Jo,lS BoARpM.,N, Secretary.

Tho Conycntion BnIIOts.
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The Albany Evening Journal directs our at,cn-
tion 10 an opinion Of the Secretary OF State and AT.
,ornev General with respect 10 the several ballots 10
be voted al the Election tomorrow. They say that
the names of all the candidates voted for must be on
ono ballot. endorsed State, and that the votes for
or against either or both of the proposed Amend
mcnts to our present Constitution must be printed as
we have already set forth and endorsed Constitu-
ton as we have already stated On Convention,
the ballot for calling State Convention must read
simply Convention; that against 1t must read No
Convention So far all is right, and as the votes
have been printed I'VE p-esume by all parties. But
the eminent functonarics go on 10 perpetrate this
ineffable stupidity:


"The Convention Lap does direct the ballot 10 be en-
aorseG-an endorsement might leGdto confusion and POS
siJiy ri,iH'c the ballot


We venture TO say that nobody but lawyer
could have given such an opinion as this and we
don't know any other lawyers beside Honorables
n $ Benton and John Van Buren who would have
done it. They might just as well have said, The


Convention Law says nothing about Offering ballots
with the right hand; SO offering them might lead
ito confusion, and possibly vitiatc the ballot Every
ballot voted should have an endorsement OF some
kind; it is the only way TO ar0id confusion and can
never lead to it. The endorsement is no part OF the
ballot, as every nan knows but mere direction to
the Inspectors to place it in particular box. II
ballots are TO be voted srihou: endorsement, there
will be 70 end TO the confusion and opportunities
for fraud The Whiy Convention ballots have all
been printed with the endorsement Convention on
the back as directed by our District Attorney; and
we entreat every citizen to be and vote Con-
vcntion' or No Convention as he thinks proper,
with the endorsement Convention What hocus-
pocus may be played elsewhere to prevent or de-
feat fair expression OF the Public WILL we cannot
say; but in this City every such ballot will be
counted and returned in accordance with the in
tent and meaning the voter. Friends OF Reform
be sure to ask every man who votes to put in bal
lot for Convention