New-York tribune., 1867-08-14

question: There is local hostile sentiment TO law In
certain place and the people eject officers who oppose the
laW-hOW could this be nett
Mr.. sCHUMAKER would send the Attorney General
of the State there TO conduct the trial they did In ant
Rent cases He resumed 1t a bad thing TO have the
DstretAttorney appointed by the Governor E Inc can
didates members OF Assembly Supervisor and the pety
politicians OF his acquaintance must all have hand IA
his nomination. and when elected they will assert the
control over his movements. He hoped the law IL re-
gard TO these officers would be left 10 was Unoer Ihe
present law more indictments had been trled tha nueI
Mr. SYLVESTER ORep Columbia) believed that If
change were 90 be made at present IL nad beeh maui ~
the right direction in the article under consideration 1t
necessary TO have the perfectly in
dependent, and this could not be done MS ONCE "ere
Mr.. GERRY Dem, n " felt compelled to answer the
wholesale attack made upon the people OF orK % anu
their District Attorney by the gentleman from west
chester alr Greeley Mr. Abram Oakley Hall needed no
euogy either jurist or as litterateur II the gee
man from Westcheser lMr Greeley shoula eve, naPPS
TO he indicted before the present District Attorney ne
would receive fuller dissection than any ~ ne u d" f fee
received In literary or any Otner olt VI d & rne
charges made by Mr. Greeley were vague ana general,
Mr. Gerry proceeded to defend Mr.. Hal by giving the
figures from the records as showing taaI Ia the OLy OF
NewYork there was no profitable panderus 10 popular
vices. - -
Mr NJ T. TOWNSEND CRep., Rensselaer, said there
than hundred polling places IN the state
the rowdy element defed public power In times OF great
excitement They had not forgotten the scenes of July
on the 18th i4t6 and 18th Of July 1855 had owed their
appointment to popular election, revolution would
there aocaty in the State where there was danger
that the public peace would be jeopardized II
popular S'''i election he believed it to be their
duty to have magistrates appointed who dit not owe owe
officers the same rule Of appointment that applies TO g
was made whether by the courts the Governor Gov
and Senate. He did not know as II would In most
give them any better class OF men Tor tnese posi-
tons than they had now but certainly might do so in
cases where change was needed. II the
Convention mean to stop legislative corruption they
must that officer has the duty imposed upon
him OF prosecuting those who are guilty Of IT, and that
the State win bear the expense At present the burden
upon the DsrctAttoney Of the County of Albany
and the people Of that county He paid eulogy to the
labors of this upright officer Until the State comes to
the of this county from the brood of hapes that
gather here from all parts Of the state the system OF
Legislative corruption will not be checked.
Mr.. YEEDER (Dem., Kings withdrew his previous
DistuctAttOney Clerk of the City and County OF New
York and Register OF the County OF Kings be elected
division Of the question was asked for and obtained
Mr.. VEEDER Den:, Kings spoke briefly IN favor OF
his amendment and did not wish 20 reply to the Billings
gate the gentleman from Weschester (Mr. Greeley
He had not been elected to his office by any such class OF
Mr. GREELEY CRep., westchester said there was a
large class in the City of known as the danger
punity from the punishment Of crime, which is inn
porant to it than the interests of any party He desired
and this could only be done by transferring the appoint
ment OF the DstricAttorney from the control OF the
Mr.. GOULD Repr Columbia) said that in the County
OF Albany there had been found SeoS indictments; & Gi
County simply because II stood alphabetically at the mead
of the list This is fair statement of the whole OF the
list of counties Now the question before the Convention
s whether the present system OF eectng our District
Attorneys has been successful not aud the facts pre-
sented by County Clerks ought to be read and deeply
pOndered.
Mr.. HUTCHINs Qep Now York; said that the gentle
man who now holds the position of DisrictAttorney for
NewYork would, were lie to-day to speak for himself
advocate the appointment Of the District Attorney for
that city and county rather than for his election by the
people In 1857 Mr. Hall the earnest and successful
advocate for the establishment of the Metropolitan Po-
lice District II established and he was confident
that nothing could induce that gentleman to ask Tor
change TO the old police system He r H. not pre-
pared TO say for other counties but he clear that for
NewYork the best interests OF the people oil demanded
that the prosecuting criminal officer should not depend
for his Office upon election He ought to be appointed
and thus be placed IN position TO discharge his very re-
spOnsiDle duties without fear or favor.
The motion OF Mr. Veeder that the DlstrictAttorney
shall be elected carried by vote OF 20 to 40 The
motion OF Mr. Veeder providing for Register and Clerk
In New-York and Kings County respectively was lost by
Mr SMITH Rep., FutOn) moved the reconsideration
of the vote making the office of DistctAtOrney elec-
tive. Lost by vote OF 81 10 "a.
A recess was then taken until evening. .
The following Is the list OF abSentees trom the