The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-15
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The News.

yesterday IN active legislation upon tcNerai Ds OF
paramount importance TO the whele country The
bill granting 10 Ohio the unseld and unappropri-
ated lands in that State engrossed by vote Of
~ 70 Is. There goes over two hundred thousand
a~res more of the public domain. Land has been
swept of at wonderful rate by tho present Con.
gress. Mr.. Eangun has personal explanation to
make to-day. Wonder if it is in reference to that
Congressional caucus, Of last Friday night His
position in that affair requires some explanations
and if he has an explanation &c give, we doubt not
il will be frank and satisfactory. We are or the
eve Of great criss, and il bchoves every ,aau 70
toe the mark
just as was TO be expected. the proposition of
Tho Joint Committee the Congress Printing,
10 qussh the contract with Boyd Hamilton, and
20 give the House printing to the Urion, and
Che Senate printing to the Rcputl,e, does not
get on Us smoothly as was 70 be desired In
The fret place, the division Of the work be
aween two offices win double the cost of the
composition; whereas, in one Office the same forms
would answer for the same documents for both
houses But that il not the difficulty. The friends
Of The Southern PreSs-tbe especial crgan Of the
Southern rights party-arc IN FOR SHARE il is
right TO demand it. And the National Era ought
30 put in its claim. The old fogies have had good
sop in tie skillet. and the young ought to
have chance. At az events, If the treasury
IL TO be plundercd for the sake Of supporting the
party organF ~ Washington, the least that can
be done is to make fair division Of the plumber.
AL round. In parliamentary sense, "honor
among thieves" is the fundamental maxim Of the
profession. Let the Southern rights men stick to
their organ. The democrats are swSmped without
tbe Southern rights party, and they can bring the
old fogies to terms and screw share Of the print
ing out of their hands, if they insist en- it. or COM
pei them to fall back upon the honest plan Of GO
vornment printing Office, proposed by Mr.. Flo
Let Mr.. Brown, Of Mississippi, hold fast to
his srgan, and let the free sellers perevere for
fw crumbs of comfort TO the National Era, and it
may result TO the public benefit, ty general
agreement to withdraw the public money from
No support of the party press htogether.-
There is truth in the cid saw, that when
rOgues fall out honest men &c. their just deserts"
Possibly this may apply to the Congress printing.
FOR it looks Ikea 'knaNish piece Of work" In the
debate, yesterday, II will be seen that Mr.. Polk was
as anxious as Dogbery to have some one write
him down an ass;'' and We should probably crafty
his wish upon this point f We did not believe him to
be chip Of Young America, end decidedly hostile
to the Maine Liquor Law. which is indication Of
good common sense. Upon the whole, the debate
Of yesterday looks well for tie public treasury
Something will have to be done in caucus, the
bonus to the ysiio., will fail. We Ike the fun
amazingly.
Our special Washington correspondent furnishes
an interesting account of an experiment recently
tried that city. which goes to show that iron
vessels not, by any means the most suitable for
naval purposes. Shells fred into the iron steamer
Water Witch. went through heF sides with much
care though they were constructed Of paper,
making the iron splinters y in al directions in the
NEST destructive manner imaginable. Doubts
entertained Of the success OF the bill fer the pay
ment of French spoliations. Tie cains ought 10
have been decided by Congress, one way or the
ether, long ago.
The proceedings il the state Senate yesterday,
IRE possessed Of unusual interest The committee
appointed to investigate theoharges that brides or
black mail, had been given by certain banks, in
order to the deposits of the canal tolls made
report which, if nothing else had been known, very
clearly establishes the fact that bribery and cor
Tuption have been practised, the most extended
scale, with regard to the management of the canals
N this State. The peculiar letter of Mr.. Ruggles,
the former Auditor is especially recommended TO 81
been so actively engaged in endeayorns to white
wash the black and unfdng transactions of the late
Canal Board. After the recent extraordinary pro-
eeedings in the Legislature, concerning the canals,
not surprised TO find that the Senate took no
action the report Of the committee however, VIC
observe that one member, who has hitherto been =
strong advocate OF all the canal arrangements OBJ
jscted TO the reading Of the report. He was, most
IL
senee against the eaufe he had 20 strenuougly cup
ported
We observe that the Senate yesterday tabled tie
Assembly bill making large appropriations 10
many select colleges, to the exclusion Of Others and
tAst, too, from the general fund. Many Of cur
Senator'S notHith landing all their faults, arc too
wide awake to allow twenty or thirty "old
Egy" professors TO be maintained at the public ex-
pense. Most Of the day was occupied hy the Ae-
scnbly IN Discussing the annual appropriation bills
A resolution was adopted TO adjourn to-day at
aoon but 10 not likely, from the present position
Of Affairs, that the Senate will be ready to wind rp
before Saturday. The hundred days are already
up; consequently members oaDnot draw any moro
psy, although they at perfect Liberty to legs-
hate ne long as they Ilsase
In another page We publish list Of the one han-
dred and forty-two aets passed by the present
legislature which had received the signature q
abe Governor up to four o'clock on Tuesday AFTER
noon
Counsel on all sidcsit being sort OF hexangu-
lar aGar-aprcsr TO be getting along quite smooth
~ in the suit against the Canal Auditor. When
the ease will terminate it is impossible to tell.
The telegraph furnishes the preliminary proceed
ings in the Virginia Wing State Convention, which
convened at Richmond yesterday. The attendance
VA, very large. Fillmore and Scott were strongly
represented, but IL is thought that no expression
will be made in favor Of either.
Mr.. Buchanan has been nominated by the demo
srais q Columbus county, n c. The Unonists Of
Morgan county, Ca, have decided not 70 send dele
gates TO either Of tie national conventions. The
democrats Of Clinton, in Essex county, N j. in ap-
pointing representatives 70 select delegates 10 the