New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-19
British Cruisers and American Vessels.
MORE SEARCHES AND SEIZURES.
MEETING AT TIE MERCHANTS EXCHANGE


From the cell Issued at an informal meeting of Iner-
chants and shipma ,ters held at Demonco on Satur.
day last it was supposed that there would be rousng
meeting Of merchants and others yesterday at the er
chants Exchange todeDounce the ate "Brtishourases
upon American commerce" The hour assigned forthe
meeting was clock. A. that time there we've abou:
leo persons present, few of whom appeared to nave
anv vital interest in the proceedings. There was
10 attempt at organization for fifteen or tSen-
ty minutes aner the hour specified, and people
began to ask each other who were the par
ties concerned in getting up the meeting, and the
Lumber of the audience was diminishing very fast;
many as they went out, emphaticaly consignng the
originators of the meeting to certain region more
tord than tolerable for hooking them so egregou'y
After lspse of 80 minutes little man with rough,
rusty head Of hair and extensive beard and NOUS
tache of the same quality, lesped upon one OF the
auction stands and asked if any of the gentlemen who
called the meeting present, as he thought it was
about time to organize. Not more than 80 persons
wire yrese1t in the room. No ore answered. Al
lersth some one in the crowd cted,
II dominate the speaker tor Chairman
TIE little man would not accept the nomination.
lie was not a merchant. The Chairman ought to be.
long TO that profession.
The thropg, if go small gathering ms be 50
termed, demanded bic name.
THr SpEAKrR-My name is Breck David Breck.
am ewy er, and the father Of family wAo were
sailors il the last war. iCheers
After another pause Mr.. BRFcH said: Gentlemen
there certainly is pofrG enough here to furnish
Chairman. i. cannot De otherwise when such out
RACES have been perpetrated our hig-the insignia
Of our nation There love of country enough among
these gentlemen present in the mere sutle com nunty
to sfToYd Chairman fer this meeting. ! would pro-
pose that you nominate from among yourselves d
Claim tor this meeting.
There was another silence, which again broken
by Nj. BRECK, who said viii accept volunteer
nomination from any gentleman; care n0' II he 10
n ere hant clerk or a merchants BOY.
Rut there was uether merchants clerk nor mer-
chants boy ambitious enough for the position.
Somebody nominsted DAVID QGDEH.
This il not meeting of merchants don't recognize
any here as merchants. i have no idea inst tLIs
meeting shall 90 forth es one called by merohants for
merchants are not here. see but one. ny lIlend on
the right, Mr.. Ta,cOtt
Some one asked Mr. Talcott privately if he would
consent to be chosen Chairman, but he met the ques-
ticn by decided negative =,
A ToIcE-I would nominate NJ. BGeck. Another
pause.
Mr.. BREcK-Well. gentlemen, you appear to be At
a loss for a Chairman. a. remarked before, an
not here to give expression to the mercantile com
| mupity CT New-York. | nave come mere Tor no sucu
purpose. have simply come as the rest OF you nave
come and with view, as | remarked previously TO
en- organization Of this meeting and have endeaVCred
10 DO NY part for that end. One gentleman AT.
Ogden understand his name TO be, sal tis s nOt
meeting OF merchants. remarked previously, that
was stranger to you all. aud | am not coming mare
myself for the purpose OF giving tone ana cIsIae
ter 10 mc citing in this Exchange that sns 20 eoiU't
in hour on the wings of the tele9ispa a. meeting
of merchants do not proper, gentlemen 70 occu
py any such position, but tel you the position tnae
60 see proper to occupy, and il you give me your
attention will vindca.e thst position upon lis occt'
curreree-with YOUR approbation-I viii occupy the
petition Of lawyer, and will speak as one .Io nas
studied the national rights and the maritime fgus oi
the American flag Applause
NJ. R,eck talked about fifteen minutes when he got
down. and motion was inside aid adopted to meet on
Friday evening, in the City Hal Park The a''en
he ge then dispersed.