Swansea and Glamorgan Herald, and South Wales Free Press. — 1862-11-05 (Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales)

THE NEW YORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE 'ALABAMA.' A meeting of the New York Chamber of Commerce was held on the 21st October, to consider the burning of ships by the ' Alabama.' Mr. Low proposed the following resolutions, which were carried : Resolved,—" That the Chamber of Commerce has heard, with profound emotion the graphic accounts given by Captain nage, of the burning of the ship ' Brilliant,' on the 3rd day of October instant." Resolved,—" That, in view of this atrocity, it is the duty of the Chamber to announce, for the information of all who are interested in the safety of human life— the life of shipwrecked passengers and crews—that henceforth the light of a burning ship at sea will become to the American sailor the signal that hues to destruction, and will not be, as in times past, the beacon to guide the generous and intrepid mariner to the rescue of the unfortunate." Resolved,—" That henceforth self-preservation will be the first dictate of prudence, as it is the first law of nature, and consequently the destruction of the 'Brilliant' can be only characterised as a crime against humanity, and all who have knowingly and willingly aided and abetted, must be considered as perpetrators in the crime."  tom of it—thieves, blacklegs, burglars, gembierP, and drunkards. The second reason was the (excuse the word) devilish spirit that animated it.. Do not I know . . .  that ;orne of my' own kindred—refined and intelligent females as could be found in almost any peighb mrhood . .  —thirsted for my blood, simply bee iu"Se I as loyal to my country ? But these Southern men had fo. thirty 10112 y-ors, or vie rly all that tine. at lea- t, c ottroll4l the policy of this Government. I have of:en thought that any man that could live for four long year, it ider a corrupt adinb•iitration, like that of the Arch Traitor, James Buchanan, is already ripening to a traitor. (Great applause.) look at such menu Mason, the Virgini tn, a drunkard ; Benjamin, the thief nod gam'aler ; Wigfall, the murderer, that never dared show his face in his native state until this rebellion occurred. (Voices, Floyd,  Yancy.) You know them all without my naming them. Thai had long been occupying all the highest seats of the synagoguo. They were proud men, for slavery does make men proud, it does make men tyrannical. I know that. Was I not born among it ? Have not I felt its effects upon my own heart? When Lincoln was elected these Southern leaders, the aristocrats, knew as well as . . . .  you did, that the reign Of the aristocracy was ended for ever ; that the true democracy of the country would henc, forth rule throughout the United States of America. (Great applause.) These proud men of the South have been going up to Washington year after year holding nearly all the foreign mission + of any importance, and other plac,'s of emolument and trust, and have seen these poor black republicans like Lazarus, lying at the rich man's gate, bogging for crumbs. But now they are changed. Dives is driven out, and how 40 you suppose these men can bear to go up to the White House and see these poor Lazaruses faring sumptuously every day ; and least of all, how con they endure to behold Father Abraham at the head of the table ?