Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-25
Correspondence Of the Herald


Erie Raihoad-Ine Registry Bill and Mr..
Roserelt-INs Argus snd Garrit Smith, &c.
The question of adjournment has been up again
IN the Senate, to day, but the resolution fixing upon
the l4th of April was very properly postponed I'M
til that day. Ii is strange that men Of experience
and ordinary sagacty should suppose, at this time
oil day, that the people to be guled by move
ment of this sort. Mr. skinner, who is man Of
intelligence, and, on the whole, useful member of
the Senate proposed this early day for adjourning,
with full knowledge that the majority would not
agree to 1T, and with the knowledge also, that the
indispensable business of legislation could not be
finished by that time, for the purpose il is fair to
presume, OF conciliating the popular favor The
people have already learned to estimate such futile
demonstrations at their precise value No man can
hope to acquire any useful or permanent reputation
by ad captandum movements of this sort. General
Root moved to defer the consideration of the resO-
luton to the day named in it for adjournment and
he sustained by the unanimous voice of his
party, with the exception of Mr.. Dixon, a new
member from Chatauque county, who has not yet
found out whether he in town meeting or the Lee
gislature.
The bill providing for the construction of the
New York and Eric Railroad by the State has been
under discussion nearly all day in the Senate. The
bill will not pass in its present shape. PROPOSE
ton to aid the company by loan either of the money
credit efthe State will be passed. when the other
bill is thrown over board Such proposition will
be received with more favsr in the Senate, and pos
sbly it may go through, but think it is extremely
doubtful. There is general and growing distrust
OF the honesty and integrity Of the company. The
PROJECT now before the senate Is sustained with
GOODNESS and apparent reluctance, by its professed
friends. They render their support, / am con-
WINGED, from a sense Of duty to their immediate
constituents, rather than well founded conviction
that the interests Of the whole State will be pro-
NOTED by the construction of the road. From GER
tain indications today, am induced to suppose that
the bill will be killed tomorrow.
Colonel Young moved, the other day, to strike
out the enactng clause. His object was, he said,
to cut off the head of the snake, the expectation
that the reptile would then die. After the COM
mittee of the whole had rejected the fourth section,
which was avowed by the champion of the bill, Dir.
D. s. Dickinson, to present test question, Colonel
Young renewed his motion. This caused a good
deal of futtering and shutting, and the committee
wish to hear from the Chairman of the Finance
Committee, Mr.. Verplanck, exposition Of the
financial condition of the State but really because
they were unwilling to meet the question.
The House have been engaged all day in fight
the Registry Bill for your city. The question was
on the reference. The wings finally succeeded in
getting il referred to the committee having the Cur
rency Bill in charge, but they had tight fight of it.
Mr. Roosevelt ressts the bill in all its stages with
the violence of desperation. should like to know
the number of illegal voters of his party, which he
supposes be excluded by the operation of this
law. Mr.. r. does not deny that the effect of the
bill will be- what its title Imports to prevent illegal
voting, and it is perhaps for this reason, that he op
poses IT. He is like the lrishman who about to
be tried. "Give yourself no uneasiness, my man."
said the Judge, ''you shall have ample justice
YOU"
"Fanh your honor" said Pat "that's just what
I'm afraid Of"
The Assembly adjourned Is minutes before four
this afternoon, to meet at four precisely. The Re-
gistry Bill is then to come up, and we shall have
words enough to enlightem all mankind on the value
of the elective franchise.
The Argus has got into scufie with the Evening
Journal and the Albany correspondent Of the Ex-
press, in respect to alleged collision between the
Van Buren, party here, and the abotionists in con-
sequence Of which, l.. c. Chatfeld, one of the bell
wcathers Of the locofoco flock, in the Assembly,
nominated General Smith, the high priest Of aboli
ton, to the office Of Senator in Congress. have
watched the controversy with some attention. The
facts of the case are in my possession, and if the
present parties to the fight fail to elicit the truth
shall dip my bill into the dish and disclose the in
trigues of Mr.. Garrit Smith, and develope the pre-
else relations that subsist between him and the
members ofthe old regency here. know the Her
aid is not party paper and that you beyond the
reach Of party politicians, but am confident that
you are not nsensbe TO the importance Of exposing
the incendary movements Of the abolitionists, and
Of denouncing alb parties who enter into corrupt
bargains with them.