New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-09
The regular di.ous.ion was ii re.

~, p,Rso,s r DAY Of New York-Wu op-
,,.sd IN these Resolutions ualess ano,ne, vas Do.
,,,dnced censuI.lg the C1-raa V1.C1 ne l. -sfsiR.
tnve Rcd pursu,d In r-iaiios . tbs az. NJ
H.nrv hal said iha' h. vas the ign1rsucs Of the
peopie int ed them . oppose lAP, al hss c.te
lie Astor Place aud TsHors Il rs b. prove % as
sertion Nos. cir, | believe u IS - ,Jt o b. the
isto-srce Cf the lsv uakers 90 mssing bal laws
- . Ia OF the people Ia tr-sa.ng them. vas
present a. the riols named ~ ths gelt-msn. a.
J believe DC vas tle Ignorance a. ne * ca'o-f VI
law that caused - mu.h ooCdsnsd Tns people
are the fO,tfeign rulers ol the land and b. ol-
las make.s viii make a Lax contrary 20 ne k9oF "a
wishes Of the people, t-y mus. * '-ci in-.n 10
be broken AssOciGtiCuE oi Mechanics aat " Jrf-
iDeUen he'd convened snd recommended JaiI AMI
eeuitab.e Free School Lsg; but the Le5is ata-e
presented bill Tor lnem % vote Jon Win several
Objectionable features, hoping Il would os n@l1at.
ed Ire people however, supported TOO "a y aud
the Legiflsturs tfsbscenCcd their authority iI Ie
Glazing that vote null Frd VOID and men pre'en,ing
the same laR D. be- ;ed upon AGAIN ny the p-o-
rle. | contend. however, that this bill itrSes At
the very root Of the elective irsncnse' ~ aehynS
any man 70 vote at District school meeting ah'
lees he il o freebooter.
Nr DoAsE Of New York-The gcntemln ia III
cortistert He blsmes the Legislature for repeal
ing the law and then bames It Tor making one
with 20 many Objectionable features.
hF DAY. mere Is no lCOIsbtDu1y III ny 10
MARKS. | said large body Of mechanics and
worLiDemen had framed bll, and asked the Lee
rislstuTe 70 allow the people 70 make II law.
The Legislature pretended 10 consent-oQt pre-
scented one that was o5jectoaa0le-tcst struck
down the right Of elective hanchne 5tuI tne
people voted for il, and it became a IA" OF the
IsuS Now | contend that no one but the people
" no made the law had right % abTosate IL Bat
the Legislature said that because Il contained 50
many Objectionable features, it mnss be repre-
scented 10 the people. y ct they had presented the
same law with all its Objectionable features
Therein ] contend they trausceaded their power.
They 20 directly against the espresso VIII OF the
people aud then censure them on every Occa5lOn
ior breaking the law. | consider tsas act aorosat'
ing the Free School Law an 0cti2H0bts act tne
law presenting il back 10 the people an i4egai ia"
and If the constitution uphods their cause Il IL an
Unconstitutional constitution.
Mr.. o. b. PIERCE Of Oneida-lnq1ired whether
bis friend was OF was not 10 favor OF the free
School Law he was as yet quite unable to de-
termine. -
r.DAY-As the gentleman is arammarian, II
he will change the article The 70 a be IS answered
Mr. PIERcE-TheD, Sir, the way TO nave free
School Law is. for the people ~ vote tor me Free
School Law Then we shall have plan Tor Free
Schools which will he likely 70 work well
Mr.. Field Of Williamsburgb-Ar that the
cause OF the recent unfortunate events IN this City
is mainly to be traced 10 the Ignorance OF the ON.
GERS called the Police. he deprecated the evilao
uneducated officials. We have men IN the Ponce
Who canno, read and write, said.the speaker, who
know nothing OF the Constitution Of the country.
If Education is needed for anything, ii there IS
ANYTHING for which an boDest heart may aspire, II
is that the children Of this country should grow up
to manhood fully informed on all subjects OF Ma
tonsl interest. The speaker went on to lug
trate hia positions at considerable length; bat toe
tep.minute rule cut short his observations. y
slnrp crossfiing occupied nearly all the gentle'
mans time, in which we regretted to perceive
more of personality than argument, and therefore
omit the residue
Mr. FI1cH Of WiIliamsburgh-Mades some re
narks about Sectarianism in Schools, and alluded
to the recent discussions OF this quest on. He did
not wish our Schools to DO sectarian, and had no
fears that such would ever be the case here
TIE subject was debated By few other mem-
bers, and the meeting finally adjourned without
deciding the questions the resolutions being post
norcd nil The next day.