The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-01-28


are beginningto show themselves, or their claims
are Mr. AnAsA !. PARKER, of Delaware, membe
OF Congress for some time, for the Attorney Gene
ralshlp; DANIEL 3 DICKINSON, of Breome. a talent
ed man, and tor some years State Senator, an
late democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor
and EsrSEzER MACK, of Tompki1s, for Secretary O
State. Mr.. Mack's chances, at any rate, are slim
as he is more than suspected to have been inflicted
with the shibbole,h of conservatism, from which h,
has net done sufficient, in these dominant time.
OF raInpan. locofocoism, to redeem himself. The
first Monday OF February is the day upon which, i
not otherwise ordered, these elections will be made
and then if will be the time to try the strength
of party discipline and union existing among the de
mocracy. The wings are anxiossly looking forward
for dissensions and discord whereby they may pro-
fit; but they will be disappointed The history Of
the democratic, or locooco party if you please, has
always shown itself able to preserve its unity and
integrity firm and mistaken, am DIST all the storms
raised by intrgues and apostates. Indeed if there
had been no other example, the present deplorabe
situation of the great wing party would be enough
TO them Of the folly of intestine dissenlions,
and it needs gift of prophesy to proclaim their
passage through the coming ordealunscathed.
In the Assembly, to-day, we had long and some
what interesting debate in committee, drawn out on
motion to amend the bill to incorporate the village
relation to who shall be allowed to vote at town
meetings for the purpose Of raising or appropriate
ing moneys, excludes ali but tax payers. A motion
was made TO strike that portion OF the Sd section so
in such proceedings. This. was s,renuously oppo-
sed by Mr.. HATnAwAY, of Chemung, who could
no reason why individuals, who were never vi
sied by the tax gather, who never paid even
highway tax, should be permitted to have voice
in The disposal of other peoples properly
Mr.. O'SULLivAN replied that it was not the rich
man nor the landlord who paid the taxes and sup
ported the government. They always repaid them
er, on whom, although he may not be visited d.
rectly by the tax collector, the burden eventually
Tails. This was done IN a thousand ways, by the
Increased prices OF articles which entered into his
daily and hourly consumption, rem, &c. For In
stance, there was John Jacob Astor Of the city Of
New York, the richest man this contine nj, whose
taxes on paper, nomlnay amounted to an imme nse
sum. Yet he did not really pay as much after all,
as many men in the same city, Infinitely his infe-
ror in point of wealth. 1t came on his tenants;
ii was they who paid the taxes, and SO il would be
found all over 1t was the producing classes, and
not The capitalists who supported the government.
Major DAvEzAc advocated the amendment, and
strongly euloglzed the poorer classes. They were,
he said, to use another's language, TO the grand
fabric OF society what the bricks and mortar are 10
the building. The poor composed the armies OF the
country, and when defending her rights on the field
of battle, were never found, as he had known the
rich willing to submit to dsgraceful capltulatlon,
to preserve for themselves and their wives and chill
dren, they alleged, roof to cover their heads
No. their cry war to the knife, and death in the
last dch-they were willing to yield up every thing
for their country.
Mr. HArHAwAv had nothing to say to the splen-
did theory of the gentleman from New York (Mr
O'S) but it did not change his opinion in the least
Mr. SwAcKHAMER said, that if country gentlemen
did not know who paid the taxes and supported the
government, it was time they did; he woud tell
them that the laborer and the mechanic were
L.. IL IN, did n II A..
city of New York-when the assessor called and
taxed the landlord five per cent, he increases the
rent of his tenant ten per cent TO Indemnify himsel
for the tax and risk. II gentlemen calling them
ties! Of merit, he would call the eyes and noes on
the third reading of this bill, and give them a
chance Such principles were wholly in opposition
to Democracy, and he could tell them their consti-
tuens would look upon II In the same light.
Mr.. TAMBLIN objected TO the application Of Ma |
ior Davesac's comparison of the mechanics to bricks
and mortar Ii assumed that like bricks and NOR |
tar in the hands OF the mason, they might be |
formed to any purpose that designing men might |
choose. This drew cut the Mayor again. He said |
he had hoped that he had established his Character
for Democracy in the State, upon which he had |
engrafted himself, too firmly to need explanation |
He was sorry OF his friend from Jefferson g incapa-
city 10 understand his tigurative comparison. &c |
and look at Egypt-look a. the Pyramids aud other |
OF ages past-the monuments Of an en-
shaved people. He meant to compare the durabi- !
component part, to those structures Of bona
fde brick and mortar 1t was alleged, he continued,
that the poor had no capital He would tell them |
that as yet, how long II would continue SO, II cor
porations were suffered 10 overshadow the land,
he could not say, every abe bodied man OF twenty
possessed capital OF at least $4,000 or $1,000 =
1t lay in his labor, which was worm, at the lowest
81 per day, and the capital thus invested
in Il, 900 900 of men wou be found far to exceed
that possessed by the bankers and capitalists AT
ter some conversation in which the gentleman who
particularly interested the bill expressed his
Willingness to sccede 10 the amendment,
The SPEAKER rose and said that this bill did not
abridge the privilege of the elective franchise
io,a, 1t only gave to those who owned property,
and they were the ones who generally favored tax
auon, and not the poor, the right to do with their
own property as they chose. Every man who
held single dollar of the notes Of Bank inte
rested IN 1t, yet 1t would not be proper 10 allow hum
TO participate for that reason alone, in the meeiig
OF the stockholders. So In a large manufacturing
establishment, where hundred or go operatives
were employed, and SO deeply interested in it,
derive their very means OF subsistence from 1t,
would gentlemen be In favor OF calling every one OF
those IN 10 participate IN Its direction. he pre-
senied these illustrations TO gentlemen who con-
tended that every man had an interest in the d.
rection of village affairs. There was no one more
strongly opposed than himself to any abridgment OF
the elective franchise.
Mr. LOOMS thought the whole OF the section had
better be stricken out 1t was so loosely worded
that under it even women and negroes might be al.
lowed to vote.
The SPEAKER would ask the gentleman if he
meant women. II SO he would agree with him.
This sally of the Speakers excited good deal Of
laughter, as upon reference to the bill, i, was
pressly mentioned he.
Mr.. LOOMS replied that his objections as far az
women was concerned, might be obvlated, but he
did not know even that. He himself had known
a woman come forward and vote under the applica-
ton of the term he. in the ii would be used in
the expression Man, he is an animal" where it
evidently included both sexes THIS reparlee turn
ed the laugh in Mr.. LOOMS favor again. The COM
mittee rose and reported progress, and asked leave
TO sit again
Message was received from the Governor sub
hitting certain resolutions adopted by the Legisa-
ture OF Alabama, protesting against The distribution
OF the proceeds OF The public lands, and IN favor OF
the annexation OF Texas TO the Union.
MIR. HoFrMAS submitted series of resolutions
calling upon the State officers for liquidation
port Co motion OF Mr.. DIX, the blank IN the reso-
luton offered by him day or two SINCE, fixing
upon day for the election Of Regents Of the Tn
versty was filled by fixing upon the next legislative