New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-09-23
sEW-YoRk CONSTITUTIONAL eo1rESTIo:

SEW-Y0RK CONSTITUTIONAL G01FENTI01.
SEVENTEENTH wEEh- xcy7H Day.
Interchangeable LawS-NandiskaF-Who are The
People .-0aihs-The 61eat Canai Highway be.
tween New-York and The Great WeSt-Taxatlon
What it is-Egual Direct Taxaton-Ths
Public Debt.
To The Edtgr q zis Tri5aa<
SIR. Among the edictz Of Nand:ska-, a popular
Eastern Legislator who aad bit oae eye there was one
Jy which !, was decreed that whceTe- should dsur.ve
another Of an eve should himself lose ore-- a. eve
eye Nand:ska- assembled the Old men oi the
state and demanded osth from them Il the name
OF the Republic ts: hey would never make anv al,ea
ION II as code Q. laws they being as ne said founded
upon perfect equality. II bat Naateoa asSeaed and
MS opposition made him ooEs 20 the people Nal.eon
At length sad Nandiskar, 1t = thy VIII thai tv law.
should De strictly ob-ved and the people VIII have II 90
demand punishment according 70 them lie then
bea; out Nandiskar's remaining eye AMI asked aiT2
ne convinced i.st that law was defective since
II would COS; him Naneou) only one OF MS eyes FOR
having robbed the Legislator u sls Nandskar thanked
him, declared tina; although ne had lost corporal he
had gained mental vision, and that NEaieol was right
and himself and colleagues wrong.
hope that Mr. Narvin's Committee VII not make
this Constitution o: ours TOO GIncult OF alteration
We max else raise Up Nan;cons to insich-oC. Nand!s
kars
Apply the rery eviden, mora! OF the above apologize
the law OF bail witch i merely me 10 tue rich
While The poor i the dungeon. apply il INC man
who scors 70 lie but who does rot believe in religion
lie cannot be received as witness n any cause Will"
the processing hypocrite sure 10 gain crcdenre Ap
ply 20 tie be closscdup Court OF Eal appeals
it will refuse the conscientious creditor decision on
claim OF many thousands but sid the dishonest debtor
Withholding what is due. Apply it 70 indirect taxa
Ton in TINS Staieit VII leave the wealthy capitalist a.
most untaXed. and heavily nlu!ct the poorer citizens
Apply TO the lawyer monopoly and i VIII b. found
AZ yyhila -hn 20 pfher
none can adopt his.
This morning the Convention decided. as | expected
they would, 70 dsprove OF the Report OF Committee
No -t Is to b. voted without further debate,
O'Clock this afternoon
I did no, hear him, but learn. that Saturday Mr
SwAcHs,ER moved TO take up he Report or the Rights
and Privileges of the People mex: after the Finance
Was MT that cool On Friday he headed the pro-
slavery union-the doughface actonto throw back al!
discussion the rght OF the people to elect their
ers magistrates judges aud other officers and their
right to be eligible 10 Office If chosen thereto by their
brethren-On Saturday he put forward to ask the
Convention 20 take up the rights and privileges of the
People What right; Did he ind in No. II any rights
more important than those included IN The questions
Who are the People. Who shall vote, Who shall ue
eligible 10 Office: His motion lost The Bank
viii be put first suppose
As the system OF OArHs, England, despite of her
Church and State Union is, ike little Rhode Island
ahead Of US Lord Chief Justice Dcnnan several years
ago. introduced bill which lass, aboshHg al tests
whatever Of the competency OF witnesses, for want OF
tOI lHtcttel or
20 TO the credb.iily Il vel SAID IN the Convention
vi ISL, by SIR Ross that Inc multiplication OF oaths
under the present Constitution has grown into
currIpting and alarming evil think the scotch mode
~ swearing preferable 10 the English. which we have
adopted because the truth may perhaps De probably
fept back till the proper time The Scotchmans oath,
in addition 10 the truth aud the whole truth" add-
with characteristic caution far as you shall be- asked
TO declare IN the present So loo tho scotch YER
dicts-'not guilty. where innocence Is clear not
proven, where doubt exists either way-and guilty
where 20 proved 10 be-
Ho,c stall tho Caaal> BE- EaiHged and FiRi>6sd
The Convention took up the first Repor; o! Commit
tee No 3. MIR ANGEL spoke in favor OF Internal I'm.
provement did Mr. Bruce of Madison Mr. B.
approved OF GOV. Bouck's plan OF appropsiailn. the
surplus OF the Canal Revenues, annually, 10 the com
pieuon OF the Canals instead OF lsavin. to The Legs
ature as Mr. LOOMS suggests. Mr. BoCcS had dis
covered that by the act 0i l-i2, certain revenue Is
pledged tor the interest That Is, Sl21l000 and ne
would keep the pledge By inserting that sum in bis pro
posed amendment
lir AyRAuLr Twho has seldom spoken in Conyendonl
had disapproved Of the undertaking 1t the time as an
wise in poets, but he auNiousiy desired to
see the Cannls completed neither he nor his consttu
having any special interest in the rcsHlt beyond
what Is felt by the rest OF the community. Mr.. then
into explanation of his plan, which have IN
corporated in my letters and since referred TO. Mr. 4
spoke iavoraby OF Gov BOucks proposition, Us being
likely payment OF the interest OF the Public
Debt the principal IN reasonable time and the com
pletion OF the Canals some remote period
Nh HAwLEY argued that the Erie Catia! was no local
work-aad tina; the enlargement OF that Caual II
question involving the policy OF securing "a due
time the vast and increasing commerce o: the Tar
West which IN q very short time the present Cana!
would be unable 10 convey. This question was even
more interesting 10 the city oiNewfork as great com
ercal depot and the Counties around that City VINO
found il the hes; market Tor their produce. then was
10 bis immediate constituents deeply a they ict on the
subject He OF opinion that the people highly ap
proved OF the system OF internal improvements. The
Stop and tax law mad been thrice disappruved OF by the
people Mr. Hoffman had admitted that he feared 10
trust the people his Report ned down the Leisla
tlre from future action in favor OF the Canals.
Mr. HUNT believed that direct taxation was the only
fair and equitable mode OF taxation. Il va; tue only
way in which capital could be made 10 bear IL aI snare
OF the public burthens. By other modes OF taxation
there i equality-the burthen fails on those Least
able 10 bear H. He would yield reasonable support 10
the Canals avoid state debt and 20 Tor whatever pro-
position would pay the present debt III the saort tune
Gov Borcx explained-hs plan would pay the state
debt in somethin. less than 70 years.
NJ c AMPBELI. OF Steubcn reminded the Convention
that the public stocks had down 70 1.-THE State
Treasury had been bankrupi-and the press and the
people been uniform in their demand Tor the policy OF
iSi which the friends OF thGt policy were sent BACK
into powe: 10 carry out and which they had carried out
Mr. CHAMBERLAIN asked what thai; policy
Alr. CAMPBELL replied that II was 10 pay The state
debt in 32i years from l- TANK re =aiiJ ana the
propositions made delayed the payment longer
when the Canals were commenced in l5l6, tie falue
OF real and personal estate in S;euben was S2ls53g7,
now il Is S6l724li Let refer 70 NJ tlasg seturns,
a copy OF which ! sent you
Assessed Value OF Real Estate and Personal Property
in the following Counties: