American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-11

t., would be matter Of private cmolument
AZ web Il. public bencfit--as, whilst it increases
tho general business OF the city, it would no
,-ou5. prove to be profitable invcstment.-
Wo are therefore sanguinc that the means re-
Cured to accomplish the object in view, will
10 raised without difficulty.
Nav YORK CONVENTION. The Tribune sup
poses that the majority in favor Of holding
con7cn,;on to reform the Constitution of New
York, will be about fifty thousand, notwith-
a.an,Yrr tickets for the convention were not
proviGel at many of the polls The law Of the
Legislature, recommending a convention, pre-
serbos ''thlt the legal voters OF each county
sball, Oh the last Tuesday Of April next, (the
Jay 90 which the vote to license or not licepsc
sho sale OF intoxicating liquors Is to be taken)
sIocl as many delegates to a convention as they
me now entitled to choose members of Assem-
bfy, plurality of the votes cast will elect,
Gs IN all popular elections in this State. The
delegates 50 chosen will assemble in convention
al tho Capitol on the first Monday in June, or
ganino by the election OF President, Secretary,
&C., anl proceed to consider the Constitution
Of tho STATE, and propose amendments thereto
wherever they shall seem necessary or CXpedi-
go. Tho amendments approved by majority
Of tho convention are to be submitted to the
peopIo for their approval or rejection at the re-
rular State election ON the first Tuesday Of No
yembcr nevt-scparately, if they can be; but if
Tho convention decide that they cannot be, then
hey are to be voted on all together. If APP
proved by majority Of the peoples votes, they
are Ihanc1torth to be integral portions of the
Constt on of our State"
Tho opposition to convention appears TO
hayo been very feeble in the State OF n. York;
ior.y 10 SAVIOR Of it being below one hundred
.aoasant, the friends Of the measure being SO
certain OF success as to have become indifferent
Rhorl voting. Tho great State of New York
bias ;hus submitted the question Of reform in
tho Constitution to the direct vote OF the REQ
pe--an! should that vote be in favor Of the
new Constitution, when formed by the convcn-
.lon, i wall 80 into operation without further
legislative action. In Maryland it is proposed,
that tho Legislature shall, in the first instance,
direct celebrates to a State convention TO be
eseatea-that th, Constitution which may be
formed by the said convention shall be submit
ted 20 :he vote Of subsequent Legislature;
aud, L approved, shall then be published for
the information o. the people; and be again sub
Eailied Gor the sanction oi the next Legislature
which shail be held thereafter; and it again APP
proved !; shall then become the law Of the
AND By tins process sufficient guards are in
lerposed to- prevent haety action, and to insure
TO moaI mature deli5Cration-and yet the pro-
pos,t,n, is opposed upon the ground, that suf1i-
Gent discretion would not be exercised in the
formation Ut tho new Constitution, and that il
Bould be the creature of impulse If the Lee
gishluro entertain this opinion, and propose 10
lake the work OF refOrm entirely into their own
hands, they should at least present to the pco-
pic ;otote Constitution, and not give them
lrarmen:e. If they will do this, and give such
Constitution as is called for by the present
eoasIi,.on Of society and the interests of the
State, HE necessity of holding convention
may DC ohviated; but if insignificant changes
only be contemplated, there can be no doubt
thai the people will require that a convention
shah DO heli.