9 MEETING OF CONVENTION OF COMMITTEES. The joint Committees of the Chamber of Commerce, the Union Defence Committee and the Common Council, met on Wednesday, the 9th of July. ACommittee of five on the part of a body of citizens, who met at the Mayor's office, July 7th, consisting of JUDGE JAMES W. WHITE, Chairman, Dr. FRANCIS LIBBER, GEO. D. PHELPS, DAVID DUDLEY FIELD, ISAAC SHERMAN, appeared, and was requested to take part in the proceedings ; as was also a Committee of five, on the part of a body of citizens who met at Fifth Avenue Hotel : EGBERT H. McCUEDY, Chairman, CHARLES GOULD, MORRIS KETCHUM, WILLIAM CURTIS NOTES, NATHANIEL HAYDEN. Asub-committee was appointed to draft and prepare an Address and a series of Eesolutions, to be submitted for ratification to a public meeting, to be called at an early day. An Address and Eesolutions were submitted on the 10th of July, and unanimously adopted. The Committee of Thirteen appointed by the Chamber of Commerce, met on the same day. and unanimously ratified the action of their sub-committee. The Chamber of Commerce met on the same day, to receive the report of the Committee of Thirteen, which was unanimously accepted, and the Committee continued, with power to carry out the objects proposed. Atrue abstract of the proceedings of the Chamber of Commerce and of joint Convention. JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS, Jr., Secretary of Chamber of Commerce and of Joint Convention. 9
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