Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-27
Correspondence Of the Herald.l


ALBANY, March 25th.
The Locofocos and Satan-Diporc of DR.. Feneih
--SouiLern Rail Road and Humbug, &c. &c.
The performer that entered the swine when
they were induced to take a run down steep hill,
and drown themselves, after the manner described
in holy writ got into the ocofocos in the Assembly
last night, and the presumption is, that MIR. Satan
will carry his pigs to as bad market in the re-
cent experiment as the former occ asion. The
old Scotch proverb is, needs must, when the devil
drives" aud the focos, as Mynheer Lasak, calls
them, went it with perfect looseness. Mr.. Roose-
vclt MIR Chatfcd, and their caadjutors the Irish
said by way of ALTERATION in lying and leprosy,
protractcd the sion until twelve o'clock last night
10 the hope of delaying the passage Of the Registry
Bill for one day, but the wings fairly weathered
them. At about half past III the belwethers Of the
ocofocos left the House, in the expectation that the
flock would follow, and the session thus be brought
to an end for the want OF quorum. But II was no
60 The wings caught just enough, and the bill was
taken from the Committee Of the Whole and sen, TO
a select committee To report complete.
All the forenoon OF to-day has been spent on the
BILL and the House is (hat past ~ IN full blast.
A bill was presented in the Senate to-day for the
divorce of DR. Feneli or rerelli, now a resident OF
your city. IL seems that the Doctor was convicted
Of some political offence in Milan, for which he was
sentenced to be banished IN perpotuity His lady
wife refuses tn come this country and be petitions
to be absolved from his obligations TO her. Col.
Young objected the action Of the legislature alto
gether. lie said the man was divorced already.
think however the Doctor set his heart at rest.
The bill will pass, unless IL should be postponed
for want Of time.
The bill providing for lending the N. York and
Erie Rail Road Co. S4O00OO, condition that they
will expend ss200,0Oj on the road, passed in the
Senate to-day. cannot suppose IL will go through
the House. The road will never be built, and this
little sop is thrown out solely to conciliste the sup
port Of its friends for the Canal project The bill
will prob bly, be detained IN the House until the Ca
nal bill is carried through The only good thing
Mrs. Hunter guilty of was the declaration
to-day that the friends Of the southern road had sold
themselves for mess of pottage, which, he might
have added, will never be paid.
General Root has been thwarted several times in
his efforts TO drive through bill abolishing the
office of commissioner Of deeds, and devolving its
powers and duties justices ol the peace; but this
morning the old set himself regularly to work,
and accomplished his object He moved TO dis
charge the comm ttec of the whole from the further
con Of the ball, and that IL be referred 10
select committee to report complete.
In explaining the necessity Of this course, he was
called TO order, the ground that motions relating
to- the priority of business were rot debatcable.
The expression Of the veterans face was really CO.
mica as he replied, " 1.-THE senator from the fifth
calls to order, defer to his superior know &c
and experience, TO parliamentary usagcs and sit
down"
The senator from the fifth is Mr.. Wager great
wag, with whom the general had a small turn up on
point Of order day or two since.
Mr. A. u. Dickinson and Colonel Young had a
slight encounter today. Dickinson is a strong
minded man, but utterly deficient in education. In
port internal proyements, he came to the word
precursor, which he could not readily pronounce.
DID the senator say percussionf" euquired 20
lionel Young.