The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-06-06

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Mr. GRzEIsY. Of westchestsr, called for division Of
resolution for an adjournment till Tuesday would not DO
adopted.
the proposed adjournment which, he said, would mot
really result in DELAY the President already
charged with the appointment Of the committees, and
could atten 20 that business between now and Tuesday
next He believed in doing wisely and well what is 70
be done and he did not think that either the interests
OF their constituents tho pubic interests ~ large
would su ner by the adjournment
Mr. GRELEY declared that the fact vas sxac.v oppo-
site TO the statement Eye ~ Mr. Brooks d fslssM
70 the esident boIng low charged with the APPOINT
Rent OF the cQmmteeG He simply directed to ap-
p. committee 70 report upon the mode Of proceed
ings be adopted. and until that committee reported
thes landing committees Of the Convention could not be
appointed He thought it would be a public calamity
for the Convention to adjourn at this stage
Mr. N. J. TOWNSEND, Of Rensselaer,, moved to amend
the first resolution by inserting the words stricken
down by the hand of assassin
Mr. ANDREWS, OF Onondaga hoped the amendment
ions might be the subject he did not besve it polite
proper for the Convention TO decide a question
which properly belonged to the Courts
MI WEED, OF Clinton, also spoke against the amend
ment 3rs8 sff
Mr. N. j. TOWNSEND explained that he had offered the
amendment partly in justice to his feelings, and
partly owing to remark uttered by OF the speakers
but with the view of having 1t understood that the Con-
vention was willing to call the Of OF its
respected members by the real that IL ought TO
bear He was one OF those who believed in the enforce
ment OF the laws; and, for himself mawkish sensl-
Dity would prevent him. or ever had prevented HIM,
from desiring to those who had committed the most
enormous crimes meet with the punishment which was
their just due. Since this hord tragedy hadscome TO
ms ears this morning he had fancicd 70 himself tho
gradual fading Of the horror of the crime from the
public mind and the coming OF that occasion when this
man. II convicted, would be, by the philosophers and
philanthroplsts OF the world pat in situation whore
instead Of being considered an assassin, he might DO
deemed hero These remarks were by many under
stood as ting a. Mr. Greeley and were enjoyed accord
ingly.) But gentlemen whose feelings and wishes on
the subject he liberty to disregard, had
quesled him to withdraw his amendment, and In defer
encc to that request and not in Difference to his
Judgment TO what the Convention owed to itself, he
withdrew the amendment.
Mr.. ALyoRD recognizing the proprety of having the
committees ordered before adournng for any length Of
tme modified his first resolution by making it simply
read that the Convention do now adjourn.
The resolutions tthe first being modfed) were then
agreed to, and the President appointed asi the select
committee 10 accompany the BODY OF Mr. Hiscock To
Syracuse Messrs Fogcr Opdyke, Tucker Tappen, Mer-
ill, veeder. Hatch and Bell.
The Convention then, at five minutes past twelve,
adjourned til tomorrow at eleven o'clock A. M.