The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-22
Albany.
Correspondence Of the Hersld)


ALBANY, JAN. -, 1874.
LAabory of the L@gisafure--OEce Seekers-Laic and
LoJa1s-7hat Trunk and 1hanks-E Presi-
dent Fan Buren,, and Netcs from Brazil
! promised in my letter of Monday TO sketch
Thurlow Weed, bu, will not do so till my next
The Legislature are just as busy as they have
been, and accomplish nothing, daily, but to talk,
make speeches, eat apples, and pop corn IN the nan
of the capitol, and anoy the Governor about APP
pointments. If they will go on in this way Tor a
month longer, and then go home, II will be gori-
GUS thing for the State: but we have no such good
luck they always make and repeal a certain num-
Der of laws.
Your city is now tolerably well represented in the
Office seeking house. First, we have the candi-
dates for Surrogate, worth $4,000; these are Chas
McVean, ex-M C. from Montgomery county, three
years resident of New York Joseph G.. Hart, an
old New Yorker, and Tor many years examiner IN
chancery John II. Livingston, Jr., clever fell
low, but he has had awful long pulls at the ireasu-
ry-he was two or three years corporation attorney
Of New York, worth then, under oath, % TO
SS24 900 per annum-hen navy agent Tor SIX years,
at S20,0O0 or more per annum-and has had no Of
flee for two years; Chas L. Livingston, fine,
gentlemanly man, formerly Speaker of the Assem-
bly, and unfortunately, for il ruined him., one OF
Sam Swarwout's bail, and John w. Edmonds,
State prison Inspector In this case, my opinion is
though they are raising heaven and earth TO defeat
him, by rakng up the past. Some think McVean
will be the man, he is supported by most of the
New York delegaton,1bu do not. The next is
Judge of Common Pleas, in place OF lnglis. For
this Chs. p DAILY and Aid. Waterman are candidates,
but the former is certain OF It, Then comes Judge
of the Marine Court, worth at least $1,000. Thomas
Jefferson Smith is the first the slate now; Sniff
fen, Porter, Russell, and Shaler, are no where, as
they say the turf. Young Sheppard is here to be
made Examiner in Chancery, and he will think
be appointed as he has persuaded the Governor
that he, ,Iiden, and one or two others OF equally
| small calibre, govern New York politics. Mr.. Nc
Murray, formerly member, is here, but what he
wants am not advised. In my last, speaking OF
was IL new member, forgetting that he was here IN
'36 or '3. Maj. Conner, County Clerk. arrived
this morning, to try and get Col. Warmers bill OF
last winter repealed.
great rejoicing here, presume the suicide of the
accused was matter Of deep sorrow to some OF
the small lawyers who expected $500 or $1,000 for
defending him. but the strangest thing OF al! is the
grave and serious charge of the Rev. Col. Webb.
| against Howard and lothers. OF course the Col.
will have to ''sufier some" for libel, NC, for, OF
course, Rust and Howard will not rest quiet under
| the charge.
On Wednesday the ex-President, with DR.. Beck.
man, the defeated barn burners candidate fol
Senatorial nomination in this district, as aid, was
seated in the Governors room to receive calls and
to heal the breach in the party. If Mr.. V. b. urges
it, John will be Circuit Judge, but he has too much
tact to interfere in State appointments, and Prince
John, like every other tub, will have to stand or
his own bottom. You will learn from the paper.
that Allen, of Oswego, Chairman of the Judiciary
Committee, has introduced bill to have all the
terms of the Supreme Court held here. Thi,
emanates in New York, and the petition is signed
by all the eminent lawyers of New York. BY the
way, before the last sentence, should have sale
that Mr.. " B. came up as his own minister. Il
cause the Atlas clique to give into the Argus,an Il
coax the old Admiral to postpone his constitutional
reform till after the next election, and then tn,
party will attend to it. The Admiral wants to b,
governor but he will not get the nomination, thu
young guard, with great spirit and zeal. lack tn
knowledge OF tactics and field movements of tn
old guard. l have long letter from Rio, with
request TO give parts of it, relative to the Emperor
&c. to you tor publication, which / will do in few
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