The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-04
Ths special Election and the Canal Ques-


TIE hustle and din incidental = al political con
tests are already heard throughout the state, IA
sdvarse Of the special election, which i soon T.
tale place or The purpose Of filling the vacancic,
seeasoned BY the resignation Of the twelve e-na-
sor- Who broke NJ the session q he Legislature,
rather than permit The passage oi the b.I foF The
s.laIg ment Vi the canals Roth parties arc n the
fsld, and are using al he appliances and intrigue
- carry their point, for which political parties "a
an countries are celebrated Il j. amusing to reid
she GU yamIaon, and NONSENSE which are pcrr.-
trats u, .e party organs while It j. refreshing
s~e the niger question thrown aside, md whiss
md democrats going into the .:rife oil i-.ues
The excitement which peryades the State o. this
subject val hrrt the abolition convention which i
10 commence az Syracuse the 18th lust, aud
sepriye its debera,ons and resolutions Of much q
fhe importance which would otherwise be- attached
10 them. The canal bill viii, for time Il least,
swallow up the niger question and IN that respect,
d NO, in Others viii he of benefit @ the state
The press Of both parties however, shuttle and
sroid the real question. The senate did. They
indulge 10 abstraction. aud intrigue, ;or the pur-
posc Of dcceiying and cheating the people while
they Zip over the principal point Of what earthly
use caa It be- on an appeal to tie people, por-
.
together the members u tbe convention watch
amended the constitution, i9r The purpose 81
getting frsm them "a expression II their yicrs
concerning the provision n that instrument,
prohibiting any increase u til state debt The
.tiu'iou i before tie people and = the law Of
thc land uz.l changed. i provides t. manner il
which state debts shall l. created, b. submitting
eseh law otoatins such deb; 70 thc people, al the
al.f.@ dFfsf haf
u "a absurd IL an enlightened r. q insert such
Iro,r IN The c9nsttutiou a. All. che Legislature
ought 10 have faced he music al once ,-uined tic
constitutional responsibility. and thrown themselves
bar won the peofl. 10 tie constitutional way.
Instead II taking thi. m@aly eour-e, tLcy shufied
NJ und ne constitution. ana sought t. violate X.
Thi- ihc course nv being pufsued IS n rress
and lenlcr. u both Iar.,.. The question u co.
hTgrs H. canal. L submitted q Only . fraction 4
H., u.a.sc., and their decision ]. T. = hns l'adcr
che circumstance, triumph T. he rhis j. CT
sain but mea0sr way of accomplishing ! y,ry
s1a..blg y jet eoall fo' ~ Tss0lted e..
CE,.,rssiF 81 rrtE .yrr..,S PGt,s.--pa, e
IA mot euriou. mos, men.s X ,he .6inet waioh
ar. IL, iJent FFlmor, Ell maintain. tagir
place (. 10 ttlb.i.A ssAaJr-hp Oter thc pres,
iLe sh.ef bureau II which !. at NalAagtou. III,
SUI .ai.t d IL. nsoiy sens.tu.a4 power w. rc-
ssaly sued il 81, Eppdt.. L uoulsaiel lhe
idca ttat IL. iee-llis il nysr y To- almi-
nis.F4ton -beult n5t fa4-, u.c Prs.i4 n.id
gu,tton - cahya.. 81, merit. 9fa0y candidate l,r
I,s White iiou.c 80 I'll .pod q Office. TIL.
cdS,. .incalaFly enough, wa.iss!,l AFTER Nr Web
rter .,n Na,hif gtop- ani 80 iaienlgt g ,r~sst.
sgan-l ary desire 81 thc paH 4 - public q hs.r
a.. ga t9F AMI sfeaEcr en national int4.. ~ points