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Displaying 41 - 60 of 173Knowing your solicitude for the success of our cause I hasten to communicate to you the proceedings of a meeting we had in the Town of Claverack yesterday which if it does not satisfy you of the probability of our success in this county will at least shew that we deserve it.
I have been informed since my arrival in this part of the Country that you have become a zealous advocate for the Clintonian party, those ene[mie]s to the Republican interest & the general welfare. In addressing you it is unnecessary to enter into a discussion of this subject.
I wrote you some time ago since which I have not heard from you, I leave this place in two Weeks for Newyork in order for my Examinations at which place my engagements are positive, predicated on our arrangements. Those engagements I mentioned particularly in my last.
I have this day Recd. a Line from Mr. Jacob Van Ness, in which he expresses your solicitude and anxiety on account of your Brothers name not being included in the list of Counsellors admitted in our last August Term. I embrace the earliest oppertunity to remove your apprehensions on this head. Corns.
I have this moment received yours of the 20th Inst. with mixed emotions of Pleasure and Pain, the former produced by the birth & safe delivery of your daughter, the later by the Illness of your very estimable lady. I do most sincerely hope that she may soon ^recover^ that health and Comfort which she is so richly entitled to.
I have received yours the 23d. Istant of the date of 18th.
For the last month I have ben excessively engaged in the Trial of Genl. Hull & when I shall get through the Lord knows. Its result will be creditable to the Govermnt & deplorable to the accused. This ^it^ may not be proper to mention as coming from me.
Mr. Van Buren moved to amend the first section, by striking out Ulster and Sullivan from the second senatorial district, and Columbia from the third, and to transpose these counties.
The Chief Justice further moved to add the following clause:—"Contested elections for governor or lieutenant-governor, shall be determined in such manner as shall be prescribed by law."
Mr. Van Buren thought we were on this subject altering the constitution for the worse. He was in favour of striking out "register," in the second clause, and of omitting the third section altogether.
Mr. P.R. Livingston reduced to writing the object of Mr. Young, and presented the same in the terms of the following resolution:
Mr. Van Buren said, that as the vote he should now give on what was called the highway qualification, would be different from what it had been on a former occasion, he felt it a duty to make a brief explanation of the motives which governed him.
Mr. Van Buren said he would briefly reply to some of the observations which had fallen from the honourable gentleman from Columbia, (Judge Van Ness,) and would also add a few words, in answer to the suggestion of his venerable friend from Queens, (Mr. King.)
Mr. Starkweather wished to vary the motion so as to make it the duty of the governor to advertise all persons pardoned, the crimes of which they had been convicted, &c.—but upon some suggestion from Mr. Van Buren, he withdrew his motion.
Mr. Van Buren stated that he had yesterday expressed his expectations that the result now moved for would be produced. A bill of rights, sir, is a privilege, according to the original signification of it, a concession extorted from the king, in favour of popular liberty; but how does that apply here? Mr.
Mr. Van Buren, before the question was taken, wished to explain the reasons of the vote he should give. There are three distinct propositions before this convention—one, for filling the blanks with one year—another, with two—and a third, with three. He should consider each.
The motion was opposed by Messrs. Van Buren, N. Williams, Platt, Sharpe, and Tompkins; and supported by Mr. Spencer, and the mover, when the question thereon was taken, and the motion lost.
Mr. Van Buren observed that he did not rise to enter into a discussion of the main question before the committee. His only object was to correct the statement of the case (Conklin's) from the county of Orange, which had been alluded to. It had been misconceived, and was a peculiar case.
Chief Justice Spencer said that the judges commonly submitted the minutes of testimony to the governor when pardons were solicited.
Mr. Van Buren thought such reports would be voluminous, without much benefit.