New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-12-18
THE STATE CANVASSERS.

To tie Editor Of TA v. Tribune
SIR: TIE following paragraph from your paper OF
the 9th inst seems to call f,r come notice:
hoped to get the oei, declaration Of the s,ts Gao
b h but following the bad x4mPie OF the View
York Board met did nothing and adjourned until to-day
This paragraph does great Injustice to the Stats
Canvassers-beirg written with any know edge Of
the reasons why the Board adjourned.
The Canvass OF NewYork City and County WA
not received q, the Secretsrys office uurl Monday II
i, had been recei we'd by the 3Oh November the Board
would have csnvassed the returns and declared the
r. suit last Saturday But the Canal Board I'd made
an appointment meet at Holly the 5ih inst
294 mies from Albany, which male II necessary to
appoint Thursday, the 7th, for the meeting OF the
Board Of State Canyssssrs.
The storm, which commenced on SUNDAY and con-
timed with more or less vioetce for four days rem
dered il impossible for MIR Spsudns, the Treasu er,
Ia reach Albany from Buffalo The Attorney General,
who bad promised to be present, led TO Goshen,
Ia the tick bed OF biz soD not expected To- live The
State Engineer snd Survey has not 30 sr recovered
from bis injury his ribs and collar bone being broken
as 10 be able 10 leave his loom.
Messrs Cook and Leaveoworth met on Thursday
morning, sDd adjourned till clock p NJ, in the
hope that the TIeasurer and Attorney General would
arrive by that time
They met purs part 10 adjournment and 10 the
time the telegraph bad announced the inability OF
Messrs. SpauldiDg and Holman TO be present
Thtreupon they roti6.d the Mayor and Recorder ~
Albany 10 meet them Friday morning at 10 o clio *.
At II at hour the Board met AND, With two snort IN
termissions worked till 81 at ngh'-compl' ting the
etti,e canvass in one day. They adjourned this
morning 10 decide upon the allowance OF ceftrn
scattering votes TO foot up the columns and sign the
certificates.
Before clock the whole work WIS &c somplished,
and the Board adjourned uhs de.
No former State Canvass was ever gone through
with in the same time.
The AiJany Alas groSls surlily at the Board for
its hot haste and nui.ers something about inperfsc
returns The County Clerks make three copies Of the
record Of the County Canvass and send one 10 ths
Secretary of Sls'e one 10 the Controller aud one 70
the Governor The three copies were sll compared
with each other in the canvas and all aereed-no
errors OF mperfeclioDs appearing that would JUSTIFY
the calling together Of any County Board 70 make
corrections. Indte ed the work OF counting the votes
seems TO have been a. well and wisely done a. NE
voting of the people.
You cannot bur sckno Sledge that your censure vas
vbelly uriu.t You ought - besr In mind. before
comparing the Board with your County Supervisors,
Il al the State cers have extra pay, ana that the
Msyor and Recorder Of Albany are MT entitled to
any CONF ensaton tor ihi. labCrious work.
The daily paper is a sort OF tr-sd-lnlll whose de-
usnos admit OF no delay and no adjournment The
d,mal leader must appear, III spite of sesrne-. ..
headache. The ssme promptses. is neither possible
nor rece ssary in the performance Of many paoic
duties. l. il impossible for you accustomed ~ ,oa
are to the daily drill editorial and the constant dew
cry Of copy 10 conceive that son. delay aud si-
journnent of public Affairs IS quite consistent with
iisthfune.s Of service and honesty of purpo-e
Very truly Sours, u. Johsso'.
SATURDAY. Dec g lpt