New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-09


sympathize with us What will be the fate OF tins bii
do not know but what will be the fate OF the
merchants OF the seaboard II 10 does not pass our con
dtiou will be worse in the latter END tha IN We Ut -,
they refuse pass that bill and remand US PACK 20
those grabbers that had US in charge Goa hep
US for they won't. Applause and laughter o.,,o
This Jayne has resigned his Official connection
with the Covernrpent-a mere subterfuge that We all
understand lie Is merely going TO take pace ~ tie
[Applause He is be the main instigatOr; MS work
to go aud evidence enough exists against every
him. and won't for the consequences Every
that has been doing business IN foreign commerce
must expect to he prosecuted not prosecuted ihere
no doubt about this. heard this mOrnng-Aad tele-
grams from Maine and Boston which indicate thai
been begun have know that In the Citv OF
NewYork there will be arrests made and books selzed
immediately the adjournment or Congress-. Inese
gentlemen are awake, and can readily afford 20
spend time and money in defeating our measure. "nen
it Is once defeated their harvest will be very
great, and then we must call ourselves ether
again take measures to what SHAH be done; III
hereafter with past experience We see one merchant
struck down alone, 1t to the community ana 10
ourselves stand by that and raise him up Here
after shall fall alone! Great applause ltthls
spirit prevails shall have our measure THIS summer
II fail, what then Not only this that have ind-
Gated Will happen, but encouragement and disLust
generally will prevail The merchants viii leave trade;
withdraw their capital the whole machinery OF govern
ment far commerce Is concerned Will be deranged
want Of confidence will exist everywhere and the mer
camille character will be so degraded everywhere that III
Will no more be worthy calling for honorable men -
Now submit that while 1 am hopeful about this ol,
while don't hesitate to say all that Mr. Eaton mas
while an sure no Senator there will dare speak or
record his against the measure. II comes W Ia
square form Gt il quite possible they may get INTO
wrange about details OF IT, though about the prnc-
pies OF the bill there be no dlspmel, sun there IS
great danger OF its being smothered IN the committee
room Ealing TO get it the merchants OF NewYOrk,
Philadelphia, Boston. and Baltimore Will De placed III
position which will require great deal OF wisdom anu
forbearance; for cannot suppose ana VIII NOT
that hereafter such men as JAIME and sanDon are 70
ectnr nbe of this Country Congress has with
unanmity, you all know repealed tne sanborn
contract. Why 1t any more Infamous than the trans
actions OF Jaynei Yet they hesitate about while
optng with great unanlmy the other submit they
twin bills, which must be buried IN the same grave.
Moiety and Jayne 20 down with Sanborn and the
contract system [Appiause.l l say this Administer
are 40 much the worse the Administration That
my doctrine and that is the ground occupy under
take say, gentlemen that there IS no ADMINISTRATOR
present or future that strong enough 70 stand up
against wrong papable as VIC nave developed III lhs
And would say one encouraging word for our new
Secretary. had the pleasure or meeting MN
or knowing him, but from trustworthy sources am IN
formed that in the discussion or this question ne mas eA
the most enlightened views on the SUBJECT anu
animated that when this whole system OF graD game
comes under his notice will be dealt with most sum
marily. don't believe we shall nave any trOuOe WIN
tue Secretary of the Treasury but as you know there
has much lOoseness IN mat department hat cue
merchants have complained, ana thlAA very justly
that the main trouble has been there -,
As to retrin gsSecretary Will say thls From the
time your Committee came into contact with MT Ken
asou he expressed the most eonsderate regard Tor tne
rights the merchants and believe, mad ne renaned
would have done them Justice. he regrets exceedngy
these which were committed rlglt uauer MS
face with his permission, Out Without MS coinpreHen,
sion or knowledge. There has been great deai Oh
formal work which has come up Ior MS signa.ure'
making almost impossible for him 10 give proper at
tenton where his eyes have not been directeu 10 IL
specially. With the right secretary IN tnat oiise as
think have now, don't think any great wfohs can
again. AT the same tlme lhlhA the lercuduts
New York ought to exert themselves 10 the very w
termost TO secure the passage OF TINS Dill. .
