New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-13
Thinpa al Albnny.
From our regular Correspondent.

such contradcting directions in relation to the
locality of the channel in which the Denocra-
tic" ship is to sail-and SO many ignes fatui held
up at the Simon Pure Lighthouse which marks the
entrance to the desired haven, that there is great
danger or hope, as you piease-that there will
be total shipwreck. Yes the whole party
,rembe, lest the chickering's and heart-buFninss SO
rife among the leaders, will rend the camp, and
scatter its fragments to the four winds of Heaven
A contamination devously TO be wished.
The Senate disposed of the New-York and Ere
Railroad at midnight on Monday. The decision
of the President that the bill required only ma
iority vote was sustained by tpo majority. Had
the Senate been full the reverse would have
been the case Sixteen Senators were known to
be of the opinion that it was two-thirds bill.
There can be 10 question but what it came as near
that description as it well could, and yet not be
ops. The friends of the road are in fear of the
result in the House. 1t is thought that Speaker
DAVIS will decide it to be two-thrds bill; and II
he does it will be bard work to reverse such de-
cision.
The debate on the TIVE thirds question, called
forth powerful array of talent in the Senate
Speeches long, and with one two exceptions,
very able, were the order of the day. AS usual,
that Of Senator SHERWOOD bore off the palm. L
wish YOU could have been present, and have heard
specimen of this barnburning eloqucnce.
Shall give you an inkling of tho doctrines which
were on this occasion boldly put forth GA the floor
of the New-York Senate
Speaking Of the law of 1886, under which the
loan had been made to this company; the Hon. Sc
nasor laid down this position:
"Thc Actof 1886, was unconstitutional and void.
The State in fact has no lien on the road or the
company, The Legislature transcribed its du-
ties in the passage Of that act. The stock chlch
mas ISSUED under u aoas issued wahom tar, and
lis redemption is not legally or csnStitutiondly
binding on the People Of this State! CO. said
the Senator, the broad doctrine on this subject,
without concealmen, | say the loan was a6so-
lutely void. 1t was mere gift in the first place.
IF properly coutented before judicial tribunal,
it would be found that the sale Of the road blythe
Comptroller, under the lar Of 1886, tconid rest
no title either IN the purchaser or the State L
think so of all the loans which have been made to
all these Incorporated companies. we hare no
lien upon any Of them to compel the payment
of either the interest or principal!"
What think you of such doctrine and coming
from Senator too Is it not almost enough to
put Tammany Hail to the blush9
The proposition to appropriate SD, S5S received
by this State its portion OF the avals OF the pub
lie lands, to the purposes of education, was dcbe-
rately voted down in Committee of the whole SEN
ate, to-day. Judge BocKEE was the only Loco.
Foco Senator vino veted to receive the sum. But
doubt much whether the whole party will dare,
when the ayes and nays are called in the Senate,
as they will be, deliberately TO reject this large
sum of money. The madness of party will erect
almost any thing. But this will be almost too dar-
ing an act for even The present rnrty to do. The
remarks of Messrs. BocKEE and Dickinson,
(Which hope you will publish,9 place the wick,
edness Of the act in so strong lis'
= getTenchment and reform" about which SO
much has been said and sung, have been hung up
to dry in the Senate. The Assembly ditto. Vioe
la hum5mg' Why should we not dance the
poor people are made 10 pay the piper!
NArIoHAL IKsTlTUrE.-A Committee of the
National Institute address Circular to its friends
and correspondents, through the National Intelli-
gencer, in which the first Monday in April, 1874,
is fixed upon as the most convenient time for the
meeting of the Association. The Association OF
American Biologists" who have had several
annual meetings and who are organized upon a
similar plan to the British Association whose
movements have been of such interest to the scen-
tifc world, hold their fifth meeting at Washington
in this month They, as well as the American
Philosophical Society, the members of all other
scientific and learned societies in the United
States; the honorary and corresponding members
and friends and patrons of the Institute and others
engaged and concerned in the increase and difiil-
sion of knowledge, are invited by the Committee
to attend.
U THE NEw.YoRK WESTINGHOUSE RE-
FORMER and Olive Plant, by Hulsart s Wallace, is
one of the best Temperance papers ivlns-which
is saving much, for the Organ and Washngtoni-
aH by Col. E. l.. Snow, is its generous rival in
well.doirg. With two such Weekly papers at
the lowest price of glass of ruin, and Daily at
penny, the cause Of Temperance ought to so ahead
in our City, and it does. The number who sign
the Pledge is rarely less than three or four hundred
per week, and the enthusiasm is fresh and the
effort as thorough now as at any time since Wash
ngtoaianism first set up its benign standard am ong
US. Success and stability to the good work and its
champions
DANGEROUS AssAuLr.-A female named NAL
colin was yesterday thrown into the FIRE by bru-
tai husband, and so severely burned that her life
is despaired of, and she was sent to the City Hos
pial. She resided in Water Street, and her fral
partner is in the Tombs to avail, the result, as she