The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-12

80, ~, ,h. s,. a'.'o" 'o'A"'o " 'Ao ''p'''
. former meeting OF the Chamber The points OF this
lopo.. "-,o ""eauy oeen puo'sned. is man ieasare
was tue ao'ocacy OF course which should permit the
Northern creditor to collect his just from Southern
debtor by allowing the latter IN al. .rncen, ouan,,v
OF cotton 70 oischarSe that Indebtedness
Mr. A. A. Low President occunisI the ohair
Tho reading of the minutes of the last meeting and
the regular order OF business being suspended
Colonel +. A. CoSKrIsu rose and said he understood
that the report or the comm;,tes relative ,o co,,on
'na' 'A' .'po' VI 'no osmn''''eo re"Avo' W co''on
seizures at the South was then before the Chamber for
s adoption He therefore would ake motion Ia that
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~ - ~ ' 'n0 quoo''oA sA0U'~ Do Wot''v
introduced the speaker read letter from merchant OF
Charleston which set forth the wi,lin and
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., % .ho h nt "a aeos % ne , & a. ,v r,
~ ,h ;sh ~ ,ha p,,, y. % G .s,r r"saS
IN Southern States Towards the iauiaton of Northern
debts, Colonel Conking would staio emphaticay that
~ NJ uo h % ;o 30 m noy lily @ Iaa n,or,sn a. hr %
49, r, wes hnt ch, ,ba. Tor,bern creditor sboria
n.h no m s n ho atter
sCsrsan ,RsuAyI haS The honor or serving on the
committed but he did not feel Justified in signing the re-
port neither da he feel TO Judge on 80 Inn
10 tho government and wrong to interfere with
their " be o
At ali 20 do with he regretted that the subject had
been taken up + would have 10 , effect Of lower
asas Marshall moved that the whole matter be- nde
nntely postponed.
Mr. ~ h snor ms nna % Se mot
not time TO examineit With two or three amendments
however he was now ready TO sign It. The gentleman n
the the" docnment He had not changed his mind AZ
to the necessity TO-, Tor Inc Unamoof o .aae ac.'on
very important one It affected the merchants Of
this country and their interests to large
an exscns ,'s ~ ~, nror,v IN reas,a 10 We
81 that the Court
Claims :. Washington than would be settled s In many
work 70 perform in this question Of the seizure Of cotton
at Charleston Savannah ana other places at the south
He thought prudent for the Chamber to request the
government to appoint special committee inquire
INTO what ron Of cotton belongs TO Northern creditors
and that their proper debts paid He did not
% hns that hppeo tho
ties to put the proceeds OF those cotton sales in the
decided decided 70 % whom ONT they ,s belonged WV N " '''-
General wAIHRlDos sympathzcd with the report; but
hibtcd would suggest the propriety Of dropping the
matter He had written letter 70 the secretary OF tho
Treasury on the SUBJECT wncn ne would Tead ss ioi-
iows:- ,o..
non. nvuT acooLIooh 0'''0'Ay VI 'n' e"''' "A"""s
fr., S,pThe Chamber Of Commeroe OF this CITY have
had under upon or three recent tho
questions involved Tn the public policy 70 bc adopted in
reference TO the cotton recently aken OIL oy ne
~ S m viii be .ss course uursned sh ali
,h ~ @ c sr, from Aha S,.ies 40 recently in re-
volt against the federal authority
special meeting has been called for Thursdsy the li,h
inst when the expression OF the Chamber VIII DO hnay
given upon no suDect. SCI .,. ,v,,, A.. .or.a. ,.,,
nv The entire Commercial community in the action Of the
government and the thorough Loyalty and devotion Of r
members 70 do whatever best to aid the ~
reesabhes trade and com merce over the revosd states
o nae n 20 s YOU a. nav Sso % be- pewn ON he
subiect -
While the right Of private judgment win be exercised by
NIL s members am confident NO action win be taxen that
w not 90 20 S . = n s
,c .annuillv and oydrr and ss bscomes the ntelien
acton of the great oommcrc Interest which consaen
ony endeavors represent Very respectfully your
dent servant. HIRAM WALBKlDdk
The following reply was SENT
TRrAsuRv DrpAprrxrr Nav q 1904
Dr. spyopr favor OF the sth Instant r. received The
opinions Of respectable body Of men compose tho
Chamber OF Commerce the city o. New YORK arr entitled
70 M % anG WI ~ sy ~ h
cmntrx psuit me- howeSer IN sgcest thai there ~. he
political and legal aucstous az well ns auesons
70 be considered in connection with the cotton which has
been captured by our armies In southern cities regard to
which, tedmn9 even that they come within the proper
e vo"a he ncypsdent am very ,ruIy Sours
II. GcCULioCH.
Mr. remarked that Il was unusual for members Of
the 10 enter into with officers
~ cse the bea ,oycrnmcnt ''' "''A O'''''
for tbe Chamber to take into consideration II was
ronosrca oueston and the members Of that bodv
ware ,ha of the com nuntv
of the continent Al the time me report of the com
m,tee was prepared it was not known whether or not
he utiofla in
;is cyrcmc sens, The recent action OF the authorities
relative IN irade and commercial intercourse with tho
South had proved ooncusvely that this condscatiou
would not be ss S Tne hSs5 S Of ton
ax Of twenty 1--WE per cent levied npon il Those people
would then have cnance 1' a.sehargnr any
ness WIN won oney % a nd ~, h ho'u VI
tic opcn,,s VI , .npo ~ p 70. "a ,. 49, % % cs
perry y. an o . ,b'n !, NJ rrch i n, h
~ or, ~, ,,o. a., ro,ac,sa or ado,tcd
nI ,vor rnvv entirely agTced with tho
hnyor Vrn' s, sy 49,, s'o ".s to % s
pus ~ W. ~ .a gy "s- .,n ..,,-. 80 49, Wa " '"' "~"
eNo', VI a's,ue % .r.. .a,,,..,oa .ho ,,s.ev. -.
, .apss = ~ ~ ,. nn,ra - M ou.s,;on w ' P"''
s,"s.. cr1syr,' tinmg,, ~ ,r,no,,c n, ,h,.
hr hosts "a VIM. 'nusn. , :, 'i"Poo nv '',la m
.nio 40 gay W 'e III oa ;, ~ sn. ,, ~ ~ ~
carried into force In fact the var was not vet over
and we might in few days hear of an engage mont in
Texas He did not think IL right 10 pa,ley with rebels
or have ANYTHING whatever To do with them Mr.
bad nins fhou hniea NJ cotton ehould