The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-28
Affairs NJ the State Capital.

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Affairs NJ the State Capital.
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ALBANY, Feb. 20, 1851.
The Election of United States Senator must 60
0rg-Both Parties accountable for 1.-THE Er
element increasing-Mr. Beekman ma iWta ming
his Ground.
There never has been within the recollection OF
slater day" politicians, such an exciting time as
now exists among them, at this capital. Yesterday
and the day before have been big with the fate"
of partisan dictators A porentious cloud is now
suspended over the heads OF those who arrogated
to control the State and nation, and they begin to
read and interpret the shand- writing upon the
wall"
Early on Monday morning. Mr.. Senator Schoon-
maker commenced the affray, by moving to go into
committee on the bill, fixing another day for at.
tempting to elect United States Senator. After
protracted discussion, the motion finally
carried. Mr.. Beekman opened the debate in OPP
position 10 the bill, and made lengthy speech in
defence OF the course viii CHI he had pursued on
former occasion, when he voted for Francis Gran
ger for United States Senator. He firmly adhered
10 the opinion which he formerly expressed, that
he should never vote for man for Senator who
was brought forward by the rank and avowed abe
litionsts as their especial candidate. He had
Doped 10 nave ndd q 0iSapprOVdl from hamtlton
Fish, OF his being an abotonisl, and that he was
friend of the wig national administration; he hal
expected long ere this TO have been informed upon
what platform Mr.. Fish stood; but he had been
dsa 7ponted. And until he became satisfied tina
Mr. r. was friend of the administration, and
supporter Of the compromise me asures Of ConcrcsC
he never would consent 10 support him for Senator,
nor 10 vote for any law which is intended for that
purpose. Mr. Beekman was decided upon that
point, and from his position he said he would
not be moved, let come what may.
On Tuesday t morning the debate ,S wa; was re-
trict of New York. lie made a few quite
candid remarks, dwelling principally upon the
question whether the two whg general COM
mitiees of the city had any right 10 instruct
BIN in his course in the legislature. He thought
hey had not, and he only held himself RESPONSE
bic 10 his constituents of the sixth district Mr.
Morgan is no abolitionist nor Seward man, neither
~ he a politician. He does not understand how
Weed and Greeley have thrown dust in the eyes Of
the wing party, and therefore honestly believes
that Hamilton Fish is actually the whig CO ndIdate
for United States Senator. II Mr. Morgan thought
for q single moment that Gov Fish was an instru-
ment IN the hands of Seward, 10 hoodwink the
whig party OF the State, he would place himself
upon Mr.. Bee kman's platform ia less than twenty
four hours. Mr.. Morgan only supports Gov. Fish
because he received the caucus nomination, and he
feels in political honor bound to support that nom-
nation. lie rs one OF the most upright and cand
men IN the Senate, but has yielded his better judg
ment TO the wishes Of willy politicians, who Only
desire his vote to accomplish importan object,
which, should il succeed, would dissolve the whig
parry OF the nation in twinklng. In the course
Of Mr. M 4 remarks, he quoted from an address OF
the Castle Garden Union Committee, TO the senti-
ments Of which he gave his entire APPRECIATION.
Mr. M. was followed by several wing Senator's,
all OF whom aimed their arrows at the head of Mr..
Beekman. IL came out during the debate, that at
the commencement OF the session, wing secret
caucus had been held, at which 1t wa agreed that
no resolutions should be adopted during the pre-
sent session OF the Legislature, endorsing the COM
promise or sustaining the administration OF Mr.
Fillmore. This feet was first made public yester-
day by a Senator, IN the heat of a passionate de-
bate, while defending 'he Wing ajority in the
course which they had pursued in the house Of
Assembly, IN smotbering The resolutions Of Messrs.
Varnum, Anthem, Thompson and others The
fact came out that IL was pre- desinated in Albany,
that Mr.. FImore's administration should not re-
ceive the support, nor be endorsed by the present
wing Legislature. This fact was not avowed until
y, sierd6y,
/, having now become apparent TO the Seward
wings themselves, they pretend that they are will
ing TO carry the question OF Senator to the people
a. the next election, and make issue upon Hamilton
fnh, because he 10 a free soer Mr. Senator
johnson remarked, as by authority, that the con-
test would be between Mr. Fish, free soil aboli-
zionist, and Daniel ;. Dickinson, a proslsvery
Union bunker. But the democratic party will net
make that Issue caucus OF that party have
almost unanimously selected John A Dix as the
candidate, and he will stand as their candidate,
should an appeal be made to the people, as in all
probability u will There is no doubt, should
bdHhtVu len De leV Wee 10 express the ConVlc.
tons Of his honest heart, irrespective Of sny Sena-
tofal aspirations, that he would embrace the sen
tinents Of the Castle Garden Union Committee aad
plant himself upon the platform with I'LL more,
Clay, Case, Webster, Foote, Dickinson, We
{ All this difficulty IN regard TO the election Of
senator is occati0ned by the iniiscretion OF two
men, who sirogale the righ, to dictate to their |
rep ctive parties just previous 10 the November
election, Mr. Edwin CrosweIl must needs issue an |
ed'ct, ceclarnR the ~. election Of Daniel s. Dickn-
toA 20 The United States Senate, a "cardinal |
pinclpe on he democratic party" This decara- |
uoh wac made previous to the holding OF the State |
IGSgnvthnon, Al which pledges were exscted from l
hurauo Se) nour thst he should favor the election
OF Mr.. Dickinson Mr. ) declined 10 enter into /
sny such arrangement, and the ooe sequence was /
ne was dtftated Tor that very reason The barn.
burner portion OF the party repudiaed that alleged
" cardinal prir cple," and defeated every bunLe, 4
candidate tor the Assembly whom they cot Ia reach L
eyowtdy 10 prevent the election Of Mr. D6ek in.or
Had the Argus kept mum, the House would have
heen demscratioa Al present So, on the other hand
the dtbery Jrroi came out previous 10 the L
meeting OF the Legislature and dictated 10 the whip
maJonly IN that body the course they should pur.
cue IN the election Of wing United states Sen. L
stor, and insisted upon Hamilton Fish "a he;ag
The only man. The "Slver Greys" became al
once suspicious, and demanded 81 Mr. II a de-
clsraiion Of principles. This he refused and then
they immediately set about 10 defeat his election
Previous TO being brought forward by the Sevard /
abolition organ, Mr. Fish stood equally well win
both sections Of the whig party, and had OF bis
election been urged by the abolifionists the entire
wing vote Of both houses would have cheerfully
ben csst for him SO II is plainly to be seen that
" neither Croswell nor Weed had openly named
candidates for United States Senator, one party or