitor
There bad sUch feelings Of hostility between
Inc Americans ana the British there
smorg large portions of the citizens ~ the North
afsns, those o the South famed into existence by The
.ririt o sccoualsm Washington hal warned his cpan-
tsymou OF tho iata consequences of scct'4a psrty