The New York herald., 1845-02-23
Albany.
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Correspondence Of the New York Heraldl
ALBANY, Feb 10th, lS45.
Abolition of the Grimes of Seduction and adultery
Justice to the Ne,o York Pilots-Early Resump-
tion of Navigation Rail Road to Ne,c Haven
Ice Breaker-Vat,e of Livingston f. Co s Er.
press.
DEAR SIR -
One or two sessions ago, when the bill providing
Cor the punishment of seduction and adultery was
under discussion in the Assembly, vast amount of
yirtuous and eloquent Indignation was expended on
the part of various members. Among them was
Mr. Hathaway, something of wag, who, after
making brilliant speech in favor of the bill, pro-
ceeded to kill it by the following joint resolution:
Resolved, II the Honorable the Senate concur that
the crimes adurey and seduction be- and the are
hereby abolishedw sel
Yesterday in the House, the bill reported by Mr.
Huntington, chairman of the select committee,
came up. Mr., Van valkenburgh, Of Steuben. read
a speech, surcharged with quotations from Solo,
mons Songs, the Scriptures, and British classics.
The ladies' gallery was speedily cleared. Mr..
Baily, Mr.. Huntington, and Mr.. Oakley also spoke
upon the subject. While Mr Folsom was harangu-
ing the Senate in opposition to the New York pilots
several Of the senators made their way into the As
sembly, and listened to the more exciting debate
on the bill of Mr.. Huntington. In the concrete
there is doubtless a reasonable share of virtue
our Solons are no more righteous than the r consti.
uents. The bill under consideration will not pass,
unless II Is much amended.
The Evening Journal says that all the New
York papers, except the Herald, have taken
ground against the message of Governor Wright,
regarding the pilots, thereby, in the view OF
the Journal, showing that the Governor is wrong
What says the :" Times of Amtrica" on this
subject La the Senate, the discussion of the
report and resolutions Of Senator Jones, was
continued to-day. And. in passing we may
observe, that this report does Mr.. Jones much
credit, and is alike worthy of his head and
heart. II the other Senators from the first
district shall be laid on the shelf and for.
gotten at the expiration of their respective terms,
Senator Jones has much to hope for and expect
from the generous democracy of his district, who
tlemanly public servant. The debate on the reso-
luions relating to the pilots carried to-day
by Senators jones' johnson, Folsom and Putnam;
the first two in favor Of and the last two in oppo
sltion TO, the interests of the hardworklng and de-
serving New York pilots. One thing is sure-the
resolutions will be speedily passed through the Le-
gslature, and as speedily transmitted by Governor
Wright to our Senators and Representatives in
Congress-
You need not be surprised to see steamboat
from Albany snugly moored at the usual place in
New York in the course OF a few days. The Mo-
hawk and Cohoes are free from ice and the Hudson
at Troy is wholly open One or two more such
days this, and the fountains Of the great deep
will be broken up, the Ice will move of bodily,
and, in three hours, steamboat will be ploughng
down the nver at the rate OF twenty miles an hour.
A very large and beautifully executed map. was
displayed IN the ante-room of the Assembly Cham
ber to-day, representing the route Of proposed
railroad from New York to New Haven. Mr..
Twining is the engineer. IL this plan is carried
out, there will be NO more detention OF passengers
and the mail by of fogs or ice in the Sound
Why does not some enterprislng and wealthy man
take hold OF Townsends ice-breakerl II would
be precisely the thing for such man az X. J..
stevens. The prolec CT has been demonstrated TO
be perfectly feasible and by the use OF this boat,
the Hudson could be kept clear OF ice during the