The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-02-03
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald.J

[Corresp ondence of the Herad.]
ALBANY, Feb. l, l843.
Retreuchmcnt- High Accusations against the Cover-
mor-State Printing Excitement Quarrel bt,cecn
the Hunkcrs and Subtaransans-A ppointn,snts,
&c. &c.
My DEAR SIR:-
Legislation begins now to assume businesslke
appearance The days of retrenchment and econo-
my appear, at last, to be approaching in earnest
The Hon. Mr.. Ely, OF the Senate chairman of the
committee upon that all-engrossing subject, has re-
ported bills in that body reducing the salaries of the
principal officers of Government from ten to fifteen
per cent When Flagg seated himself in the Comp
troer's chair last winter, he cut down everything
under his ccntrol-hls own clerks, and also every
man on the canals, about twenty per cent. Even
the clerks in the Bank Department were visited
with his economical displeasure, to the tune of two
hundred and fifty dollars. And now, Mr. Ely, in
his bill, reaches the high officers, who thought the
embarrassment ofthe State demanded retrenchment
only among the deputies and subordinate officers.
The Hon. Mr. Dickinson, of the Senate lis engaged
in bringing charges against the public transactions
Senator. alleges that he (Col. By has squandered
hundredso thousands of dollars letting contracts
Tor excavations locks, &c, on the enlargement of
the Erie Canal. This assertion, the honorable
Senator pledges himself to prove, if the Senate
will allow him to. send for persons and pa
pers. Senator Dickinson is. undoubtedly an
honorable man, and will endeavor to substan-
tate his ASSERTION But it is somew hat remarkable
that this serious charge should be made at this late
day? Col d has been out of office four or FIVE
years, and during that time been twice candidate
for the highest Office in the gift of the people Of this
State. Would it not have been noticed, nay more,
would it not have been justihable in his political OPP
penents, to have laid these facts before the people
during the canvass! We all know that candidates
tor Office have their characters both public and pr
vate. searchngly scanned during political contest
especially where it RACES with the ferocty of New
York politics. am inclined to the opinion that if
Col: Bouck have pracced the Partially now alleged
against him, the wgiant eye of Thurlow Weed
wonld have discovered it, long ere this
The great excitement that existed here week
ago, in relation TO the State Printer, has nearly SUBJ
sided Croswell and VanDyck have made an AMIGA.
bic dissolution, Van taking two thousand dollars in
cash. This is considered by those who appear ia
mlliar with the circumstances, as being good bar
gain, for it is rumored that he never paid dollar in
the concern, but drew out five hundred year
After my return from Saratoga yesterday, was
informed that actual declaration of war had taken
place between the old Hunkers lCrosswell 81 Coz.
and that an Irlshman had been imported from some
Of the western counties to draw the weapons in sup.
port OF the ultra section. You may expect some
the wonderful difficulty in distributing the spoiis.
Tomorrow we expect many of the New York ap-
pontments will be disposed OF. Of this am hearth
ly thankful; for it will relieve my own mind from
the great anxiety which have felt for three or four
weeks in relation 10 my own application, as well as
relieve my pockets from the heavy expenses of re.
naming at Landons. Although several appoint.
ments will be confirmed tomorrow yet do not be-
leve that any individual Is at this moment aware of
his fate. The Governor possesses the most singular
faculty of managing applicants for Office, that
was known. They are all treated with the greatest
politeness, but not word OF committalism ever
passes his lips
An exciting debate has Just sprung up in the House,
Mr.. w. Hall laid on the table, yesterday, joint re-
solution directing the Attorney General to institute
and conduct in the name and on the complaint of
any citizen agrieved by the Virginia inspection
laws more suits, to test the constiutona,lty
State of New York to take the "back track" in re.
latlon to trying by jury, all runaway negroes who
may be caught in this State, thereby repeating this
law, which was passed by the Wings to CRAFTY the
abolitionsts. Mr. Halls speech to-day, was Of the
most rabid abolition nature-so rank and bitter
site party to circulate it throughout the whole south
ern country in order to let the people there know
what Mr.. Clay friends in New York are doing to-
wardscontnbuting to his defeat in 1874.
AThe question, what to be done with the Erie
Rairad, is undoubtedly the greatest business OF the
session. There are hardly two men who harmonlse
upon the subject. Some are importuning the MEM
State wOrk-others are in favor of re-srganising
its dictatorship take the State in three million
partner and then issue stock make up all the def
cheney necessary to its completion. Another sug-
gestion has been made and that is, for the State 10
make donation OF the three millions loaned to the
company, and have nothing more to do with the
rotten concern. am not sure but this would be
the most judlcious course 10 pursue. II is such
magnificent foy-such splendid humbug-that
the tax payers OF the whole State ought TO pay the
Legislature to get rid of it as soon as possible
Yours, &c. JoE SMITH