The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-03-16
Albany

Correspondence of the Heraldl
ALBANY, March Is, 1913.
| Great Ercitement-Ihe Legislative Halls Dese1ated
-Members erhib,ting themselves as Prize Fighters
-Jins Bouck the Bio,cer, and Hamilton the noted
Groom Of The White Horse-Se1a Band of Dicta
tors organized as the mew Regency, &c. 4
My DEAR SIR
fearful crisis is at hand Our party, which took
possession OF the government with balance in our
favor of twenty-five thousand strong, is speedily to
be dissolved. The Legislature convened on the
first of January, brought an expression fresh from
the people, that the democracy was not only strong,
but indomtable. But, on Saturday, scene occur
red in the Assembly chamber which attaches the
foulest disgrace to the actors The chamber was
literally converted into bear garden, and two
| members of the Legislature turned themselves into
prize fighters. The facts are these: the House was
| in Committee of the Whole, upon the Bank Com
missioners Bill and when upon the question of rising
and reporting, one portion were TO take the
vote upon the bill, and the other portion were de-
slrous OF rising and reporting, and asking leave to
sit again, for the purpose, Mr. Allen said, of al
| lowing the Speaker, who was then confined by i'll
ness an opportunity of replying to the pointed and
| personal illusions made by the gentleman from
Monroe, MIR. Enoch Strong The question upon
rising was taken, count called, when the
| Clerk announced the vote, declaring the motion
| carried.
Mr.. L. SHERwooD-lt is not SOL challenge the
Clerks count .
Mr.. ALLEN-'Tis too late to challenge, the Chair
| has decided
| Mr.. LELAND Ito Alen)-Coward-
| ard
Mr. HuBBEL (the Chairman-Gentlemen. have
once decided that the motion to rise and report
carried; therefore surrender the chair to the Speak
er. lMr Hathaway
the committee should have leave to sit again on the
bill. Messrs. Sherwood and Leland raised the
question, whether the late vote Onrisng and report
ing was legal and parliamentary; and were proceed
ing to discuss 1t, when the Speaker cut off the de-
bate by remarking, that whatever transactions
cured IN committee, in reatel to rising, whether
right or wrong, was immaterlal to the House; the
| chair was legally surrendered, and the House could
| take no cognizance OF the matter.
Mr.. JONES' move that the House adjourn.
Carried by majority of 20.
| conservatives "''banktes, "'sradcals," "pgring-
ers," "barn-burners," "disorganizers, ''factlon-
ists," .'llars," 'scoundres." &c, &C., reechoed
| through the chamber. Williams accosted Allen
throtted his adversary, and would have struck him
| had not the crowd about them prevented it. Oh!
| shame shame! ridiculous! that men who de-
lbcrately selected from the great mass of the peo-
pie, and depured TO administer TO the wants of their
constituents should so far demean themselves as to
desecrate the hall of dgnifed legislation into den
of DULLES and prize fighters. Legislators cause and
reflect upon the dreful consequences of such dsas-
trous scenes Political fathers and brothers, let
democratic constituent, humble and powerless as
| he may be, earnestly impore ye, Immediately,
promptly, to retrace your unfortunate steps, or instant
| y resign the elevated stations which you occupy
Rather that the wings should have had the power,
than to have witnessed such disQraceful acts com.
| mitted by democrats.
was induced to go out into the country, cousin
ing TOR day or two, in order to relieve my depre
clated pockets from the continued cravings at Con-
gress Hall. Upon my return, called upon the Go
vernon, at his mansion, for the express purpose of
ascertainng whether had any chance of obtaining
the Office which have been asking for during the
last two weeks. The coored servant at The door
informed me that his Excellency was engaged with
gentlemen below, but that might walk up into the
office in the meantime. There met my Jolly friend
PRODUCTION to Mr.. David Hamilton, large. well.
proporoned man, with coal black hair, as straight
an Indians thought II looked as if it had been
chucked into pot Of black dye, and then CLOSED
over with swab of hog'slard What surprised me
most, was the fact,that the Secretary and Hamilton
were engaged III examining, Gas believe) the pa
pers OF persons who were applying tor office. What,
thought this the system pursued with petitions!
Does the Governor enrust his confidential letters TO
the supervision of David Hamilton! Do the stock
holders and bill holders Of the defunct bank of Wa
teIyllet know thls' Is such man proper adviser
wish the whole democratic party of the State could
be made acquainted with this fact. The anti-bank
portion ought Immediately to be allowed to know
what kind of advice Gov. Bouck calls to his assis-
lance in making his appointments to office | re-
tired, after waiting an hour, without getting an OPP
| portunity of having audience with the Govern
or
Upon entering the south parlor of Congress Hap
found the room filled with disorder and confusion
and being uxurlously fond Of political excitement
seated myself on the sofa. soon found that the
element was produced in consequences of the AL
bany appointments. Among the number was Mr.
WATSON, the gentleman who, / informed you, was
on the eve of quilting President Tyler for the post
office. This man (W.) seems TO be of the mas
tersprlts of the party. He is the first who an
nounced the Albany flour inspector long before the
nomination was made; and 1t was upon this appoint
ment that the disturbance commenced and continu-
ed. friend of one OF the disappointed candidates
accused WATSON of belonging to a secret band of
dctators, to whom all Albany petitions were SUBJ
mtted-that the Governor had chosen them from
among the peopls-whlch secret band of dicators
P pas G1%P e. c and J. B 5 w% 4h is was vas
emphatlcaly denied, and the accusation may be I'M
just for aught know. j merely relate the CONVEX
satioA as it was there publicly held
The argument of Mr.. Butler, upon the question |
whether Mckenzie can be tried for murder, as re-
ported and published in the Herald, has produced |
quite sensation here. As this is the residence of
the Gansevoort family, they begin to fear that he |
will be brought TO an account for the part he enacted
in the Somers tragedy |
The accounts received from various parts of the |
State, where the spring elections have already been
held, are decidedly favorable to the democratic |
party: but which section of il, whether radical or
conservative, is not known, nor can be known, un.
I'll the county nominations come out, in October. ! |
observe that preparations are making for a struggle
in this city next MONTH This city has been, during
the past year. in the hands OF men who were elected
democrats, but the reports hall true that are
reported OF their conduct, the members of the pre-
sent Council ought not to be recognized by any
party. From present Indications am induced to
believe that the wings will carry the city by unpre
cedented malorlties, in most of the wards. They
are united, and will pull together-not so the demo.
Gratis. They are already throwing out their perso-
nal chickering's, which you know never decrease IN
magnitude by being banded from one to another.
You will please communicate eCial ComDlI.
ments to my particular friends, Rell and Paul, in
the mean time assuring them, that in the course of
lew days shall do myself the honor of paying my |
respects at the auction room, and at the office OF
the Inspector General
With the greaet respect,
10. SNITu