The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-03-22

OUR ALBANY CORES roSDEscl

Our ALBANY 'CoRRE SPoSDEScE.
ALBANY, March ~, 1851.
Tie Preliminary to the Election of Uaited States
Stwator-Ar Important Vote lost By being ttco
Miwntes too Lnte.
II has been anticipated that no election for
United States Senator could be made by the present
Legislature uRder any existing or prospective Law,
but that matter was disposed of at two o'clock this
morning, by joint resolution. Some five or six
days since, Senator Cook, des2aidng Of clecting a
Senator in the usual manner, laid a notice on the
table that he would, on some future day, move to
suspend one of the rules which required all joint
resolutions to lie over one day after being offered
before being acted upon. None of the yigilant mi
nority could, of course, know when that
motion would be called uF, although they
were aware, that on the first day when all
the wing Senators were present, and one or two
democrats were absent, then il was probable that
the effort would be made. On Saturday every
whig Senator appeared in his place, numbering Sc
ventecn, all told; though upon the question of
suspension of the rules it was well known tina. MI
Beekman would not 90 with his party friends. On
that day, also, the democrats were all present.
Tha, afternoon, Senator Brandreth took trip to
Sing Sing, intending 10 remaia a few days. On
Monday morning Senator Dars stated that he was
Unexpectedly called 10 the city OF New York, and
rsque ste that the resolution might not be called ~
until his return, and made IN arrangement with
Senator Crolius 10 pair OIL, upon the taking OF
political questions. On Tue sday morning, as soon
The order of busines IS for offering resolutions ar
rived, Senator Cook observing the aosen &c OF both
Mr. Brancreth and Mr. Dart, sprung his resolution
suspe nding the JOIN. rule aforesaid. The democra-
tic minority being thus Unexpectedly Poraced upon
while two Of their members were absent, relied
| upon the opposition of Senators Babcock and ven,
both Of whom the sleepy silver grays have claimed
all the session. Those two votes, or either one,
and also that of Mr.. Beehmap, known TO be GER
tain, would have defeated the springing of the
"fieurs of-four." A debate occurred Of two or
three hours, when, upon taking the question by
ayes and noes, the votes OF the two former gentle
men were given in favor Of MIR Cooks resolution.
Before the vote was announced, Senator Mann
| challenged the vote OF MIR. Schoonmaker, on the
/ ground that he was q member OF Congress, and
therefore not entitled vote in the Seni Of the
! State Of New York. The wing ms jorIy, OF course,
sustained the vote, as it was for that vote mainly
that Mr.. :. has been compelled to hazard his seat
| in Congress The motion TO rescind was carried
\ by ANA jority of TWO votes.
! About this time, the news spread about the city
that the democrats had been caught mapping, and
/ that Senator was that day TO be chosen. The
loboies, ante-rooms, and even the foor OF the Sc
| nate chamber, coon became thronged with specta-
tors Il seemed az if the people rushed in torrents
| 10 ultnts Sc the scene thea enacting.
Mr.. Mann, and other democratic Senator's, being
thus taken urprepEied, desired Information whe.
and Er Babcoek, the whig chief counsellor, was
appealed 10 for an answer Now, Mr.. b., being a
model Of dignity, calmness, and sedaieness, has
been looked upon with the highest respect, and
was ext ecied 10 answer the lBteTrogatory, as he
uniformly has done every other with clearness and
precision. Ills reply was, that he knew OF no po-
hicsl object 10 view, and that he relied altogether
upon the statement made by Senator Cook, that the
crowd OF business before the Senate demanded the
suspension Of the rule, order to get the two
houses closer together. The rule was, of course,
suspended.
Immediately upon tina. fact being anrouncei,
Mr.. Owen, " 20 that u0mcnt supposed TO be sill
yer gray, Prrsng TO his feet, aud offered IRE lmbc
and revolution. declaring that whereas the Legis.
lature had failed TO elect a Senator on q previous
occaFIon, therefore the two houses would, AT four
O'Clock on that day, proceed, N joint meeting. to
elect a Senator. This motion, coming from him,
atonished every one present. except the woolleys,
who were in tho secret. The silyer grays hustled
about in astonishment, declared Babcock and
Owen traitors To MIR Fillmore tad the rational ad-
minisuatiop. They found themselves cold in the
coong Of those two Senators. What was TO be
conel Hamilton EEh would now be certainly
chosen, IN accordance with the dctation OF Weed,
Notwithstanding the unyielding htmness OF Mr.
Bethman. Fuller, CT the State RCgtstcr, button
hUled the denocfats-beggIrg, praying, imp,oriug
them 10 state what had actually become OF Bran
dreih and Dart Were they not concealed some
where IN the city, and playing Postu n 90 thi, most
SOLEMN, rnost interesting occasloni Their votes
wer. now necessary 10 coun,crbalance the dctec-
ton and desCrtion Of Babcock and Oven; but no
information could BE- given Of their whereabouts,
except that the Doctor was a. Sing sing, and Mr..
Oar, in New York TeleerapAic dispatches were
sept, but no answer; ans the democrats were talk
ing against time.
II was nos O'Clock, ard no recess, and no din
ner Senator's began to faint and stagger, both for
want of food and from woadeTful anxiety, excite
ment. aud mental agony. Ever and anon, a loco
and q whg paired OF together, and went over 10
Congress Hall 70 procure stomach siiilners. Bat
The faithful cons 81 temperance were still IN suffer.
IL rra nh rV ~ pnn In
the snte.Toom. that the contingent fund Of the
Senate sbou ld be resOred 70 in the trying starving
and dry emergency. Accordingly the messenger
was Despatched for quantity OF prOvender, VINO
soon returned with bounuf1l supply from the
tables Of Congress Hall, which was brought to the
senator's, because the honorable senators could not
GO after their dinaers This would have been right
and proper, had not something more perrymahing
been olznde stlley introduced into the heads Of
some OF the ntuspeciing faihere OF the upper house
There are Row i've thousand petitioners asking the
Legislature to prohibit the sale OF isebnating
craughts
Abou, 8 O'Clock, teegrspbic despatch wss re-
celytd from MI. DAFT, ia New York, ack1owsejg-
ing the receipt OF one from the capital recurring
hs immediate rrc sence. but revreitng his inability
to reach Albany on Wednesday morning, having
arrived % the pier tusi IN time TO be too late for the
q o'clock up-river boat.
Time crepi space, and Me.srs. s,oue. Curtis,
end Carroll kept the floor until half PAST o'clock
and then very reluctantly yielded. While The ayes
and noes were being called, in rushed DR.. Bran
dreth, just arlived from sing Sing. He desired to
record his vote; but es the rule wac imperative, he
was not allowed that privilege. The doctor heing
snuely nj horse at Sing Sing On Tuesday morainz,
not expecting 10 return 70 Albany under two or
three DAYS, had the Nor YOrk Herald OF that morn
ing brought by the early train, pu! into his hands
v len he discovered by eltgrsphic despatch
frcm Albapy that The Senator question would he
brought up iha, msrnin-, jumped in The next train
Of cars cor Pouqhkeepeie, and arrived at Albany in
the steamer Arns MIA, and at the Senate chamber /
two minutes too late to record his vote against
exciting Senator. w.