New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-21

tire fsireet oruspec. but nsth hsr msn nor S;scs cn
be elevsted by chairng down tie mAnnooo U uu7,
or the ruprenscy Of the other, to Euss0 'n''N H'D'
e1ctstes.'
In this spirit, Mr.. Dickinson proceeds to de-
bounce the Judicial, Baking, Sbgle District and
other features Of our present Constitution as IL IL
were all defomiiy ard failure. We are g'esuy
u s.aksn if q majority can be found to synPstaizs
with this reckle.. impeachment. On the contrary,
we consider our Free Banking system scarcely sus-
esptble Of improvement, and most certain not 10
be improved BY substitution Of what Mr. Dichn'
ron styles money in the hand, Of the bankers for
securities in the public chest. The securities have
always been forthc oming when required; the money
Is we know by sad experience, is always found TO
have Just stepped out whenever it is urgently
needed. Last year would have broken half the
Banks in The State coDclusively aud inflicted on
their bill.hoders loss Of thirty to fty cents on
the dollar, had Mr.. Dickinson's favorte Banking
system been then in operation.
Nor do We feel wiling to abolish the restriction
Oh the increase Of our Public Debt. We are willing
to 60 as fast and far the best friend of the Canal
Enlargement in pressing that work to completion;
and while prefer the Taxing to the Debt-incres'-
ipg policy, we ,hall acquies.e in whichever ma
jority of the Legislature msy decide on. But
apart from that great work, we perceive no necss-
sity and 60 justf cation for an increase OF State
Debt but very urgent rea,ons for its payment in
full at an early day. We did not particularly sd
vocste the Debt.HmitiDg article when our present
Constitution was framed but We think tue pre-
ponder.nce of reasons low favor its retention.
Mr.. Dickinson thinks our State Senate was q
mo.t intelligent and disnifed body under the Con-
sttution of 1921, but that it has fallen of deplOra
bly, u1 der that of 1916. 1t may be impolte to dis
rent from this opinion, 10 view Of the fact that Mr..
D. was Senator under the former instrument but
has Lot been under the latter; yet We feel obliged
TO do it. Messrs. r. Bsbcoch, Putnam (. Brooks,
Geddes, j. b. Williams, Diven, Stow, and other
Senators, whose names must occur to any one fs-
miar with the recent history of our State, seem to
us pretty fair legslators-Iuire Is good @ some
we knew in Mr.. Dickusons Senatorial days. Nor
can We admit that the Constitution, as whole,
is 90 obnoxious and unfit as Mr.. Dickin-
son represents il. If it be, why has the
ex-senator kept silence go long How came
the whole State to endure such an abortion
so uDmurmurngly until Mr. Stow-a member Of
the Convention Of ls46, and one of the few who
refused to sign its oDstitution-hsppened to be
chosen TO the Senste-certanly not because of his
hostility to the Constitution, for nothing was said
or known. Of this in the canvass Of last Fall We
cheerfully reccgrize and welcome Mr. Dickinson
as an apostle Of Constitutional Reform-we are
glad to find so inveterate an Old Hunker in favor
Of any reform whatever-but We cannot suppress
Cd apprehension that Mr.. D. is "running the thing
" into the ground" and by the intemperance Of bis
denunciation, the sweeping nature Of the changes
he advocates, making more enemies than friends
for the proposed Convention.