Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-20
Correspondence of the Herald

Right OF Petition Settled C0nstitutionality of the
General Banking Lao to be Settled.
The Senate has been in session for nearly eight
hours today, listening to all sorts of talk Mr..
Kings resolutions, on the right Of petition. When
they first came up, Mr.. D. S. Dickinson moved an
indefinite postponement Ee accompanied his mo-
ton with the remark, which thought very sensi-
BILE one, that the Constitution of the United States
would not be invgorated by anything that could be
said or done on the subject in the Senate, and he
would thrust the resolution aside, and 60 to work
the business for which he was sent there. I may
as well say here, what i discovered some time
ago, that Mr. Dickinson is the strongest man the
Van Buren, side, in the Senate and if he would speak
less, and reserve business for important occasions,
and leave the talking to the small fry, such
such Mrs Hunter, he would be listened to with uni
form respect and attention-but this is by way of
parenthesis.)
Mr. Sibley proposed, in order to test the sincerity
of Senator's who professed much anxiety to dew
their time to practical legislation, to take the ques-
ton the resolutions Immediately, waving all dis
cussion. This was declined, and Col Young opened
the debate. For the first time during the session. he
spoke to the question, and made tolerabe speech.
He was followed by Gen Root, in one of his hap
piest and most interesting efforts The old General
is full Of reconcile historic love, and he applies
his and varied information in the elucdaton of
his subject appositey that all parties gratifed
at hearing him. He spoke for about half an hour,
and was followed by Mr. Dickinson, who offered a
hat full of amendments, which were unanimously
jected.
Mr. Sanford then took the floor and after reading
while from the Argus, and exhibiting great deal
of qualification at being of consequence enough to
attract the abuse Of that paper, uttered abolition
rhapsody that was as gratuitous and uncaed for,
il was injudciOus and nonsensical.
Col. Young told the gentleman he had better 60 to
the South and promulgate his doctrines. Mr.. San
ford replied with great vehcmence Of manner, but
his ideas were feeble and puerile enough. The great
difficulty with this gentleman is, that the extrava-
gance Of his gestculation, and the grandoquence Of
his language, contrast very unpleasantly with the
perjury Of his thoughts and sentiments.
Mrs. Hunter no takes notes fevery mans speech,
affects to, at least for he generally the fea
ther end Of his qull-and who had been unusually
busy during the debate, now took the floor in high
force, against the resolution. He spoke for nearly
half hour but his eloquence will necessarily be
lost to the world, for reporter follow him.
give you better idea Of the conncxion and CO.
herance OF his pecch, than by repeating the remark
Of the old lady who read through dictionary which
she had borrowed Of a eigbbor.
'It's a mighty good book but dear me, had great
difficulty in getting hold of the thread Of the story
About o'cloc the wind and words Of all the talk
ing Senators became exhausted, and the Lieut.. Gov
ernor began to hope that he might get through the
business Of the day in the course Of hour or two
when Mr. Dickinson renewed his amendments in
half a dozen different shapes, and demanded the
ayes and noes every distinct proposition. This
consumed nearly an hour more, but before six
o'clock, the final question was taken on the resolu-
tons, and they were adopted by vote Of 70 to o.
All the Van Buren, men present except Mr.. Temp
kins' voting in the negative.
So ended the End act Of Mr. John A. Kings farce Of
Much Ado About Nothing. II is TO be hoped that
his childish vanity is sufficiently gratfed, and that
he will not conceive any more projects to consume
the time Of the Legislature in idle discussion.
The great case, embracing the consitutionalhy Of
the General Banking Law, is to come up before the
Court Of Errors tomorrow. II is to be very fully
argued, and is expected to occupy nearly all this
week. The devil may tell when the Legislature
will get through its labors. Gen Root remarked on
Saturday, that postponemcnt Of resolution ought
10 be until January, IL II was intended to be placed
beyond the reach Of the Legislature. Some 10 bills
for laws have already been printed, and the Senate
do not reach what is technically called the Gene raj
Orders more than a week.
Petition after petition is still pressing upon the
Legislature, praying for law to equalize the circu-
lang medium, and a bill for that purpose has already
been introduced; but IL will not be acted before
the summer sostice, unless energetic measures are
adopted TO facilitate the despatch Of business. The
subject Of legal reform too, pressed upon the
sideration or the Legislature from all quarters but
every thing has TO yield to the propensity fer too
much speaking.
Your City Senators are models in this respect,
which their associates would do well to follow
Messrs. Tallmadgc and Nerplanck never address
the Senate except to dste the matter ucder
sideration, and they uniformly listened to with
the most hattering attention.
SPEAKl-Why will not the Rev. David Hale say
what he thinks Of the management Of the Manhattan
Bank' Is there pinsto choose between that bank
and the United States Bankl Speak, David-or
burst.
ACCIDENT TO STEAMER ISDrPrNpEScr.-This
steamer, Capt Schultz, from Amboy, run on to a
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