New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-01
New York Constitutional Convention
ETH wEEK-XXv.h DAY.

FIFTH WEth-NAN.h DAY.
Fbut 4. pone and SaId--peeches and speak,
er.-Tullmad=e, Brown, 6c.-Quaiifica-
lions OF Covernor--C ambreiens'- FirstEe-
port On Banks and Currcncy-W iliard's
Resolution for increasing the lumber of
Fr.choiders.
ALnAy1, Monday, June e;a, 1876.
To he Edu5r q To Tri5uas:
SIR: Day No. Of week No. has gone by-l2s
Legislators 81 the highes; caors Sew-Yq=k can a5-t
have been In close and friendly consultation for uE weks,
and Is yet we have but one bref Repar ii III and t~O
pa- -nd IL Conn;tce Of toe vloe has been reso!Fet
that there shall he ore aud not twenty Governors. aat the
ike L.euezan, Deputy Governors Tbs s. slow work
TOO slow believe or doing well Th4 remains 20
be Gsc;ea J,rsrson said Of Washington and FFaaklia
,hst he had served with them II Legislatures and ne-eE
beard either Of them dcain body minutes a; tire
o- speak TO any be-; the pon: :ha; would decide the cues
ton Judge Rrgges though man of talent and expert
euce mas not not spoken Is MINUTES altogether during The
las, month and there are many members Who have -
rome very careful net 70 waste the time OF lie CONVEX
tioa but .hcre are who TAX long on almost ever
subject whether Gsealy not tho public must Juce.
well remember tho CID House OF Commons, before 1t re-
formed Gu: abou, hundred and brothers OF Dukes
and I:s,ons supplied the vacancy with Keen sharp
calculating Bankers Merchants. Lawyers ant ManGfae:u-
rer- and think that nearly right in his re-
ply when asked how he had cOn;Tiyet 70 succeed IN IL
why sir" said he, II had teen there long before
that three ourth OF the member were FOOLS aud
The whole loved Joke resolved Therefore, not 10
shock them by too much severity Of argument and 10
them By sufficient quantity OF hu1c7 his IS the
secret OF my success.
Although little disposed 20 praise undcservedly, mus;
admit that had Sheridan been in the Sew-York conven-
lion he would have found very superior set OF men 20
those he thus described for all that, have ofener
than once wished the privileges OF tho CFcaa faF
lismen, had been extended TO this Convention Long
worth tells us that rarely happens that young and e1
nerepced men interfere In It's debates and that when they
dc So and have little 10 say that Is worth attention. the
eeers of rcassa neither crow, hiss nor bray like certain
more fashionable assemblies, nor raise any question Oh
der aided by Hatsell and JefersoRs Manual Congress
lke-nee,ing in the olen air under shscy trees hey Us
solve and ls,any rtadus themselves, President and all
out Of earshot the loquacous orator who had perhaps
never heard President w,herspoons precepi to his pupils
not to begin speech Ill they had something 70 say and
10 be sure 10 stop when they had doue
The five best SPEAKERS ;oday-srd each has his excel
lencieswere Messrs CambFeleng Brown, Jordan Angel
and TaIlm adge. And hrst Of tie last lie un'tes The
Kindness and courtesy Of gentleman with great Know
ledge Of the subec, before the Convention OF paranenta
~ ussges proceedings Of the last Convention TN
which he sat as now, LOT UulCHeesJ VI puuS sFc'Ahe'
and of general literature. Hammond calls him eccentric,
and So the State have had taste for eccen;ciiy
for think he beat his opponent 80 600 votes when can
ddae for the oce OF Lieut.. Governor Nos' OF ms cay
was occupied in discussing whether the Governor should
be man. who had lived FIVE years in this State to get ac-
quan,ed with lis people their habits manners wants and
wishes or whether any qualified elector-hat is, any
eec,or who hbd resided only year in the State-Hht
l., III mini inyClyed--ls
man who may he Mt choose Governor (as an elec;or)
lit to govern the State also This question OF expeden
ey-Is rule required by which the electors shall be gov
erned. If they approve oft age and residence Mr.
Tsmadee argued in of the residence and urged The
necessity OF that experience which ssc slone can give
Broughan, when speaking of Fox, says, that
TO great speaker 1t Is always an advantage 70 follow
powerful adversary The audience prepared Tor stten-
ton, nay even feels a craving for some answer
With an sterlude slowly performed by young uemhei
from New York. he followed air Brown of Orange who,
although he seemed favorable to tho Affirmative on the
question whether residence required clearly show.
ing that question Of time could not reconcile
himself 10 80 years clause M Brown ln';anced the
cascs Of Henry Clay who took bis Congress before
he was D. and displayed great skill and Judgment: show
Ing that intellectual faculties then in their full
est ygor-wiam Pitt, who held the rens OF State in
Of the most Try ing periods of British history when about
the same age-and Napoleon BonaparIe, whose military
exploits and ability govern never better exhibited
than during his early General Of the army
Ilaly
was surprised a, Lis orse,Nncss OF Scripture History.
Ilo might have shown how cody Hezesah ruled Gods
chosen people 25-how that prccocous genius. Solo
mon though lad, had his equal or wisdom,
Kings and l2) aud that In old sge be did no: improve
any-and how his father DAVID, whom was taught to be-
lieve by my Catechism, " according to Gods
heart" was much older than Queen Victoria, when
samuel annoired by The command OF Cnipoteuce, in TIE
uace OF the gigantic saul, who was more than qualified
BY rule laid down By NJ nuat of Sew-foTk. in irony.
,hst The Governor should a, ca. be SIX fee, Inches
high.
Mr.. Tslmsdse arose from his seat, near the Chair
msn's extreme left, and spoke from he sislewsk
passage In front OF him. wish that psins,aAing and
popular preacher Elder Knapp could have been present
20 take lesson from the Senator. He would
have learned tina, The louest noises perish the spot
where they are produced, whereas musical tones will
be heard at great disarce-Ihat Il Crenlona violin
be played by the side OF the modern dide, the latter
will sound by the louder bu, The sweet tore Of lhs
Diuati will be heard isrihesi ot Elder haspp spoke
very loud yeserdsy afternoon IN the Bsp;is, Church
and very well he always does. but al the !oude''
pitch OF his voice heard him less dat ncty wheT-l
ss, than did Mr. Tslmadge today in the Assembly
Chamber He has MI Edward Everei;s chief qGs!!aca-
hon a. clear sweet voice even now though
In bis 9Th year. noduated a, his pleasure. with grace
f,,l cadence and a luen. and elegant manner, which.
when added TO bis remarkable memory and ikil N
grouping his hsures after the OF Patrick Henry
mus, have rendered him prdisious arorte when IL
his best days.
am your prodgiss q, stenogTpphy. who can
almos. take down aspeske, words verbatim, before nc
has uttered them The fash before hear the
repor, of another kid Of srtlery-and if were con-
Tess was so s,;oni.heG the e:or; made By ,be ex
Lieut., Governor, that believe should have dropped
the pen.
He deprecated thought unnecessarily tie sPiFi; OF
change u itch is manifested in the Conven'on-pFaised
the present they had been sent there
10 mend tie old destroy it-ihai this was the
nth week and nothing done-iha, the people were
sometime. sble 10 sxciiemen,s Sc for instance they
were cow SO grateful TO Gen Taylor the victorious hero
Of he Rio Grsnde ,h,, although AZ months sso no one