The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-07

Our ship carpenters can beat the world in the vsy Of
building superior vsessls, and glad to learn that
built during the year just ended 80 amounting
toms :xossding BY 1859 tons the tonnage Of the
500 tons the at this timsn fact business 10
brisk ct al the yards.
day. and nothing Of Importance was done in breadstus
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 6, lsss.
Fire and Riot-sympathy for the Pope-Reddins, the
Murderer. I'm .absquatuiotor, &c.
Three ancient and dnapdated dwellings the north
side of Chestnut street. above 'front.' which have long
been syesore, considerably injured by e last
evening The loss is and the property
will most probably be improved, the neighborhood
will be benefited by the conhagration.
The Good win and Paramount fire companies con-
nue their rotous demonstrations at every opportunity
sns o.
passing Ninth and Raoe streets Of which seriously
injured Joseph Allen police ocer, and one Of the re
An expression Of sympathy towards the people of TIA
ly and the noble efforts Of Pope Plus TX to establish
stutiona reform is to take place this evening at the
Redding convicted more than year since. of the
murder of Peter Hurd still remains In prison. Judges
being divided opinion to propristy Of granting
trial Tberule has been argued three several times
without elicng from the bench Of the Court Of Oyer
and Terminer any decision In relation IL Ono Judge
in favor of granting new trial another Is opposed to
this and third declines to express any opinion all
in the U Mint, Of this city, has absconded. and
dedcit has been discovered in his acoount Of $4,000
The money taken from . fund placed in his charge
to meet the incidental expenses OF the institution.
ALBANY, Jan. g, 1s4s.
Legislative .aairs in .absny-appearance Of the New
Lesisiature-7He Deeeatralixed Clique, or albany
Resemcy-Proeeedings Of the too House,, &c.
The Legislature Of ls4s 10 apparently composed Of
body Of men who viii compare favorsbly With any sim
lar legislative body. They generally fne looking
and care has been used in their selection for this
honorable and responsible office The organisation Of
the two houses has been Completed the
in the ascendant The chief ocers OF both houses
who particularly distinguished for their op-
position to the wild and impraocsble schemes of the
have trumphed the psrtzan fsrocty that fac.
ton who called radical wings The corrupt central
the whig members in organising the two houses indi
Gates In An especial manner that the power and infu
snoe Of this clique are passing away Its leaders have
moral recusants Of all ages lie buried When their ma.
ural lives shall have Terminated then history will pub
lsh their acts FOR the benefit and the caution of pote
fhe officers who have been elected to all the yarou,
MIR. Phlaoder B. Prndle the clerk, Was clerk Of the
last Assembly, the attempt to Dust him happily
selasr was elected without opposition he win make
very olersble Speaker The other officers all good
enough We expect that the session will be suspicious
hope it will be beneficial mot alone to political inte
rsste) but to the public interests.
We have also here Exit Morgan the Secretary Of
can boast Of troops of friends in the great West.
The split In the whig party is now just as formidable
candidates for clerks of both houses defeated by
large msjortes, and the candidates of Fillmore, the
sion in tbs ~hig Ranks viii manifest Itself in more de-
cided manner during the session.
Both assembled eleven o'clock this morning
In the Assembly several members sworn 10, and
other preliminary business attended to- when the
following resolution was offered by Mr.. BOWIE Of New
Resolved, That this house has listened with profound
satisac to the patriotic sentiments ably express
ed by his Exoelency the Governor in relation 10 the
existing with Mexico and do hereby respond to the
same as expressing their own sentiments and those Of
all patriots and lovers Of their country
rose to debate the resolution and lies day
After having felt the pulses Of of the men,
the whg this State are utterly at loss how
TO act upon the Presidential question. Never was
The having r.m.ined in sa.:,on
minutes adjourned till tomorrow.
In the Senate after prayers Mr. CoRswELL gave notice
Of his intention to introduce bill to provide for the
incorporation Of manufacturing associations
1t IL anticipated that liberal BILL lie bill without
the liability clause, will be pushed through both houses
Several other general bills were introduced, when Mr.
FINE offered the following joint resolutions
Resolved, IF the Assembly copcur That the consti-
tuition Of the United States has vested In Congress the
entire and exclusive legislative power foreign
merce; and as there cannot be exclusive commercial
intercourse with other nations without safe
nent harbors 1t is the duty of Congress judi
the Lake frontier the Atlantic and Pacific
coast
Resolved That the Governor be quested to transmit
copy Of this resolution to each Of Senators andre
representatives. In Congress-
These resolutions lie day.
Mr.. y. p. HALL then offered the following concur
rent resolutions which also lie under the rule
Resolved, III the Assembly concur) That
imperative duty OF every citizen Of this country
tain its government in all proper for the
secuton Of the war, In suoh nationsl
honor and interests demand until it shall be termina
ted by an honorable peace.
Resolved, That in the acquisition of new territory BY
uoited States BY purchase otherwise 1t clearly
within the constitutional power Of Congress to impose
any conditions restrictions In relation to the terms
upon which such additional territory shall be admitted
into the Unions end the organization asd admission of
slave States without the assent of the free states
(oginal members of the confederacy) would be viola
| ton of their rights.
Resolved That IL any such territory shall hereafter
be acquired annexed the act by which such terri
tory is acquired annexed whsever such act may be-
should contain unalterable Fundamental article
provision whereby slavery involuntary servitude,
except punishment ior crime shall be forever
clpded from the territory acquired o. annexed
Resolved, That the Senators in Congress from this
State be instructed and that the Representatives In
Congress from this State be requested to their beet
efforts to carry into effect the views expressed in the
| foregoing resolutions
Speaker Of the Assembly bSfeque,ted 70 transmit copy
Of the foregoing resolutions to each of the said
and Represen tstives.
The debate upon these resolutions will be fAscins-
| ting.
The publicstion of the report of the Comptroller in
the Aep York Herald hiss created an immense ssnsa-
| ton among the wings Good bye.
HE EXPLOSION OF THE N. A. JoHNsoy.-Of
this terrible disaster, which occurred on the