New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-05-27
CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.

CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
WILL BE ri sLISHgD on Monday. June tat the series
w Of sric-. which have appeared within Tho past three
years ID ''' DEMOCRATIC REVIEW
on CONSTITUTIONAL form carefully revised aud brought
down 10 n. present Lime vhir viii be appended Two
.I,-r, Of m. Hon MICHAEL HOFFMAN, Delegate to
IN. Sew-Yars-stAia Constitutional Convention. On
JUDICIAL AND LEGAL REFORM
THOMAS JsFFEaSoN
on Corsitutiou,l Reform in Virginia
TABLE CONTENTS.
Ar, + The proper function OF Constitutional guarantees
ID The Law, aeeordog to whehaLeg,iave Science ad
TIL. proper ruo to regulate Legislators in amending tho
p~scis Of III. Constitution OF the Stat. OF Nsw.York
Incompetence OF the Lesisanr 10 effect any conpr"hcn-
sv Cos tu,opal kefor and the suprr'or advantage
OF committing .ucs Convention selected directly
ny the P-opi. 'o' ast purpose eTclusvsy
Win te free and fair expression OF tho popular
will nj Elections
How /, contributes to organize army OF osco Hold
ers tot-re.t-d in p-rp-tuaiDg abuses
How leads the selection ofiaeompeten and unsats-
factory pubic ofiicera
Iu,endency multiply offices where will TO reward Office
hod-Is.
I inerfsrence win the liberty OF opinion md express
remedy 50 ggeseI by tho Extension OF the Represents
Adysnasss Of deeeo.rulIlog political patronage euums
Dagger. to be anticipated from ia uninterrupted increase
Art III Progress Of Constitutional Reform in the United
States
sseteh OF Tho Pro; tcted Constitution OF Missouri
SIeich.s ns Constitutional r-form movements 10
Maryland Virgtois Indiana, Town, Delaware and Missh-
sippL -,
History Of the present movrmsp, In the State OF Now
York down The m--lng VI the Constitutional Convon.
ZION o the Let day Of juno lSis
sketch OF Tho Legislation Of the State from 1905 10 aud
during he sessions OF le4l
n.fS s1nr Cnry
PROPOSED Legislature by tho oppohsna CT Convex
ton In l5+3
Convention Bill passed In l5 Vote Of the people thsre-
on Nevsmoer lsi5-Ll,t OF Delegates Eleetsd 10 April
Sketch Of the Reforms in The New York Constitution
wAieh have been prV, asfp'FENp1x-1.
Letter, OF Michael Hoffman Judicial and Legal Re.
81 Letter dated Sep, H. 1885, rgauiz.ton Of tho
JUDICIARY Of the suat- OF New. York
Leuef dated March 81 1896 on ths reforms necessary
In oody Of tho Law In the ~rIen pteados ana u mo
practice Of II. Courts.
cors.nondenee of Thomas Jefferson on Constitutional
Letter to Samuel K.rehIvsl. daied July L. 1915 Of
h changes required Consritnuo OF Virginia On
General Suffrage. Judg. Election or snovahle Justices,
Jarus and Sheriff. Elective, Political Suodivson OF Tho
Cuunus. L3e.l Legsaron Periodical Amedcmsnu 10
Lssr % Samuel Ksrehivsl, dated Sept 5. 1916 on
- ExGac from istpr 10 Major Joho Cartwright, dAisd
Jase 5, 1924. ssmp su' Jet;
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THOMAS PRENTICE RErTELL.
mil sti. Editor and r.bi. Funp-.t N. Y. Guy.
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