Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-11-05
From the y. :. Journal Of Commerce.
lHE SOLID uEN FOR MCCLELLAN
The Merchants Meeting IN New York
City.

LAluEIllA GfoAQtl " Aai anu Dtoa1 ebttet-
Yesterday (T1esday) afternoon aud listened TO
the remarks OF various distinguished speakers
means a great deal IL was like all the McClei
Ian meetings. far greater than anything of the
kind ever before held In New 1erk We have
seen many downtown gatherings Of merchants
in various political campaigns, and we presume
no one doubts the fact that this vas twice a.
large h. the largest hitherto known The spirit
OF the meeting was enthusiastic, and determined
in H., expression The immsnse crowd filled
Wall siree,. piing uD on the lofty front Of the
Custom House. stretched around down Broad
street beyond the second stand. and then gathered
ia 4 mass Of thousands around the third stand.
near the corner Of Broad and Exchange Place
The NeW York Times ought 10 be wiser 10
day than II Was yesterday when II declared ltseif
ignoran; Of the names Of merchants of New
York IL insulted hundreds OF our most distiu-
gushed and patriotic citizens bv stating that they
are not men OF any account. kither the editor
has very little knowledge Of our merchants and
business men, or the insult gratuitOus and
without excuse But this il after all an old DO
litical dodge. The respectability weight and in
huence of the great meeting yesterday may well
impress the men who pretend not to know the
merchants of this CITY These business men are
those whose wealth. whose steadiast faith 10
Constitution and Union. has supported the Gov
eminent for the past four years. They are no
traitors, such as the radical papers are fond Of
calling their opponents. They are not men who
have dealt in shoddv. They are not men who
have grown rich out Of the war They have
contributed nobly. patriots, of their means
and their influence to filing our army. sustaining
our credit, supplying the government with the
siueVs OF var. and. through the Sanitary Com
mission, the Christian Commission, and in other
WAYS. 20 the comfort of our brave and suffering
soldiers They have never been wanting in their
response TO the calls of duty. They have earned
proud distinction as citizens OF this great city.
In expressing their desire for the election Of
Gen. Mcclellan they utter a voice that ought 20
be and will be needed II j. a voice ct men of
property and TO laboring men whose dependence
is on the stability OF business enterprise. They
foresee salvation under Mcclellan, chaos under
the reelection of Mr. Lincoln They speak
calmly and seriously. There i no bombast in
their resolutiOns-nO idle phreseOlogy. Read
the resolution which refers ~ our shipping trade
II states n vital truth When men of this class
speak in such loud and indisputable language
opposition is senced and the people listen No
wonder that radical newspapers seek 10 break the
force OF the voice by the low resort of rdculiDg
the character OF the merchants of the Empire
City. IL i the only resort, and it can have no
effect. Why not answer them. if answer is posi-
BILE? Whv not exhibit meeting of merchant.
opposed TO their views, ii such a meeting can be-
gotten upg Ii this meeting does not represent
the merchants oT New York, show one tha5 does
The street is open.
The following resolutions we're read and unan
mously adopted
Il. RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved. Ths. the merchants of y ew York
4 here assembled, pledge themselves 10 the sup
port and defense of the Union and Constitution
ICheers
Resolved. Tha, the Union must be preserved
( at all hazards. Great cheerng.j
/ Resolved. That the Constitution must be re
( stored TO its supremacy over President and peo-
b pie, the only safeguard of life liberty snC
/ property Applause.
+ Resolved. That the should be conductet
. upon the principles enunciated by General Ne
+ Celan in his various orders, report and letter,
and especially In the concluding portion OF hi.
/ report and in the Harrson's Bar letter, and th4t
! the sword in the hand OF Justice should be WELD
| ed not with vadictve passion. bat with all The
! force necessary to compel submission to violates
! law snd should be sheathed whenever the tr
T umph OF the Law secured Tremendous ap
/ pause
Resolved, That we present to the brave army
and navy OF the United States the grateful sc
acknowledgements OF the merchants of the Empire
city. and that We look to them the right hauC
Of our future President. in the work of preserv
ing the Union aid Constitution.
Resolved That the financial and Commercia
interests OF the country demand a change in the
. administration OF public affairs
Resolved, That the policy. OF Nj. Lincoln
which insists Oh the prosecution of the war for the
abolition of slavery. and refuses all negotiations
f for Union and peace unit! that Unioa is perfect
( ed, presents tn Us a future of nterminable war
oppressive debt, financial distress cOmmercia
{ embarrassment, aud no hope of preserving thai
Union 10 which We pledge our unaiterable deyo
! ton.
/ Resolved, hat the administration of Mr.. Lin
coin has not commanded the confidence of tee
country by its civil or military policy. first. to
/ the deprecatipg and huctuating character of the
| currency. to the instability of all business ar
/ rangements TO the unintelligible and contradeto
I ~ opinions of government officials upon taxa
/ ton, licenses, and other questions rising under
/ the revenue laws, and 10 the fact that our ship
ping trade i driven 10 seek the protection of for
/ eign flags. 30 that, whereas, for the FIVE wear.
/ ending with 1861, the total value of goods car
( red in the foreign trade of this city under the
! American flag was over 81 900 000. 00G while he
! total under al foreign flags was only 1914 900
I u0U; during the lasttwo years only S232 6IS 81
! have been carried under our flag, while 1853 ,3o6
+ 224 have found protection under the flag OF
aliens, and for the last quarter of 1863 the tota
/ foreign trade was Sl04 1893, SIP, Of which but
/ FL &c.. $40 carried under the flag of the
! United States; and second. 10 the fact that oul
armies have been nterfered with. generals have
been removed and appointed for political reasons
the military policy has been made to superseds
and override the civil laws. and the grand truth
that the Administration has wholly failed to rear
the fruit of the victories won by our brave sol
diers many fields. and has not succeeded
in paciiying any portion OF the territory We have
| conquered
Resolved. That in George Mcclellan vt
I recognize patriot aud a soldier, whose charac
| ter stands far above all the attacks Of Islander
and malice Applause That his brave snC
! successful career. twice saving the Nationa
| Capital. and always victorious. except when in
terferej with by the Administration, gives tn,
assurance that he Is the man to lead our armies
10 victory IN the field and our country 70 Union
and peace (cheers); and that we earnestly sdvO
cate the election OF General Mcclellan u the
! Presidency. = the true and only method OF saw
ing tie ustOn from destruction and preserving
the Union. and restoring to commerce aud bust
ness of all kinds thai security and prosperity 81
which the ability OF the country to sustain itse
+ must always depend. lGreat cheering
To N ~ who Believe IN Great - est
eru Conspiracy.
: The astounding Developments recently made