New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-01-08

| ChencerTi celayS 81 justice are suffered dseply
| Injurious II parties and laying the foundation for
| inst complaints.
a conviction OF the NECESSITY Of adding TO our
Judiciary in some safe and proper way has long
since been PRODUCED upon the minds OF our peo-
pie, and differences o. opinion as 10 the eIpedent
| uisde Of accomplishing the object have prevent
ed amendments Of the Constitution until this
| period. With { full y:cv OF all the facts, and
| fail Al.owlc5gH Of the necessity Of some farther
prov son upon This subject, your immediate pre-
| decessurs matmed the amendments now under
| consideration, and mace the preliminary sub
| MISSION of them to cur common constituents.
| Most of you have bean elected at the election
whsr these amendments were before the people
and Cf course with reference 10 then a-ihef di,
| position. and submit them 10 your action, con
scous that no,hing which | could AGA 10 the
communications Of my predecessors u2oa this
| interesting subject, almost annually made ;oi the
last eight ten years, would incense youf seEse
| OF The necessity of some prov son 10 reach and
cure the evil omplained OF ana DO not feel
| competent 10 enighten you by any aits1np. TO
| discuss the merits Of these particular anne d
Uicnts Us compared with otic, propositions which
nave been, upon various occasions. submitted -
| Inc Legislature ard the public. All the ground
| Of discussion presented mas been 50 frequently
| and 50 ably occupied as to place within your
| Feacasll the views o.; which the topic is srscep-
| tible.
Ii 1t snail appear to you that these amendments
| will accomplish the obec, desired, and ~ safe
| and practicable mode Us any o;he., | am sure
| they viii rot fail TO command year assent IN {
way which will pace them before the people for
| their fnel acton
4 farther proposed amendment 10 the Constr
tntion, securing to persons subject to removal
ifUm Office by the Joint resolution OF the Two
iousEs of the Legislature, or by the Senate on
the recommendation OF the Governor, the right 10
Information IS to the grounds upon which It y
propcsed 10 remove them, ana 10 be heard IN
! Their defence will also demana your action. The
psincip pie involved il this proposition, Us one OF
| general application is certainly sound, aod II
srict conformity with the policy and spI-li OF our
iaw; and 10 Teason occurs to me against rs az
p!!cat!on % thus class OF cases, while, ~itGouI
some special ana strong ground 10! the exception,
there would seem 10 sc abundant Ieas IL why Il
SHOULD be Sc applied.
Still another amendment Is proposed ana WI
also come before you. Is object IS 20 abolish h
property qualification required IN the CONSTITUTE
10 hold seat IN the Senate, or the ONCE OF ga
werner. am NOT aware that the provision ap
plies 20 any other Offices. She qualification Is
doubtless in conflict with the present pocy OF cur
laws and feeling Of our people, as ihs day has
passed by when the title 10 u rceno!d IS supposed
10 be a necessary qualification ei'her 10 entlle
citizen to vote, or, to he voted for cannot
doubt that the ameadEesi Will met with your
appreciation
The Transactions Of the State Agricultural
Society, annually communicated to you, wall
afford information, IN relation u that great IN
teres;, 50 mach more lut ard authentic than any
It is IN my power 10 lay ueoEc you, that l con-
sder my duty best discharged by commenting
10 your notice that forthcoming communication,
without any attempt TO anticipate Us contents
The commanding position which tnst Society
has taken, within the last few years, has reused
tao energies oi our agncultulsis beyond any
| former example; ana those energies have been
wisely directed TO PRACTICAL AID substantial ana
valuable improvements, in an unusual degree
! Societies have been organized in about hiLy
COUNTIES, and each year presents the proceedings
ui annual fairs in some OF tnem Of winch any
agricultural population may well be proad The
lars of the State Society already rival the ots
III The Uniun aud in very many respects, bear
| favorable comparison with any IN the world
The appropriation Of eigh. Thousand dollars per
AMMAN, of a short tenn OF years, 6y the Leglsa
lure OF 1871, for the encouragement OF agricu
turc, seems TO have added impetus To these move
mcnts aud the more rigid system Of accountable
lily for The expenditure Of the money, and Its more
wise apolicato on to real and practical improve
mcnts IN agriculture, appear to have giyento the
appropriation more extended utility than has al
wavs been visible from like expenditures.
This law is to expire during the present. year
and certainly no body of men can be better qaau-
! fled to determine whether 1t should be extended,
| than the Representatives OF .he Counties where
these Societies exist, where the members oil the
State Society arc found, and the influence oil
| their instruction and example Il felt, ana where
ne benefits Of these organizations are expe-
rienced, if benefits proceed from ii!eni
The intercs. involved is not merely the most
! important comnttedt 10 charge, but more I'M
pottant than all others, aGd the only question we
have to solve is, hether 1t will receive that tn
couragement, from I, continuance oi the aPpro-
priation, which ought to be derived from the ex
pelditu:e of that amount OF the money 81 The
people, and not whether the interest Is worthy OF
that amount of encouragement. The decision OF
the question Is referred to you, with the assurance
.hat / shall cdeeriuily concur in any reasonable
measure des gned and calculated to afford sub
stanlial encouragement to the Agriculture OF the
State.
regret that my duty 10 communicate to you
| the condition Of the State cannot be discharged
without bringing To your attention subject OF
very different character, but one Of deep and
pervading interest. refer to the difficulties
existing betw cen the p'oprietors Of certain
easehold estates, IN several OF our coun-
ties, and the tenants upon those estates
For ssvera! years past taese difficulties have
been accommodating, and have, from time to
time, baen the cause Of local disquet more or
less extensive, and mere or less seriously
threatening the preservation OF social order and me
public peace Sill, with one or Two perceptions, the
authorities o: the counliC have beetreled upon to
ma nlainshe law, preserve he peace, and protect
thc-ighis, property ard persons OF citizens against
any att,mpt OF the ili.acvsed t. violate elther.
Z, sstance was made during the period referred
10, AID sometimes too successfully mace, Against
tee officers Of instlcs in The discharge OF their
official duties, but under Circumstances leaving
The hope that nisapprehens ac-ing npon mines
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