New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-05-14

dictate the Convention IN this We could no.
foree wha: The action Of that Convention would be- But
was not difficult to foresee the injurious results when
might flow from the adoption Of the proposed -ue IN me
FIRST place II might very well happen in case the amend
separately submitted. material anc IN
portant parts II the Constitution might t reec'ec
and thus symmetry well is vaCe greatly impaired
Il not entirely destroyed. IN the adoption Of hE sc amend
by the Convention II orid necessarily be the case
that rutu. concessions would be made that local Interests
would be forced 20 yield 20 those OF more sesI Il
and again general interest. the accommodation OF local
ones. IT. therefore the amendments adopted by inc CON
vention should he submitted 20 the people as whole ae
same considerations which had been Influential IL 0shs
that Convention harmonious conclusion, wonld DC
equally effective al the polls. But scpposns h-t ta7
srnepeeat OF the minority Of the Seec; Committee pre-
vas and tina; Under the instructions of the
30 Convention shall submit The resclis deliberations
separate parcels, TO the people. very dine'eit s
thiaSs will exist In such event party spirit VII! oe
again let loose local interests and poiiicai @
be appealed 20, and instead OF the people acting upon me
!nstrum NJ as whole and solely with -ed TO Us bear
Ing upon the general interests, we shall see
struggle going all over the STATE to procure me fauc-
ZION or rejection OF particular propositions, according as
they are expected affect, fdvoraby or ufGvcfao party
or local interests. Mr. Putnam desired TO aEoc the posi-
ty Of such contest contest in which the prosperity
and character Of The could no: fail 70 suffer serious
perhaps irTepsrabe injury.
After ALL Mr. PUTNAM said, he could not avoid the con-
,cton ,ba. this restrictive proposition founded upon
distrust of the People Indeed Senators "ho ad
vocaed the amendment had avoved much when they
had told US that they feared 10 call Convention in the
Ini.st o! AoOitloI
which they represented as raging all over the STATE MI
PUTNAM could share In these apprehen>ons On the
contrary the very fact Of the exence Of these different
parties instead of rendering Convention questionable
experiment, would, In his Judgment secure the representa-
ton every shade and vsrie If interest in that Body
and eventually tend unite and harmonic tho whole
He coud not therefore, believe that there was any thing
these elements which bod evil which made the
time un propous for amending the Censiu
ton In conclusion Mr. PUTNAM REQUIRED 20 the objection
ne had already urged against the amendment the lack OF
authority the Legislature restrict the action OF ihs
Convention he thought 1t no reflection upon the n;el-
the Senate that il Eou be quite as safe 10
trust 10 the wisdom Of the Convention as 10 undertake
here 70 limit and prescribe their duties and Deliberations
When the Convention shah have assembled In ohetencep
voice If People they will represent and act Tor the
whole body OF citizens and he clothed with power original
independent and not conferred by the legislature Il is
indeed competent for 10 propose the mode Of calling Inc
Convention But the duties that body must be left 10
lis members who derive the authority not from Us but
from higher power. When, therefore, we unaeTtakc 10
mark the duties OF the Convention or 10 determine IN
advance the manner in which the constitutional amend
ments shall submitted the approval or dsapproval Of
the People, task which apeerains exclusively
to the Conventions and arogate 10 ourselves power not
belonging those by whose authority we our
selves hold in the Senate. Entertaining these
views said Mr. PUTNAM for one cannot consent TO re-
strict the proposed Convention but am entirely willing to
leave s these questions hi adjudication of that body 10
which they OF right belong and Of whose intelligence psr
oiism and probty entertain neither doubts ncr mgs
VIRGINIA ELECTION The result may be summed
up in few words:
For Congrsss-Locos Il. Wings oSE
For Ssnafe-Locos q, Wings II.
For House, ocos 70 Wings IS.