The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-04

Camden ana Amboy Railroad Compssy, stepped over
loaSo rat Walnut street wharf last evening" while |
att uptipg to go board the steamboat Ba.iogten
ned in the alter after him. and both rescued
but the not able to survive the shock ana
he died Q few hours afterwards. 81 .rr -
ALBANY, Jan, , 1s4a
.sGairs in albany
The ceremony OF the inAugurst.on Of Goverpor
hamilton Fish took place WITH the vestibuls Of tho
capitol at eleven o'clock tbs morning As mauy oti-
ssns could stand Without in the vss
tibale, we're pre,ent. This ceremonial is muoh more
simple and Enostentstious than the coronation ola
king but 1t is NO less sslemn and impressive; it is,
In obedience to the constitution pledge Of fsalty to
ths country, and to popular liberty and solemn oath
TO support and defend and preserve the charter Of
freedom which this people have adopted
The Secretary OF State administered the OATH In
formty TO law and in accordance with the custom OF
his predecessors The oath having been taken the
Executive retired to his chamber where he received
In person the warm New Year atious of the
citizens Hundreds pressed for ard to shake mis- hand
and from IL O'Clock A M. till NJ (the hours of
csPson), the chamber was continually throngsd
The portrait OF Lafsy cite, which IL placed la this
chamber, seemed to look down with admiration upon
of sire who won immortal honors In the bat
Mr. Fish is plain and unpretendipg mar; his APP
peaIance is rather youthful and We do not see in him
thoee infallbe tokens (which able In any crowd
any occasion to Distinguish men who great
by nature But be possesses y spotless reputation,
his uniform good department American citizen
He Is particularly admired for his Independence Of
eharacsr and for the nrmness with which he has re-
sisted oil the concatory proposals. and all the threats
OF the corrupt anti.masonic clique which has sstab
lhhed itself ut the reat OF government. | wish the
Governor success in public life and unming fell
city in all bis private re atoms.
The whis members will hold caucus In the Assem-
Sergeant At. arms, So The democrnt, hold csueu
In the Senate Chamber at the rams hour. The candi
date Tor Speaker presented by the anti Seward mem.
NJ Rou Ar Snith NJ
Queens, is the candidate OF the Seward wing The
same diversity OF opinion exists in relation to the ap
pointu ent Of Clerk and other officers of the House.
Phfender 3 frind1e, who Clerk of the House last
year is candidate for electon he is candidate
10r the anti Seward section, and his opponent is Mr.
Archer, Of Wayne. Mr. Prindle Ia one Of the most
popular and eios mt clerks attached the House
OF assembly Weed attempted to defeat his election
last year, but the effort proved abortive He will be
reelected by large majority The election Of Speaker
and Clerk Of the House Will, in fact be Of the
Of the two sections into which the whg party
Is divided in this State Ii Messrs adey and Priude
are el ced it may be concluded that Mr. Seward will
nave TO wait awhile before he is appointed Senator Of
MIR. Fillmore and bis friends have In their possess
sion insontestable proofs Of Stewards guilt in the mat
ter Of the letter which he wrote Mr. Hawley,
der to defeat MI Collins eection they nave to bs
little chsry however about using this testimony they
he declared, under his own signature, that he had
new -ritten letter containing the extract in rela
When Seward pabfsned this denial he supposed per.
haps, that his letter had gone out OF Haweys
possession, becsuse the language Of the extract
originally quoted in the Herald not literally
rect
Mr.. Mac mber has responded to the appeal which
mace TO him to come forward and that my state
msnt was verify true. He has written a letter to q
gentleman in this city, in which he his read-
I understand, was handed over to John A. Collier;
that gen tlemen instead Of publishing IL to the world
"a pdication his own conduct in this affair pre-
fers rather give Seward an to show that
he has not been guilty Of a lie Mr.. Collier therefore,
as am informed by Senator of this State privately
n NJ lAff IN Ga has
with other irrefrsga ole evidences Of his guilt If Sew
ard J, guilty, believe he will offer to withdraw a
that the evidence OF his guilt sha be destroyed and
suppressed If he is not guilty let him convince the
that have fabricated e in order to defsat Sc wards
election.
Albany, January /, 1s49.
The Legislative Nominations.
A caucus of the whig members of the House Of As
ssmbly Was held in the Assembly Chamber this
mig 1t o'clock to nominate candidates for Speaker
Clerk, and other officers. very considerable num-
Der of applicants for the petty Offices, and citizens
were present the galleries and Hobbies of the House
were jam full. The personal appearance of the men,
berf elect was generally very creditabie The Hon.
Mr.. Hsdley present the right Of the Speakers
chair. MI Smith, Of Queens, the canaidate OF the
vegetable lpotatol Wigs was also present. and appa-
e Mr. r V. L. Pruyn, Of Albany, having called the
meeting to order nomin sted Mr.. L W. Fisk Of Kings,
rs chairman the nomination was oondrmsd, and
the honorable gentle assumed the Speakers chair.
Without much parley, the caucus proceeded to bal
lot for Speaker with the following result -
Amos X. Hsdley received. 800. 80 votes.
VESSEL Smith. ....".........."...1 IA
On motion Of Mr.. w.:s:il s. smith, Mr.. A. K Had.
ley unanimously nominated as the whis candidate
As have already remarked, believe this vote Ia
Air exhibition of the relative strength Of the Seward
and Fillmore section, Of the whig party think that
to certain extent though the majority against So W
ard will not perhaps be as great as that just polled
against bis and Weeds candidate for Speaker.
PhilaHder b Priudle unanimously nominated
the whig candidate for Clerk Weeds ndidste having
Withdrawn, from the necessity OF the case.
On the sc ond ballot, MIR. s Blanchard, Of Wyo-
ming county, was nominated Sergeant at Arms. The
other can didate WIS Alfred HoughtoH, we'll known
the former Captain Of the steamer Knckerbocker, on
the Hudson river. MIR. Blanchard was nominated by
20 majority.
The caucus next proceeded to nominate candidate
for Doorkeeper Several gentlemen commenced nomi-
mating candidates pira when
General Averil, distinguished friend from Mont
goneJy, moved that the caucus proceed to nominate
man, and IL entitled to hattering notice at my
hands: he will certainly have number of them BY
and by.
1t 10 q singular fact that there were only twenty
were about equally distributed among the twenty
ddaIes The rec ut Of the several baongs was, that
Mr.. Robert Grant, of Dutchess, nominated
whig candidate for Doorkeeper.
IAN the other particulars were telegraphed to the
Herald
THIRTIETH CONGRESS-.
SECOND SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. q 1919.
snce Of Strangers at the Capitol PendDg the busi-
ness of the morning hour Mr. JEFFERSON DAVIS, from