New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-13

rary removed from IL Why should iney efestticteo
f-11, making free choice Il held TO be capable
| of iudciug rightly they should be left free
Mr. MORRIS Yesterday, when speaking about his
Report incidentally remarked that be was In favor
of making voters OF men somewhat unoer II, and
eI.o nj women especially prCcent Widows he
ojInded 10 the report of Mr. Chaihelds Committee.
in which il is provided that the people may choose
Stale Engineer bot they mus; not choose any per.
,ou who has not had seven years pracuce-sno said
,hat an uuinformed Governor might, Tor LACK OF eS-
pe.ience run our State dom Dill instead VI ~ a'
admitted that political machinery, and not Inc PEG
Mo had governed the State. and II was 10 remedy
that that the Convention was called de 'nous''
the STATE was not poorly Oh Tor UNIT as .na' nos
( a man ft 10 be Governor could be found from Tue
Atlantic 10 the great lakes, and should vote loe
The section and hoped the same restrictions no ud
be laid on the Lieut. Governor. II the State was
destitute OF the stuff 20 make Governors Of he saw
In Gods name let go 10 Connecticut or Massschu-
setts and ge, man there. He did n, like to confess
Judgment against the State that its people had no;
brains enough and sense enough 10 govern them
selves. On The whole he admitted tina, the whole
question was Of very LILLE practical Importance
NJ CHATFIELp followed NJ. Morris, and his
manner and mater were alike excellent He
is q very skillful. ready and IMPRESSIVE debaier-
far more OF logical reasoner than q declamer. He
took strong ground gainst the 80 years OF check
and insianced very many cases where young
men had proved themselves brave IN The field aod
prudent in council. He apprehended danger
chiefly from Na,iveisn which by adopting party
organization directed against men OF foreign BIRTH
might, al iDauspic.ous moment urge 10 OPP
posi,e action the toreisubo born population. Who
did not know that the Irish population, and the
German population, hold the balance OF power in
this State al any time 10 ar elections he &C.
knowledsed the fidelity of citizens by choice. and
opposed 10 laying unUise restrictions on them.
! He showed the sbsurdiiy of the reasoning OF dele
gates who talked OF protecting minorilles by this
IL -
we here protect the widow and the orphan,
ergo the people be restricted In the choice OF
their Governors The ex-Mayors reasoning much
resen bed an ancient syllogis,ic argument. thst
Adam was the first man, Jonah was IN the whale
! belly-therefore Samson caught the foxes! The
old Federal doctrine. Of which this section was
remnant was checks and guards-a President and
Senate orlife-and far possible they enforced II
in the Convention of 1921. He however. set out with
admitting that the electors were iii 10 choose wisely,
and therefore. would vote that they should choose
/ freely. He would have other qualification IN
candidate for the executive chair than that be vas
one of the electoral body-he would allow The cleo
! tors tc make their own selection. He saw old men
on thar Hoor come for~ard TO support the Democra'
tic docirue Of equality, and young men-aye the
I younges; but one among demonstrating up tue eo-
uuent advocate ofworn-out Federal restrction-out
every step they took would prove more and more
that the people mgdt be safely trusted with the
great radical principle Of self-government.
Mr. SIMMONS. to whom MIR c. paid high compli-
uen,s for mis- ability and candor, which were I'M
doubleday we'll deserved. denied that The restrictions
in This section. and which had been continued Tor 80
wears we're the offspring Of Federalism. Were The
Van Burena, Youngs Tallmsd ges Roots. &c. who
composed the great majority in 1891 X no enacted
this restriction. or the popular msJ"rity who sane
toned il, Federalis,s7 Before the Convention was
through with its work he doubted not bat there
would be an abundance Of restrictions
f,ar o;nl,, oJe
postpone the vote remarked that Na,ivism and 80
years Of age had been struck out-sll that remain
ed was the five years residence. He would invoke
the living who had supported this provision in 1921 10
speak-he would invoke the spirits of those ustri.
Gus men who framed The Constitution OF l1T7 10
give testimony against this new.ight Democracy.
The question was then taken. aud hive years resi-
dence, a check, carried. Sc to Il.
The House was In Committee today from noon
till three, on the duties &c. of the Executive.
The Sd section was adopted, after some amend
ments by Messrs Dana and Jordan.
Mr.. TAG6ART Of Genesee moved to amend the
fourth section BY striking out the provision for saa
~. house &c and inserting. In the words oil
the present Constitution, BE shall. a; stated times
receive for his services compensation which shall
neither be increased diminished during the term
for which he shall have been elected Mr.. L
thought that il would be better 10 let the Legisla
ture decide upon the salaries to be paid TO public
officers. than 10 name their incomes in the Constltu
zion. The people were not opposed TO liberal saa'
ries. but TO those uncertain fees and emoluments
the amount of W. ch man could tell.
Mr.. RHoADEs believed that the Governors salary
might hereafter be affected by his residence among
simpler people than those OF Albany. The Capital
might one day be removed, perhaps TO his county.
Mr.. RICHMOND thought that perhaps be might
live in Syracuse without salary. There is salt
enough there 10 save him.
Mr.. RHoApEs-Salt has saved the State great
deal, and may yet save it the salary now paid 10 the
Governor.
Mr.. TILDES and Mr.. Salisbury were of opinion
that $4,000 salary would be too much.
Mr. TALLMaDGE had lived TO see Governor OF
this State employing lobby mbers to Influence the
Legislature raise hts salary. He thought the
Governors compensation should be placed on
footing Of independence, that his veto might not
be affected by pecuniary dependence on the Legs
lature.
SIX thousand dollars OF salary was voted down,
and the section as amended by Mr. Taggart adopt
ed-yeas, 65.
When arguing yesterday in favor of the restric
ton Of age. Mr. NICHOLAS, apparently yerycau-
tious conscientious. and straig htforward MEMBER
babe the Convention reflect The very small
agency which the half million ofvoters in this State
have, in the selection Of the two party Candidates
one of whom is always 10 be elected Cover
nor-bade gentlemen remember that the 1913 dele
gates each OF the two Wing and Loco State
Conventions, are unusually chosen by few Of the
that when they assemble in Sale Conventions, Can
didates are brought forward by few leading men,
who often make their selections more with
ference the availability Of the Candidate than his
substantial qualifications ill high and response
bic trust This is true, and It is evil. The
Native and other restrictions in force have not
had the power or straw 10 check il; on the con
trary they have helped its increase Cannot Mr..
Nlcnolas devise some plan that would take this
great power of nomination from the trading poIiti-
clans and re store il to the people ; have seen
the Legislature without any practical check on its
powers-a dictator, without the personal responsl-
billy of single checE. | can think Of no re al
= check TO msrule except by a popular veto. That
was Jefersons opinion and would trust ne peo-
Pile as check on pad laws sooner IMAM q Governor
chosen above. X
Things In Philadelphia.
Correspondence OF The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA July ~ 4 P. ".
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