Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-01-17

destned 10 work any great good 10 the pubic interest
and carries in itself the seeds Of rapid destruction.
have seen enough here 10 convince me that the wing
democrats are not for long life.
Mr.. Campbell, the present Surveyor General, will
60 out Of Office on Saturday, the 10th instant. He
will be succeeded by Mr.. Holley. The Treasurer 8
turn comes next 1t pity that the wings had not
some offices TO fill Rotation IS the life Of office.
Our good natured and life loving friend Flagg
laughs the luck that spares his head on the present
occasion. His hopes whisper that the wheel OF revo-
luton will be turned back at the next election, and
that when the axle is once more well creased, there
will be more such mishaPs as befel the machine Of
| republican government last November!
The bill 10 vest in the trustees of the Leake and
Watts Orphan House OF New York, the escheated
estate of Mr.. Leakc, came up today. II will pass
without dissenting voice Mr.. Wardwell made
some capital remarks on the subject, showed himself
the friend of the orphan and hoped that every
mans feelings would prompt hun to do at once an
of Justice too long delayed. There are S965l7 10
be refunded to the trustees This is the amount in
the treasury arising from the state sales of Mr. 8
property. In Saratoga, Essex, and Warren coun.
ties there are 1896 acres of land also to go to the
board of direction. Mr.. Wardwell will move that
the interest some $4,000 be also paid over deducng
the expenses incurred in selling the property. i am
glad TO see the Assembly awake to this subject Let
be our pride to verify the Old Greek maxim The
Orphan--frst and last in our hearts.
From among this numerous assembage, the speak
er sometimes calls TO the chair who seem 10 be
troubled with complaint not to be found in the Doc
tor beeks-a stiffness of the lower Jaws. Mr.. Leg
gett, gentleman of good looks having his face well
guarded with huge pair Of whskers, exhibits this
disease in a most favorable light He presided as
chairman during the morning, with all the si-
ence, if not the dignity of Lord Mayor Of London
alude TO these little inconvenience to show your
readers that our Legislature, even under the change,
has men in ii totally fl for the duties of the char
Mr.. Leggett may be very excellent legislator, but
until he shall lubrcate the joints of his ponderous
Jaw, he should never attempt TO preside over that
committee. While on this subject, cannot forbe1r
expressing the highest opinion of Mr.. Bradish as
speaker Hepresides with all the dignity OF states
man, has clear, sonorous voice. is mild and alta
BILE in the discharge of his duties and is never at
fault. He reminds me of Henry Clay who on all
hands, is admitted to be the most accomplished speak
er living.
Mr.. Mann brought in a resolution directing the
Committee on Internal Affairs of town and counties
TO investigate the condition of the county poor house
He said that he had been informed by members of
of the grossest practices i'm these dens of misery that
due respect for himself and the House forbade him
from even referring to them that system of things
was in operation alike disgraceul TO the State and to
the age we lived in. He had heard, and he believed
IT, that in some of those establishments females
confined in attic stories with manlacs and that all the
dscencies of life had been banshed from these recep-
taces, he might say of vice and wretchedness. He
wanted every poor house in the State visited and ex-
amned These abuses called loudly for immediate
remedy.
An hon member from Columbia sustained Mr..
Mann and urgent that the affair should be look
ed into at once The resolution passed
petition was presented today asking for the pas
sage of an act fixing the salaries of the clerks Of the
Supreme Court of New York al $500 per annum.-
Under the present state of things they realize twice
the amount received by the judges themselves Our
judiciary system is OF a ruth made up of a mass of
inconsistencies and multiplied wrongs. The sooner
I is reorganzed the better.
Ia the Senate Mr.. verplanck called for information
rom the Comptroller of the amount Of monies re- |
,eived for the last three years by the Commissioners
IF Health in your CITY, Peuiions pouring in for a
repeal Of the prohibition law. There OF negro:
philcs in Ontario and Monroe counties, praying the
Legislature TO grant the right of trial by jury to blacks
claimed runaway slaves by their masters. What
will they next That Their black fellow citizens be
ad United upon social platform This will be the
suit of this whole affair. Then, and not till them
will you find the negrephes quarrelllng among them
selves as 10 the proprety of such Ii will he
too late however;-the negroes will claim and will
have the privilege of social equality. Thess friends
of the negroes are sowing the whlrlwlnd and bitter
crop will be their harvest.
The Evening Journal sounds the alarm in this even
ing paper that the small note bill will he defeated
in the Senate and calls on the people send in their
petitions with all possible haste. This all stuff. Ii
is the interest Of the ocos TO pass the BILL but they
will not do IL I'LL they have thrown the whole weight
of the measure on the shoulders OF Their opponents.
This is the object OF the present movement in the
Senate On Wednesday will commeRce the agita-
ton. have half a dozen first rate steel pens ready
for the occasion The Herald shall have fal reports
Of the agtalors speeches and the replies Of the bank
men.
Tomorrow hear proposals will be issued to pub
lsh political paper in this city, 10 be entitled the
Harrsonian having for its object the election Of Gen.
Harrison 10 the Presidency Its price is the sane
tina, charged for the Jetfersonan. BY the by word
two about the Jefersonian. tits scheme Of some
few wings and conservatives here who wish TO die
tate TO the party They 90 for Clay without reserve,
and are opposed to convention. So you see the
victorious wings cannot work in harness. They are
like the snake with many heads. The friends Of
Harrison say, they do not want New York. Pensyl-
vana will turn the scale in his favor for they calcu-
late with certainty on the great West and South
West.
IL is quite mild again. The ice has moved sf from
opposite the town.
The FLORIDA Waffle ST. Augustine Heradof