New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-03-30

~. -, ~ he dicsu r,ferred 70 bss resgoad, 40
Ps,s, n. susrsp, be fit Gov.rn@ OF Cai'oroii anf
-, whose character fo' iDtyrty u Ire Cse,Ts S''o
,boye spsp'cionbs- been appointed b. The 's'ansy
.bue cres,ed the Supreme Beach. The L-ss .ta's
81 hs lsst se.s,on had appropriated $tp wv -
cree, q Capitol building, the CONTACT Sas lex me
vuk ooumeIced and i.bJr oooe .n1 mse-
rish fuiBisbed 70 toe amount OF si,'U Tor
TIE purpose only Of making ease 70 80 osiors
the Supreme Court The CoDpls'looers Ts'a'ed "
draw ,ber warrant % th7 C.n.Ioi1r f'f the -Doiat
sbd ,bs raj Of NoDgue- he contractor. w. 'usliss
Conn iisor .r was ougn 10 isrce zoe !ste - dr'w
The ~snsut - required ny lts. W.. s'ee y fge.
delivered tie Opiuon. The qae,f'ons lnvm'eo 10 'i'
care were sdui ted by the c,noie for pslnt'f 10 %
sut staitsly The tau,e those in the case OF tha
PEOPLE Va. JhD-op-tbe c,Dstgutionality VI me
iau-and tbe Cout VS. assed - revieF tast
OPINION The construction Of t1e eigh.h a'i1e u
he Cons,ufion the ONLY QUESTION II Vas M
te, ded tbu this appropri. lou WIS for q neces
ray eyp4De Of tte Gov'rsmeet; Thai the Lg-la are
euuli lot neet nor Tie ate o ;ers DO oa nses WIN
Out house ~ me- ct "a sbd ia wbci 10 peIiJrm oasl.
ptfs spd that The resrctoDs the eighth ar1cle di
o Ter "a the uecerrsry Ipenses pf The Government,
tui OF " 10 works Il inernal improve neat sucl IS,
f instsDce The ccDstfuc1DL OF Lh. wsgotro.d jas
lice Burnett rays: -.
f ID. necessary aud ordinary expenses Of the
sae ormin, .Ic.p ion 10 ,h. ncton, they
were evidently those 'Peei'iy included IN H."
Are sgein bt ssye:
II then the Lesi.ure had DO right State debt
beyond limit fixed BY the Constellation, that ood h.. no
constitutional ht 10 tax the people 70 P.y ayoia DEBT me
pos fol- purp coaiemp sei BY the Consttu'n
Is uDlnieG in the ssaare olt such po~sI doe, noI a
puip Dot SANCTIONED BY that instrument ou. expressly
prohibited Tue restriction upon the oowef Of toe Les stature
oIer noos. The Evil Intended be prevented would 't
and the injury to The peoPe would De tne same zoe
Inv H. u, ,ou.lly be d.Li.d TIE power TO paw Necessary
the contract and they both must stand or
IL sas argued both by the pes 10 the legislative
bsllt Ind By tbe Tor p'aui that Ia Tho rsPsc
the Ctbstitaton orjt adVisory-n MT msn1aij ry.
The CouIt, however decided that IL II nsoRda4Ty.
F.ief sct,N d v
e. Il VET W otrs'oVd old Justice Terry. TIE former
rIe Out hs opinion tor crsiu e,sons 'bereln STATED,
bu tie latter has Dot although II ls SAID be VIII within
lew dave. Chief Justice Murray says
II would not consider Necessary add thing to the
abe opinion OF my ssos, Lot for the pubic
G. INT il .uch isht that IT cannot be msul de.to d.
In be OF The People Jonnsoa this Court stated Is
corollxry from ciuson which 1t Mrvedvz: that
the Wsson Road bill Tss uncopstuuonslote.t the pubic
debt Of the State g. .. over the sum u .S ,ss ~
uLconstutioI ally copuaeed THIS consequence seeueo 70
pec, 70 be sns,r before public opinion the
charge travelling cut Of toe record for the pur
po.s Of 'tsbb.s s's eed ana nu-s the 'aas state
"Ha,ips ,re.dy decided that the eighth article dec-
tory .hs that sppes to the cureSt or neces
& ias nd w,nspted by familiar rules Of construction.
