The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-17
FEELING THE PUBLIC PULSE.
The Chamber Of, Commerce Petitions for Sap
plemsatal Af6els''-Capital in Quandary-
visws Of Royal Phelps, Levi p. Morton,
Gyms ". Field, Augustus Maverick,
Sinclair Tousey and Others
on the Situation.

Nearly eleven ysars ago the people Of this city
were dtscussins. they wero yesterday afmos'
universally, the aliabsorbing question, Has our
government committed such terrible blunder
that we viii be compelled to 60 to war y,
There are such vast and tremendous interests
involved In question like the foregoing that the
pubic at present are hating between two nres-
bl0Odshed and dishonor. The moneyed men, who,
In any national CRISIS, are not to be depended upon
are at present very undecided as to what to say,
or what to do. There ig an indecisiOn In their
action and speech that is lamentable. Neverthe-
less, English Alabamas, II o war were to occur
tomorrow between the United States and any
other Power beside Great Britain, would burn and
destroy the vessels OF our South street merchants
az merrily as ever.
The general impression just now, In the words OF
the poet Whittier, is that England has a great
many iron-clads, she is strong at sea- rich at home
plucky In her manhood and as stubborn In peril
nacity as Old Nicholas HIMSELF
Our citizens Just now do not feel disposed 10 40
into war that would cost hundreds Of nillkons Of
dollars and cause, perhaps, the destruction OF the
majority Of our finest seaports; but there Is q
savage feeling growing day by day against the
present administration, and particularly againat
Mr. Hamilton Fish, that BODIES no good 70 the persons
against whom the feeling is aroused. Hour by hour
the people are learning how they have been trcked
by sham diplomacy Of the State Department, and
now they have been HOODWINKED and led to believe
that the great American nation we're about to tri-
umph In the closet as they have done on the field Of
battle and on the decks of their iron-clade and oil
at once-like thunderclap and by the instru-
mentality Of the HRRALD-daylght is let into this
bogus diplomacy and behold there is nothing but
shame and modification on all sides. nation sell
dom forgives such failings and plumbers as these
and Gil concerned will no doubt be held TO strict
accountability for this last offence against the ma
TONS honor. There Ii at present most excited
state Of feeling In the public mind, and
it growing day by day. Meanwhile
the Senate Of the United States ,s wasting the
precious hours that may never come back again,
and the public OF every class await the moment
when this matter shall be settled a.d the British
lion shall be shut up In HE cage With his tail
between his pOnderous plum pudding legs The
HERALD to-day prints curious document, signed
by number OF tie members OF the Chamber OF
Commerce. together with the views OF prominent
merchants and citizens at large, including the
dneuys OF the clubs and the oungers at the hotels
The Petition or the Chambcr Of COM
merce.
To THE HONORABLE THE SENATE OF THE UNITED
STATES, WARRINGTON ID. Co.
The undersigned, citizens OF New York, while
they would not urge anything which the govern
ment OF the United States cannot honorably accept
desire to express their profound conviction, IRE.
spective Of party, that the present interests and
prospective welfare Of the ntry demand an addi-
tional article to the Treaty OF Washington which
will prevent both the government Of Great Britain
and Of the United States rom presenting any claims
for consequential damages which might arise when
one is o beigerent and the other neutral
NEW YORK, May 10, 1872
Phelps. Dodge Co; Z. D: Morgan 4 Co. Morton,
iaa h n IN
I Io Mscfarand J John j. Cisco S saI son
Brown Brothers Co.; Babcock Brothers d
Co.; Cyrus w. Field; spocord Brothers 4
CO.. Ferdinand Lawrencei J., \ ": seligman;
Ter; Winsiow 4 wilson; George b. sistare; Bulge,
Schin Co.; J. J. Stewart B Co.; Elliot T. shep-
ard; W. H. Pogg h Co. Joseph U. Orvis; J. S. Ken
ned5 4 Co.; George opdykel John Mnnroe Co;
Drexel Morgan Il co. George A. oago0d; Franklin
Osgood; H. J. Capr0n Co.; ID. r. Morgan Eel
loves 1 Co.; John Bloodgocd y Co.; Rowland &
Aspinwon; John y. Trevor; Nichols, Stone 4 Co.
Kenyon Cox; C0ason \ Hays; Hallgarten 4 CO, !;
William T. Blodgett; Knauth, Nachod Kuhnei
Scott, strong 4 Co.; Clark, Dodge \ Co. Wlnslow,
Ianier 4 Co; Henry Clews = Co.; Grinnell Min
CO.; EIdridre, Durham \ Co. u, 8 Jafray \ Co.: !