New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-04-15
who will vote the last relic of serfdom out OF
the Constitution of our State.

who will vote the last relic OF serfdOm out OF
the Constitution of our State.
HENRY WARD BEECHER is nominated in the
lid District (BrOoklyn.) He has three good
men for colleagues; but the general public
will care more for Mr.. Beechers election than
for that of them all. A positive, eager i'm
pulsve man, he is by no means infallible; but
few men in the State can contribute more
fresh, original suggestions toward the reform
of our Constitution. He has thought of de-
clining, but that must not be allowed. He is
needed to run, and he must not be beaten.
JOHN STANTON GOULD is presented in the
district comprising Columbia and Duchess
Counties. Few men in our State have read
and observed more thOughtfully or wisely !;
scarcely one is so thoroughly familiar with the
whole subject of penal law, and of punishment
in its influence on offenders. Mr.. GOuld.s defeat
would be a public misfortune; but of this there
is no danger.
In the jefferson district, Judge JOSEPH Null
LIN and ex-senator JAMES A. BELL are candl-
dates. There are few men more capabe-nOne
more worthy.
On our State ticket outside of the City,
the name of Ira HARRIS of Albany, who
was a member of the last Convention, after
having been repeatedly in the Assembly, and
who was long Justice of the Supreme Court
and since for six years Senator of the United
States, will first arrest attention. WILLIAM A.
WHEELER of Franklin has served with honor
in the Legislature and in Congress. AUGUSTUS
FRANK of Wyoming was long a most useful
Member of Congress QIouse) where he did
more than any other man to secure
the passage of the Constitutional Amend
ment aboishing Slavery. GEORGE VIM.
CURTIS has for years been a public advocate,
by voice and pen, of every good work, and has
richly earned the undying hate of every petit
logger in behalf of injustice and wrong. MAR
TIN /. TOWNSEND of Troy, though never in
public life, is an excellent lawyer, and most
effective canvasser for Freedom and the Union.
CHARLES ANDREWS, ex-MayOr of Syracuse, was
the unanimous choice of his Judicial district.
CHARLES j. FoLGER of Geneva, has for years
been one of the strongest men in our State Sen
ate, and was likewise the unanimous choice of
his district.
There are many more Republican candidates
who deserve honorable menton-among them,
Mcssrs. LAPHAM Of Ontario, FRANCIS of Troy,
LTTTLELoHN Of Q.wegO, GooDHcH Of I2mp-
kins, BALLARD Of Cortland, MERRITT Of ST..
Lawrence, ALLEN of Washington, &c, &c.
On the whole, we believe the Convention will
be the strongest delegated body that has as
scmblcd in our State for the last forty years.
Among the Democratic candidates, we note
the names of HENRY C. MURPHY of Brooklyn
Ca member of the last Convention, as previously
of Congress, and since of our State Senate0
and Judge JOHN w. Brown OF Newburgh as
perhaps the best. 1t seems odd to see the
names of judge Brown, an earnest War Demo
crat, and gen. Niycn, the very bittcrest of
Coppclheads on the same ticket; but they will
not run very close together. We presume other
good nominations will be made on that side;
and, if 50, we shall gladly recognize and COM
mend them. We wish each party would Ill
every ease nominate its very best men; for
polite, have in fact little to do with revising
our Constitution Were Impartial Suffrage con
ccdcd, we should say that they have nothing
AT all