New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-02
vi.cor.ip-Her Notable-. &c.
Hal OF the Constitutional Convention.
MADISON Wisconsin Oct .. $40

M.pisox Wisconsin Oct . Isi6
II GREELEY, Esq: l Write you from the Capt.
;ol Of Wisconsin and from the nids; Of the congre-
gated great men of this Territory. Surrounded as
/ an bv go much greatness, you may well imagine
that fed rather small I propose TO report for
vour valuable paper some Of the doiass OF this
Convention but before doing so it may De well for
ne 70 give you some idea OF the Convention Itself
This can hardly do To DO Justice to the picture
,rouid require the penci. OF q master. / can only
pretend To give a rough outline and ~. !save the
llinr ~ 70 the i1na-natlCns OF your renders The
Election tor Delegates 70 ,OrIn nsw Constitution
was held II September By aw OF the last LIE
-isIs-r-s every white I1ha5IraHt OF the Territory
who bad been here SIX months y as allowed n vote
for Delegates provided n the case OF foreigners.
rbev sad fled their declaration o: intention OF citi
zenship. The result OF that Election was the
choice OF Sixteen Wings AID One Hundred and
Nine Lcco. Focos- The Convention met on the 9Th
INST and after some tribulstIon succeeded n choos
inc Don Alonzo I1an Upbam OF Milwaukee, PrssI-
dent Don Is Il lohE. lean iank. woitsh. starved
and ravenous. looking subject nevertheless IS
nretty clever fellow. Ike most Of the prominent
Loco. Focos OF the Territory. was noisy Wing
before coming here. For particulars OF his former
politics those who are interested will please IN
guirs in Vermont his native State, where his ts
ths- staunch " hic still lives 20 lament the course
of his Sayward son. That Don VIII not make
popular President IS becoming every day more ami
more apparent. The little dogs are already after
him In full cry, and It would not surprise me 10
hear the whole pack soon opening out on him.
Among the Members that 20 TO make up the i25,
NAV be found James r Vineyard the man who
shot down c. C. F. Arndt on the floor OF the Legis
lative Council four years ago. Also Moses NJ.
Strong fellow Member with Vineyard in that
same Council, his apoogist and defender. the same
Strong that had a pitcher OF whisky before him
while defending Vineyard on his trial from which
he drank deep and long and until he became-but
no matter ! mention these two worthless not for
the purpose of leaving an inference TO be drawn
that they are fair sample of the Convention but
rather for the purpose OF indicating the Members
Tor the present from such inference which would
inevitably follow their being found N such compa
nv The Convention IS fairly organized but
not much has yet been done saving the formation
OF Committees Quite tempest IN tea pot
sprane up Yesterday on the subject OF the lorna
ton of the Judiciary Committee. As originally
constituted one Ryan. a regular red mouthed Lo-
co-Foco was made Chairman. Afterward mo-
ton was made to increase the number OF the Com
mittee which was carried. This the aforesaid Ry
an took in high dudseou said 1t was the most pal
pable insult be had with since he left Ireland
that il was a reflection upon the Committee which
he would not stand. and as for serving be would
not Thus are the services of Mr.. Ryan in that
capacity lost to the world. Very unfortunate IN.
deed very. WISCONSIN.