"The Board of County Canvassers of the City and County of New York, having canvassed and estimated the votes given in the several election districts of said city and county at a general election held the 14th day of April, 1846, do hereby certify, determine, and declare that Charles O'Connor, Henry Nicoll, _Samuel J. Tilden_, Benjamin F. Cornell, Campbell P. White, Alexander F. Vache, Lorenzo B. Shepard, John A. Kennedy, John L. Stephens, Robert H. Morris, William S. Conely, David R. Floyd Jones, Solomon Townsend, John H. Hunt, Stephen Allen, and George S. Mann, by the greatest number of votes, were duly elected 'Delegates to meet in convention for the purpose of considering the Constitution of this State, and to make such alterations in the same as the rights of the people demand and as they may deem proper, under an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled, "An act recommending a convention of the people of this State." Passed May 13, 1845.' "Dated May 11, 1846. "EGBERT BENSON, "_Chairman_. "JAMES CONNER, "_County Clerk, Secretary_." N. J. WATERBURY TO TILDEN "NEW YORK, _August 28, 1846_. "MY DEAR SIR,--Mr. Guion[11] visits Albany at my request to see you and Kennedy, and through you to consult with others for the purpose of finally ascertaining whether anything is to be done to sustain the _News_. If anything is to be done it has got to be made available for Monday. Unless some money is then obtained, that will be the last number of the paper issued. I have the same opinion as before expressed in relation to the great importance of sustaining the paper until after the election at least; and I have stated to you the only plan I know of for doing so. Gen. Spinner suggests that John G. Floyd be induced to take the paper. With $3000 we can sustain the paper until January 1st. With $2000 until November. If it should go down before the election it will injure us greatly. Mr. Guion goes up at my earnest request, and not that he has any further personal solicitude about the matter than you and me and all our friends feel. "In haste, yours very truly, "N. J. WATERBURY." "NEW YORK, _Sep. 8, 1846. "6 1/2 O'clk. P.M._ "DEAR TILDEN,--The long agony is over--the _Morning News_ is dead--dead; no time to say more. "Truly y'rs, "CLEMENT GUION." The public interest in the history of the _Morning News_, of which Mr. Tilden and John L. O'Sullivan were joint proprietors, may be said to have terminated with the execution of the document of which the following is a draft, found among Mr. Tilden's papers. CONDITIONS ON WHICH TILDEN RETIRED FROM THE "MORNING NEWS" "S. J. T. retires--surrenders all his interest--is indemnified against its outstanding liabilities.