The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-22
Low Stands the State What are the Pros
poets.

TIE Wigs have held the power in this state ever
snse the adoption Of the presen. constitution.
When LOOMS, Hoffman, and their mall band q
ahra and radical followers, commenced, in 1872,
~ agitation o. the liestion Of organizing cor
vention for amending Of the featur,s of the
constitution of ls2, the proposition was secuted by
the wings, and the leading spirits Of the old aud
formidable Albany regency. The main purpose of
rcysi On, as was ale ged, 10 restrain corrupt
legislatures from involving the people in debt, In
M shape Of loans to railroas and other corpora
tshs without stab lity or soul-to eoonomize In the
son pletion Of the public Eorks-to abolish the
eoor.a Of Errors and Chancsry. These were the
psipeipal reasons, ard they we're piansiols that
ne current VI public opinion sooa brOagh; the COZ
vsstisn into exstsnce and aston. Al. opposition
~ overcome, and the opponents Of The measure,
ssnprripg .be old, shrewd, aud lcadsg politicians,
A,sing their Resistance powsrio-s, al down With
AsSss arms, awaiting the result.
In the convention a race Of ra1icalism Wa .cen,
.seh party. democra. and wing, striving 10 BE- fore
po,s 10 convincing the people Of their greatest 1--we
Anho1yb the origin Of the :onyen ion Fas With The
ssno.,at- Of the radical order sti before 10. con
ss..on- the discreet anil eves vatcnful ~higs ma
n.ssd 10 steal away large portion Of their IA an
ssr 40 that 81 the same election By rAch he
y.ople adopted the constitution the Whig succeed
n ou.ting silas Wright, and placed John Young in
The ruberr atorisl chair. In 1873 Hamilton lIsh
Wa elected Go7ernlr, ald IN $50 Mr. HINT also
vhis. became his successor. The r.sul. Wa, that
although he demo rats suc,sciod in obtaring
ne, eonstitution, they Immediately lost power ga
shs state, and the wings have triamphaatly suc
.csded AZ every subsequent election. The dono
cYafs beat the b. y, and the Fhigs caught tn bird
Within six weeks, state Convention are % be
held TO select card dates for state officers, % b.
,o,.d for at the November election. The whis.
have two separate organiIet ons. CA tie one side,
the committee Of silver greys viii call conven'
tlo.. .f the friends Of the President. the compro
misc. and the national administration. The Se"ard
ab,i,tion wh;g opponents Of Mr.. Fillmore will al'o
hold convention The section will only no inmate
o,o n he ,rsscn, state officers, Christopher Nor
gan. a. Secretary Of Stase. Hunt, the Treasorer
and Fuller, the Comptroller, by appointment, "in
both BE- discarded By the central junto, well Know
ing that their defeat would be inevitable. MOI
psn, the peculiar pet of W6ed aud Seward,
will again be put in nomination az reward
for his aid and comfort. Cook, the fnancier Of
Saratoga, IL anxious for the yomp,rollership, but
n, he has been promised the nomination for 60
yernor in ls52 will remain content Tor the present
Orlando Allen, Of Buhalostho pioneer On the canal
ban. and hnancier Of considerable notoriety,
A .ost likely to be rewarded with that nomination
us "a uupposed TO be strong with the canal ia'ers,.
Cedses. Of Onondsgs, will be placed On The ticket,
az state Engineer or Canal Commirsioner' a. f's
,ss,e.,on to he S.pato is entirely ont % he qac-
zion. ne isau 5ng the n REQ ambitions d hi eco
sicr 81 he par'y, end from l.'plaltiai kHoTie'g'