The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-03-10

Y benefit the State at large Mr.. L eonlendea that
| there was no branch 81 public expenditure, in
winch mere gross abuses had pre- Vailed and il was
Irme that some correction should be applied. Mr.
argued on the general merits Of the bill at con-
staeIAoie length. The question then REQUIRED on
the motion to strike out, and il was lost The blank
IN tne second section specifying the day upon
a. .% election Of State Printer shall be made,
| e neu atef some debate by Inserting the fourth
| Gay oil April next. After The aaoption of some
snsht ana unlmportant anne dments the committee
rose ana reported. The Char then announc Ct the
| reception OF message from the Governor s,.,;rr
| that the Continental Con So during ,hs R.vnI-e
sion, nad vote the sum Of $500 to be spproprated
| ior tne erection OF monument TO the brave Ger
aeIklmer, VINO Tell at oriskany, but their resolve
mad never been carried into effect II recom-
| mended The passage by the Legislature of resolu-
tions OF instruction to the representatives Of the
state In Congress, to call the attention Of hat body
Mr.. HOFFMAN hoped the matter would he sent
| toa select committee. He thought a mopument
had already been erected one too that would en-
dure as long as the memory Of man The very re-
solve OF that great and patriotic body was m, uu
ment NOR glorious and mere enouiibg, than any
that could be erected by human hands, aud he
hoPed inns Recommendation would net be adopted.
MT SIMMoNs and Mr. DAvEzAc, hoped it would
not De sent 10 a committee who would make an adj
verse report Major d. made long and very eIo-
quent speech in favor of the Governors recon-
Mr.. HOFFMAN, replied that the gentleman from
Essex, (Mr. 81 appeared to think he (Mr. H.)
was disposed to treat this as a matter OF finance,
and that in bis (Mr H.'s) opinion. it would be
wrong to grant money for such purpose, in the pre-
sent embarrassed and distressed condition OF the
finances of the State. If the gentleman had list
ened TO the reading of the message, he could not
have formed any such opinion. He was makipgit
sogether too cheap, too ptiful, to make the great
state OF New York go begging to Congress for
snch purpose He reiterated the monument had
fell before the plains of Troy, his countrymcnn
erected mound to his memory-but thew have
dIsappeared-none can tell where either stood
nree Thousand years have elapsed, and his monu-
ment, erected by Homer, still stands imperishs Bile
and Immoral. That erected to General Herkimer,
was by hands more holy and more patriotic, and il
as great as 1t is undying His country men his COM
panions in arms,ask no more-they want NO paltry
column Of marble or brass to freshen their remen-
biance. The question was taken Mr. HI mo-
ton, and lost, and twas then referred to the COM
mlttee having in charge The question of erecting
monument to De Witt Clinton.
The Senate, after the reception OF petitions, for
want OF other business, it is presumed. consumed
INC aay IN me dlseussion Of question of recsnsid
General DAVIS, of Rensselaer,, who has since the
hrst week OF the session been confined by sickness
to his room, has sufficiently recovered to be en-
aoied TO take his seat again and his egisa-
i've duties. MIR. ID. IL one Of the most talented
men IN the House, and his presence will be Of great
assistance. CAVE ULcIscAa.
Tho Case OF the Captain OF the Henry Clay.
We publish the following at the request of seve-
raj Of the highly respectable shipmasters of the
port of New York -
A HARD CAsE.-We are informed that Captain
schrever Of the ship Henry and his first officer
Tombs, upon \ criminal process Issued out of the
United States Court 1t will be recolleeted that
the steward Of the Henry Clay obtained verdict
Of $4,000 against Captain S, IN the Marine Court,
for assault and battery. We have visited the
captain since his Incarceration, and found him con-
fined in cell near that of the murderer Colt, and
buta short distance removed from the cell of Ed
wards, the notorious forger; strange company tru-
~ TO place person in, who Is certainly not guilty
OF the charges to the extent imputed to him. There
are circumstances: connected with this which
We would particularly call attention TO, and that is
that this action was brought against the captain and
mate after period Of six months had spsed from
the time the assault is alleged to have been COM
captain, that The steward left the ship at CroDs,adt'
and there declared himself to be British subject
before the British Consul, wi sent him to Lo doa
and on his passage to that place he was shpw reck-
ed. He however reached Londen, and there he sud-
denly changes the place of his nativity and asserts
that he Is an American citizen, and thes de msnds
the protection Of The American Consul, BY whom
IL 1t not singular, too, that he did his
case to the American Consul at Cropstadt, where
he would have been taken care Of, and sent direct
to this countryl But he did no such thing. Is il.
this steward complains Of he received after he left
the ship at Crenstadtq And, we would ask, how
in the name OF heaven any physician could for a
ment beieve that this mans illness was produced
BY injuries received on board The Henry lay, es--
Peciaily af.er he had been away from that ship
for SO isng period; and we are told that while
board the ship Quebec he exhibited no marks of
violence upon his person fact, he bore no evil
denee OF i'll treatment, but appeared TO be in good
health and sPrts; and no doubt he was in fne
swestening Gas the phrase is) the captain of the
Henry Clay, on his arrival at this port Let our
captains look seriously into this matter, for IT is
are to be thus traduct d, yiliiied, abused, and inn
prisoned upon every frivolous charge which any
designing fellow may bring against them.
The case OF Capt $. and his mate is one Of ex-
ing Of sympathy in the breast OF every shIpmaster.
II captains thus 10 be dragged to prison for en-
forcing orders and keeping up proper degree Of
will not be safe muca longer for them to navigate
their vessels. We say, let shipmasters look to it,
a. it most vtaly affects them That Capt. Shire voH
may have acted somewhat imprudeny, we are
willing to admit, but not to the exteHt attributed
10 him. He has in all conscience suffered enough
already-a verdict Of three thousand dollars now
stands recorded against him. and Gas before sadl
with painful anxiety the slow procIastinatiBg mo-
lions Of lawyers, and the glorious unc rrtanty Of
The law. He is now in his cell, aud will probably
remain there until some Kind friend is willing to
become his bail lie IL stranger here, bis family
ar of, end comparatively fricndless IL has been
aid that he is part owner Of the ship. Such i. not
he fact; len,vr owaed atimber ofh.r He has
ep .atedly expressed his willingness 70 give up all
he little property he has. even 10 his watch 10 ss-
isfy the demands against him. Those who
AVE caused the present criminal proc ecu,ioD
night have been satisfied with the verdict OBJ
aimed in the Marine Court without hunting
him down with such vindictivenc.s, casting
him into dungeon, and having his Limits
,acled when taken to Court, like a pirate
Dr. midnight robber. We ask again, has he rot
already suffered too nuchl Owing to this affair,
ne has been discharged from the command of fine
ship. His funds have been exhausted by the ex-
penses he has been subjected to, and he is PEN
ness Has reputation hithe rto has been unsullied,
and 1t will take long, long time to move the i'm
putatiens now resting upon him "They have taxi
en- that from him " ich does not enrich them, but
makes him poor indeed" AMI, as il his cup Of mi-