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I could only wish that sympathy with the widow should be expressed in a more substantial form than the mere words of a resolution. As to the patience and forbearance displayed by the crew of the C. O. Whitmore, I hesitated for a moment whether I should propose to you to express admiration of their conduct, for it is to me an unsolved puzzle. Yet the very feeling that I myself and probably many of you could not have patiently and submissively suffered the unparalleled ill-treatment they underwent, should urge you to admire the spirit of subordination so necessary for the management of a vessel which induced the crew so patiently to bear and suffer until their arrival in this harbour. The resolution is as follows: "That this meeting desires to proffer its sympathy and condolence to the widow and family of the deceased James H. Ellwood, late second mate of the American barque C.O. Whitmore, and to express its admiration of the patience and forbearance of the crew under the violence and refined slow cruelty which they received and which are without parallel in the history of the Mercantile Marine." Rev. J. LAMONT seconded, and the resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. COUGHTRIE-I have been asked to propose another resolution. I will not detain you long. We read the accounts of the proceedings at the U.S. Consulate day by day, and everyone must have been struck by the calm and judicial manner in which Mr. Bailey conducted the inquiry. He fulfilled in an extremely praiseworthy manner a most difficult task, one which would have carried away many gentlemen in a similar situation. I move "That this meeting hereby testifies its high sense of the exemplary manner in which D. H. Bailey, Esq., the American Consul at this Port, has conducted the long and painful investigation of this case; and its appreciation of the very able judgment by which the proceedings have been closed."-(Applause).
Mr. FIM seconded.
Mr. CORDES endorsed the remarks made by Mr. Coughtrie.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Mr. SHARP moved-"This meeting requests the following gentlemen to act as a committee to carry out the foregoing resolutions, and to adopt such measures as they may think fit under the circumstances:-W. S. Pomeroy, Esq., Tobias Pim, Esq., T. G. Linstead, Esq., N. B. Dennys, Esq., H. B. Gibb, Esq., J. H. Scott, Esq., A. T. Manger, Esq., and the Rev. W. H. Baynes."
Mr. D. RUTTONJEE seconded, and the resolution was carried.
The CHAIRMAN said this concluded the business, and the meeting terminated.
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I could only wish that sympathy with the widow should be expressed in a more substantial form than the mere words of a resolution. As to the patience and forbearance displayed by the crew of the C. O. Whitmore, I hesitated for a moment whether I should propose to you to express admi- ration of their conduct, for it is to me an unsolved puzzle. Yet the very feeling that I myself and probably many of you could not have patiently and submissively suffered the unparalleled ill. treatment they underwent, should urge you to admire the spirit of subordination so necessary for the management of a vessel which induced the crew so patiently to bear and suffer until their arrival in this harbour. The resolution is as foliowa "That this meating desires to proffer its sympathy and condolence to the widow and family of the deceased James H. Ellwood, late second mate of the American barque 0.0. Whitmore, and to express its admiration of the patience and forbearance of the crew under the violence and refined slow cruelty which they received and which are without par rallel in the history of the Mercantile Marine." Rev. J. LAMONT seconded, and the resolu. tion was carried unanimously.
Mr.COUGHTRIB-I have been asked to propose another resolution. I will not detain you long, We read the accounts of the proceedings at the U.S. Cocsulate day by day, and everyone must have been struck by the calin and judicial manner in which Mr. Bailey conducted the inquiry. He fulfilled in an extremely praiseworthy manner a most difficult task, one which would have carried away many gentlemen in a similar situation. I move "That this meeting hereby testifies its high sense of the exemplary manner in which D. II. Bailey, Esq., the American Consul at this Port, has conducted the long and painful inves. tigation of this case; and its appreciation of the very able judgment by which the proceedings have been closed."-(Applause),
Mr. FIM seconded.
Mr. CORDES endorsed the remarks made by Mr. Conghtrie.
The resolution was then put and carried.
Mr. SHARP moved-"This meeting requests the following gentlemen to act as a committes to carry out the foregoing resolutions, and to adopt such measures as they may think fit under the circumstances:-W. S. Pomeroy, Esq., Tobias Pim, Esq., T. G. Linstead, Esq., N. . Dennys, Esq., H. B. Gibb, Esq., J. H. Scott, Esq.. A. T. Manger, Esq., and the Rev. W. H. Baynes."
Mr. D. RUTTONJEE seconded, and the re- solution was carried.
The CHAIRMAN Baid this concluded the busi- ness, and the meeting terminated.
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