Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1843-04-19
From he Chasles.oa Mereurp.

Neiv York Poiiiics.-A.fairs at Albany
60 no; smoothly. There is much talk
not Of the m~ildcst-amous the country
papers, about Gov. Bnuck's being in the
hands Of The Conservatives race Of po-
l~iticians suspected of an uncommon appe-
rte for loa,es aud fishes /: several OF the
Governors appointments have been rcjec.
ted BY The Senate. and The s~urfucc Of Lee
sis.ative action roll, uneasily like The sea
in an earthquake. Tcuchins the event
aad meaning OF all this, the Albany cores.
pondeut Of The Hralt spccu!a,cs as fol.
lows:
mir. Van Buren, remains in tho city.
H Fsid fa'l bac ggass!ssSShfa y. OP GSd EEi!sH'eR Han. G3 II
seems 10 have been tho intention Of the
party at the Capital, 10 obtain q legislative
expression favorable to his nomination a,
Baltimore. But tho stand taken by Col.
Young agains, the Conservatives. and bis
determination TO resist every cxpedieai
construction OF the Constitution for the
bcnef, Of railroad or any other monopoly.
has prevented Foster. Crosweli & Co.
from making the attempt. The days OF
dicraiion are ended. Mr.. Van Burcn's
friends dare not ask the Democratic mem.
hers OF the Legislature, even in caucus, 10
make up the question. lie will retire to
The popular shades Of " Lindenworld."
without Il legislative expression.
The division in the Democrat: party
has now become apparent. aud ! fear the
dissolution is inevitable. The caucus steps
taken at The commencement OF the session
BY the Slicrwoods, Dcnniston. Ruger, Lc-
land and Caldwell. are no longer employ.
cd. They have enlisted with them, al this
hour. 4 majority Of the Democratic mem
bers. This vii! be made manifest pre-
vious tn the adjournment, by the removal
Of Croswsll from The Office of Stale prin-
ter. You may imagine me wild in my
predictions. but | can assure you that i,
will be accomplished. The arrangements
are nearly perfected.
The stand taken by Col. Young, the
Secretary of Stale, in respec, TO the con-
s~t,utiupaii,y Of certain laws appropria,ing
the public money TO private purposes,
seems to have brought things 10 a crisis,
and the division Of opinion Oh the subJec,
has been broadly marked aud vehenen,iy
urged. The etfec; has been, besides the
division Of tho party, TO throw some doubt
the character OF the Stocks issued un-
der these lave. A writer 10 the Albany
Argus complains Of il in these words /:
"A few days since, New York SIS were
3 above par: Now they have fallen 10 par,
or &lracliou above il. a difference OF nearly
3 per cent. The defenders Of The Secre-
tary Of States regulating communication
mos, per,inaciously deny that it sanctions
or rather invites reputation. But the
merchants Of New York think If
the legislature even c%ountenancc the doc
trine that the stale is 'uol under The sha-
dow of a moral obligation for the ful6lment
Of millions OF stocks now outstanding"
they have reason to doubt whether the
state scrip. that falls under this ban will
ever be paid"
The moral obligation of the Slate to re-
deem these Bonds we cacno, doubt-bu,
we have just as little doubt tina, the Sec.
rotary was absolutely RICH, ia saying that
they were issued under laws passed in
contempt Of the Constitution ofNew York.
And the case is so plain, that The Lcgis-
Iaiure ought at once 10 have seen the nc.
Of affirming the obligation Of these
Bonds by a solemn act, with as muct; an-
auinily as possible. aud the question
would then have bsen set at rest. insiead
Of that, they insist, agains, the simples,
rules Of legal construction, that the laws
were NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. are intro.
duced denounc;ng Col. Young, and rail-
ing at repudia,ion-a rnon,h Of loud taIk.
ing supefyenes-ibe party flies asunder
with The explosion and the very thing