New-York daily tribune., 1844-01-10
Legislature OF Neyv-York.
Correspondence Of The Tribune.

The close OF the first weeks session oil Inc
collective wisdom Of the State, IS appropriate
time TO take general survey Of the land to De
promised 1t can then be done more quietly
than during the hurry and hustle incident to the
business Of farther advanced session.
You have been already apprscd that the de-
crccs of King Caucus "a copy OF which for
warded you) were duly confirmed and ratified
The selection for Speaker was a terrible misgo.
can only hope that he will improve as the ses-
sion advances. Unless he does, the business OF
Legislation will perlorcc come to dead stand
STILL Already is it necessary to leap FIVE bar
gates to get along with the common consent CO.
ings of the first week. What then will it be
when the tug Of war comes in earnest He is a
very estimablc man, but lacks the energy, the
decision and the promptness necessary for the pre-
siding officer of such an assemblage.
There was an amusing field skirmish in the
Assembly, Thursday, in which the cold Hunk
ers were hoored most essentially. Bouck, Cros
we'll & Co., as you arc aware, are very much
troubled about this bantling Of :: Constitutional
Reform" NIcet II fairly and vote the Juniors
out Of doors at once and without ceremony, they
dare not do. But it must be kept out Of sight as
long as possible, and then be buried up in the
mass of local business, which so clogs the last
two months of the session. To effect this OBJ
icct, the Committee on Rules and ORDERS AL,
LEN Of Oswego, officiating as Chaplain, devised
a very cunning mode Of scpulture. This was
to organize Standiag Committee, whose duty
it should be, like all other Standing Committees,
to bury cfiectualiy every thing t9at it might not
be e1pedient TO bring forth to daylight.
The proposition was made, and ALIEN made a
very pretty speech, or perhaps should say, sang
very good prose song in It's favor. Itwas about
to pass without opposition, and the "Old Hunk
ers" were already beginning to chuckIe in their
sleeves, when" Mr.. Spoakcr"-was heard re-
sounding from an ominous corner Of the Hall,
and up rose old " Iron Grey Of flerkimcr He
shook his locks and there was that in his eve,
which said plainly enough, g Y ou don't catch
this old bya with that chaff." He mounted the
proposition 81 the Committee rough shod, and be-
fore he got through, it was not at all difficult to
Select Committee, and have it he would. AL
LEN da capO-ed his song, but HOFFMAN said 1t was
set in the wrong key. SEYMOUR of Utica then
tried his hand, and delivered very pretty piece
Of defamation, almost equal to the efforts of
school-boy days. He too was hoored, and then
came BoswoETH Of your City (who, by the bye,
is altogether the most able g Old Hmller'' in the
iiouse.) HoFFMAN was aided in bis efforts TO
floor the Committee, by EuLGURD Of st. Law
renee, Judge SAMPSON of AIuaroe and STEVENS Of
Albany. The light lasted nearly two hours and
the fur flew thick and fast. IoUNGs, the hero OF
the 'Oysterbay War" sworc. q am sorry to say
the Colonel does swear awtuIly) that he wasn t
TO be ganmoned. and 50 he moved to kick The
proposition Of the Committee out of DOORS and
brought them up all standing by calling Tor the
ayes and noes. The "Old Admiral triumphcd
glorously. ALLEN, SEYMOUR & Co. were hoored
by more than fifty majority. So ended the FIRST
but not the last fight.
The two divisions are more nearly balanced
than was indicated by the vote for Speakers
The Barn-burners have, think, at least forh.
leaving ffty-thrce to train under the Argus drill.
So far as talent is concerned, they have the de-
clded advantage. First there is HOFFMAN, their
Captain, himself a host, and match for the
whole fifty three. He is wide awake as hawk,
and CRoswELL Will be remarkably carly riser
indeed if he gets to windward Of the old Admi-
raj. Then, too, there are HULDURD of ST. Law
renee, LEE OF Orange, HuBBELL Of Clinton, (who
trained IN Croswell's regiment last winter
CARR of your city, HAzEN of Chemung-all men
capable OF doing good warfare in the cause, and
all, too, unmanageabe by the State Printer To
cope with these, there is ALLEN, good wire
puller, but most Indifferent debatcr; SEYMOUR,
who is as light as a feather, and BoswoRTn of
your city, upon whom, if l mistake not, will de-
yolve the post Of Commander-in- Chief -Four OF
your City Delegation are odd Hunkers' viz
Jeremiah, Bosworth, Fleet, and Ross. The rest,
with the exception of that staunch old Wing,
RICHARD S. WILLIAMS, arc Radicals.
The Wings will take care of themselves well.
We have STEVENS, a giant antagonist as tho
Locos will find to their sorrow LINN of Sche-
nectady Is man of whom any party may well
be proud. WARREN of Troy Will prove valu-
able acquisition to the Wing side of the House
Then there is DAVIS Of Tioga, SIX feet high
and well proportoned," who is not to be sneezed
at. You will hear from him, or l much mistake
myself. DR.. LEE OF Buffalo, HALL of Cayuga
and others whom might name, viii do honor TO
the Counties and the Party which they represent
The Session bids fair to be an exciting one, and
scenes will be enacted, compared to which those
Of last year were bat chlldren's play.
The SPEAKER has not yet announced the Stand
ing Committees. The delay is somewhat unusual