II not intended apply TO the ordinary expenses OF the State
the srticle entirely supeIHuous ample provision made
for the extraordinary expenses such INVASION aud
uetiop or rsh.f they ave ptsd the geoe rule
which Of sppes to the ordinary expenses Again t
n,pts an o,t.I works Of public mutation,
viii be iOui that these are exec 10 me general prohibit
that debt or liability can De scur ed 10 case OF
war rp invasion OF 20 suppress inurecon except the
same shs be authorized BY law Tor some single ooec. OF
work so far from this section extending only TO The prohibit
ton Of object work. you'd be the
Ir,,sit can be essizod vi.ion
hat bill this single object or purpose endorsed b. the
IN conclusion ould al debts CONTRACTED in voa
t;on Of he e,0h arneIs Of utterly s0id
tbs he Legislature power to levy tax appropriate
money for the meht theeo tb. such amount.
Known the State indeb edness although
p'esDs legal e1ence AID no charge on the state may De
Safe nt interfere to prevent the payment VI debts or toe
interest thereon where they have oeen uno0n'u Ony CON
uscted"
Tie mode OF les sljzing this illegal ~ ate Indebted
nSs 10 which he is tor the Legisat ire to Psss
law submitting the whois outstanding indebtedness Vi
the State to the 1pe, aud II m,]orl OF the Voes
cast fer aid sgsnst la favor OF It's payne then
ii csb be paid, If nor, Go'
Ihaye 9rlt,.n thus fully On t1e subject 80 that those
oh your SIDE If I've con'uen intefese "a Id California
State bonds may a. giasce ~nere they are placed
b, this Decision They have no hope but Ia the people
sno nigh Lot say III toe generosity oil me people
That TIRE lie, islatuIe viii pAss Dill submitting the
whole IL after the vote s. have no DOUBT Dat wat
will TIE people do That Is nov the whole question:
II the mat hnd beer subued to them shortly aiIer
the fret or December decision was rendered, tney
would ave said, by large majority, pay the deot
Blu, sine. II at tina many iii IS have IN eveled TO
dtspoil them Of Iber fit generous impulse Inc
Official viIapy which 10 being ought TO Light mas had
powerful effect to nuke thsr &C Ion on this SUBJECT
tlObbUle. ltcy Wo eoo VI
taxing ,ulseivts pay tine eotl for If We do our
own ofic,Is Appoi ite0 T. receive ana disourse the
money viii st.zi 1t all Themselves, ana pe ooad-
ho0ers viii be no beter Oh than they
now De shi vii be mach worse. fnls, or
smeiLiug like It s III IT,. mouth o. every one. Aud
even the very presses whtch two months ago we're
lOuoest IN their ssserios hist the people you'd almost
UNANIMOUSLY vote III favor oi IT, bsve time aud gslo
pre you t. The dp Of bis lat decision advlse1
tie Lepisistuie 10 avoid possible, submitting 10
the People tor 1t Ould create "a ies:fal ISSUE, sod
the people might Lot approve the debt But nov toat
ii musi be submitted to the popular decree, they say
not ole word shout it lDdetd tney lear the popular
voice on this State Debt question; AID 30 do for II
il wee 10 be decided to WofrO~, | AIN firmly OF tue
opinion after consulting with well informed persons
fIom almost every pori Of the State, that large
majority would be sssDst paying the debt. AanS OF
thu wbo tso months or Blk weeks since. were De
cidedy in fsyo Of are now as decde0ly against
H. Tie matter has Guessed Ia the ssiatue ana
that bocy was almost wholly Of the opaion maj IL
ought not 10 be submitted TO the people, lest they
would repuc isfe Committees we're appointed TO con-
so and tuggest some plan BY which tue debt could
be psid without popular VOTE Resolutions were In
tOductd 10 both branches declaring the eighth article
Of the Constitution sdvi.try only. This ~as before
tie decsoD III the of NoDgues "a. Douglass was
rendered Slnle that time, resolutions have oesn To-
uoductd declaring that article mandatory Dat have
not yet oeen acted on. Whichever way me Legsa.
tuIe may decide will 81 difference Inc tribunal
eupd wtied to constIue Constitutions has given Its
o, mOn, aud that must stand
IN this state Of fscs the eager advocates OF Con-
stitutiops Convention have Used ali their ingenuity To
foiwed their oesgps, BY attempting to get the Legs.
lat lie 10 declae that the State Cove st an
END; thai tie Legislature adjourn, de- aud TO say
that the Oily hOpe oi eX0sion fCm present d.
lenma is in calling Convention TO revive the entire
Constitution. These zeaots blsme The Constitution
ana the Coz tuition only g.tting int) the dii
Guilty, Wte .as tie TACT ", taat musa abused but
nevertheless worthy instrument DID ali IN ia 20 xer
pIeveGt just such staie OF things DOG see
These CUletu l0Dal retorneIs Cannot succeed; they
| have been aud and sill b. sxnaly reoaked.