New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-05


proper and justifable course; they ad-
iourned and the Extra Session was called.
involving an appeal to the people Of the
twelve deserted districts, both as to the
bill itself and the conduct of the deserving
Senators.
This is not what the sonspirstors wanted.
It puts them upon their own justification
without the possibility Of arguing that the
Wings have admitted they were in the
right. Where they hoped to have their
action sustained by the terror they be
lieved their opponents would feel az it'
badness; where they expected not to be
arraigned for it till its offensive features
were softened down by the mellowing In
huence of triumph and of time, they lind
themselves suddenly confronted with an
indignant people from whom the nature
and motives of their intrigue cannot be
concealed. From the rural districts they
receive no consoling assurances of support,
save the stereOtyped utterances OF their
own journals; while in this city so healthy
is the state of public sentiment on this
question, that meeting called at Iamma-
nv Hall on purpose to sustain the ectlon
of the recusants, is attended by scarce two
hundred citizens. and boasts of Daniel +.
Sickles and Capt. Rynders for It's most
di.tir guished orators.
Such is the design and such the nature of
,bisshsir; the twelve Senators resigned in
order 10 get up an available issue for the
Fall election. and for no other reason. Their
constitutional reason IS mere CANNON. lt
remains TO be seen whether the party reason
will prove any better.
Il is known that the Canal bill wss not
brought forward as party question. 1t
was proposed in the Assembly by Mr.. Bur
roughs, an Opposition member; the Wings
had no desire to appropriate 1t to them
selves; the enlargement was a matter OF
pressing necessity; the interests Of the en-
tire State required it to be completed as
soon as possible, and accordingly they were
ready heartily to support bill which, OK
ercislug the constitutional authority OF the
Legislature, provided for having it done
with all practicable dispatch. If the hered-
itary enemies of the Canal system had
never laid aside their opposition to 1t be-
fore, here was an occasion when 1t migat
bo hoped they would do 50. The value OF
the Canals to the State and the need Of the
enlargement could no longer be disputed
. The revenues were certain, and the Treas
ury was put under no new responsibility by
the bill There was then reason to support
it generously as a measure Independent OF
party considerations. But such was not 20
bo the case. a portion of the Opposition
saw in the bill the opportunity of politi-
cal msneuver, and embraced it with the
desperation of a party whose hopes Of
power are few and feeble. And nov it
stands before the people, in great measure,
but we are happy to say not wholly nor IN
all places as party question.
But as far as the Wing party is concern
ed We see nothing to regret in this state OF
things. 1t can desire no better war cry
than that forced upon it in the present con-
test. We are more than willing to be- der
tilted with the speedy enlargement ar
completion Of the Canals and with the right
of the majority to govern, for that is to be
identified with the plsinest interest Of the
State, of her farmers, mechanics, msnufac-
turers and merchants, and with the plainest
principle of our institutions, against party
intrigue, which is secured from contempt by
nothing but its magnitude and audacity.