The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-18
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald

ALBANY, "wednesday Feb. II, IS43
We have just passed through one of the most sc.
we're snow storms Of even this stormy winter 1t
commenced on Monday and continued down to
this morning, leaving the ground covered to the
depth Of Is or 80 nches and rendering the roads al
most impassnbe. Two or three New York mails
are now due, and but for the enterprise and perse-
verance of the Express lines, we would be a week
behind in New York intelligence.
In the Legislature, for the last three days, al
though there has been a large amount of talking
done up but little real business has been attended
to. Mr.. Dickinson is still endeavoring to immor-
talse himself with his wonderful and most search
| ing and acute resolutions of inquiry, but yet he
| meets with but little success. This subject occu.
pies the Senate about three fourhs of their time
To-day they were debating the bill providing for the
| reduction of the salaries of certain officers The
principle is the right one, but of the details of
the bill, perhaps, might be modified, and thereby
render i more beneficial and just n its operation
Some OF the salaries are lett too HIGH while others
| again cut down entirely too low.
Should the measures relative to the inspection
| laws, now under consideration in the Legislature
be carried into efect-the newly appointed officers
| will not have such tat pickngs after ALL What do
you think of reduction of about one half in the
amount OF perquisites.
| In the ASSEMBLY quite dust has been kicked up
on the subject of j. r. F. Jones's report on the Vir-
|
| report the result of much labor and penetrating
investigation on the part of its celebrated author
should be thus cavallerly treated 1t appears that
after the objections that had been urged against it,
Mr. JONES went to the printers and materially alter
ed the language of his report, giving it thorough
expnrgaton. To this the wings object the ground
that the report, as read TO the House, having been
ordered printed, il was beyond the control OF its
author, and he therefore had right to alter 1t, &c
&c. II will be warning, it is to be hoped, to such
of our legislators, who look at every thing through
the medium of party and cannot forbear, even in q
| document of so momentous and general an impOr
lance as this the Virginia question, to intro
duce electloneerlng appeals and epithets
An attempt isbelng made to obtain a charter for a
N York, Albany and Troy Railroad, on the eastern
margin OF the river. This is beginning to be consi
dered the most feasible route and as powerful nfu-
ences are to work in Its favor | should not be sur.
prlsed If it should succeed
| A long list OF appointments for the counties OF
| Orange, Otsego, Ulster, Herkmer and other ives.
| tern counties, were promulgated TODAY There
| have been more New York appointments as wei
The poor devils of eApectants who are still dancing
attendance here, look more fororn and dsconsolae
than ever.
There is not the slightest diminution in the rel.
glous excitement that has pervaded this city for the
last three weeks; on The contrary, il is on the in
crease. Brother Swan leaves this week, it lie said
for your city. II So then look out for shaking
among your dry bones. SIMON