New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-22

bers elected to each House should dissent from, the
Executive view Here TN individual elected by
olurali.yl may thwart the will OF the People II this
section Is not modified. and this anti Democratic
principle repudated. The Roman people In a less
enlightened age, had adopted the VETO as some pro-
lection against the oppressive DEGREES Of the Sen
ale. They elected 1nbunes Of the people who had
seats in the Senate. with the power OF preventing
The passage of any lsw which the Senate might de-
sire TO enact. oy simply rising up ard prono1acing
the word VETO /. forbid This power did not en-
ole the people TO originate laws bat for time it
worked well, for it prevented oppression. Even in
Rome however, IL became al length dangerous and
IL was through the Veto power thai Augustus finally
snbverted the Republic. Having the public urea
sure under bis control, aud the army al his nod ne
procured himself TO be elected by hisfeIow c'izens
Tribune OF The people, and thus did be trinmph
The freedom Of his country.
Mr. HAIRS next adveried to the necnoIsoIs
tina; the firs, effort OF Louis tn Is ,,a,d n
tional King 10 veto law. ss he WI eip ~, ~ Pr
do. cost him his iieto the u don't naru,it
land ,arou gh The Nc po- teG'dh4 ti;.-,, re,a,ion
i,I of an e-,issary of 4 1ssia- where eoi'.ay
I'D he poJes He had no o6Jeciioh 70 nc
ne hills copscientiously disaPPro'eu % 49,. =
mr. .,b Abatement Of his reasons '' NC tuo IL
o 81, ..;sirv of all the members oi esch rouse
Io ,.,,5,, snre indication Of public opinion, II ex
20 ,h,, the mere will OF one man ana thai
p cans,or. united with one man, In another De-
of the Government, ought Tot 10 be sbeto
iprvart the Legislature and nuilify Lac expressed
will of the People.
After q few remarks from Mr.. CamotelenS; the
Convention adjourned
The VETO has been check upon profga;e legislation
in Congress Il rsed 10 stop two National Banks ou'
laid on the shelf while other two were approved o heve
u.!onary Presidents OF seven thousand laws passed o
Congress only been sent back for either
in principle or detail By Presidents and OF these very Few
were Of much consequence In this State the old Council
Of Revision unpopular they became we're more partic
ular in xanlnns bills than Governors have been since 1871
OF some 5000 bills many Of them absurd aud profsae,
all admit, sen; Governors Of this State within the
last IS wears perhaps dozen have been vetAed. Whata
powerful check Isn't IL: French King needs no
veto-no bill be proposed 10 the Legislature I'LL has
his SANCTION. An English King, William the 3D. vetoed
o 1892 the object of which was 20 shorten the cura-
ton Of Parliament from 10 5 years. George the 80
world have vetoed Catholic emancipation In $780, bad not
his Wing cabinet backed out In both Cases the exercise
OF power was or would been against right. In the
colony OF Pennsylvania orbe or douccSr had 70 nc paid
with every Important bill 10 the proprietary Governor 10
prevent and then the royal veto might be infct
cd For this and similar sbuses Jefferson wrote IN his
Declaration OF Independence that George Ill had vetoed
wholesome snd necessary laws
How haopy shall be when enabled TO telegraph 10
New.York the successive reforms and improvements
which this Convention may make | nave my iesFa'
yenou The telegraph is great national oeneht wneh-
in war or peace 1t will millions on our sea coats
by giving timely warning OF approaching storms aod
coun-ct the continent closely byits true and speedy
messages Ths Cambria steamer was telegrspned when
10 miles and long before she reached the Sos
ton wharf the dinss had been circulated In New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore ana Washington foilVclaus
only arc behind the Bgs.
Ia the six hundredth year Of tho life OF our very ad
ven,urous aud venera;ed ancestor NOAH son OF Lsmech
whose memory In view OF the State Temperance
here youd have been charged With but
falling IL Is on record In the 9th chapter OF Genesis that
like us Workers The people Of his day stood very much
la need Of y reiorms'tory Convention 1t set iorth
oversees and - that the vlckccuess OF Man was gvca.
on the earth" which was Glied with Violence aud
corrupt" insomuch the, sj-dAy deuee and iO-dsy
Hood thence arising were required TO sweep Oh the un
godly. leaving the Christopher Columbus OF an ante
iuvian WORLD safey floating In bis grand gopher wood
conservatory, with his memorable museum and nenage
In the unknown latitude and near 20 the upper andiug
of the lofty Ararst At the end OF 30 days and owsrd
the close of iy precisely 1876 years the bold Ad
Of the odes, Of known naval expeditions, ventured
TO open his window (be had bull one) and ;henceor'h
dispatched bis surveyors general Of world TO let
the gentle dove aud the vorscious raven.
MAY hope that the cessation Of tho deugs lat The
end OF 40 days Will prove typical OF our Constitutional
Convention, and allow fair comparison 10 DC instituted
between Soahs flood and the ouipourings of eloquence
which for the like four decades have oveown this State?
the 4st day of the session, and IN place OF
doves and ravens will be pleasant 10 our delegates
dispatch Nos ls of the standing committees reports
for nearly all OF the public business that is OF cquence
to the iuea descendants the above navigator who
side York STATE stands yet IN state about as uncer-
lain as was Noas when he the
and the who fortunately did not quarrel about Ma
vsm Gebhard Dubois Gardner, and the learned Escu
apus of Staten Island might have done about brthpsces
power else mdncss might have had YIELD in which
the world. If 1t had fewer Native doves, would have
had more Native ravens.
That the jubilee of wit hsrnor learning genius and jocu
arty held In the ark OF public safety nj the CAPITOL state
street, LIST o June last may close and the era Of
reform and improvement commence, is The ieyent prayer
Of Yours X.
FROM THE FAR WEsT.-On Tuesday Messrs j
Bond W. Parkinson W. Delsny and two others, arrived
in place almost direct from Oregon They oft Oregon
City on the Is; March, 1886 for The Stateswere much
delayed in the early part OF their especially when
crossing the submits of the Rocky Mountains By
storms; attcrward progressed ;oleraby well. On
the l0h OF juno they met the company OF emigrants nom
ST. Joseph al Fort Laranic-al OF them having gotten
along pretty well and In good spirits.
The companies which left here were found ut different
points between Fort Laramie and the Big Platte. consd-
erably scattered bu s going along sdvantaeeousy
than II they had all Kept together. They me: with some
considerable loss OF stock oxen and macs after they had
reached the main pa!res. partly owing TO neglect After
these companies had gone along, they saw forythree
wagons said by the emigrantS 10 be Mormsns-whose
teams appeared be very indifferent and they
In consequence, getting along but slowly In The
route thus far Browns company had lost 100 head OF cat
tic go OF them oxen and the remainder loose ea,te) Yet
despite Of ALL 90 ahead seemed 20 be thei. motto.
On the laih June, these four men charged upon
by 200 indians, (Ouoes who supposed them to be
their enemes Qhe Chiens) but as soon ss they dscov
cred them To be Americans, they did not modest them
bu, caue up to them exchanged civ,ies and departed
also while crossing Snake River. the Snake Indians
charged them, and fired Two but seelng
sens of fight among them. and no exhibition OF fear
though SO few IN number, they soon dispersed.
\ company has undertaken 10 cut road through the
Cascade Mountains, and bound themselves writing,
IN the sum OF $4,000 for the nhlmen OF it. II is TO De
completed this Spring by the time the cmierants arrive
In the Spring lS4S, IS persons in CROSSING the