, 1863-02-03
MEETING OF THE MERCANTILE
ASSOCIATION.
ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.

ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT.
Report Of the Secretary and
Treasurer, Resolutions,
etc., etc.
The regular monthly meeting Of this Asso-
citation was held last evening, Mt their rooms,
corner Of State and Lake streets. Upon Ia
King The Chair, the President elect, J. T.
Fafwcll Esq, addressed the Association as
follows:
TIE ADDRESS.
GES1LENEN-ln assumfnE the duties Of your
prcsiding officer, allow me 70 thank you heartily
for the honor yon have conferred upon me. while,
at the ea1nc time. my preference would have been
no Sre woy Whe
mr. intention has ever been to fall behind none In
my efforts to maintaiu the honor and dignity Of
II ee o ss1s hssse
Of our Association who wc5e 1csdiug merchants
here long b. fore become citizen, when the rail-
road faeilltt ol the place consisted In the psivi
Id a lumber wagon the balance, in making the
jou ncy to and from the city. Those men are still
fhe o. P5 1 e he
iu ou. body. You have decided otherwise, for the
present, aud 1t only remains for MI to cooper
as in the oc6, Of oa1
rience. and ahat therefore claim your kind indul-
Gencc and thus relieve you frori ctiticfs1n while
IL & 9f ny study y,na to nrng o np9a ~
The accord article Of our constitution etates
:'This Corporation Is for ths puIpo.e # eoassn-
tra,ng US lar as practicable the mercantile thnu
q the community gytnE 6nslnes5 b attsas soa a
feeting mercantile interests"
Il Is saId that just comprehension OF one strue
rositIou Is the basis OF permanent success In any
calling. "a merchants we nse associated to-
cctheF for our mutual benefit.
Whatever Affects thy commerce or GU. city. af.
Acts our individual i1iterests, therefor anything
which enters into the development Of the vast re-
sources Of this rich territory, naturally tributary
to our city, should command our individual aud
city, or as individuals, depends moi 60 mueh upon
present advantages as upon the Of those
undeyelopcd resources. -
Whoever then comprehends most perfectly its
forts TO meet them, will in the gigantic growth
ttat awaits The daailny Of both city and country
present the most complete record Of mercantile
encteEe.
While we may hare individual interests aud cen
tinents, that OMEN come in conflict, commercially
speaking. we nrc parts Of but one nechan;
Imay add that the mnchinc 10 now too large for ita
| xork, and II We do not as tic merchants OF this
commercial metropolis keep pace with the de-
| InHras OF tho country upon our resources. thu
great object Of our association will have failed.
*'United We staud. divided we fall" was the
motto Of our revolutionary sires. and It arpli
cable to trade as well az politics. This city ant
the Northwest are already united by a common
language, d common fame. q. common destiny, AMI
By aeystcm o! railroads, 30 exceedingly common
the enortirg iron horse. whose iron nerves vii
foon unite is to the Pecinc on the West as tt ha
to the Atlantic on the East,
Tn+r I'M
c1cially, BY IN energetic. comprehensive. libera
and progressive policy commensurate with IT.
merits andby an honssty OF purp9se in ezecut!nti ,t
capoa common Interest in the hearts Of all whs
hold commercial relations with Us. Then our co
I'm DC fa a honG5 a a ad
US down 'old fogics. True merchants, like tru
men Of every profession: wil alwsys be true patri
S5s ne m Of
of Chicago have initiated General Jackson'e va
X Ba been Re Was
paet year, will trust receive until the war !
po.shS wsy shat pal5odit ~
us for having done what We could to preserve wha
Washinston'a and his conpatsiots nequeathed
us. aud through Us to the unborn millions that ar
yet to make our broad country vocal with tn
anthems OF universal liberty.
On motion Of Edward Hampstead. esq.
the daily papers were requested to publisl
the address Of President Farwell.
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1ne inlhu1es oi@tae 'n9' "ss'ins "efe TEN
and approved.
Merrill Ladd. Secretary, read strtcmcn
showing the proceedings in brief Of til
several meetings during the past year, as fol
lows:
The location Of IN asmory at Chicago was frs
oisG4sseu on u.n 'lM u eeusaasJ. anu IN motio
o. talWe, 1ag ossts 3.f o. , tne Assoelano ~ LIZ
prcpared @ % ny chasles waEers Mr. walEeys y Tt prt
na.ta GlfGnast "nien WE s.snSa ~ III usss
t,n,ahort ah thc c;,,,trr nv AIihnroh n lshc
Vas psroIped d. and seme money expended. I vet t tt
On the TIL of March meeting was held to cor
edcr tic subject OF tie cnlargcn,cnt OF the iHinoi
mud Michigan Canal. At that time comnltte
was appointed to act in connection with the Boar
On the 6th Of May, a meeting was held, and resi-
lntlons q coincidence Tese E passed, to The f ismil
: was member Of this Association.
AT . tfccth! meeting, Jnne l1th, acsfon was =
: Ken to properly receive and entertain the b1lt
f more excuIsonlsts, and resolutions passed VT
coming TO the CITY. -
: AZ q. special mcetinS. ned july II, aETans
ments were made to celebrate onf national am
rcrsary:
Mexico was discu.eed and conlnlittce appointt
10 consult with Eailfoaa manaSers "nose foaas ii
= July 2lst, motion was passed as follows:
Refo!ued. That. inasmnch aa the finds no
being raised by the Board OF Trade llnrc been &C
i lcctca from merchants and citizens ut large, tht
be requested to appropriate pert!on Of The sau
for the use ofthc Mercantile Association to atd
q organizing regiment f1ncn for the Govcrunler
committed df three was appointed to nal
= a. ha ssy
performed their duties. and they had no doubt q
request would he complied with. Since then !
= benefit has resulted to the Association financial?
= At the eame injecting proposition from y
J | Sloan was offered, he desiring TO raise regime
under the auspices ofthc association, and col
i 1nittee appointed 10 consider the same
). act With tie War Committee Of tic Board
| Trade.
y Tie Committee appointed OH sloan's regime
r.rnnrtc fhnt II waa nnf advisable to accent NJ
- The Secretary moved as follows, which "
adopted:
81 That the roous Of This Association be opened a
recruiting room. fo recruit company to be cali
ID 'ns motop was aa oaerea to have the Union ,repc
~ Inn wv, fnrnIshrd a,i5 comnanv ~
Anr. 18th. The Association recommended
Doceett Guards to select officers 10 command tn,
r was APPOINTED to look after and eupp1y tic va,
:, | of tlr battery. IN motion. the rooms of the
Eoeiation were then made free for recruiting d
&c poses during fic war.
"a Sent, 1st. The comxnittcc reported advising
- rejection o. the union repeating riac. Rep
lie adopted.
IA Sent. I'd, Alex. Campbell delivered an addr
ht snhstnnc" - e
"a. Srnt s.-st th,a mcetinr II ,xos rcsn1vcd to>
= rron[i.te thr fnnds .ns.J ~ - n1rrhesn ~ + +
~ s4nt rns o aea tHs 9a "a t cotst ourtahs.
IL 1arsi~ ,,n;ntnd - fonE aftn- ~ thcsa .nta