Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-04-01
Correspondence Of the HERALD
ALBANY, March 30.
The Governor and the Regirfru Bill The DeriI IN


ALBANY, March 30.
The Governor and the Regirtry BiV-7he Devil to
pay and no Pitch hot
After old Mr.. Jedediah Morse had distracted eve
ry thing that was valuable in the History and Geo
graphy OF America that Hannah Adams had spent
ten years in writing and compiling he set to work
to alter and disguise what he had stolen; and in
speaking OF Albany, he remarked as follows-"This
city contains 2O0O houses and 5000 inhabants-aH
tcih Their ga6fe ends TO The street" Whether this
description was correct at that time have
of ascertaining but now, as can testify, neither the
people nor all the houses stand in that posture. Al
bany is not of the most beautiful OF places but
there is very extraordinary exhibition of gable
ends, OF any kind
raj DAYS past, concerning alleged seduction, in
which member of the Assembly is implicated; but
this is entirely superseded by the agitation
growing out of the Governors course on the Regis
try Bill wrote you yesterday that the bill would
be signed to-day, Lord willin but the lord of the
ascendent, j. c. Spencer, was not wiling, and the
bill up this hour, H. r. M. is not signed. His
cellency has changed his mind seventeen times,
since Yesterday morning. Gen. Root told him on
Saturday, that if he refused his assent, hes would
never be heard of afernex fall, unless 1T was in
ISOLATION with Slam, Bang, Ming ~ Co. Mr.. Sibey
told him if he persisted in his refusal, his friends
would issue manifesto, denouncing him as recreant
to the interests of his party. Weed told HIM that
under the circumstances, there was 10 alternative
the bill must be signed The Governor yielded TO the
united entreates of these men, and determined to
go it. But DR.. Mott and John &. Spencer again in
tcrposed, and the Governor began TO write veto
message. Last night, there another caucus,
and his excellency altered his mind again. This
morning, the matter was agitated anew, and 1T has
been yes and no, alternately alfday.
! still think the bill will become law, but the
matter is enveloped in good deal of doubt: There
will be a caucus tonight, and cannot believe that
his excellency will be able to resist the unanimous
voice of his friends But he is in state Of perpex-
ity uncertainty and doubt, that really painful to
The devil is j. c. Spencer, and the is the whig
party If he persists, he is overwhelmed, and IT he
signs, he is scarcely better off
In the House, the currency bill has been under
discus sion. The original bill has been overload
| ed with amendments and riders OF various kinds,
that nobody knows the present position Of matters
The Senate have been at work on 'he bill Provld-
ing funds for carrying on the public works now IN
progress. The discussion opened the whole subject
| of internal Improvements. Gen Root made strong
and able speech in which he denounced the enlarge
ment scheme, and fastened upon the !ocofoco party
immov eably the responsibility OF this wild, wicked
| and extravagant project.
Mr. verplanck followed, after Col Young had vim
Dictated himself from all participation in projecting
or promoting the enlargement, and opened the finan-
| cal budget of the He gave clear and in
| teigble statement of the condition and resources
of the State, and developed the policy which the
| central power intend to pursue. Mr. V. as chair
man Of the finance committee, is the exponent OF
the views and wishes Of the administration, and his
exposition was listened TO with great interest. The
design of the administration is to proceed with all
| the great works of internal Improvement steadily,
but gradually and slowly To extend the Chenango
| canal to the State line Tiago Point, as to
connect with the Northern canal of Pennsy lvania-
| to aid the Southern and Northern railroads, the
Harlem and Albany railroad and NewYork railroads,
and to go with the canal enlargement, and to
| complete the Genessee Valley and Black River
canals besides assisting several Of the minor works.
| 1t is proposed to do nothing prccipitately, or
faster than the funds and credit Of the State shall
| seem 10 warrant.
| There is apprehension that the administration
will find insuperable diff cu,ies in the way of
rying out its views. Bat nous rfTTons
| MEDICAL DEcIsIoNs.-Thc physicians Of st.