New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-06-20
NETWORK, SATURDAY MORNING JUNE 90 fs4s

Quoting such ssles What is the whole Of
neyr Invested for the Of infants il said
and the commissions retained By the Register Asssta.
Register and Clerks respectively from The proceeds OF
the sale Of infania' estate
Mr.. Wordeu would include all the commissions
received by Clerks and Registers for cash passing
through their hands. Mr.. Brown would like 10
know how much of the costs are swallowed up in
Masters fees. In his part OF the country Orange
county, the Masters lin Chaucery] swallow up the
greater part of the costs Mr.. I. delayed the resolu
ton, intending to add these items OF inquiry.
In place OF the complicated machinery Of the pres
en-, mode of amending the Constitution, Mr.. Mann
proposed an inquiry whether II would not De well
TO allow the power Of the State pass into the peo
pies hands by periodical Conventions, which was
ordered.
[One of two things am sure of-much discussion will
be had on some things of importance while others will
be hastily disposed OF, in order that Members may get
home or the session will be very long one 1t is i'm
possible. in an assembly OF 12s well informed men 10
debate consider settle and agree upon outline Of the
leading principles that bind protect foster and
age The growth OF the people like those OF New-YoTk,
having due reference 20 their various interests without
occupying much time or doing The work hap hazard
Welshman would say.
Onlooking over the list of Standing Committees as
selected by President nominated By party organ.
lied as a party aud that with the exception OF the
Committee on Oaths and Afirmstions, which there
are four Wings and three Loco Focos and whose duties
involve no party matter the whole of the eighteen
shaped strict party principles, and TO ensure party
tendency. Had 1t not been there would surely have
been some one of the seventeen on which major.
ty of Wings might have been placed on the most su'ta
be-bus there is not On ten Committees there are
four LocoFocos three Whigs-on four there are five
Loco.F ocos Whgs--on two there are ak Loco
Focos to one Whig-on there are seven Loco Focos
to six Wings. Mr.. Flanders (Loco) IS on two Commit
tees SO is Mr. Loemis and are three other memoers
do not mention these facts to complain OF them but to
show that the machinery, officers Committees, every
thing the united work Of the party leaders in the as
tendency and in Office. If it had not been intended to
frame Constitution in which, If al all possible certain
men would be- as now the wire-pulers why was not
every member ofthe Convention invited TO the Nominal
ing meeting Why were fifty men, included By the peo
ple in the Convention some of them voted for By Whg
and Loco excluded from the first meetings in the Capt.
toll Such was not the practice in III nor in laoo-no
nor We, in 1921 The Convention of 1921 had no previous
party drill meeting In that OF 1876 saaried Officer Of
tbe Customs at New.York called together yinclud
inn o,hsr saaried officers of the Federal Government
n,edss Themselves to secret By impose President
s.cretsries Committees sc. on the whole Convention
about 10 meet 10 guard State rghtssnd the President
chosen through this departure from right principles
nlaced the Postmaster OF New York aud the Comptroller
of The Cus,oms revenue there the head OF the Stand
inc Committees on State Executive and on State Rev
enpes Taxation and Property These remarks convey
no reflection on ndiyduss-my object to show that
men who assume the garo of Democracy, sometimes
forget 10 practice the duties it imposes. When, In his
psper of Nov. g. 1888, Mr.. Thomas Richie. exclaimed,
Have the Wing party become desperate Are they
determined all events 10 seize the reins-to carry
Speaker for the next Congress-AND HE TO SHAPE OUT
THE WHOLE STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE House
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WHIGsT he surely could
not have anticipated effect OF the corrupt organization
of Tammany Hail. and the semi-annual evcs Of tribute
at the Custom House and Post Ofce which are the re-.
mote causes why President and Committees of strict
party character and yet Of party founded on no great
distinctive principles have been engrafted this Cou-
vention.
Mr. Blair In his Globe, talks like Mr.. Richie. The
command OF The Speakershp will give them the Commit
tees sad Bla)among them the Committee of Elections
THEIn REPORT WILL CONFORM TO THE INTEREST OF THE
APPOINTING PARTY As 1t was thought necessary TO give
the go-by 20 Democratic usage and band Tammany Hal
and II, nominations with the ascendency of faction in the
Convention will Mr. Blair and Mr. Richie assert that the
Reports are here also to conform interest of the
appointing party or as 9if' |ha'Neiu ii'' " NAa AZ
was not contradicedD that there are certain members
banded together who be responsible for the new
Constitution and there certain others who are not
to be responsible, speak act as they may Wen might
Henry Brougham assert that strict adherence 10 party
discipline IS in England revcrenced one OF the most sa-
cred arlstocratic mysteries! ]!
II hereafter should the public disappointed in
some of great and pure measures OF OF
which even Mr. Campbell p. White comes forward TO al
nit the necessity (and which ondly hope will not be the
easel your readers may assured that the bad men oil
this interchangeable who talk for BUNcosBE as the
saving s)-have secretly c0erced or wheeded their more
sincere brethren and principle has been lost sight OF
in order that party be successful II is unpeas
an; for me 10 remarks but they are "
better understanding of Convention politics anu ma
Mr.. seger, formerly Senator, Clerk and Deputy
Clerk of Assembly, has arrived from Lewis Co aud
entered upon the duties of his office as third seeFe'
iarY. IA.