New-York tribune., 1867-09-25
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.

The State Constitutional Convention met this
morning at o'clock ,...s,
Several petitions were presented ana rcierrcu 49,,
Mr. CI'RTIs Rep RIchmond) called up his reSouuoh
providing for adjournment iroh to-t"y un''i NV
and Tuesday in November He sand it was clear that the
o,, of the Convention cOuld not he finished IN time 10
srhmit te Constitution at the ensuing election lie
therefore advocated the proprety Of adjournng over
We were about entering upon an important eeeuGn' @ @ anu
Ton lie believed It TO determine whether te Inis n
energies the struggle. He proposed 10 aQoHI% % 10 &
acad Tuesday iu November reasons when VIII col
mena % Is od carry the election into the Prcsi
DENTAL caIvass He desired that the issue then p pi'
senfed sh0uld he clear and distinct ana tat the pe
shoald not be required consider any other Questions &
For these reasons he believed tne SVInUhUn SVU No' '
adjourn 10 thc second Tuesday III November. . ,,,r
Mr. WEED Dem Clinton moved to amend 10 a.}YOuin }Y
,1 % Iatrrr may Irovidc lie agreed with MI Cur
tis thai fhis election Of great Importance anu -
the the gseam az MS @ SIDE so he Slr Wecdj would give his
best energies the success OF ms Side Oh me @ i
The dime proposed by the gentleman Its M"S lt, V
the busiest seasons OF the year. ana me same
wond be experienced in getting quorum tHn @ ts Is rs
expcrenced now. There no reason for meeIn& IN
November unless it was proI0scd TO M sn9n1 m esve H
and he was npposed to it, lie would much prefer 10 Ie
feet and submit at the next eleeon I rd honest man
agemen of the Canals ana on tic JudicI"i! "Lu m
Id aforn over uutil after the meeting Of the next
Iegsatue so that they should provide ior our Session
Mr. rH KTRYXN dem, Oneda moved to amend & that
this Convention Will pIleet an aIce ~ & ~ 'S Io as o
suffrage submitted to be voted upon sepsIa'eiy az 1
one of the principal objects Of the calling oi this COhlc
tOn was relieve the Court OF Appeals 3i lnc
business upon it. Many had also desired lha to d
ton should meet in order to extend iLe sum age D!ON
'"s Mr. GREELEY REP westchester said the people OF
this state conferred upon this body great ana hOAOr
trSst t1 not ony cheerfy but gratefully There is no
ohor position other Office of amy KIND or nature M tat
hevod that Constitution needed very deeine9 REFORM @
It detective in Very grave particulars 50 6ssy, be .T
ing. here, and came here III lnI, view view Oi h ot
our work to vote the people, at the November elee
ton. did not discuss the competency Oh th1 & IesS &
quenty, when Ientered this hall on the hIsI uy en-
e,S sSUad be so shaped and our labor directed
that We should complete our work IN ample a1
before people. aud mature eons ration by ne peo
pile before efGo eaS %fso m our discussions here
will bear witness Mr. Presidtn & .1 & von DTSpose TO
allow the peoplel that is the important eonSidelatoI
teseht and better instructed with regard 70 the Ques
tons that We are to act upon tnen the iss oi c Pe P
question: the question OF Canals or our hahees DC
fore are prepared to vote upon IT. how Hs9 - te n
must the people have before they VII pc 10 Wiz
upon all this complicated work. SO gTayely so vltally
affecting their rights and interessf Mr President,
/ have sometimes been rude, and have offended
those wholse wished to consider and sun
that this should be completed at latest by the ls
Of October had no % n1Dy Gu dC 40 c d no rn @
sidercd or lett unccnsdercd by this Convention. de
sired that Constitution should be prepared and that
people by the side Of the present Constitution so that the
people should DC aDe 10 say mere Is one. tieIe - te
other. and should have full time to consider which, on
i6es Ie Sos SS A y Pb a S bg GIdG d H M
of the Constitution cannot tel myself whether or not
out cannot tell whether TO vote Tor the whole Constl
tuition not in view OF the fact that tlreeourths,
Oneifth, Onc-elghth Of 1t may be stricken
leave ibe jfcst Of if. in INV Judgment impcTfect
audu IL uunf or ado NIL
first day until recent day with Que consuming de-
sire, that should at all events complete our work
sonably. know the people will it down If they
have not fr chance and fun time to consider It, al
Convention, and don't know what it means which
way to vote upon IT. And the people viii vote NO upon
ought to vote unless they have time to consider and
understand fully beforehand what they are voting upon
and they can better Judge it whole than they can II
iteomes before them piece by Peee & 6od SpEs 9o
.titution could be made in that way. Now, during
t9s aSs t nct a5Sca i9Tss think & from So ah
say how il has been with them some OF them, no
dOubt have been even faithful, but you Will re-
member how urgent was that we should not adjourn
day mornings and that we should not waste any Of our
.O@ S cEton r %eed lie proposes that We S'T shall adj
1ourn 10 next May and thereby throw the work Of
presidential election What chance has It be dispas
sionaely judged if you do so The effect Of adopting
te people III the excitement Of the Presidential elecon
when everything takes the hue Of politics. At such
S%Gseis 15S and prospects of their party party or thdf S
that come up viii be regarded simply the light OF
Presdentia capital. To my mind such an adjournment
gentleman from Clinton Oir. WeedJ says viii have
bold special election Not at all suppose meet ON
the 18th 10Th day Of November next, and perfect this
work by Christmas, well may. then the Legislature
takes up and alters it, or submit to the people a
their town election to be held in the first pant Of the year
1865 and let them thea whether they will accept
reject our Constitution All men aware that town
tons State elections In their town elections the
people are greatly governed by their personal interests
wishes peudces, or wms, and very little by politics In
any Judgment OyerwOTk would have better chance OF
being fairly considered If considered the elections
election The gentleman from Oneida NIr. KernaD SAYS
tbat II we adjourn from now Will practically have dis
Mr.. President our work has validity at all under
stand IT, IN the contemplation OF this body except as the
here becomes power only because when ratified v
the people Their ratification will make Constitution
1hOut reference TO the fact that the Legislature
Convention has not accomplished its work particular
time. do not say Mr.. President that this Convention
has wasted tue. 10 has taken greater scope in thar
direction than seemed to be desirable In view OF
she necessities pressing upon IT, In view Of the
pared TO submit our work at the Fall election. |
felt that constrained to cOndense speeches
stood necessity may have been mistaken in this do
thoroughly agree that II were better 20 be six months
making good Constitution than three months making
bad one and have doubt that the people will be- OF
that mind II our work shall. in their Judgment be
long we were doing it, Their question will not be How
long have you been doing itg7 but "What have you
aoncf Inero nave been times when this Convention
vas eft without quorum regretted it then, aud re-
xet ~ s,; Dut know that most men, professional men
months some relaxation from the tile rest
.he yJa anu o az ZINES gentlemen have stolen away
which they felt they needed / believe Thar no
party here will reprOach another for This aIo
SIRE that the minority Will reproach tho Diaiorjty
With having been responsible for larger share of thee
absences tDhn be minority themselves were have re-
a nd tnnVu at