New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-05
gate ,t,t esessd net 10 conveoiion % The Die I.

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w~ lo'iiicul oIe m-nsged by the D-mocra'ic stand
hgI"hnltte q! tie Nsate witch b. lieNe to be true
ehI"uth co not cbUrse TO vUuch for IT, The otLer
~ nc" aie uneAc'Piorsbly tor,ct and derived frc'n
1be voios Dotd at the first eC tton nearly Fix
,hootoDd az the cond sr1y thousand The nun
Der celt gd'es th. o! tue Lgat M, ia tie
nfs' ttveitOr, vas fol'y Int The upportouuent by
hcptole of The eecon0 titctn -eve0ly tw1or u-
"eic, bt tevtity two mt in Convention. The free
Wine nalts over ivo1ty.OJe ycsrs Of age exceeded
t"tu!- thousand 20 that would appear taat the
popui' Convention not III tnin'd Oy III 1jorty
o. the votis exec pit upon the pr ncipe that those
ca lot yUt. Considered cons nting The
C0ubt'r t Mouioe aId msromb op ned ho 20 l. for
ibt D'ctnbtr Convention These proc-ecin cans
b. fOie the SeLeIe, ara gave Use to a ep tied deb ate
III wlich b toes of tue question were advoca ed
With great ability zeal, aud no ri, gle objection
has been r.i'ed IN the care now before the House
pye pe % 't viii fFn as y "a snd p5r eyfft I.
few extracts from the dictates in the Senate
Dir. MONS of Oh cOntended :" that the sec.
"OId Convention was held without any au h0dty
"d law whatever; that this dOciriLe does away with
"Hl CuI c, uSutODs and l8ws, ano throws back on
"thc original elements of society He d.signates
the Convert az the mere ply ysical or nu-
- melical power t tie people of Michigan, exercised
IN their primary assemblies without the authority Of
"aIy Law OF the State, snC Lot OI! VT out the
tioD OF aIy constitutional provision. b.t direct
COZ trsytiton Of Constitution and law, anc by
Numerical st ngh e,icenced y plur alty ofvoto-."
IL IS TO rersn obligatory the Stat. in al time TO come
and the eOLst uted uuttt rites OF the
coItrl sId shch the PoPe themselves accord
TO he provion Of their own totsita can ns' -r ter
stldst or su'e d y
IA, sSys iufth,r:
Let be COZ stsnty in uild that there been
w. I f to zoe or coLs III. Ss,
puruabce of a las OF tie Ststo, especially
!, the po,i.io. Of that s~ This dr..e ed
the oIpst Of Coz Subsequent TO this decision
fi.f The ule tl-- mi.
a, ,Ls result uss ,b,r sn,ther Convention was h-ld'
He foitt.i conteIded that, sdnlttir the Insult
ci bcy Of The higuu 'r oil the pNht of ipegulanty
tie eV'o'uce 10 tuIIoIt IL, p'oceedrs was ent,ly
iDco mpkte aDo unsatisftItoryi and alludog 10
tie QuHrcaioI t voters aud notice OF eie tiOn the
eutGIjug of ut gee the collecting return. aud count
iIg tie votes, end the details Of election geueraly,
lie said: "A these tacfs entirely unknown TO the
Sci bi-" that tie Serate sbcut to establish the
"nuth Of a fact about which they knew but little,
"ctpt from public runor, pero graph, in ~sp ,pers
"Or the stafemtLts aid assertions OF individuals not
"u der oatb"
And when met 10y the argument that technical ev
dtice wHs never itqurec III leg rlaon, hnG tuat auy
kind Of LfolnatiOn euffcieut which satisfied tue
mud G egrat, r, whether legal evidence not, he
eomitteo the corecthtss Of the rule se' eral,, but
col ttndt that this wbs an exception, because OF the
Lrhyc character Of tie pIO fedihg and that tre Sen
ate wei. actii upon 1t in juciclal capacity Another
Ser btT says:
"Whs e,io.ce had the s.na'e Of the orsanil,on of the
CobVtnoi or OF the oeaz. ion OF the popular assemblies
eppCil 'leiI De egatt that CoAveLoll VITO they
WeIe hs net eLc voted we have no 1frusion Wto gave
,ht % boc A oi VIA u'o 'Ae olle iSce ,e tna .'io
WeIe be p,egalt' sworn If so they extajudic a.
