New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-08-15
The Courier on the Convenfio n.

The Courier on the Convenfio n.
Our admirable coiemporary - ". w Ills q
column and a half Of his pondcrous Courier q En-
qairer with another charge upon the proposed Con
situtional Convention a. q Revolutionary movement
Dorrism &c. Sc. He mainly argues over again the
assumption that zee can nerer hore a,lofher CoHsf'
,ntional Coareation--that the People have 80 TIED
up their hands b. the present Constitution that it,
Successive Legislatures backed By unanimous
vote Of the People never legally call Com en-
ton Whatever defects may be developed IN Tho
present Constitution however fatally II may BE-
found in some future exigency, to inierposc Oh
siacles to the public welfare II can only be amended
piece meal through the concurrent action OF i"o
thirds Of each branch Of iwo successive Legisaiurcs
finally ratified by the People II this position Is no.
sufficiently rof1ied by IL bare statement, we ttini
the Report Of the Select Committee thereon 10 the
late Assembly does the business. That We have
published and will no, reject It's arguments.
But our smiable contemporary is alarmed in view
Of the gulf which The Convention movement ha.
opened IN the path Of the Wing party, and quote.
some ilustrious iac0g. who tells him,
"The Whig Members Of the Legislature went into tho
yonr paper Ind s0apded me oi0rn one vfck sOoncr ho
" HOud hare disc0anferanccd IT,
See what disasters have been tempted, what per
lis incurred through a temporary neglect Of duty or
the part of the Courier May their recollection
operate as a warning against future delinquencias
But this same exalted shadow informs the 8, m.
pathising Colonel;
Nobody should vote for Convention but the ou
rier,cs Agfarans AbOfionst-. Anti-Ecnters nnl
Radicals generally but in future hope you VII do
Justice to the motives Of those who have got The n'
Party In this dilemma
That's the talk Now we shall have census
taken of all these hideous ogrcs, who insist tis
iurbing the head and purity Of the Wing party
The Simon Purcs OF the Courier school, with ihc
odd Hunkers Of the kindred Albany Regency co
hon. will make a nice little private party such
used to rule the State in the ever glorious DAYS Of
Bank Chartcring and Stock Distributing at Albany
II is worth the trouble of extra Election to get ih
accurate weight and measure OF these two classc3
the Ballot Box. We have a strong suspicion thai
they will not prove so mighty there as ia thclobtc.
Of the Legislature.
But j. w. w. responds to the latter senicno,
above quoted, as follows;
THAT this is in regard 70 nine tcnths of the Nh
members oil the Legislature VINO fOitd Oi inc 'pnfth
ton Bill do not doubt; but it does not follow that be-
they acted oarclssiy instead Of hHariiy that W
Whigs OF the adopt their ollies and disgrace
themselves in the estimation OF the honest men OF a
parties throughout the Union
Right as a book There s not the least obca
ton resting on any Wing TO vote for a Convention
and we earnestly entrcat every one to do no sucl
thing unless he believes that state Constitution
NEEDS amendment and h0f II Convention rOuid q,
hkely 10 improre A. II there are not enough who
think thus to call Convention, let Us have none
But if nine tenths of the People of all parties real,
do believe this as feel confident they do, then
the Convention will be called, whether the Courier
open its batteries upon it week earlier or later.
Our friend j. w. w commences thus
NIAGARA FALLS. August oh. l-i5
promised in former letter 10 enter somewhat a'
length into u consideration of the law auihOfising Con
vention of the People of this State change Con
suution and supposed that in the meantime, ! mi-h
possibly fall in with stray copy Of the Tribune m~
In reply to my letter from sharon In tins have beer
disappointed. Not copy OF the Tribune have been
able to find west Of Auburn Sc. &c.
This speaks badly for the company ncrhbor
has kepton his tour The Wing farmers and mechan.
cs of Western New York. who take more than en-
thousand copies of The Tribune may very natural,
have been passed unrccognizcd; and even the co
pies of our paper sold daily in Rochester, Buffalo
&c. may have escaped his notice. There are two
sets Of Hotels on the route those Ia which liquor
10 sold and those wherein il isn't; we apprchcnl
that The Tribune is mainly taken ia one of these
while ] w. w. happened to stop at the other.
So far all is explained. But how NewN ork Whie
Editor could travel leisure through the interior of
our State on a tour of observation and pleasure Vet
deeply anxious for the delivery OF our party from
the dilemma" in regard To Convention into which
our Members of the Legislature have "carclcSsig
instead of knorishiy' plunged ii aud not make one
call on our cotemporares of the Wing Country
Press is utterly unaccouniabc. Our Editorial
friends at Seneca Falls. Canandagua. Rochester
Baia, ia Buffalo. &c. can all show The Tribune at a
minutcs ao,ice and would doubtless have been hap
py TO dyaw Col j. w. VS. attention To the article
he was in search OF Surely, man who speaks
confidently of the Wing sentiment of the interior \
utterly condemnng the course of the Wing Members
OF the Legislature, might be supposed TO have con
verscd with at least one Wing Editor We fear
the iachss of our friend in regard 10 this Convention
are not confined TO that fatal delay of a week Las,
winter