The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-26
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Our Albany CorrespoUSaence.


ALBANY, March ~, 1851.
The Litter u,hich Mr.. Fish tcond not confescem 10
Ansprr'-1hf Silr9 Greys Threatening 10 appeal
10 me NaS York Srnae.
So much has already boen said and written upon
the subject Of eeeting United States senator, that
most Of our readers have undoubtedly had a sur
felt and over-fullness of il. Ii intention to
LEI the subject drop for the present but the duty we
our twenty thousand daily readers lmpeis Us 10
keep posted up, whom new revelations OF import
ance extracted from the reeesses of hidden pr-
yacv.
Turing the first attempt to elect Senator, rumor
started story that the wing members of the State
Senate had addressed motto to Mr.. Fish, soliciting
his views on the compromise measures OF Congress.
AT that time no person disclosed the fact that such
n letter had been written and sent neither did the
information appear when it was attempted to pass
n law designating another day for trial. But on
the 18th OF this month, when Senator Dart was re-
luctanly absent, when Mr.. Beekman discovered
that his .partizans had the power of resembling
joint rule, and elect by resolution, he in the course
OF his speech, drew from his wallet copy of letter
which he said himself and two other Senators, The
did not mention their names,) had sent to Mr..
Fish the time when busy Old Dame rumor divulged
it day two after tho first Tuesday of February.
The following i copy, which, for the first time,
appears in print this morning. Here it isl
ALBANY, January 3 1851.
Dear Sir Your name having been connected with
New York we take the liberty inquire whether the
measures adopted at the last session of Congress- with
view o. healing the sectional differences which had
sprung from the slavery and territorial questions
IN your opinion to alay the asperes and AMI
mosties that rapidly alternating section Of our
country from another, and destroying those ratcrni
sentiments which the strongest supports OF the con-
stitMion and while regarding perhaps no one Of those
compromise free from mperfection, you be-
eve that in their mutual dependence they form sys
tenn of compromise the conciiatory and best for
the whole country that could be obtained from conflict
IpV Sscti
acqucsee in and sustain them until time and experience
shall the necessity of further legislation to
guard against evasion or abuse
The pertnency and proprety of these inquiries this
time, aud under existing circumstances. will We trust,
induce you to give an answer at your earliest con-
ve0iencc.
We are very respectfully, your ob't servants
GEO. X. BABCOCK,
JAMES W. BEEkMAN,
ROBERT OWEN, JR.
Mr.. Beekman further stated that he would not
conlde the contents of this note to the precarious
conveyance by telegraph, nor by the slow and un-
certain transportation by mail; but in order to give
1t more respectful aspect, and to prevent any mis-
carriage or deigv, To dispatched a member OF the
Assembly, special messenger, to deliver ii into
the hands of Mr.. Fish, in the city of Nes York
To the above lettor reply was given to the mes
senger TO be conveyed to Albany; and to the pre-
sent time, MIR. +. has not degned 10 answer the
enquiries made by the three senator's whose names
appear above. Babcock and Owen s'pocket the
insult given them thus purposely and pontedly;
but MIR. Beekman, being composed OF "sterner
stun would not submit to the in!gnity thus Offer
ed him, and so opposed his election 10 the last,
showing himself the only game :. silver grey" in
the Legislature.
There was undoubtedly an understanding and a
secret coalition entered into between few wings
and loco woody heads simultaneously with the
announcement by telegraph in the city of New
lork, of the result Of the election the Erenag Post
appeared, with an argument attempting to convince
the Inblic that Flshs election by resolution was le
gal when at that time not single thought to the
contrary had been expressed in sing paper in the
state. That article eagerly grasped, aud
published III all the leading seward papers of the
State, accompanied with wonderfully profound ed-
torials that the question of the legality OF the cleo
ton VAS 50 lueidy and legally settled by the ''dc
mocratie party" When that article written.
the Hon. Senator Dart in the city of New erik
having abandoned his seat when everybody else well
knew that the attempt was to be made to elect
Senator.
But the article which has been received with such
exceeding gusto by the Seward wo0lles, has not
ceiycd the assent ola single leading barnburncr paper
in the State. Whether or not they coincide with
the Post, has not yet been developed. Bnt the sill
yer grey organs Do not hesitate to pronounce the
election illegal. The Bpfaio Commercial and the
ANoay Rrgia1, the two leading organs, have
hoped that the question may be carried before the
United States Senate. The Rochester dmyiean
says
There will doubtless arise grave question concern
ing the legality Of this election One Of the dsn
gued lawyers n the state Who also NOT less dstin
guishcd whig rronounces the proceeding contrary
to is~ II is represented that there l. statute specify
ing the time and n eectng Senators in full orcc
which cannot be repealed modified by resolution Any
change or amendment II statste must BE- by the pa
sage of law which uires certain forms each house
snd the approval of the Governor
The state constitution provides that law shall be
enacted except by BILL several attempts had been
made 20 pass law amending tEe statute. and the
sy q such a thus Acknowledged Moreover
ia the similar Of ~ r Talmadge IL held that
resolution would not answer. aud "A law passed
Those some If the opinions which expressed
this subject II they unipuude tn fact will doubt
less be shown the satisfaction of all But If the LegS-
isurcg in its audabo haste elect SenstOr ha. III
garded the law and constitution. il has committed
of very serious character We could have wished
that Gov fKh-to whom personal objection existed
the part II that senator whose action long de-
sycd his successhsd ubsincd election in . manner
naneetly according to law; for il must be sufficiently
clear that to he chosen rrguiary and Illegally. Is
than not 10 lie elected at all
This important question will doubtless attract aten-
ton. and receive convincing exposition from grts
whose carry with them decisive Authority that
the pcblic mind shall be set ii ret W
Oux Baltimore Correspondence.
Bu.rIMoRE, March -, 1851.
I've Express Robbery ogGm-P Preparations for t@