MEETING OF MERCHANTS.
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A great meeting Of merehants was held at Mason ic tIall in New-YOrk, on Tuesday evening 0f last week. to take into consideration the present of the times. series of resolutions were introduced

 passed, remOnstratng in the strongest terms agains. the course 6the government in ntemeddling with the currency of the cOunry in destroying the U S. Bank, that great regulator of the currency; in attempting to substitute metallic currency exclusively, to the de- structlon of credit; and in the issuing the famous Treasury Order, known as the "Speeie Circular''-- The meeting among other things appointed commit tee ofory to go to Washington, and remonstrate with the President upon his course of conduct and ask that Congress may be convened "to devise suitable remedies for the unprecedented and alarming embar- rassments of the country" Among the committee who were appointed we observed the name of Edward S. Gould, formerly of this village. In the Courier of Thursday he comes out with the following caustic mo- tice:-

 Cor. WEBB, Sir-In your paper of yesterday mor- ming, find my name as one of Committee who were te so proceed to the Specie Circular" &c. As was not present at the meeting at the Masonic Hall, and was not pre- viously aware of the intentions of that meeting, of course, had nooPportuny to prevent the publication of my name in the manner referred to. Since. how ever, the publication has taken place. conceive that there IS no lmpropnety in my requesting you to give similar publicity to my declining to act in the premi ses, together with my req sons'' for so doing.

 In the first place. am one of the many who have sunk under the calames of the times and, for the t"rpitude of failure, the firm in which am partner, has been sued in due of law. forbear to com ment on the conduct of a man who at such time as the present, will adopt course useless cruel oppressive ueryar removed from all feeling of for bearance or generosity It is matter of course, that a man who Oin me here, would take measures to arrest me in foreign State; hence, am unable to pro ceed to Washington.

 In the second place, am un,Diuing to proceed to Washington, because, am one who will never con, sent, under any circumstances, to remonstrate' " with Martin Van Buren. will never place myself in situation to be denied solicited favor by in- Furthermore, am persuaded that man who can sne (as Nero fddledl over and during the dissolu- ton of his native land entitled no such consider ation and forbearance as receive "remonstrances. When some other and more summary course is propo- sed, and the pursuing it is placed in the hands of committee often thousand for one, hold ldmyselfready to discharge my duty to my country.

 Your Obedient Servant,

 EDWARD s. GOULD.