New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-10

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Inspections.
ALsAsI wednesday, July SCI, 1916
To The Editor q The 7r75uae:
Stg: should be sorry 10 see any constituency
undervaue Delegate because be sits here day after
dag, and week after week, voting in silence, accord
ing 20 The dictates of his Judgment, every soo-
j-c;- Some OF The most discreet members OF Ibis
body have pursued tia, course, with the laudsole
intention OF helping forward The great work OF The
session. Now sud then. however, some one OF that
discreet and patriotic class gets up. like Mr. brun-
dage ta. morning 10 express IN brief but sppropri
terms bis disappointed hopes and feelings Ihis
does good-end so Will The EopVenuon-out we
must be patieut
After Mr. White (whose Committee will be
greatly encouraeed in their efforts to get Us IN the
way OF code Of laws. by observing your statement
of yesterday showing tina, ell classes are pu'tlns
their shoulders the wheel there had got an ord-!
on the Com ptroll-r for q return Of the wages and
travelling expenses Of members OF The Legislature
for the last FIVE years. the Convention went into
Committee on May or Morriss Report.
Mr.. Brundage. a farmer from SIeuoen delivered
his maiden speech, Delegate nearly 10 this effect
The Convention. he said. had now been eleven
Tor seven days employed in discussing subject
many hours-a subject involving material conse-
quences. The duty assigned 10 them was 10 organ
ize tie elements OF government. and reduce Them
to q science or system that society might be pro-
teced aud The servant not be greater than his mas
ter. There had been very great anxiety displayed
on that floor, by some gentlemen lest the people 10
an unguarded moment, should forget their duiy TO
their country, and make 40 improper choice OF an
inexperienced youth as a Governor Tor the Stale
Others had betrayed their fears that the people
might choose foregner-an ignorant person-one
perhaps unacquaned with our anguege,-some
were appreheusive that Queen Victoria would be
chosen--others that it would be Daniel Q Council.
or perhaps General Taylor some other individual
unacquaiDred with the manners and customs o. our
people. He (Mr. Brundage) had more confidence
IN discretion and jud gmehi of the electors such
contingency could only arrive when the deten
eracy aud corruptloHs OF our country should nave
rendered the people hi subjects for despotism:
and hen that lime came it mat,ered little 10 him
whether the yoke was placed on his neck by the
je ~eed hand OF queen or by the more slrOnS
arm of q military derpot-the contingency, ho~eV-
er, was OF 80 remote probability as to require no
discussion. Taken from The pow, and placed there
by his neighbors, among learned gentlemen, he
should not be able 10 make much OF figure, but ne
feared that time had been wasted which by by
would be required for more important matters
Five weeks had been spent, aud they were az YET
bat on the threshold of the great work before Them
coub,ing lber prudence aud capacity, TO choose
their rulers LEI them try get TO the question OF
Common School Education. Let universal lnsiFuc-
ton be provided, that all might appreciate 'her du'
ties H. had no fear OF the peoples good SENSE
even if ltfl withou, restriction.
This prudent Delegate OF worthy and intelligent farm
old speak loud but that may have !ndisncuy
heard of hi, remarks. He IS native OF Orange
County y. Y. SO years and such sentiment, are
rhy nj
constituents and OF enlightened land OF his birth
The subject days OF tedious debate Ia an inno-
walton Of Mr. Van Buren, and the Buckails In 1921 The
Constitution Of 777 declares that the qualified electors
describes, elect any one OF themselves as
Governor There IL no restriction Of white or black age
nativity or residence did the Convention Of 1901 make
any, In 1871 Mr. Van Bursn and his friends In
majority while protes great love Tor the Deocra
cy down natives men over So and I'VE years
resident for Governor and 10 men between ~ and ~ o
JuIges If the Convention really believes ;he electors not
properly qualified make discreet choice The proper way
would be TO and GU, more discreet rule for selecting
eec,or,-bu, II they are properly qualified surely the L.
CO restriction OF lsal IS wanted 10 1896 Many who
fight this battle restrict tne people 10 choose IL
censed attorneys for their Judges and lawyers and there
fore they support Mr. Morris In his ecort TO obtain the
sanction OF ,h. Convention 20 The Van Buren, policy OF
1921 Others really believe The qualified electors nnt io
make discreet choice and therefore c1nscenuous!y up
hold Mr. Van Bureu's fence al but the nan'l'm, @hieh
has few supporters, My own op;uion is that strangers
simple lads doards, and perscps who CANNOT read and
write ought rot 20 be chosen Governors but that
cuaTsd electors will choose from any Of these classes
and that therefore 1t is uuwIse to Tie them down not TO 20
az Education Is lar more general now than be-
tween III and 1921
Mr. STRONG spoke frs, 20 day and went for restric
ton. DE lnslsuced The Ill effects OF choosing Cover
nor Mann. a Young man-6elleved The STATE would
have elected jackson Governor, uheu Adams got
the Presidency, although be was Southern man.
with no personal knowledge OF It's people &c
supposed that If General Fay Tor were 10 come from
the Rio Grsude he would go in with rush
Governor OF New York though he bad not resided
In it--perhaps he might be The next President Men
had most ambition when under 80. Had heard
that this Test The principle as 10 restriction
not voice bad been lifted up in Monroe county
against these safeguards against popular excite
nent
MIR KIRKLAND wished the blessings OF the Con
s,i,u,ion TO extend equally naive and foreigner,
AID thou CHI that the princpe under discussion would
be a guide 10 them IN future deliberations II re-
stricIions were proposed here, sad adopted oy the
people il would be by their free choice de thought
il expedient that the people should agree tha' no
man could be candidate tor Governor who had Dot
resided s wears IN the SIate-but had no fear that
they would ever vote for person OF Immature age,
and would not deprive them, nor himself, OF the
privilege of voting for ht man on account oil his
being under 30 Was not prepared TO say that no
one OF 10000 voters now in the STATE and all OF
them under 80 had the proper qualifications Tor act
ing as Governor-eft that question 10 the electors
Oneida county bad sent Delegate 10 that ConVen-
ZION. BY 1000 msjosity, no was under 3o-an able
Delegate IRON Saratoga was bat % years old, as
WIS another from Ulster, &c
Mr.. PEKxIss though. that if check must be
placed on the electors prevent them from choosing
TOO Young men &c. i! was equally necessary TO re-
strict them from etecing men not insane aud who
could neither read nor write. he opposed all re
Mr. p.,,IM,s showed ths, other States had re
sricted The people, snd would go Tor proper re
str,c,ions as TO candidates Tor The Judiciary, the
Lieut. Governor Office, and also the Legislature IL
they pleased he frankly admitted that he believed
The foreign born citizens would "leic ooth SWORD
and pen in defence o. this country They had often
done so in this snd other countries The Pennsy!
vsr,a Line. chiefly foreign, were brave In the hev-
oluyion and Irish bravery saved France al The Bat