And now how shall that be done ior that Is he prc
t mai iii before the senatei II you had snip down
on the Bar and there not water enough to carry
asT y Ss ePgo We %od be aud
merchants If we did not ind some means OF relet now
in the City of NewYork ana go 20 Washington laugh
teri; but have left town, and 1t would hardly De
R %any as we can to take hold 0; tie
ter in washington r dor bo. ao ,1teen IN the so
ton this matter Perhaps one or two OF you nave
down aud write to him and tell nun the feeling IN this
community. That is a very small thing 10 DO II eaen
Stisrv the Senators and Representatives. tuat this
subject the merchants Of New-forH are deeply 10
earnest, aud tue work which We have c)nemPLtei VIII
THE FINAL ACTION.
Samuel D. Babcock then offered the folio resolu
lions which were read by The secretary and adopted
unanimously;
Whereas Spies informcrs farmers Of the revenue on
shares and corrupt treasury agents nave oy means OF
terror blackmail and bad laws, plundered the mer-
of the country until their wrongs have become H.
whereas A bill known as the Moety bill giving sub
santa relief 70 the merchants Is now penang IN Con-
gress, having passed the House without dissenting
voice, and being before the senate where the Dl
has been so amended as 10 eve xed salaries 10 customs
officials well as 10 ralse the salaries OF noss whose
perasItes will reucedtby the abolition of moetes,
measures which themselves meet with the most cor
dial approval Of the merchants OF New-forK who be-
ieve that salaries inadequate 70 secure
character, skill aud ability IN official places ana
Whereas The importers OF ts city are convinced that
the necessities OF coUJerce mperatyely require that
the pending M0ety bill shall pass Congress, dud D"cOne
law, 10 the end that the revenue service shail De re-
formed that bDcs shall not DE offered To the employed
10 set mOety traps for the employer nor treaehery
clerks be exalted into an occasion Tor the be-
stOwal OF fortune ana office at the hands or the Gov
ernmen that the voice Of the detective shii be hn'hed
and personal popularity ot merehnnt' at Ihe custom.
house shall not be the best safeguard against unjust
seizures nnocent mstk es aud wiIul frauds shall
be punished alike nor technical errors arising under
Obscure laws, subject entire invoices and whole car
goes 10 conscaton that the sacreduess OF private cor
respoudence shall again become nyionble and alleged
Offenders shall perfOrce convict themselves out OF
their mouths out OF therown books and papers
that jures shall regain their ost rights OF rendering YER
diets according 70 their own couvlctlons anu hnaiy,
that existing system OF moeties,
and spies shall be swept the sight OF ind nant
public belonging TO an epOcn OIL wrong ana violence,
and not in harmony with the instincts OF Tree people;
Resoired That the Special Committee Revenue Re
form of the New-York Chamber OF Commerce be ald
hereby is requested TO urge most earnestly upon the
Senate the imperative necess Tor imine ie REFER 70
our merchants and to pray mat honorSSls sody 70 pas
that the Chairman OF the comntee on Revenue Reform
resolutions TO every member OF Congress.
Jackson schultz SAID he would have % consult with
few friends before he would be able TO give the names
Of those who would form this Special Committee He
would want 20 merchants who would go on to
Washington press the question the attention OF the
members the United states Senate. He would almost
recommend every merchant should close his store
and remove to the National capital. In doing 80 rs
thought they would the end ind their time we'll paid
for But as that almost an impossbiity. the next
best thing for powerful committee TO 90 on The
merchants in Boston holding a similar meeting,
and would appoint committee who would go TO
Washington that night, or At farthest Tuesday
night. The committee from this city would leave New
York partly on that evening and partly to-day; and
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