The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-12-30
Meeting OF the LeVislature

The legislative servants of the people of the
State of New York, will assemble at the capitol
on Tuesday next, to make laws for our future
government and guidance, and to promote the
security for life and property for which this State
is prominently distinguished.
The next session of the Legislature will be the
most curious the mostinterestng, and the funniest
hing of the kind ever held in this State.
The people are anxously awaiting the Cover
nor's message. They are curious to know whe-
Their he will pour hot pitch on the general admin
istration for its conduct in the Mexican war
whether he will review the Presidents message,
in order if possible, to weaken the impregnable
positions il assumes-and also what he will say
in reference to the anti-rent matters, as well as
the tariff.
It's intimated in certain quarters that the mes
sage will breathe fire and fury to Mr.. Polk, will
slash at the tariff of 1916, and cut right and left
at the subtreasury, and in all other respects have
for its object the weakening OF the general adj
mnstrauon.
In regard to what Mr.. Young's action will be
towards the ant-rent convicts in the State prison.
it is pretty accurately ascertained that he will
grant them free pardon-not because he has
given pledge to that effect before the election.
but because he thinks that the law has been fully
vindicated, the prisoners suffered enough, and
because calico Indians have entirely disappeared.
One thing is very certain, that Mr.. Young owes
his election to anti-rent votes.
AID FOR THE VOLUNTEERS We perceive that
the House of Representatives of the United States
have advanced a step in providing support for
the volunteers for Mexico, before they are mus
tered into government service.
In an article in yesterdays paper we spoke of
this subject, and expressed hope that Congress
would look into the matter, and in its wisdom as
sumo all the expenses that have been incurred by
our cities and States in equipping and supporting
the volunteers, from the time of their volunteering
until the period OF their being mustered into ser
vice; and also hoped that the present law on the
subject would be altered, so that they would be
entitled to pay from the time they entered the
ranks, without reference the time of their being
mustered into service.
We rejoice that the House Of Representative
are much of the same opinion as we are on tn IS
subject On Monday last, the Hon. Mr.. Harral-
son, of Georgia, offered joint resolution provid.
ing for refunding to the several States the expen
ses they have incurred in subssting and main
tanning volunteers, previous to 49, mus
tered into service, which was read tS4ee and re :
fened to the military committee.
This resolution, as far as it goes, is verv
good, and if passed by Congress, will un.
doubtedly prevent a great many OF the evils
which flow from the defect in the presen,
law on the subject, besides giving velun-
teering healthy stimulus; but we would have
gone farther t,an Mr.. Harralson, and have
framed the resolution so that Yolunteers would
draw pay from the time of eiE, entering the
ranks. When a recruit enter, se3Dplar army,
he draws pay from the day of hisA lhent; and
are not our brave volunteers entitled to enioy the
same privileges as are granted to the regular
amy1
AS Congress have taken the matter in hand.
we hope they will make perfect Job OF it at
once.