New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-10
BIZ RLcaMosp ala nos Ike this lection. L nas

Mr.. RIcaMosD did not Ike TIL. .ec.ion. l. was
promptly nesatived.
BaI-Retg;ou, Freedom-Er clitstoz Of the Clergy
from Equal Rights.
The Committee adopted from the I. :. Constiru-
ton, as
IS. Excessive bail shall not be required, nor
excessive fines imposed: nor cruel or unusual pun
shments inflicted
They next adopted B Of article :, Of the pres.
ent Constitution which in the words used By John
Jay when he framed the Constitution O: guar
antying the free exercise Of religious worship.
y was next taken up. but it was proposed by
Mr.. Dartorth 20 -eadopt OF article 0: The PIES
emf Constitution. which provides that no preacher
O.. the gospei or priest Of am denomination shall
De capable OF holding any civil or military ONCE
or place within this State This 5 the Standing
1 Committee had left OUT.
! M TAGoART was opposed 70 the reenac.ment Of
this provision. He would give equal nights 70 al
he would neither exempt the property Of ministers
OF the gospel rom taxation TO which other men ,
estates are subject nor would ne deprTe theH' u
civil rights which other men enjoy. 90 long Is d
priest or minister does his duty SUCH the present
Constitution classes him with the stare fElsoh
criIanal-he is ineligible 10 Office but II ne proves
himself unworthy 0. his office az preacher ana Is
turned on, Of his church and degraded our Cohsl!'
tuition Immediately thereafter recognizes nm as NJ
10 be a candidate Tor Office for Congress or Tor the
/ state Legislature A Delegate. not now in his
place. assures him that IN the town IN winch he
resides II persons exempted from taxation on
the pre,ext OF being ministers Of the gospel. while
not more than SIX out Of the seventeen ever ocIate
as such
I Messrs CROKER and DAyFoRTH we're strongly
in favor Of the reenectment 0: the article excluding
the clergy from being eligible 10 any Office.
Mr.. SALISBURY stated, that in order to get rid Of
taxation and take advantage Of the provision OF The
Constitution it was customary for the Mormons to
90 into wood and ordain q number Of their wealth
lest brethren, the effect Of which is 10 exempt
them from taxation. In the belief that there
was no necessity to prescribe ministers OF religion
from all civil and military Offices in order 10 keep
them out Of politics he wished 10 get nd Of tins an
tl-republican provision.
Mr. YorNG believed the clergy would not thank
the Convention for taking them into keeping. If
they good that they will keep out OF Office
themselves. there could be no need Of Constitution
n enactments 10 exclude them from the equal ben
e6ts and res ponsb OF the Constitution. The
section proposed TO make ministers 1T for every OF
fee Ia the State the moment they became so bad
as TO be unfit to preach Christianity. He consid-
cred the Office of an Inspector Of Schools to be
for which n clergyman was peculiarly fit, and why
should all the electors OF tins State be deprived OF
their right to choose cergvmen for this Office. when
they believed the public good would be advanced
by their acceptance OF II II!
Mr., BURR wanted to exclude physicians from OF.
fee and from taxation well cergymen. 1t
nconvenient for him TO have his family physi-
clan taken away TO serve in the Legislature, &c
Mr.. STow thought that it would be vast advan-
tagc TO the profession OF the law, If practicng law
yers were also included and rendered Ineligible to
Office. He for continuing the restriction
CARDS the clergy. After minute or two he with
drew his proposition far as his own profession
THE law concerned.
No vote was taken. Adjourned ct two X.
RESCUE FROM DRowSISG.-Y esterday the oldest
son of Rev :. l. Prime editor OF the NcwYork OBJ
the dock where he fishing into the river and sunk
the water being fifteen twenty feet deep His father
who little distance oil, 10 the place, and seeing
his sons hat upon the surface supposed II was the boy
jumped in. and being unable TO swim went down also
Mr. John Dawson being in the vicinity and hearing
the alarm plunged in caught the child ne the
euriace and with him TO place OF SAFETY. Mr.
Prime rose and succeeded in reaching the docl:
Newark Adv. eth
WHAT'S IN A NAME 1T appears by a communl-
cation in The Traveller that several robberes COM
mitted on board of the steamer Mural Safety between
NewYork and Providence Thursday night. The
Rev NJ. Hale Smith relieved OF his dress coat mo-
ney gloves &c. Another person lost $50 another Sl3S
and another $3.50
Another PREACHER ARREsTEp-The Hagers-
News states that Sunday last an tinerant color
ed preacher named Wlnor arrested at that place.
10 answer the charge OF convenng tumutuous meetings
of the Slaves in that place contrary the law in such
cases provided. The reverend gentleman was brought
before Justice Williams. by whom he was required to
give bail in the ST 500 for his appearance at the
next term of the court Several OF his coored friends
appeared and very promptly entered the bail.