The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-29
Albany.
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Herald.l


Correspondence Of ths Herald.l
ALBANY, Jan. e, 10A.
Sober Second 7howghts- Soirfs at the Gorerror's-
Frozen Mariscl.is.o and the Nsw York Appoint
menfs--k9islatire Proceedings-Figuring for
the merf Election-Dimppointmen and Dricd
Apple.
An absence from town Of nearly week, has
prevented me from writing before. On looking
over your paper, (weeky,) on my return, do moi
find my Crayon sketch of Weed presume your
counsel thought some parts of it lbellous. Well,
do not know, but it would, if published, induce
Thurow to Cooper you; and as am extremely ig-
norant of the law of libel, may have transgressed
its precincts.
had the honor last evening, in company with
some two hundred others, to attend soir6e al
Gov. Bouck's. The executive mansion is a very
fine one and tastefully, though not gaudlly furnish
ed. The guests were. not as presumed they would
be, all members or office holders, tout an co'ltrairc,
the majority were citizens, though the Senate, AS
sembly and lobby men, all in part represented. As
it was gubernatoria party, hope 40 not trans
gress proprety in saying that 1t was wellgot up re,
freshments in great abundance; an excellent oano
by the kindness and aflability of her manners the
position OF hostess, which she was de tdcto, 1t not
dej,ue. There was ardent on the supper table,
| but a New Yorker remarked, there was some
| frozen Marischino.
| find the New York appointments are mostly
made-McVean, Of Montgomery County, IS 10 be,
or is, Surrogate. Daley.js appointed Judge, ,bu'
| rine Bench. Old Judge Morrill,, Waterman, Glea-
| son, Sherwood, and host of others, are pressing
| their claims most enormously. Waandell, vide
Mike Walsh's paper for his picture, do not know
him, is port-warden. cannot but think that the
Governor has yielded to improper and undue infil-
ences in their appointments, especially the first.
Surrogate: This was last winter positively pro-
missed, to Mr.. Edmonds, and il he was to be re-
warded for his political services, he merlted the
office over fifty such men as Mcvean. But we
presume Gov. Bouck has some good reason to give
for thus sighting Mr.. Edmonds; at least ne Ought
to have. Capt Glover was the man Ifor port WAR
den, but he is too much Of whole souled, gentle
| manly fellow for Messrs Scott Y Co. Major Con-
nor is here, as stated, to get the law OF last SEES
repealed. Warmers friend, Mr. Daley got up the
law and passed it, and now strenuously opposes it,
repeal. Samm is assisting Conner, and James L
Brady and Daley are helping. Col Warner, who J
am informed, not knowing him, Is here.
The Legislature have got 10 work at last, but
the House is still inflicted with too much speaking.
To-day there was an animated debate on the
School Fund, Mr. Sampson, Hurlburd,. Bosworth,
Hoffman and others taking part; but the principal
business of many members seems to be to gel
Offices for their friends, and to arrange the cam.
paign Tor next summer. Thurow Weed is ex.
tremely anxious to be the wing candidate ioI 40
good Governor Bouck, Dickinson, Flagg, Attor-
ney General Barker and Hoffman are the loco foco
candidates The first named will succeed; he Il
much more popular than last winter, is safe
man, sound judgment, and not too easily governed.
| He has, of course, made some enemies in his ap-
continents, but that is unavoidable; though he, Is
much to blame for keeping nominations under
.dvsement so long as he does in nearly every in
| stance. BY the way, amongst the guests at Go
| vernon Bonck's, was Ex-Governor Seward, who is
here attending the Supreme Court. The bar OF the
md the Supreme Court, and Court of Chancery
ire full of business the former, though it has been
in session four weeks, has still two hundred causes
on the calendar. Yours,
ToMrKINs