New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-07
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.


The Chamber of Commerce held its regular monthly
meeting yesterday, at the Merchants Bank, Wall
street, +. PrRIr, Esq, in the Chair;
j. White, Elliott +. Sheppard, Gustavus Schf Rufus
c. Carter, Jas. Robinson, Joseph Peabody, Nelson
Clement, were unanimously elected members OF the
Chamber.
Mr.. Edward Hncken was elected to the Committee
The PRIsIDEsr presented communica ion from the
New-Yoik Warehousing Company, nclosing copy
of their charter.
1t was moved that the matter be referred to Select
Committee Of three.
MIR. GRIrTIN said that it was intended to supply
much ID eded and responsible warehouspg system for
the grain trade of the city. The Commissioners wish
to present the matter to the Consideration of the Cham
Der before pressing it upon the notice of the public
Other gentlemen spoke fsvoIably Of the subject
and the Committee was increased to FIVE, viz j. ID.
Ogden, Il. Iileston, + L. Morgan, Matthew Maury,
and G. H. Marshall, to which the Chairman was SUBJ
sequently added.
MARSHAL LEFFERTs offered the following, which
he deemed matter Of very great importance to the
Chamber:
esoted That Committee of Three be and hereby sp
pointed to the Chamber sub,equen; sitting the
the establishment of the route from this City to New Or
Leans the Of 'aa a the
internal of country and how far 1t has been aud
the modes BY which may still further developed and
centrsted upon our city.
Mr. BARsTow seconded the proposition.
IL.
the resolution. He hoped that this proposition would
not be agre ed to. lie saw in il the establishment OF
new steam ship monopoly, paid by Government to
bring cotton and tobacco from New.Orlesns Fx the
past ten year, Government has paid $3.50 600 year,
ostensbly for carrying the mails but really for trans
porting cotton aid tobacco between this port and
New Orleans He did not like that the Chamber Of
Commerce should take up any subject Of this kind;
there were contracts enough already They had pretty
early ruined commerce, and the idea that the Govern
ment to take up any private enterprise and by en-
teng into contracts, complete that ruin was not
to be entertained for one moment. The terms OF the
present contract had never been complied with 1t
required that steamers should be built which could be
ned into ofwar for the use OF the Government,
at the shortest notice, wherever required. lie would
inquire if the Empire City or Philadelphia were such
il his opinion they were mere tubs. utterly ursea-
worthy. five were to rely for our Navy upon such
craft in time Of he thought the country would be
in q very sad plight He hoped that the Chamber
would have nothing to do with fotiDg another such
monopoly upon the public.
Mr.. LIFfERTs disclsimed any such motives as
those imputed TO him by Mr.. Marshall. He urged it
because the route would shorten the time between
here and New Orleans two or three days.
The matter after some further discussion, was by
general consent laid uponthe table until the next
meeting.
In presenting the following letter Mr.. G. H. MAR.
SHALL said that be hoped that the Chamber would
give the subject an early consideration. i. Was
notorious that American sailors taken sick al Havana
sent TO the Spanish Hospital, where they were
very rarely survived.
HAVANA, July %, 1857.
c. II MARSHAL, esq New York.
Mn Dear Sir proceed to redeem the promise made
wheI this city, last Winter, TO point III.
.ty for tie erection Of Hospital for ,esnen, &C. by
United Stses by the MERCHANTS who trade here for
proper core medical treatment Of sailors who here
board American vessels OF whom, ia ordtay yeats large
proportion are swept away by yellow fever
The rresen; uuususy healthy Summer There has
been IL likely there will be epidemic fever pre- all
Ing part but in ordinary you doubtless
the different There snnuay 1000
10 American sailors who 10 this port vi whom in
an hospital here, the mortality would
be great because from my personal experience
run that there diseaie known TO the Faculty Of
day Yields readily At its outset TO medical treatment
India type Of yellow fever but poor
Jack seeing that his messates after the Other who
have gone 10 the nearly all died hesses
plain fra, attacked and does not do until the disease
has Obtain 30 firm hold of his .ystem that the chances
ten 10 one seaust his recovery Were asked hos this
be remedied by the establishment OF American Hospital
should repythat at present in the hospital here routine
sy Of medical treatment adopted. In alike that
Esdtr doctors haads The patients are all OF nearly
purged,D yonited" or d" bled"
II they fecoye. under this treatment well and good;
they die the hospital makes more money by buryinE
tn, m than II they had lived. Were there American
here IL, medical would Lnd II alike their
ard 10 the success Of the institution that each Of
peculiar DIAGNOSIS might dictate, added 10 which decent
Chan burial might be secured to even the poorest which
the wealthy can obtain bere In Havana know
can add any that aid In inducing the
chants d Kew YoIk 20 make effort 70 csuse the establish
spt ef American hospital here Each captain paying e5
ssfuPPoSs snS the unfortunate ss'T weud Be eerfssDo