New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-05-05

Sr,rr PR1soS I.ABoR.-'The Albany Nechsn
;cs. Association held meeting last week. to coz.
suit together in regard to the measures OF the as
IegisIaturc. in refusing to do justice to the.
claims and IN regard to operations for the future.
Jacob HockstrasSer, President OF the Association.
presided
Mr.. f. G. Squier addressed the meeting, and
showed IN what manner the Mechanics had been
deceived by those in whom they had con6ded
Mr.. Bartlit of the Senate, on whom they had
relied for support. had deserted them. Mr.. Elan
Lvnds, he said. who was appointed by the Syn.
cnse Mechanics Association to como 10 Albany
and advocate their interests has also deserted Is.
and has received, as his reward, the appointing.
OF Principal keeper al the Sing Sing Prison He
was very warm at first. but he soon cooled, and
the mechanic. sent here from Syracuse to defeni
the rights OF the mechanics, Is the first man wA
has been bribeb over Mr.. Bartlit, too, whom "
have regarded hitherto as our Senator, has left u
and IN looking for the reason, 1t may be sufhcleat
TO saw that the peculiar friend. personal and 20
Itical. of that Senator. and who represents IN
n,rr this district, has a partner who is 4 contra
t,r IN tho Stat, Prisons But MIR. ) though;
,,tfnyt vonld do the work. We should
S,.,,l ny,;nIv and act promptly and efficiently.
1,hs mechanics should vote tor such men ss
LII ,,l,,,,,, themselves TO vote for our relief
NJ Hickey stated that Eras,us Coming Of
Alhanv - Senator from this district had ais,
yoted .oainst them. He knew that every demo
GRAFT would be struck with astoniShment at The
announcement of such a fact They had all
looked TO him as one who, in principle, was Their
friend, and who would support Their interests
whenever the opportunity was given him. No
oil ,fl
AGAINST such bill. But he did so, and then
must have been some motive for It, 1t was re.
markablc fact that his partner held large con-
tract for labor in the State prisons And very
curious contract it was too. which gave him al.
most the monopoly of the labor OF the prison.
IIc was authorised to employ rs many men as be
pleased. between the numbers ot ~ and 300
This might not have been the reason which m.
durcd Mr.. Coming's vote, but he must say, that
he thonght ii showed little OF the cloven foot.
Applause.
MIR \. Whitney offered resolution for the ap-
nontmcnt OF a committee OF hvc to report 10 a
future meeting, some plan of acton IN future BY
the mechanics, and whether II would he adyrsa.
Bile to resor, to political action.
This resolution, after being debated. was adopt.
cd and the meeting adjourned for four weeks
TuE ANNUAL VuyAGE TO THE Rocky MoN.
r,lxs.-The Hudson's Bay Compuny's eanoes
took their departure from Dachine, near Men,
trcal, on Saturday last. Sir George Simpson,
the Governor who arrived in the last steamer al
Boston, was TO leave on Monday or Tuesday
Rather large party goes up this season, Among
the number we notice the names of GoVerm
Simpson and Lieut.. LEROY, of the royal artllerS
whom the British Government has sent out 10
take magnetic observations. The canoes are
manned BY fifty voyagcurs including SIX Cana
dams employed by the Roman Catholic missca
at Montreal These men to be empIoyeda as
farmers and mechanics at the Catholic misson
on the Columbia river.