New-York daily tribune., 1862-05-02
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE..
ASyUAL MEETING.

Tie annual meeting of the Chamber Ct Commerce
was held Yesterday afternoon at o'clock, PfLATlAu
PEnIT, President, In the chair. The atlendaoce of
melnbers was unusually large, in consequence Of the
anuoal cement that the preseutaon OF medals TO the
defenders Of Forts Sumter and Pickeus would be
made. and that Gen Anderson would be present per-
sOually.
dent introduced Gen. Anderson, who was received
with onthusisstic applause.
Mr.. PrEIT addressing the General, said;
We hive inyled your pes.uce ,ods tbs. We might pre-
T in onor of yoaef AID psuons the heroc d. tenders
of Fers Sumter sui fioken' We experience sprc- pra9i.
"a tie opyort nifty Of meeting yon and ID person hsfou
be ..iIance of our admiration aui esteem to Sumter and
Fsr Pirks. MI hold portan, pls,e In tls hsoy
o. our Republic DARK aud p1irerton' cloud hung ove tnis
the time by prompt and energetic D.
ci,on .,cu transferred connisud nom t1,t ioce
,iT eopTest aud living the to Ia; Federal Government
lare il. r.r' o asos - ,..s a,h ay u
th- and navy ny th. onunii' Of '1s,. &
day thee fof-,e, stood hrm "taithnl anons the fsiiei
Wien the cenpnsor Of the surrounding States lad li'-n IN
In csrno, Win our f.owctirens hlt outraged when
tho Dag Of Union wa. ...sed s & re is
re .sa pDs .ro o hc. snd We
hor you wheB unsupported by GovernHet aid yon
When Sumter with It. feeble sarrison- srred oqs aud
burned evacuated carried with you the Nag
SSa . AID We little inasiaed that wls, ,eonod be
oysrwhc,mls evil like an electric shock to thril
through the nation snd the uprising OF great people
Oin ssto OF appareot lehegy 20 an attitude of over
whepr 9Th Yes, Sumter and Pickens vii ever saod
monument. Of the rrsuscitltou Of hisisr-l Republic
''o@shins grsn9 IN hi. era Of osi history. We
the Euope coEieudns To- the integrity OF COY
eminent which has proved TO be the m9't osnsnceI @
fully e.,shhed IN its authority throughout all our wide
Aud via. am etiuds shall We present when the Rebellion
nasy cruhedr.dly aiSenciIg IN population and saith
Iii. the refuge Il Tie oppressed OF ~ nsiios-,ii aeeon
.I.f. a. pneU isgn "a - 4
onl 4iS,r thi. Western world and has susisned ther
desccndaut, iu all the tsl' o. theirlGt
Gen. ANDERSON reviicd as ioiows:
Ma Prrsfprxr Axp GRSTLrgEs oyTHE CuAsBER or
CosNEnc regret assure you mos, deeply after ihe hs,-
state Of ny hos Is such that my physician ll pTolb!;.d
me from attempting speech on th. occasion lihank on
ne in dis rrc.custicu Believe tba the hour viii come
when ou! country VIII be ono couuiry egain lAplnue
The same dag which We 50 d'sry ove-"hich y fthef
nl doubt not many Of your s1tep!,A ~,
o = ble.fed lind Renewed applag-e. iLlt 'Aine lE
bl eve III wave over tic wAoc lhra ss'a .,eis . G
cd Fort Sumter Tag l. now ~ !on t! llu " -, -. y "
long before Il viii De restored 20 iis place a Sgst su
l1r continued applause during which Gen ALleiSVn TO-
Tho PRrsrpENT announced that the hrst business
In order would be the election OF officers lCf tHe en-
suing year, uron which Mr.. A. A Low TOOK the moor
and nGde some remarks OF a eohgrh'uIi,Vit nHsuI0
ccncornmc their venerable President. who bad con-
seuted 10 serve another term. lie also alluded Ia
bii t.rns TO the First Weep esdcnt; dnd Tor HIM
~ he aid that he always had the good OF The
Chamber al heart, and Lad devoted hln4sen assdu-
oI1? o? ,otioo the following officers were unanimously
,Ioc,.d Lv viva yoce vote: Pelalah ferit lresI'
dHnt. Royul Phelps. First Nice-PreSldenti a. A.
Io,. second yice-President; Edward &. BoseTt,
Treasurer. .,. =; r,,,,a .,.t . .aorat
La ltLe rur9ort of which he did not state hsd
\ on c,rcrlated among tie members of the Society.
M Chamber Was diguieJ body, and ought not 10
net oiherwise-they should be above meanness. lie
did NOT mean 10 charge Mr.. Homaus, their SecIe-
tnrv with having auythiug 10 do with the circular;
80 10 oosrtch ~. II had been in circulation for the
os three dsys, thst gentleman ought TO know some
thing nbout IT, lie thought Dir. Honaas should
have IN opportunity Of explaining The matter, ana
he therefore moved that the nomination Of Secretary
be referred to a Committee of three, which motion
vac carried.
Sir. AiAHsHALL irosumiug HE sat, remarked. s0ii0
foce II don't like any mean, underhanded Nork.
ME circalsr ref red 70 set. forth among other nstte
perh4p,. mainly lend i.beoore more ropc!er ins
iut or Wth ascmtnt oi ~ nun er of mcmhcs ton
anoni he young merchants Of lie day Having been looked
upon for B.auy yer. AS sort OF cl.'e caiPorh. many
b., been dc,esfed from becoming members hence The re
sty Of renewing this undesorged ouni shat o spLeo OF
euesg Of the thamlcE may he 0no greNer tif ine in
tut be sced level (which II is roi AZ TO number.
y h siua cooperation, ln Live Pool Bostoa sad tl s9,
ard ainenanee Of an extensive refeeg9o Library tn.
s 1GP S q % @ o: a. secure wTSa hs al. snd uoe the
Hon Wilson g. Hunt (who Is fdentihec with th. Slfch!.e
tibIByl DO is named Gs one Oh TIE slccl eflce. Ai
Low named for Pretifeuti Viscs g. luA. ier fiui
v.s.Ireien Me. srs Opdyko Muias Dodge fer Soo
end Vc,.Pfesideut NJ Honsns for secciaIy and Z. G.
Bogcrt for Trcasurer.-R1oG
RopFnr b. MINrtRS was elected Chairman OF
the Committee on Arbitration, and Mesgrs. Mathew
blaury, II. W. l. Mali and Chls. A. Macy, Iiu1-
tees OF tic Institution for tie Savings OF Merchants
I Jerks.
Mr.. MARSHALL. believing tht the circular was
intended as O. trap, moved that the election OF the
Committee ON the Mercantile Library lie over until
the next meeing The following Executive Com
mittee was elected: