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appointed at Alb'ny might bstter be chosen by
the People whom they are TO serve and who may
be supposed to know the candidates better than
the Governor and Senate can.


Tho reduction Of the number and emoluments
Of Town Officers appears highly desira be
Every tenth man in tha country is an officer Of
some SOFT, and naturally studying hos he shall
increase the income Of his station. The mis-
chief of this is that what he gets somebody else
must pay. Thus taxes seem ever on the IL
crease. This may be reformed In our City.
we have substituted one General Receiver of
Taxes for seventeen Ward Collectors, to the
great saving of tine anu moueF.


The distribution of Political Poxer might also
be sensi6ly improved If our State were dis
t,icted into thirty two Senatorial and one hun
d.ed and twenty eight Assembly Districts, each
choosing one Senator or Representative, the
power would be brough, far nearer the People,
the influence of Caucuses aEd bargains greatly
essened, and me charactsrof ths Legislature IN
proved Men slip in among tie thirteen Mem
bess from cur City who could not be elected from
any Ward of it, nor even nominated therein.


These arc but hints toward & Reform of our
State Constitution. O.her points have greater
prominence with other minds, wh0 might reject
propositions that appear 10 US important. We
t,ust, however, ,hat all differences Of opinion be-
tween those who desire Reform will De waived,
and that one united effort will he made TO pro.
cure the call Of State Convention. Such
Convention, snd such only, c5ud duly consider
and decide upon each distinctive suggestion Of
practical Reform.