New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-28
The Convention.

pondent for our Third Edition
The Convention.
Although we seldom have occasion to add a word
70 our reporters admirable daguerreotypes oil the
Conventions deliberations and dolnes we cannot
refrain from congratuating the sincere and hearty
advocates OF Constitutional Reform ON the progress
recently made and the important aud salutary
changes already secured SINGLE SENATE DIS
TRlcTs have been decreed by vote OF AZ to 81
and SINGLE ASSEMBLY DIsTRIcrs by about ten TO
one More accurately the Convention has de
cided TINT the Senate shall consist OF thirty-two
Members 1.-THE old nulnber) each chosen biennialiy
from separate District with one hundred and
twenty. eight Assemb ymen. lalso the present mum
berI each chosen likewise from separate District,
annually In the formation OF Senate Districts
no County is to be divided but this (Which must
necessarily be-; and in forming Assembly Dis.
tricts no township il to be divided, though " ards
of this City must be, as we shall have more Mem
bers than Wards The Convention will mark out
the Senate Districts and will declare the number
OF Assembly men to which each County shall be
entitled but the apportonment within the County IL
to be left to the Board OF Supervisors thereof who
are to meet for that purpose oil the irst Tuesday
Of January next. We presume the apportionment
then made is to stand until n new census shall be
taken though that is not stipulated
An this is as we think it should be. except the
refusal to increase the number OF our Legislators.
In our Judgment. Senate Of at least 4s aud an
Assembly of l4i Members would have been far
preferable Each constituency would then have
been more numerous than provided for by our
present Constitution when that was adopted. Our
Senators will each represent about 100 900 people
ar 90 900 voters before the next Census is taken
The Senator from the upper District OF this City
will probably have $50 600 TO 200 900 constituents
Ii does seem to,us that the vitality of Representa-
ton is smothered by such an arrangement But
even this is a very great improvement on our pre-
sent system, under which Senators have 10 100
600 and Representatives 20 900 to 100000 constltu
ents az accident may determine. Ii is hard that
Counties like Queens Broome, Cortland, Seneca
Orleans Wyoming. Clinton, &c. with $4,000 To
over 30 900 inhabitants each should have but one
Member OF Assembly, while Counties with half
their population have us much weight in that I'M
portant body House OF la Members would
have prevented or modified thus injustice How
ever we are very glad to take the proposed system
as il is and are grateful thut the Conv cntun has
done we'll
Shortening the Senatorial term to two Years is
very we'll and the assumption that it ought not to
be SO shortened because experience is valuable IN
legislation is most mistaken This is argument
for the Peo.le not for the Convention, Ii man
syinces fitness for legislation let HIM be reelected
ten times il he will serve long II unfit, the
sooner the People have chance TO dismiss him the
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long terms and confidently expect that Single Dis
,ricts will enable the voters 10 pay more regard
than hitherto TO the personal qualifications and
claims Of those whom they are asked to vote for.
We resret that the Senate is 10 be chosen
annually We could wish to have the Governor,
Lieutenant &c Senate and Assembly chosen on the
same years with Members OF Congress like them
to serve two years and ON the alternate Years We
would prefer to have election solely tor sumo
gates and such Judicial Officers land We trass they
not few as to be elected by the People.
We would thus lay the foundation for 'ral sepa-
ration OF judicial from Legislative and Executive
power such We have hitherto talked OF but never
realized.
-Here is section reported by the Committee
GU Education TO be submitted separately 10 the
People for their approval or rejection which we
trust viii receive hearty 'NIsi p from three
fourths of voters. Remember lovers OF Justice
and Intelligence that section providing for a,
leas, the nominal Education of every Child reared
in the State, and making the support Of such Edu-
cation part OF the annual tsx,bil So ths, every
common school shah be truly EREg SCHOOL. is To
come before you Do not forget to vote YES upon
it, Here is the provision
Sc The Legislature shall ut its trs; session after the
adoption of this Constitution and IRON tune Ia time
thereafter shsll be necessary provide hy law Tor the
free cucaton and instruction OF child between
the ases of four and sixteen whose parcuts guar
disns or employers shall 81 residents Of the State IN the
Common Schools now established or Which shall here
after be established therein The expense OF such edu.
ssSon and Instruction after applying the public funds
above provided shall be betrayed by taNsnon ST The
same time and in the AS niSy be provided
by law for the liquidation OF town and county ehsrses
THE MEDIATION OF ESGLAND-The Franco
Amerscasa suggests that il was TO Mexico lnStesd
of TO the United States ,hat'he Government OF Eng
land has offered its mediation. This suggestion
lsays the Franco American, reconciles the appa-
rently conflicting statements of Sir Robert Peel and