oahs sno IU m dut Oh them Ii face sas Lot roc-ed
il the fCius OF aw for t'e! were totally dssgaoed"
Mr.. Can oup oes'gDateo the proceeding a. "canger-
"ous aid revolutionary; arc, speak OF the second
ConvtnoD coneho I'd That this informal a-eeuiby this
"CaUcur Hr ht nigh; csll It," had light to "tup"r
"stce the solemn txpessen of tie will OF the people
OF Michigan, gvtU in the rmal and cOnstitu utIonal
"w way" And again, "'bat thi- assembly mad
nj tho1t at cpul1 yptr, de
" tion O. Mcbigan ana tOu'd not UNDO what had been
g con. by the guaily constituted Convention of the
people
arguments made il ht present case we're made then,
hu' the above are sDiicie1'. Gtnuemen m.y 6ban.
dOn the hope Of starting ary Lew points. Inen, rs
now, it war conierdec That the proceeding had only
the authority Of popular primary asseubies, and
Irregular add WITHOUT law; that few al tricfs hal
ot paitciI iIaed i'll the election that major ty Of all
te vO els hah lot come to TIE polls; that the oahs
were extra judicial aIC not bin0ns; that there was
IotecLmcaiy gal evidence ot the facts; AID tha al
though tie rec meal Iu, OF eyldeL not
ssry IL eg'slove action geoeTay yet that the Seuate
bctirg iDcci. snc that re asOn stri 4; proof
was necessary and singular cOnc ience, in that
this, the popular movement was oopo ed be
1t sDPeraeded pror eiecton held under legs-
lat authority
Whsttvtf p;intr of diff, renee existed were. as with
former preCtGeDts favor OF the now te'ore tbe
House. Oar evide1ce tf what 6Oue Is far more
pre- cIse satlstacory VIII { our preceding ~ 1t
Involves appoi'iUnmeIt Or cOIvrn',Dn, w"uc re-
uune far less. Oar election had the authority OF
form oil proclamation, tgned by large numbers of the
u Uple TIE qJd hCatODe OF voters were tue sane ~
cts gnated b, Coz gress majority of vaers had most
probably participated in the election. Tue pIiOr eiec
lion Inch W. seek 10 -upe!sere, IL shown tn be void
il its.f Whit above sbo bey ono all, is the disiinc
ton Il at the object of the fo,mer proceeding IL
rtvocdby to fx the bouIdar!e- of sovereign State,
anO of tts, Oily 10 conef the privilege OF consulting
de' gate.
Tine will not ferve to quote the able and satss,nsn-
Ike arguments by which the ObJectObs were met.
Suffice to ray, that in support OF the movement OF
the o, ople were fpbd such able and experienced las
yers ano statetmen Rive- Of Virginia. Benton OF
Mi-souri, buchanan Of P.nnry'vdhi+, Wright and
TnImsCcc Of Ne y York Gruudy of Tennessee Niles
of Come ticu Strange AID Brown of North C.rolina,
Wa ktr Of Mississippi Kirg and Nichols of Alabama,
FutOu of ArkaDs6r kiug of GeUrgia, aud others.
Ard in the House the Geba'e wae OF the same charac-
ter II disca.s in both were deliberate aud fun
authciti,s were 'argey quoted, aLd the fuddsmentai
doctrines of our institutions thoroughly aud
elsbniately examineo; and tue result VS., an
act Of Congress admitting Michigan in the preamble
t. which this popular novemeht az q second Coh'eh
ton received solemn ana e1ptst sanction as tue act
Of the peoyle Of the state of Michigan The most
ave ulous ktr for precedents ak nOthlug more.
Tpo, that foundation alone the great state of s ch-
gan rests 10 this Union aud the assembled WISDOM
Of the uaiiou backed by the Presidential approval of
Gen Jack on, deemed it, the most Thorough exSm-
inatoD broad eI Ough, and strong enough, abd cetP
,uourh 70 sustain great weight, nno II tune heS
hut y, red aid approved their decision, surely Sir
THE House will not cOnsiceI 100 iraL 10 suslain
Territorial Dele gate.
WISNr,HITK CoUSTY, lowA.-Tne completion OF
the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad to Prairie du
Chen will BE- likely to have favorable effect on
the northwestern corner Of Iowa. In those counties
bo,deii. . upor Minnesota and Wisconsin, foe. well