New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-10-29
The New Constitution.

tho latest news up 10 the Tune OF leaving Lhs Ny.
The New Constitution.
That we do not stop to answer the various attacks
made ON the Reformed Constitution is owing main
" TO the fact that tho Constitution best vindicates
itself All we ask is that the People shall read and
consider it, and to tina. end we have published and
republished it, issuing not less than 10000 copies
of il from our own press These will more forcibly
commend it than columns Of labored vndication and
eulogum.
There are some provisions in this Constitution
that We do not approve. The restrictions on tho
power of the Legislature to make Loans to prose
cute Internal improvements nre moro stringent than
we would have them though heartily concedlng
that the dcbt-creating power OF Legislature
should be defined and limited. Yet the Constitu.
tion is so much better this very point than we
feared it would be when we found that the Loco
Focos of various shades had majority IN the Con
vention that we do not care to reopen the contro
versy The unfinished Canals will be completed
and the entire State Debt paid oil within briei
period If the New Constitution is adopted. We
shoud certainly prefer to have the Canals finished
NJ once. believing that the Debt would be sooner
paid in this W nv than the other. but this will do
The creation of Single Districts for Senators and
Asscmbymen is approved by every body, few
inveterate Nomination wire workers excepted 1t
10 Reform Of ncalculabe Importance to the Purl'
ty Of Elections the independence OF Electors. Free
dom Of Opinion and true expression OF Public
Sentiment This Reform alone is worth the cost
OF the Convention
Tho immense reduction OF Executive Patronage.
by taking the appointment Of County iunctionaries
from the Governor aud Senate and vesting IT III the
People of the several Counties, ought to commend
tho Constitution TO all No man can pow be Gov
enor Of this State and fail make many bitter enc
mics by appointing and disappointing candidates for
Office To convert friends into enemies is bad enough
but TO be conscious that this has been done by ap
pointing, upon imperfect knowledge, unit men to
responsible stations and passing the claims of
the deserving adds bitterness to the sorrow. If
we had dozen ex.Governors living to vote next
Tuesday, we arc confident every ono would vote
.Yos on the Now Constitution.
Tho great bug bear used to frghten voters into
opposing the New Constitution is the proposed
Election Of Judges by the People. We do not
happen TO be alarmed agoni3ed or shocked by It.
All that is now urged against this was urged with
far greater plausbility twenty five years since in
opposing the utter novelty OF popular election of
Justices of the Peace Timid men and obstinate
haters OF all innovation were made 10 believe that
this would provo the utter ruin OF our cheaper
tribunals of Justice, deliver them up TO low eros-
shop politicians, who would decide according 70
their political partiaes take brides, &c. &c. until
the whole business would become kissing and =
by.word Those men We're ovcrruled the elective
system adopted, and now we DO not hear voice
raised in favor OF going back to the old system Of
consent. the best Justices and Justices Courts that
can be found in the United States. Shall this eN-
perience gofor nothing
We now elect our highest Judges as we'll rs our
lowest only the intermediate grades appointed
Our highest Judges are not merely elected, but a
part Of them aRGaalis elected for term Of only
four years instead Of eight Worst Of all, they arc
not elected mainly with view 10 their fitness for
Judges, but for something else Hcro in City
we have three candidates in nomination for Sena.
tor and the one elected will be ex-QSScIo a Judge
Of our highest Court Of Appeals; yet nobody asks
which Of them is best qualified for seat on the
Bench, and not FIVE hundred votes viii be cast with
any reference TO fitness therefor. But suppose we
were electing Judge Of the Court OF Appeals, at
an Election wholly distinct from any other. can any
man believe thar this question of fitness would NOT
be raised or that it would not influence thousands
Of votes 7 Let those who predict the election OF
rowdies and law,breakers as Supreme Judges CON
slider these things. Let them ask where such men
have been elected, In times OF the maddess party
excitement, to the post Of Justices Of the Peace
We know the power OF mere Babblemeat and the
ease with which few equity gentlemen are fright.
ened into thinking the world coming to an end If s
new thought finds utterance. or an old usage IS
likely to be set aside, bat we know also that ther,
isa spirit of Inquiry and Improvement, abroadwhicl.
is stronger than its antagonist. We cannot doubt
tho adoption of the New Constitution BY au over,
whelmius majority.
~ The Rochester Daily Advertiser is making a
fuss aboat JOHN YouNe's getting some tailoring
done in that city. II Mr.. Young had charged the
work to the State, the Advertiser would no dcub,
have been silent. Where q Marcy