New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-07-13

,.,e4,ed nor changed asy Pol.,.cll Rights; 'no-e
sho we're voters before were voters af,efweFd, |
.,ntil organic changes we're madein due iorrn and /
,Iecia5cd by established authority. Our principles
. no, deny the validity Of the Federal and State
constitutions, bu; are in perfect conformity there
9TH.
Bu, how IS ii with the Atlas Is that paper
repaired 10 follow out It's doctrines 70 al thel'
egiufnate conclusions Suppose Inc non,iree-
olde,s OF Virginia should mex! year hole Con
icn,.oD, frame Constitution, s1bmit II TO 'ote,
and the existing Government: and governing
class fixing no notice Of ;t.eir proceedings &c
.iare II adop,ed-would the Atlas contend thz'
tbs Constitution is the paramount law Of the
State. -upcrscding Inc Government nov esAb-
'ishsd Suppose the Bl<cks Of any State IN
winch they arc = majority should take sirniIa'
.our=e, vii the Atlas sustain il as legitimate
Take our own State :or inst4nce-wc have pro
oably 10000 coIofed men who might vote II the
owned $3.50 each Of Real Estate, bat cannot for
watt Of lt-Isi it within the po.:er Of these men
To inycst themselves, legally, with the Right oi
Suffrage in defiance OF those " no are The
legal voters We Cannot see how. But ever
suppose 300, 900 legal voters are IN favor Of OK
tending the Right To tins class, While 220, 00o "a
,ist II, can the 2OO.000 and the unfranchisci
10000 together effect it-and how VIII the
Atlas say
The Atlas says:
The y. y Tribune regards the etemp: n4de By Gov
me foundation OF his offence.
What can be the use Of such rnsreprcsent4-
ton We have twenty times approved OF this
attempt-not only since but while 1t was in
progress. The uTo0g" Of Dor and bis iriends
gas first, Their rejection Of the Constitution legal
" framed and submitted 20 them secondly, the'r
attempt to establish their instrument; By fo.cc.
Their holding Z Convention, framing Cons,itu
tioa SC. were quite harmless though legally IN
effective. Ifthey really thought these documents
had any legal validity, they ought to nave tested
the question by an appeal to the judiciary. They
chose All appeal TO the sword; and on that az
ped lhey failed mlserably. The results as it Is
u The SECRETARY OF THE NAVY, ne learn,
arrived in this city yesterday. lie IS accompi-
nied by Commodore WARRINGTON, and is under
stood to have come for the purpose Of examining
Dry DOCKS Judge Mason is lawyer Of dis
linction, and in his capacity Of Judge has been
accustomed to weigh evidence. We cannot
bring ourselves to believe, therefore, t,at u.v PIE.
ndiccs OF naval officers against improvements
when presented by citizens, will have influence |
enough to blind hun 10 the great advantages al
the Sectional Dry Dock or lead hun 10 resist the
evidence III f4voroi this plan over
thc immensely mere expensive and less convc
uicnt Stone Docks We have great respect for
naval officers and for their opinions on matters
in the strict line of their duty; but protest
against thor being considered competent judges
either of the construction Of SHIPS OF of Dry
Docks. The Merchant Marine is greatly in .d-
vance orthc Naval in these merely practical mat
tcrs aud tins IS the natural result oi the sharp
competitions, winch tends to brighten the wits OF
the former and leads to rapid improvements.
The Sectional Dock is now undergoing Il
test OF lis adaptation for naval purposes
IN raising the Mexican War Steamers Gauda. |
loupe and Montczuma. Since the experiment
of taking out one OF these steam frgates hiss !
been made successfully by tlns Dock, all doubt
has vanished as to It's admirable fitness for tic
,,sc of our navy We hear but one objection
now raised even by It's old enemies, the naval
officers; they say the Government should have
:. permanent stone Dock" The absurdity of this |
ob,cc,ion would he apparent to these Officer
themselves, if they would fully examine lhis plan
with all lis Improvements. 1t is now IN fact aii
improved Stone Dock, as permaaeHt as the exca-
waited dock itself and tLc floating dock Is omly |
used as an auxiliary. The only portion Of II not |
permanent is this floating structure, the cost o!
which is only about the same as that of the gates
and machinery OF the common stone dock, not
any more permanent than the former. The cost
of the whole IS not hall that OF the common
stone dock, and it takes out ten ships, while the
latter can take out but ono at a time. The re-
sponsbihty Of rejecting such immense advan-
tagcs would be very great especially i'll the face
of former decision of the Department in favor
of this plan and OF rejection Of the common
stone dock by Congress. We doubt not the Secte.
,ary will give the subject careful examination
alooi from all prejudice and will consult sound
Judges, in d matter involving grea, response
billy.
Connecticut.
The Wings Of Connecticut arc about the right
sort OF workers. They 90 at tin exactly the
proper spirit At the great Convention OF Clay
Clubs held at Hartford on the 10Th inst the most
cfFcicn, MEASURES were taken to produce tho
rough and complete organization throughout tie
State The frauds and hynocrisics Of Lncn