New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-06-18

lie withdrew this motion at the request OF the
Hon. w. g. DAwSoS Of Georgia.
MIR. DAwsoE said, in the course Of his remarks,
! hope all Ail speak without excitement, AMI
speak with deliberAtion. agree with my friend
from Virginia that the attempt is made to connect
this Convention with the widest sort OF Democ-
racy-the Democracy of numbers. For the first
time, the large States presume to control the
sovereignty of the States. The principle
contended for will uproot your COnstitu-
tion and the sovereign character of the
States will be Frustrated to numbers
[Applsuse.l The little State Of Rhode Island
is entitled to the same power in virtue other
sovereignty Of either Of the great States Of New
York. Pennsylvania or Ohio, and yet the Con-
servative party of the country are asked that
numbers shall govern, ard not the sovereignto Of
the States. know the subject has not been
properly considered by the Wing party. This
question Of power shows the necessity OF
rigid adherence to the Constitution to pre-
serve the liberty Of the States, and the
Union of the States. [Applause.l And | pro-
claim it now, this is the widest effort to
ALLEVIATE one section of the country from the other
Why this innovation upon all established rules
Is it that the sovereign States are governed by no
rules when the sOvereignties are represented here
by Delegates / have long belonged to the Wing
party. because believed it TO be conversatiVe
and that it stood on principle, and because be-
lieved it would be the last to desert the principles
on which the Confederacy is founded. When
it deserts those great principles, so help me
God will abandoa it, [Renewed applSnsel If Te
adopt the course proposed, power will be welded
by the majority and not by the sovereignty re-
coenized by the Constitution-and but three
States would seem to have any position, the great
States of New. York, Pennsylvania and Ohio. |
desire no discussion, but wish to impress upon the
Wings the necessity of an adherence to principle
and TO pursue the old practice marked out from
the day you called this Convention. Do you
suppose that Rhode Island, Delaware and Georgia
are going to acknowledge their inferority to those
great States !
A New-York Delegate here asked whether the
States are repr ,sented in their Senatorial as well
as Representative capacity
MIR. DAwsON-Certainly.
The Delegate continued, and said, Well, we
have our two Senatorial Delegates against your
two.
Mr.. DAwsoy-I am a Delegate at Large from
the State of Georgia. l acknowledge the great
ness Of New-York but her political rights under
the Constitution are not greater than the rights
of Georgia. [Applause.l And my word for it,
whenever you seek to sap the foundation of con-
stitutonal rights, the party will end in dissolu-
ton, as it should. | proclaim my sentiments be-
cause have been a Wing when numbers crushed
me, and have rallied all my powers to the
support of the Wing party, because | believe
it to be conservative; but to-day and yester-
day it seems that all these great views are to
be laid aside, and the power of numbers
against the sovereignty of the States, is to
rule. saw the Wing party going to dissolution,
relying on the power Of numbers and disre garding
constitutional rights and laying down train to
which match may be applied, to blow 1t into
fragments. stand then on the old beaten track oil
principles and the objects of the party, and act
with becoming confidence toward one another
Applause
Mr. AsHMUY-I do not rise to make speech,
but a suggestion to all sides, to all the Wings OF
tho Convention. We are all prematurely getting
excited on what think is rather an immateriai
question. We are delaying the proceedings.
this Convention, because so long as tho debate
continues the Committee on Credentials will not
remain in session, considering that they have
q right to participate in our proceeding
They have not concluded their labors, and
will not go out again until the discus
sion is concluded. Now | say to gentle
men on all sides, and to the gentlemen from
PENNSYLVANIA, Virginia and Georgia, that there is
no occasion for this alarm. Let the Convention
lie organized, and then proceed to the dispatch o
business; and now, before another voice stirs up
additional feeling propose that the Convention
with a view Of giving the Committee on Creden-
tails further time, adjourn until tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
II was agreed to by reclamation, and an adjourn
ment was accordingly announced. while delegate
was crying Justify for vote by States.
Defeat of the Maine Liquor Law in Connecti-
cut.
NEw.HAvrN, Thursday, June II, 1852.
The Maine Liquor Law has just been
lost in the House, by vote of Ia to 100.
Ney.York state Temperance Society.
SYRACUSE, Thursday, June II, 1882
The New ork State Temperance Soci-
etv assembled In Annual Convention In the City Hall
here AZ 10 o'clock this morning Hermon Camp Esq,
he PRECEDENT in the Chair lie made able address,
which was cordially responded to, by vote OF thanks
from the Society The proceedings OF the last Annual
Meeting were read
Some discussion ensued as to who were entitled TO
seats resulting In an invitation 10 all present to psr
nate The Annual Report was then read BY w. II.
Bnrleeb Corresponding Secretary pending the discus
sion OF which the Sociery adjourned
The attendance good and ably represents the talent
and moral worth Of the temperance community
Illness Of Postmaster General Hall.
TRENTON, Thursday, June II, 1852
Postmaster General Hall was taken with
violent attack Of disrrhae In the last evening
and was obliged to stop at Princeton In consequence.