The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-08-09
Constitutional Convention.


roer to furnish statement of the salt duties received
in each year prior to 1917 and the specific appropriations
ams 0 snd hs 'hs ooec o. ssOs
amount of salt duties paid into the treasury 1885
Also similar statement in regard to the auction duties
The convention then proceeded to the further consdera
ton Of the report the election appointment of State
officers, &c the question being on the motion of Mr.
Tallmadge to strike out the fourth section, which
provides for the election of three Inspectors of the
State prisons Lost, 81 to 80. MIR. Stetson moved
an amendment to the section that the managers Of the
State Lunatic Asylum shall be elected in like manner
AMI with the like powers also the commissioners Of
health in New York Lost. Mr.. Perkins moved modi
fcation Of the section that the inspectors shall have
charge and superntendenee Of the State prisons and the
appointment Of officers therein, subject to such regula
fourth section, as amended, then agreed to- The
nth section WINS taken up and the State engineer and
and as Of the commissioners of the land office
A motion to strike out the whole OF the section
den moved additional section that the powers and du
tics Of the several boards and of the several officers in
this article mentioned, shall be such here
after may be prescribed by law. Adopted Mr.. Perkins
proposed additional section constituting the Governor
Lieut. Governor and Chsf Justice Of the Court of Ap
peals commission for hearing and investigating all
charges against all officers Except udicaD whose pow
and duties not local. and who shall be elected
general elections with power to send for Witnesses
They may remove all such officers and appoint
others in their stead notice of the charges to be
given and filed in the Office of the Secretary Of State
The article and amendments thereto. without being dis
posed Of were laid on the table and ordered to be print
es Mr. Van Schoonhoven moved the reconsideration of
Worden The convention then took the report of the
committee on the rights and privileges of the citizen
The LIST section having been taken up for amendment
MIR Bascom moved to amend so declare all men en-.
titled in their political well social relations, to equal
and to insert the clause of the declaration of indie
peaadencs :" all men are created free and equal,
tons to amend the section being first in order, Mr. Ba-
ker moved to amend that the section should read
men are by nature free and independent and in their
political relations entitled to equal rights Carried
Mr. Croker moved to amend by prefxing the section
as amended, 1--WE hold these truths be selfevident,
ed by their Creator SC quoting Of indie
pendence down to and including the words of
Ss M Chsssa e amend this
to color" Mr.. OConor suggested also "age SEX"
Mr. Chatdeld sssented This proposition was pending
when the Convention took a recess.
ArrERrooS sEssIos.-The substitute offered by Mr..
Croker for the first section, amended by Mr. Chat
second section An political power inherent in the
people, Mr. LOOMS proposed to amend SO that 1t should
Teaa, All power not inherent IN the Legislature
moved to substitute The rights of are the gifts of
God The first duty of government to- protect them
The second, to let them alone" Withdrawn, and the
second section struck out The third section secured
rights of citizens against encroachments except by due
course of aw-was the subject of debate, but was not
amended The fourth, ia relation to the trial by jury,
was under discussion when the committee Adj
albany Argus.
FROM CENTRAL AMERIcA-The brig Charles
Hammond, Capt. Keller, arrived yesterday from
letters and papers, The principal by this arrival
will be found enbraced in the following letter =
BELIZE, Hon July 16-The sailing Of the brig Chas
Hammond, Keller MASTER affords me opportunity Of
sending you few lines and few papers We have We
ry little Of interest The Governor of this settle
ment is absent at Jamaica.
We have advices from the interior down the 23d Of
June by which learn that attempt made to as
sassnate President Ca-rera and tho officers OF his GO
vernment. The attempt failed and there is every pro-
liability Of another revolution breaking out. The inha
bitants of Guatemala very bitter against all foreign
about aiding 20 overthrow the government.
Gen. Loury, Of the Mosquito nation. 10 Dead and ru
threats have been made to do it, in consequence Of his
supporting the claims Of the Central American govern
men to the Mosquito territory in preference to those OF
Great Britain
The American vessels in port the PelOn. Bartoll,
Boa dc Orc, Dodkendorf, remain and q packet
between this port and Yzabsl
Business here rather dull and the prices OF Ameri
provisions low Lumber Of all kinds still in good
demand Yours &c. TYPo.
In addition to the above we note that the attn OF July
enthusiastically celebrated by the American resi-
dents Belize, and the American shipmasters then in
port All the shipping in the port Of whatever nation,
displayed their colors in compliment to the day and the
On the evening of Saturday 18th ult her Catholic
Majestys schooner Polka arrived at Port Mcdonald in
Kustan, her return from Yzabal where she had land
ed the remains Of the late Archbishop Of Guatemala who
recently died at the Havana
The deceased preais had for several years performed
Episcopal functions in Cuba hisexpariation from
Central America in 1929 His body is now on the way
Convent Of st. Teresa.--N O. Pic. July &c.
THE TERRIBLE FIRE AT LA PRAIRIE CANADA
Tue TOWN NEARLY REDUCED TO ASHES
out in blacksmith shop. the railway station.
The strong south westerly wind then prevailing
buildings adjoining and in very short time the entire
village appeared doomed to destruction The fire
tnued till five O'Clock yesterday morning, when was
computed that over three hundred dwellings, were
consumed and perhaps 1900 human beings deprived of
shelter With the exception Of about ten small houses
next the river there is not building standing be-
tween the steamboat landing and the second cross street
from the lower pier To the east of this line there
only one house destroyed. The Scotch and English
Chapel Messrs Sauvageau's disllery, and the stores
belonging to Messrs Thompson, Dunn, Charleton, and
tents The Catholic Chapel and Nunnery are uninjured
ard about forty houses which adjoining them There
was but one small engine which belonged to the town.
any thing. The Montreal fre-engines which were
veyed to Longueuil by the steamboat Lord Stanley,
were unable TO reach Lapraire before o'clock, A. NJ,
from the difficulty Of procuring horses to send forward
the engines. When they had arrived of drunken
ness was presented most desreputable to the officers in
command Of the military neither soldiers civilians
being in a condition to work the pumps. Casks of
too strong to be resisted Men became unconsci
GUS OF where they were or what they were about As
the Herald says :"Here you would q stout
some other equally important article while little
ton might have saved half street"
IL is melancholy to the furniture strewn along the
beach, and with their children destitute OF either
food shelter. We requested to say that any dona
ton Of provisions, &c, intended for distribution among
the sufferers will DC received by a Committee named
for that pur pose who will be found board the La
prairie boat.-Monyeai Pilot, .7ug g.
Literary Intelligence.
WILLIAMS CoLLEcE-The annual commencement of
this institution the 10Th inst Rev DR. Hop
kins will deliver the Baccalaurcae before the senior
class the afternoon Of the preceding Sabbath On
the evening Of the day, the address before the
Theological Society and Society Of Inquiry will be do
lvereJ by the Rev DR. Cheever. Rev. Samuel Prime,
O New York city, will address the Adephic Union on
commence cement day. The moonlight exhibition occurs
the evening Of the 18th inst The day preceding the
comm enc eme nt-Northamptnn Gazette.
Teacklc Wallis Esq Of Baltimore has teen elected
an honorary member of the Royal Society of Northern
Antiquaries, Denmark.
YALE CoLLEoE-The commenc ement is TO take place
at New Haven on the nth The New York Sacred Mu-