New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-02-24

Hsnceforh with mine in Christian love and charity
Ao T.. j.
whtpos I'm AIbany-The Cayuga Scufhe-
Hunlxers and Radicals-State Prison Re-
form-The Lisence System-Col. Young,
sc. sc. e., ., TO-.
The even surface of the fptid pool ofLoco To-
coism, was slightly ruf1ed few days since by
the attempt ofthe "OldH unkers" to shave down
few of the rough corners of the turbulent Barn
burners No blood was shed, although quite a
quantity was heated to the boiling point TWAS
hardly of sufficient Importance to form the sub
iect of a special notice, or should have sketched
it at the time. AS premonitory symptom of
what ,oill take place hereafter, it may not be
amiss to give it parting salute. The whole
question has been presented in the published pro-
ceedings of the Secret Session upon the Cayuga
nominations. The story may be given IN a Nut
shell. The Barnburners" Convention had pre-
sented their candidates and the cold Hunkers,"
or as they are called in this case, the Boilers"
presented theirs. Gov. BoUcK, pretending to
have an earnest desire to heal the divisions
told the applicants he would appoint neither set
but would allow the incumbents to "hod on,
until the Kilkenny Cats stopped lighting Inc
Barnburners," honestly believing that the " Old
White Horse meant what he said, went home
and pave up the chase bad job. But dld
Won ever hear of an cold Hunker's" backing out
90 lono az a scent of the "spoils" could be detec
ted in the wind? Doubtful: at all events no
sucb thing was done here. AS soon as the Grad
icaIs" had cleared for home, the representatives.
of the {" Old Hunkers'' made out a new set OF no.
limitations the most Objectionable to their oppo
nents that could possibly be conceived, and Gov.
BoucK with that strict regard to his pledged word
for which he has become SO famous, forthwith
sent in those names to the Senate! The result
Won have seen. There wasa stormy Executive
session, which has began to develop its secrets!
The cold Hunkers'' carried the day, and now
the Argus and Atlas are showing their
teeth and growing like Hyenas. You may know
that the sore has been cauterized, or the Stately
Argus would not have noticed its grumbling con-
temporary. So began the fght-so ends 1t not
There has grown out of this occurrence,
"defnement of position" which has produced
many hard words, and which has sealed the tu-
ture political destiny OF one OF the Senators:
refer to JOSHUA B. SMITH of Suffolk, the new SEN
ator from the Second District He was men,
Der of the Assembly last year from the old F" Ra-
deal" county of Suffolk, and was rather suspect
cd of an inclination to the Bouck and Croswell
aide of the fence. So afraid were the Suffolk
ties that such was the fact, that when he was up
for Senator, they took the precautlon to pledge
him in toriting to the Radical side, which he did
most completely. But on the Cayuga nomIna-
tons he showed his hand in the enemy's ranks,
under most peculiarly aggravated circumstances.
Being suspected of an inclination to bolt from his
written pledge, he was closely watched. The
.11ca la b,I
SPARED offs with another Senator from the same
district, Mr.. DEyo, who had gone home, he yet
went into the wigwam and voted for the cold
Hunkers" through thick and thin. The next
day, too, when Croswell himself was being
stretched upon the Procrustean Bedstead, SMITH
came to the rescue and his cote defeated the
Barnburners !" They have therefore gven
him up as hopeless, but have marked HIM Tor the
benefit of his Immediate constituents.
But while the cold Hunkers" have thus Sc
cured one stray waif. they are in tribulatlon
about one other, whose vote may yet be wanted
refer to JOHNSON of this district, whose portrait
I slightly sketched sometime SINCE Neither
faction are vet satisfied where he will allght. He
is perpetually performing a series of ground and
lofty tumblng, quite amusing to behold But
one thing has been settled to the entire satlsac-
ton of all-Whigs, Old Hunkers, and Radicals
and that is, were all Creation to be called upon
TO select suitable person as the keeper of the
"Pons Asinorum'' beyond all question, Senator
johnson would be the man chosen!
Senator ScoTT is engaged in furious crusade
against the regular doctors. The Judge fired hot
shot from his intellectual ht-pounder for
two days, to the great delight of all listeners
What the result will be, can scarcely be toretoid.
There is almost perfect unanimity SO far as re-
CARDS the removal Of the restrictions upon Quacks,
but there is great and growing opposition to
measure which seeks the utter humiliation OF
the Medical profession, for that will be the prac-
teal operation of the Senator's bill.
The Westchester nominations are yet IN nubi-
bus The Radical member OF Assembly, FIND
LAY. and HOLMES the would. be-Surrogate, have
been welding a paper warfare through the
columns of the Argus, the former over his own
signature, the latter under the masked battery OF
Wes.chester' Lyon, the Radical candidate,
is also here urging his claims. He is a young
man, good looking and said to possess goodiy
share of legal talent. The result is beyond the
ken of mortal vision. | should not be surprised
to see a second edition Of the Cayuga drama.
The Assembly have, for thelast two days, had
under consideration bill to amend the $3.50
Exemption Law. Ii is only proposedto remedy
some defects in the law OF 1912. You know the
history of this Law-what opposition it encoun-
.ered and what relentless vengeance was threa-
tened upon the heads of its authors and d ad i've
Gates. What systematic efforts, too, at the last
se.aon to repeal and wipe out Its just, humane
and salutary provisions! But the friends OF the
neonle stood firm, and see the result Not voice
E now heard in either Hall in favor OF It's repeal
Evco those who were loudest in their denuncia-
ton of its retrospective features, admit that they
80 80 s.arad than hurt. No one proposes