New-York tribune., 1867-09-25

od, ofen with majority OF my political 1Ile.ns & 5
with me but never, think with niqri&a 3 Ivy VI Rnt care
disagree with me III politics to1 ,b 1noon of the gentle
not for that In my Judgment te t et of those now
man from Richmond (Mr Curt i odifv II as 10
submitted to us but hope ne % not So necessarily at u
o'clock hut when we get ready 10 & d in The heat
and strife of political contest, whether 1t be now 1r ~
simmer We must bo able to pahisn 9r US as
iSi Giio We oct ON these subjects. Now DeleEe
that the work have done, so FAR as donc' % %lc is
great deal better than that it proposes TO supp, nut ~
Democratic republican,, more cooI'9' ILoiicvc
tnf fc ,rinc'pi we have embodied in that afcle lo
the suppression OF political coIupu9n az f & tct vel
where corruution takes its Iisc VIII nave naV tCtT So
VIII W. 'sI i ,y Cctfnoh on earth. believe tia;
] hfa ~ vas Suffrage article devised which would
50 eoleteS l ticr mat we have framed have been
rcproached Mr. President for INC lehslh OF ,iine IT, o
TO- 10 Iti1n 58r ''i' hurried if through the Committee
i'm 1no week ana that Il took this Convention one monR
to pcrfect il Now, should like 10 submit 10 JS "a
- impartial Judges the article asreported ana inc ~ 10
AS adaptcd and venture to say that nine OUT oi NV
would regud the article repOrtcu us ~. =, I,e thnt
ILaughteI | entrcated the Convention TO- cloST i @ s
wost91 debate that led nowhere. aud take the lcc ~
il was but the Convention oycriuled me % ana SSV% I ~
patiig else ready and we may just well debate ms
and others saying, I'VE lna3 "a "a,Mo,itio,, ,,d
steam he worked OFF ON TINS lIoposs'Iol' ",nI "nI
hereafter" fought that as wei as could & YET ith ne
bic gentlemen got up mere ana IolloHvIDU t hr,, II
length Of time taken IN acting ul0n NY vHo; H" vs
! oil ofriu1 n
'Why, there was month spent on you re 49, ~ lI w.,
von Won't allow fortnight" 80 tlat Was hIU % -,
Snonshe for that month, as If had not done my pes W
i, II loss MIR President if the ghosts Of many hours,
viii not say murdered hOus. arise here can say Win
af iOS me tbon ca'lt moi SAY ddit" lLauglt'rl
Mr. 'TIlDEN G)cm. New-YOrJ sad the success OF inns
Conyenion Ind met ny the authority OF the people and
was responsible to them We were acting unuer an ~
of the Leg stature and underline sanction ol tnc
If this Convention should adjourn as proposed 10y ie
gentleman from Richmond (Mr CuItis the CohNrnuon i
would fail. II would expire for want ul iuttFI %
ity TO act Nothing could be done without luIiGi
latve action To him IL appeared important tndt %
Comr "f Hrnc9s Ths would practicable
Thing that could be done and 1t was needed ana eAS'%tTa %
at onr hands Let us follow ont the suggestion Ol tne
gentleman from Oneida Clr kernanl, eoupi9'e Wn"r @
work we can submit II rhe pc9y y Mas c rccciVcd II the
work of the Convention was 10 pc comInucu @ .lu o
Legislature determine, and call together AGAIN
Mr. VAN CoTT diep, Kings considered that this Con
vention derived if : authority from higher power than
tbe esafure If IFS power ceased by any adjournment
the Legislature could not revive IT. but ne ulu @ ny p @
oye tie power this body would cease by any Sueh ac
ton He doubted whether this Convention had the power
to submit any proposition separately IL had DSeh % sV
here TO 60 work MOI ,d,c alld nc "'i'0N -
! Mr.. CHEsEBEO lDcm., ontario sald tne OH! i tMo
questions of amendment agitated before INC toN1'un
met were the relief OF the Count of Appeals and me eA
tension OF suffrage to eolored persons I]nese ] W. & F
mcnts could be perfected IN uhe 10 sunni. iN nm @
Now let he Convention perform this work. ana aJouI
10 next May, and n the meantime INC LcssIt4S toIu %
take action upon the necessary ol lulelc. "a o,oc
body. In that vent we shaIl nave aoo1 % I'm
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accomplished nothing except to waste the money o TIC
/ people. ~..., -. .,.. o,,,., Tho.
the Convention n existence 10y virtue oi tHe ollc
law and therefore, not subject 10 the action 81 "
legislature The Legislature had 40 power To Hln 'Hc
session of tn, body; it commissioned 10 perform
certain work aud il could sit until that work was com
pecd The powers Of this body would be just as p'ehl
after the November election as before lhtIe NtIco'H,
subjects ortatrd hcsde those that had been mentioned
The people believed that tie Canals had bcch mI.n"-
aged; an Investigating Committee had ptch appoi1.u.
The contract sy stem believed 10 DC lott ~ anu '
people demand reform The same was true 81 the GOV
trineuf of cities ana Of auds the Legislature The
pcople felt that something must be done to correct tcs
growing evils Those the questions the peolc hau
| In md when the Convention was authorized, ana
il was our duty TO amend the Constitution 10 meet tcr
wants We had the power To do Just as wei amer INC
! November election as before that time g.. .
| After further discussion Mr.. CURTIS moved the
previous question. -,
MI f. BROOKS Dem. Richmond) appealed 70 Mr.
Curtis to withdraw the motion. lie Mr CutlS had lech
heard length the proposition and he hoped debate
| would not now be closed ,.
| compelled TO insist ON his motion.
The previous question was ordered, by vote ol Il 10
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