Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-21
The Wing Party in New York

- NSa' aro tue W NHlS parry IN New York were
rent INTO two sections at the Convention at Syra-
cuse, IN consequence of resolution adopted
there, endorsing the enemies of the compromise
measures and their course in Congress. which the
friends of those measures thought amounted
| to condemnation of the President and his Cabi-
| net who had favored them. The latter after
wards assembled at Utica and laid down their
| platform-though uniting in favor of the same
ticket. with the Syracuse Convention.
We are graffed to learn that the central COM
mittees of the two conventions, at the instance
and recommendation of COMMITTEES appointed
by the whig members OF the legislature have met
together and agreed upon a call for the Wings of
the State to meet in convention at Syracuse on
the 18th of September next. The call, it is said
by the n. Y. Express, was drawn by an eminent
friend of the administration, urged by the Whig
Legislative Committee and finally accepted by
the Syracuse organization after a deliberation
protracted during three days.
The notice sets out with declaration of the
sentiments which have heretofore been enter
tanned by the Wing party in connection with the
tariff, and other subjects not involved in the
slavery controversy, and proceeds as follows:
That the Wings of the State, as body, are
lnt1eNlby opposed to the subsection of any terri
tory of the United States now free, to laws i'm
posing Involuntary servtnde, except as pun
ishtnent for crime and they rejoice that no pro-
position TO that effect is now pending is likely
to be presented; while. at the same time, they
unqialifedly acknowledge the right of every SOW
ereign State to regulate its own municipal insti-
! tutions IN such manner It's people may deem
most conducive TO their safety and happiness
without interference, directly or indirectly, bv
citizens of other States or subjects of other
countries.
That the wings of this State will abide bv the
Constitution of the United States IN all its parts.
and that they will receive its true meaning and
construction from the judicial tribunals i has
created for that purpose; and will always sustain
and defend such decisions. as the law of the land.
until they are reversed by the same tribunals:
That the laws Of Congress, and Of the State
Legislatures. pronounced constitutional by the
judicial tribunals. must be enforced and implicit
ly obeyed and that while this is cheerfultv re-
cognized the duty of all subjects of the laws
yet that the right Of citizens voters. is equally
! undeniable 10 discuss. with full and mutual re-
| gard for the rights and interests of all parts of
the confederacy (Which it is as necessary now TO
maintain, as it was indispensable TO achieve the
blessed Union of these States) the expediency of
such laws, and the proprety of any of their
| provisions, and TO seek, BY constitutional means,
/ their repeal Or modification.
That all who animated by sincere desire
! to preserve the Union unimpaired, and the free
! Institutions which it snstains and guarantees BY
| which alone individual security and national
! peace and prosperity can be perpctuatcd, must
condemn all attempts to defeat or render inefect-
ual, any laws passed by constitutional majorities
of legislative bodies, in either the Federal or
| State Governments, and that the wings of New
York will ever be found prompt to render pa
! triotic acquiescence in all such laws:
That the National Administration is entitled
| to the confidence and support of the Wings of
| New York, for the eminent ability and the patri-
| otism which have characterized its measures for
its successful management of foreign affairs ::
the generous sympathy it has exhibited toward
an oppressed people struggling for freedom the
/ force and dignity with which it has maintained
| the right 10 indulge such sympathy, and with
which it has rebuked the threats of an imperious
! government 10 violate the mnunites of an ac-
| credited public agent, and the determination it
| has evinced to repress and defeat all movements
tending to impair the public faith, and all unlaw-
ful enterprises calculated to disturb the public
peace and provoke civil war. or to sever and
weaken the relations of any State with the Union.
| FRANcE.-It will be gratifying TO the friends
Of Constitutional liberty in France to learn the
defeat of the great question of revising the Con-
sttution which we have the qualification cf an
nouncing in columns to-day.
The motion to revise having been defeated can
not be renewed for three months, at which time
it is presumed lie friends Of Louis Napoleon will
again bring it forward, and each party will in the
| intermediate time be indnstriously employed in
making proselytes and strengthening its forces by
every means in its power. If the Republican par
ty stand firm the monarchical party will be as
badly defeated as they have already been.
| 1t seems to be considered thing impossible
! that French President should lay down his pow
er as an American President vacates his office,
without attempt at usurpation, without arms,
and without an effort to destroy the Constitution.
Should the example once be set, however, the
hope will grow stronger that permanent and
prosperous Republic in France will yet gladden.
the hearts of the friends of well regulated gov
ernment throughout the world.
The news below was brought by the Atlantic
TO New York August Sd.
France.-The Revision Overheard.
The question Of Revision received its quietus
on Saturday evening, July 10th. The general vote
| was taken, and the result was a very decided vic
tory in favor of the .Republic.n The whole num-
~ ~
proportion of an Assembly consisting, when it is
complete, of $50 members; but of 1856 at this time
as there are il vacancies. In fact only IL mem
bers OF the whole House were absent, and of
these 2, who would have supported the revision.
were shut out by accident The votes were TAX
en- with great care and deliberation, each mem
Der passing over the tribune to deposit his card
in the urn, an operation which lasted two hours,
and when the lists We're counted it was found that
446 had voted for the proposed revision, and 27s
against it. The actual majority in favor of the
proposition was, therefore, los; but as it requr-
ed by law majority of three-fourths in order to
pass, it was Of course rejected The number re-
quired to carry the revision in such House
would have been 543, consequently the actual
majority fell short of the ma aiority required by
97-or, in other words, if 80 members who vot.
ed against the revision had voted for it the
ure would have been carried
The following was the result of the ballot
Whole number Of votes, 724
Number necessary to obtain revision, or
one more than three-fourth, 544
Number necessary to defeat the revision,
or one more than one fourth, 1S2
Votes given in favor Of revision 446
| Votes 81 012