New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-02-08
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Chamber OF
Commerce was held yesterday, at O'Clock, Mr. PELs'
TIAH PERT, PRECEDENT, IN the chair
After TIC election Of Messfs. Ezra X. Goodrich ard
Charles H. Hill M member, aud the nomination OF
Measrs Robert b. lini JOS Iierson, Algernou B. Jar
yis, VIM. Is. Clark, Thomas Woodward Hm; Ne
Naughron, Francis Tryon, Samuel Mclean, IL. r.
Sp.lGing, and Justus X. BGlkley, u new members,
Mr. Cotheal Mas made member Of the Committee on
Arbitration.
Mr., OPpYKp read the following remonstrance to the
adoption Of the Taiif bill now before Congress al
To ne HonoraJL The Senate and House Of Rpyaeiditt' h
Tb C6amb, Of Commerce q the S>e OF HewYork respect
f ~ that the Tariff bill now before the s,nste Hole
! 70 n, follow Jog objections; ,,,,,,-,
proposes arsd ohsnge Of policy sutec Inter
eat e5nmece every other branch Of Industry IL 'ubor
dins,,s tie q1e,ton o7hs principal oipoecti'n ADD
complex sytem II bItcbc aid I'd Ya0fen duiis
| Tor the present siup pie cd ysoreu system
Of .ucp uporsnce aud 90 Tablet sdec iuhon'y
the commerce aldth- pubic e'enue iIo.Peciuly unlimited
should only be made after cs,f investigation and Iatue de-
eraon II seems bui gs inst hoe who's n's.'is are 70 90
affected by should have lime to examine n pro'iioh aee
tAa its probable Effects aud preset Their views 10 Government
IT. 18th sccou OF tho bill virtually Aboshrs tue warrhous
nr stem a, e. pss.d the Hon.e Of Representative. IL cut,
down the hG.o within which 9fesn goods entered or ware
housiu be Withdrawn for domestic consumption rom three
yehs thirty dys leaving the light to export unrestricted as 70
time. -
good. be paid within uincy days from the
lime Of deposit aud unless they exported within 'ir NOR h
shall be adoped the object for whca the
hohns adopted must be oe4,sd aod ts uegne''
maike thirty tho second IN elect .Hpe' hom rom
L NIFTY day sefsois gI, tas S an b
foreign make, nine months by depnng them Of tue sh'
The wnehou.ins system intended to promote the foreign
Of rned States by -na1n our chief connoIeA
ee % charge the pro iuct. Of other
% =. as ours Thi. merchant. do with safety and
profit only by having perfect freedom 70 choose between the
ko%" and foreign naLe well freedom to select their own
time ga which effect sa"s Experience mas
Inc present system Il web adapted TO serve The end ' shos
des rned II ha been SUGGEST operation ior Years
and has proved be most yauab, saIary to
Without the pubic or to other inter
has enabled HewYok and other A,linle es. 70 prose
cute profitable ad growing trade Ia foreign goods WIN Cahds
Mexico Cuba and South America and thereby increase the
fes 10 The Of San for extending their
trade With nrisbboriug nations on The fscihc,
San Frsneco into the chief enrpOs commerce Of the
continent and the adjacent i.snI, with fair prospect 81 Ia.
of the moddcaons proposed aud these advantages lost
Your s not believe thei Congress prepared TO
male such sacrifice Of valued foreign trade esIeoIy
at when commercial interests Of the country are sef
ously depressed by othe causes
ten OF double duties -seh u PoEo.e, to s'iSoin Il mn
largely augment the cost Of collecting the revenue oi isqn
clerk. aud the time subecs the importer to 'eIa1ou
delay "a passing bis goods -,
pseJ the House Of charges are In many
F to 70 d sS,e ga md sey other
articles the Of du compounded OF tue tpechc ana al
y.Is% s '1nsg By s Senate b hs
together moderate reduction oil the higher Ies bt
on many they remain high that they amount TO viz
Arn this MEASURE +. known be obnoxious the southern
satss To PISS whom part OF them represtT I'd IN
Congress could scarcely fail toviden the exiting breach and
present a new and serious obfssle 10 reconciliation.
why the tc 10 be most neus
poous making such radio al change Ia the tariff policy OF the
Ts.lp 9s a sy ss S
Tn. adoption tbs nss.ne viii cesinly lesser by dnmi.h
a.sn. i. soon 70 be- trsnsis, rad 20 othsr hands
sos dss tbs people, sd thoss whom ne psoeh hsvs