The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-31
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srEeIAL CORRESPONDENCE HERALD.
hLnASY, March 80, 1862
The Governor transmitted communication from tho
Executive Of Indans endorsng serss resolutions Of
the Legislature Of hat State asking the sevcra States
the Union and Congress- adopt uniform measures for
the assistance Of colorcd persons who may desire
grsse u Africa and establish colonies that continent,
Tho reading Of those resolutions aroused the drow
Of Senators like flash of lightning tho negro ques-
tion always does Mr. Mcoiurray (dem moved 10 refer
othe Committee of the Whole. Mr.. Tabcr (whg) wa
in favor Of a special committee Mir. Cornell (lem fc
confident that special committee might smother til
subject and Mr. Ward (yhig) wa. for treating
the communication from Indiana with "A lay
ing upon the table. Iic said, in aliudng Mossrs
1aber and Cornell that lie did not represent any
party, section Of any party, who feel sensitive upon
this question. II was to him mattcr Of expedcncy,
and lie would thus treat any ordinary respectful cu
ment from Of the executives Of this nation but hc
did not 70 consider the under consideration What
right has Indiana to ask the State Of New York to
operate with her? Has not the Legislature enacted
law driving every free coorcd pusson from that State
and excluding every from its territory What would
become Of the coiored population If other free states
should follow the example Of Indiana Why, they
would be driven on the ocean or hemmed in the slave
States. This resolution deserves respect that
State has virtually thrown itself out of the pale Of the
rtsp,ct OF this State The resolutions finally
rcd to the Committee of tho Whole.
very extraordinary statement made by Mr.
ralcock. (whig) in advocating bill for facilitating
proof Of debt The bill provides that whenever
any person refuses to gvo receipt for money paid
Office Mr.. H. gave illustration. There is large
amount Of leatehod property in New York about Union
Square and other places. which has fifty hundred
years To The property when tho leases taken
nparaycy. Of no value and the ground rents
very small There arc now splendid palaces those
lots Which exceedingly valuable and and hcrs
Of the lessons in many endcavorng to procure
forfeiture Of these leases In many instances receipts
refused when ground is paid and it has become
necessary to procure the attendance Of witnesses when
rent is paid. Mr.. Beekman (whg) denied that any
such cascs existed, and the bill was lost.
Re- soluions introduced urging upon Congress the
appropriation Of public lands to New York for the pur
po.c Of education.
large number of bills passed by the Senate
to-day.
The House in committee several unimportant
bills The discussion OF the canal lettings IL continued
by special order a seven O'Clock every evening
upon which all the boats have thus far grounded 1t is
most serious detention and movements being made
to remove 1T.
Ar,mnant Of the Stockbrdgc tribe OF Indians whose
ancestors originally owned large tract of land in the
counties of Columbia and Rensselaer, have petitioned
the legislature to make investigation into the title by
which those lands now held by the pale faces
They aege that their predecessor sBcnted the
sac OF these lands, and ask the Legislature for jus
tice in the premises. These lands worth Millions
hut there Indians in the Legislature. few
calico gentry there prospect of ripping tho titles
Us they now held w.