New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-01-30
NewYork Ofice-Seekers-Nom
MISREPRESENTATION Reform-siute
prison Labor, &c.

ALBANY, January 81, lsi:.
The NEw-YoR APPOINTMENTS have not yet
been finally acted. upon nor viii they be until he
return of your Mr.. Senator SCOTT, who has gone
home for instructions. The nomination for SIR
rogate is not seconded by YARIA' and scoTT, but
do not think they will oppose its confirmation
with any great degree of tenaclty. But IN reia-
ton to tina, of THos. JET SMITH, thetwo Senators
named are perfectly rabid. They urge against
him his unftness, mentally, judiclally and other
wise and VARIAS has declared, time and again.
that he shall never be appointed. But his frlehos
are equally pertinacous, and urge his claims with
nntiring zeal. The general impression among the
New York delegation is, that ultimately al Inc
Nominations will go through | think such VIII
he the result though it must be confessed SMITHS
;s rather dubious case The delegation from
ronr civ to the Third House returned home to-
dav-eitber because their cash had run low, OF
with design 10 head off" Senator SCOTT.
This week has been an exciting one, IN regard
n Executive Nominations. Whole days (Legls
Iative) have been spent in stormy Debates but tho
definite results have been attained. wrote you
and Schenectady mad been withdrawn from the
Senate, upon the sober, second thought" OF ms
very remarkably astute Excellency. Since thcE,
the Governor has been blessed with third "sober
thought and has returned the self same no'n1n
atoms The mill, however, grlnds hard, and the
grist yet remains in the hopper The nomlna-
ton of BLANCHARD as Surrogate for this County
has been opposed with unceaslng virulence by the
Barnburners," and even by many :" Old Hunk
ers.'' From facts which have been communlca-
ted to me to-day, think | am authorized IN pre-
dieting that the nomination will be rejected, I'M
less withdrawn. The poor fellow looks haggard
and iororn, but he will learn salutary lesson for
the future.
| have now to inform you that the Governor
has been compelled-yes, compelled, to back out
of his position in regard to a certain appointment
in Wcstchester County The Barn burne-s
show so strong front this winter, that he and
his hackers already begin to tremblc in their
shoes He has condescended to wait now, until
the Convention can be held, which will be, un-
derstand, next week. So much Tor boarding the
Lion ~ in his den
In one of my first letters gave Col. YoUSGs
for violating the third commandment on certain
IL. i w
since, to find that the good people Of "Oyster
Bay" had come to the conclusion that the Colonel
had set up a swearing school on the floor of the
letter, reading him quite lecture upon the Inn
propriety of s,oearing in his speeches before the
1ohole House! beg the good people of Oyster
Bay aforesaid to be assured, that they have given
quite too latitudnarian construction to my little
T. {b,t I how ICc
been guilty Of the improperly for which he re-
ceived so serious a lecture. Neither, | am GER
tain, will he be hereafter The Colonel never
mingles his speeches and his hard words together
The former are delivered in the House, the latter
ton will alIay all nervous feeling among the
ColoneFs constituents.
The Select Committee of the Assembly meet
almost daily to consult upon the subject Of Con
sttutional Reform" No definite conclusion has
been arrived at. The projects submitted are va
rious. HOFFMAN says, very candidly, that ne
will not insist upon Convention, if he can be
made to believe that the amendments he desires
can be adopted in any other way. But he tells
them as frankly, that he hss no hopes from any
legislative action, and believes Convention will
be forced upon them. believe, and think [
have good grounds for SO saying, that majority
Of the Committee viii recommend that the qucs-
ton of Convention or No Convention" be sub
United to the People. Should such be the case,
have scarcely doubt, but that such u bill VIII
pass the Assembly by strong vote. Its fate in
the Senate Is by no means as certain.
Mr.. YoUNGs, this morning, brought IN bill fer
the protection of the Rights of Married Women.
You will see it at length in the papers There is
a strong and growing interest IN favor OF such
change in the existing law. Whether 1t meet
with favor from our present collection of Solons
| am unable to predict. 1t Is like asking Mem
bers of Congress to abolish the franking privilege !
Mr.. SUDAN, of your city, and Chairman of
the Committee on State Prisons, submitted to-
day short but able report in favor of establish
ing State Prison for mining purposes. The me-
chanics are sangulne Of the passage of such a
bill. | hope they may not be doomed to disap-
pomtment, but they will be compelled to encoun-
ter tremendous under-current. The establish
ment of the Union Cutlery Works at Auburn,
with the influence which its interests will bring
great stumbling block in the way Of any SUBJ
stantial relief. Under the provisions of the con-
tract made with the proprietors, the State has
already expended the following sums For fin
ishing the building for the workshop, $500 !;
for an extra dam over the Owasco outlet, solely
for the use of this shop, $4,000. Should this
dam prove sufficient, the State is not to receive
single penny In return; if wholly insufficient,
the contractors are to pay back one thousand dol
lars. For materials for the use of this shop,
9000-making nearly $1,000 expended by
the State during the past year say nothing of
the additional keepers to be furnished hereafter
The building, materials, sc. have all been fur
nished on a scale commensurate with the employ
&C thrnc L,.r,drcL