New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-10-19


munieaton in our paper week since me Moaa~k and
Hudson Railroad thus enabling our readers
both sides. Not deemHg any thing farther neee'-
sary fair understanding Of the matter we mus uc
cline farther Communicative on the sabIsc-
u For an exposition o:,1e of the late Ra"
road Disaster in Massachusetts, an Official Statement OF
the Exports Of the United States Mohs~k and HO1'O'
Railroad Controversy &c. zee Frat Page
IL For Poem by Mrs sig.urncy, and the Aep'f' u
an important, case in Chancery decided BY VICE
lor Hoffman, see Last Pege
TTberc +, ne mistake about il Iammany
has actually nominated Isaac l.. Far'a" and f'''-
jaL r. Pur4y TO represent tbis District In the Sen
ate sf the State Let readers bear IN mind
that the Senate is by Constitution the very highest
legal tribunal known to our laws, and that cues
tons are annually settled BY its decision. involving
directly the lives and property of al! our citizens
Is there one man in the City of New-York Who
politics aside, would select these two from among
our As 900 electors the best calculated to inter
pref the laws and preside in the highest Judicial
tribunal? We believe not one.
There are other grounds on which this nemina-
ton strikes u. as most extraordinary. Varian and
Purdy arc both members of the old Regency Ca
bal who have uniformly supported any device to
dclude and Cypress the People which had received
the Tammany brand of 'rcguiar No iniquiiy
which the party fit to perPetrate has ever
bqen too strong for the stomach OF either Mr.
Varian, as a member of the Legislature, has voted
for the creation of more monopoly Baaks than al
T., be
Chairman of the General Meeting in Tammany
Hall which kicked the Loco-Focos out Of the Psr-
~, turned OFF the gasght and left item in dark
ness They have since shown how much they de-
served the kicking by voting for him three times
as Mayor. and will doubtless vote for him again.
The nomination of Alderman Purdy must be
specially acceptable TO the Catholic voters after
the needless contumely with which he treated their
demands and their representative in the School
discussion before the Common Council. STILL We
have no doubt that he will now sign any thing they
ask and cajoe the great mass Of them into his sup
port. After the election he can do he pleuses
about redeeuing his pledges, the Tanimany
Delegation did in the session Of 1888.
Narlan ana uru. 10. oS'Iutois YIN q"
great City, and no mistake
70 We see u paragraph running the rounds OF
the Journals about and more liberal Con-
stitution, which purports to have been adopted in
Rhode Island. We wish the fact were %, but the
truth is that no Constitution has been adopted
The citizens of Rhode Island who, not being Free
.;4l III nF
the Royal Charter which answers for her Consti-
tuition. took the liberty to call n Constitutional
Convention, elected Delegates thereto held it and
framed Constitution. This Constitution allows
every male citizen over twcnty-one, who has lived
o wear in the State and three months in the town,
to vote at Elections but to vote on a question In
volving the imposition of tax the voter must be
worth $50. The Senate is to consist OF twelve.
the House of eighty Members, fairly apporiioned
the Governor to have power, TO be over
ruled BY majority of all the Members elected 10
each House. Such are the outlines of the pro-
posed Constitution, and very good one 1t is but
unless it is adopted by Convention legally called
and elected by the legal voters, i, can have no
more force than wO.,c-paper We do hope, how
ever, that the Frecholdcrs will the rroPriey OF
conceding TO the Just demands Of their braihrcn an
extension of the hight Of Suffrage.
Observation-Disclosures Gov. Portcr's ma
jorty is very large-protably over 0,OOO-it indi-
Gates no accession to the Van I,r.en party, but
simple staying at home Of Wig voters. Porter's
!. a. Ic1o,r
We do not believe he has obtained five hundred
votes which were cast for Harrison last Fall. But
the Wings of Pennsylvania were paralyzed by the
death of Gen. Harrisex--whose name was ihei'
tower of strength-thcy were cut ur by local teuds
as we'll as the difficulties at Washington They knew
they were to be beaten, and hardly made an effort
to avert defeat which they deemed inevitable
In the House, the Van Buren, minority will be
decided. but the Senate we confident is still
Wing. Twelve Wings hold over, including Gen
Smith of Bucks. who is not much of : party man.
The Wings have this year elected in addition from
Philadelphia City .-.....----S
Dauphiu and Lebanon --.-----l
Bedford and Somerset ..----i
Allegheny and Butler -----l
Crawford and Erie.
Beaver and Mercer. i
Hold over IL: Total ..---.......------ -l9
to Is Loco Focos. TIE Opposition pretend To
claim Far,clly OF Crawford as their man-hc being
volunteer candidate running against Wing; bu,
In the first place ne is Wing and in the second we
dc not believe he is elected, bur tina, Gen. john
Dick regular Wing. has beaten him. George