New-York daily tribune., 1844-09-07
The Cato of America


Remember, Ffecnen OF Ncw- ork. that Silos
Wright, TOW candidate FOR Governor OF this
State, in 1924 by his vote and influence deprived
inc People Of this State of the privilege Of choos
ing Electors of President and Vice President, and
compelled them to submit TO choice OF President
by the Legislature while almost the whole State
was in blaze of Indignation clamoring for the
rights which SilaS Wright and his confederatls
withheld from them.
We have been looking Up the documents, and
shall give the history OF this high.handed outrage
with Gay and date in all its naked fagrancy. For
the present, Il brief statement must suffice: The
short Of it is thai Wright, Van Buren, & Co. had
: Legislature, elected III November, 1923 with
little or no thought OF the Presidency on the part
If the mass Of the People-betore even the can
dlda,es were nominated. This Legislature, it
was not doubted, would choose Electors favorable
to William II. Crawford, whom the Regency had
determined TO cast the vote of the State for, while
the People had different notion. Finding them
selves in corner, the People cried nightly for
an Electoral Law, giving the choice of Electors
of President; and Vice President 10 the People
inc Assembly passed bill fort that purpose almost
,nani,nousy-l04 to 4. But the Senate (ofwhich
Sllas Wright was Mem5er) was less directly
amenabe to and in awe of the Popular Will. II
resisted, dailied faltered, and at length March S,
iS24.) mustered courage 10 postpone The bill 10
Norember-that is, put it by The Presidential
Election, and so defeat its primary object, leaving
the choice OF Presidential Electors TO the Legis-
.a,uye-thatis themselves-by the following vote:
Ayrs-Messrs Bowman. Bovine. Bronson. Dudley. Jonas
Ear r treenly keyes. Leiftrt,, LivnCson Mallory. Nc
Cali HemGn J. Rsdfe!d St:anahan, Sudam ward 0osteI'
NAYs-Siessrs Burrows Burt the veteran Nhg Of Cranre
SIs Sea osden hoa eiE
So the bill was killed. and the Legislature ad-
iourned without passing any Electoral Law
But lhc tornado of popular feeling grew so strong
tha, Gov. Gates queiied before il, and called the
Legislature 10 meet in Extra Session, August ID,
to pass an Electoral Law. The House again
voted that such d law should be passed. But ST.
as Wright Se Co. refused to transact any bus
aess, alleging that there was 10 necessity for the
cali, and It was unconstitutional TO do any thing
The resolution OF the House was thrown ont OF
he Senate on this ground; and when friend OF
the People moved that it he taken up and concur
red in the motion was decided to be out Of order
Ii was then moved to suspend the rules, so as TO
take up this resolution. This was decided 10 be
out of order An appeal was taken, and Silas
Wright 4 Co sustained the decision-so the Sen
ate would do nothing, and dragooned the House
into all adjournment without suffering any thing
TO be done. Tnas Silas Wright aud his coniede-
rates retained in their own hands the power o!
choosing the So electors and thus casting the vote
Of New York, TO the exclusion Of the People, who
1egged for the right, and were denied it.
How can a man, calling hlnselfa Democrat,
vote ior S.las Wight
Delegates 10 the IVhis STATE Convention
81. Laurence Gov lllrm Z. Pierpont, At.
ner Baker, il. Stephen johnson.
~ RAMBLEroS, Ne. Ill, by Seats6eld is put.
.isted this morning by Winchester. Ii is siory OF
fashionable life in New-York.
u The Nyw World, one OF the bes, weekly
newspapers in the country, contains It's usual vsrie-
" Of in;eresti matter tins week. For sale BY J.
Manchester, so Ann street.
e rare treat is now offered at the Apollo
Saloon by the Ethiopian Minstrels, this being
heir last night. The large and splendid room is
asAtly crowded to witness their unrivaled perform
ancc. They leave soou FOR foreign cIimss ard need
only to be seen 10 te appreciated.
- iAsXEE Hut and Dr.. VALENTINE will give
humorous entertainment; at the SOciefy LbrsTy
On sicnioy evening. Ii any one Is sad and would
BE- merry, 'et hip 90.
WV. II. Van WAcsrn, tie Poughkeepsia Black
smith, will speak
A; P4;-r.c.. y ltcoay~n;iOn T. iay.
Nj l-raEse. Dl' 'eaesi co. A.oalay Sen. g.
a: '.ef RseE. do. tuesday, 10Th.
~ i,el BGSS. Ne : e-sev Saturday," Z" 18th.
- The Band OF sSis Bel Ringers arrived last evening
per pc s.; sap England.