The New York herald., 1851-07-14

the disclosures were made public, by Mike Walsh,
concerning the attempt Of Mr. Bull to levy black
mail on some of the prominent gambling house
keepers Of this city, determination was formed by
the members Of the Senate, to purge themselves
of the imIutations that cast upon certain
members Of their body, and to push through the
Anti-Gambling bill, for the double purpose, Of
revenging themselves on the gamblers who
dared to expose them, and Of white ing them
selves. In accordance with this determination, the
bill, with some notifications, was passed by both
houses, and is now the law. We have carefully
read it over, and We find nothing very or stri.
king in it. 1t provides penalties against keeping
gam bling houses, against dealing faro, against ven
ding lottery policies Of any public private lottery
it authorizes magistrates Sc, to issue warrants to
search the persons and places Of indv dua.s, who,
there is good reason to believe, have gambling appa
ratrs eoncealed it directs that such gambling ap-
paratus shall be broken and sold and the proceeds
applied to the OF the common schools. Thi
Famous bill contains other similar provisions, which
We may refer to at another time.
We do not see that this bill - this exhibition o
whig- g-aboltion spleen, under the cloak of morality
lis any improvement on the former laws agains
gambling; and we venture to say that, like them
it will never be enforced unless perhaps, when
Of those members of the Legislature, who loud
est in insisting upon its passage, visit some of the
fashionable gambling houses around town, and en-
gage in game Of rouge ct nOir, the seie
tiGc play of faro. Notw' thstandng their bud
mouthed advocacy of morality and their severe de
nunciations Of the improperly AMI evil effects
gambling, it would not surprise US if at some time,
some Of these very men the first and perhaps
the only victims of il; provisions. The knowing
gamblers of New York will snap their fingers at it,
and care Ro more about its provisions than they did
about the old laws But any os the extreme
moralists who went on a regular junketting when
the Legislature were here on a visit, few month
ago, and made night hideous in the classic locality
of the Five Points, by Their orgies, inform Us what
there is in directing that the gambling appara-
tus that may be seize under the bill, shall be
broker to pieces by the sheriff and the fragments
sod and the proceeds placed into the treasury for the
use Of the common schools Can they tell u; how
much the fragments of faro table would bring at
a public auction! We opine neither the treasury
nor the common schools will benefit much by this
sapient provision.
The anti gambling law, however, has been passed;
the last Legislature has been whtewashed of the i'm
putations, aimed al certain Of its members, and
they now stand before the world, in the own estima
ton, but not in that ofthe public, clear of all charges
connected with attempts at levyng black mail, in
confidential and private way. 1t is regretted that
they did not attempt to clear themselves Of the i'm
pu,atons contained in Attorney General Chatfeds
letter. After they had heaped all the abuse
possible on that gentleman, he turned round,
and, in powerful and well written letter, made
charges against them Of very serious charac-
ter. The explosion which the literary missile
caused was as loud as what followed Mike Walsh's
bon.bshell. They declared they were insulted,
grossly insulted, and that the charges would not
have been made if the Attorney General had
not known that the Legislature would not pro-
tract the session for the purpose of investigating
them. This will not do. This excuse will not
acquit them in the estima lion of impartial pub
lie. Two days, or three at the utmost, would have
sufieed to make the investigation, and arrive at
another whitewashing conclusion. The truth is, the
majority Of the last session were corrupt-Inere
TRUCKERS, to do the bidding Of the demagogues be-
hind the curtain, and make something for their
friends, at the expense of the treasury. 1t is to be
hoped the Capitol will never again be occupied by
such worthless parcel Of contemplate, time.
serving politicians.