The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-10

tons to the naval postal steam lin.N will be feat
e this session. We can't expect much of anythi q
is side the Presidential election, except ga, and
cap-trrp for Buncombe.
BY reference 30 enc proceedings in tho State
Legislature, it win be observed that great number
Of bills acted upon in both houses yester lay
They hurryng up the work amazi lgl
in order TO be ready to adjourn Wednesd y.
Among other important measures, the Senate
passed the bill for the relief Of the New York
V 4 nteers. Out Of the unusually large number of
hi Is already passed by the two bodies it is under
cod that Gov. Hunt has only appended his igna-
tnre to one hundred and seyenty-two of them.
This looks as though the Governor intended to fol-
low Gen. Jackson's policy on the River and Harbor
bill, and pocket them"
Notwithstanding all the efforts Of the teetotaers
they have been most ingloriously defeated in all
their undertakings of late. The excise bill-a s.rt
Of Maine liquor law in disguise--was dcfea ed yes
ter,lay in the Assembly by clear majority Of
twenty-four notes.-the vote being As yeas to 60
nays. Even those molnSers who are the practical
friends of temperance could not conntcnance the ex
IRENE striugency Of this unnecessary measure
Thirty-th wings and only twelve democrats lad
the conscience to vote for the measure-whe
twenty FIVE wings and forty -four democrats recorded
their names against it. This settles the teetotal
question in this State for the present.
We observe that the bill authorizing the oonstruc-
ton Of bridge over the Harlem river for the espe-
| cial accommodation Of the New Rochelle railroad.
! has finally received the sanction of the Assembly
If it is approved by the Senate, it will probably
afford theme for argument in the courts, as it is
understood that of eur citizens sre determined
to test the right Of the Legislature to block CD
navigablo tide water stream. The bill granting
stay Of proceedings in tho antrcnt districts passed
by large majority; but on looking over the lists
OF yeas and nays, 1t was found that the clerk had
placed on the former list the names of gil men,
beers who did not vote at NIL. This is very curious
and novel way of doing business, truly.
No excitement whatever is said to have been
manifested on the arrival Of Kossuh q. Charles.
ton, yesterday. His game with the Southern people
is up.
| Another awful steamboat explosion took place at
Lexington, Mo-, yesterday. The old boilers of the
| Saluda collapsed, and killed about one hundred
persons. The boat is said have been crowded with
! Mormon emigrants, who were their way to Salt
Lake.
The navigation Of Lake Erie il still Suspended in
the vicinity Of Erie, and large number Of emil
grants who haze been for long time prevented
| from going beyond that point, ere reported to DO
suffering dreadfully for want of the nocessaries Of
| life Several vessels still ice bound and in
very dangerous situation, on the lake, off Erie
The Coroncr's jury in the case of William Spence
killed by collision on the Harlem Railroad on the
18th ult., after celebrating fer nine hours, were
| unable to come to any definite conclusion Their
yerdic. viii be found elsewhere in our columns
On the second third, sixth, and seventh pages of
this days HERALD, will be found large amount of
highly interesting matter, to wit Our Vienna and
! Paris Correspondence; The Debate in the British
! Parliament the Extension of the Elective Fran
, chiss; The Gold Mines Of New Granada; The Re-
! beilion in China; The Wing Legislative Caucus 10
Albany; Statistics Of the Population Of American
| Cities: Message of Gov. Hunt, en- TIE Constitu-
tonality Of the Canal Law; Southern Views Of Kos
| suthe Course; Marine Affairs; A Word about Gu
bn; Destructive Fire in Ch!ioothe. nL;~. Our 30
mes.ic Correspondence, from various parts of the
| United States and Canada: CONNIE rcial Affairs
&C., sc.
| KossuTB AID CLAY.--The reference which KOS
| smith makes to Clay, in his New Orleans speech il
! very characteristic Of the Hungarian orator. The
great Ex-Governor of Hungary--and q poor exile TO
boCt-sfeaAs cfr henry Jlhy with very pa
,ronising air, and considers him o gentleman, nj
though he cannot say much for those who with
him during the interview which took place between
| the two nj Washington. IL the Governor of Hun
| gary, CT course am a gentlemau'-so he says in so
many words" and on reflection rather think that
| Mr.. Henry Clay is gentleman; but come Of the
other persons n. that interview, who revealed to the
National iateligerer what trsnspired Oh the occa-
sion, are by means gentlemen, and they violated
the proprieiy Of gcn:lemunly behavior by making
such a transaction public"
! This is very much like the backing and filing that
marked kossuth's conduct in his intercourse with
Capt. Long. Al first be thought Capt Long fine
fellow; but when be found that be insisted on certain
gcntlcmsnly discipline on board the Mississippi, he
changed his opinion, and thought him otherwise.
Again he had another change, and thought hotter Of
Capt Long. When he to this country he did not
long remain in that opinion, but at last to the
deliberate conviction that Capt. Long anything
but proper person. Accordingly, Kossuth gave to
the newspapers the private correspondence that had
taken place bctw them. with which evidence somc
Of his organs denounced the captain Of the Miss.-
sipp: nothing bette, than ga brutal ble kguard"
kossph IN his Southern tour, seeuls TO have been
very rapidly losing all the little moderation which
he exhibited in the North: and there 10 no doubt
bnt he will end a. no began---sn empty dema gogue
His mission ne eails it, has only been piece of
chnulai anjsrn, from beginning TO sud. II he wished
TO give republioanism and democracy TO Hungary
be should have initiated the simple and snbliro.
wisdom which Jenny Lind has prsetiscd in her mis-
sion in this country She devoted, it seems, part
Of the proceeds arising from Der concerts to 'hp
establishment Of free sohc's ia istcsdet" Now, We
think that the establishment OF fros schools for IN
ignorant population, is much moro likely 20 intro
duce 10 them republican notions aud Intelligent
democratic ideas, than any quantity Of rusty two
dollar muskets, with which 80 Kill each other, OF
clumsy Cincinnati saddles without animal, 70 galop
gallaatly beneath them, uncss it bs some animals
with very lorg n ,syorse Boston Is prcpar
ing to give the Hungarian grand reception next
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