The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-02

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observed that many democrats s'ak with the wings
IN opposing this as an impob &c measure at this
tine. From this we should eadge that they be-
kevc that this naval mission will ultimately be of
great benefit TO this country that they do not look
nyon it a President Taking project and are not
disposed to emharrsSs the administration BY being
NO inquisitye, We observe that the great Whitney
sailrcad PROJECT was again broached. This matter
10 entirely Roo extensive and viii take up too much
tune, to meet with attention prior to the Presi-
Dental elect The Presidency must be attended
te-it is the most important scheme of the day. and
win overshadow all other projects that can be started
In the House Of Representatives, several PROPOSE
items for lands for railroads in Iowa, and else
where in the West add Southwest, were brought for
ward. The representatives. from the new States are
determined to up all, nearly all, the public
l,uds for the benefit of their own sections notwith-
sanding the old States assisted in paying for the
domain. A debot, on the politics of the day gene
rally, and new England abolitionism particularly,
wound up the days legislation
Both branches Of the Legislature were in state
Of considerable excitement, yesterday. After the
passage OF several bills, the Senate took ap the bill
g. assist negroes who wish to emgratc to Liberia.
One gentleman is said to have assumed the charac-
Yer III huhEO faTR. ana travelled over ana eS-
pl lined the soil. climate aud animals of Africa.
debate came off in the Assembly the Canal let
sincs in which Nike Walsh deliberately charged
he Investigating committee with having suppressed
important evidence, and supported his assertion by
xiving the names of his informants. Mr.. Cushing's
resolution, which literally ratfes the contracts,
by ordering the Auditor to pay the drafts
Of the Commissioners, eventually passed, by
"a to %. Twenty-Five of Mr.. Cushing's demoera-
tis friends supported this resolution, which will pro-
baby pass the Senate by very large majority.
This may be looked upon n settlement of the
whole canal question, so far as the Legislature is
concerned but it is understood to be exceedingly
doubtful whether the Auditor will pay any atten-
Gsn TO this mandate He will probably prefer send
ing the matter to the courts for adjudication. The
new bar in the Hudson river has proven such Sc
rous impeachment to nav cation, that bill has been
Introduced in the Assembly making appropria-
tion for its immediate removal.
The House of Representatives of Massachusetts,
yesterday agreed to adopt the Maine liquor law,
without the proviso submitting it to the people for
ratification. The Senate. it is supposed, will con-
cur with the House. and the bill viii go into effect
on the first of next month.
Under the head OF city politics will be found reso
she Presidential campaign. II will be that the
two democratic committees last evening declared
fer Cass, and one # them rcpudiated Douglas by
name, as the democratic candidate for The tenancy
Of the White House. The unanimous declaration of
Old Tammany for the General, viii not be without
tie effect throughout the whole country. 1t appears
that it circulated at Washington and esew here
that Douglas had the Young Mems Committee in
Ia hat lear mi stake he
ever believed it. The news win fall like thunder
bolt on the President makers at the capital. What
is the next move on The political chessboard
Cass delegates at large have been selected by the
legislative democratic caucus Of Maryland.
nother alleged fugitive slave, named Horace
PressD, has been arrested in this city, aud claimed
by Ia. W. Ree. of Baltimore, as his property.
&Tae investigation is still pending. and vigorous
fight is made by the abolitionsts on the hand,
aud the claimants counsel on the other, for the
redemption or the return Of the man. 1t is alleged
that ne escaped in 1871, from the labor Of his
owner, and testimony is to be efcrsi his day TO
show that ne owes no service. p5es1on is married,
ard has one child.
AFRIL FooLs' DAY ANDREW STE- EMS REM
NIsCENCEs OF THE AsToR PLACE RoT.--f esterday
was published Andrew Stevens long yarn, protesting
70 disclose all the curious mysteries attending the
Astor Place riot, in which many unhappy per-
sons were killed and wounded and also disclosing
some few Of the secrets connected with the Forrest
divorce case. The statement measures about three
columns of rgniarole badly written but it does net
to give any accurate history Of that event be-
yond what the newspapers of that day promulgated
TO the public, with the exception Of little confess
sion Of Andrew Stevens himself, in regard TO the
agency which he had IL the matter and which
generally known about he time the riot ook place
This much paraded publication was made on the
frs; Of Aplil--All Fools Day-and certainly tho
day very appropriate to jas production, for it
seems an April fools statement, containing nothing
o. any moment or interest in the matter, with the
exception Of stevens confession OF his own rascaiy
in the business. The whole thing may be put in -
nutshell Stevens and Forrest have quarrclled an +
toparated, about money matters. Stevens has been
sort Of gent, friend, as nc calls himself, to Mr..
Forrest, for several years, and thinks his
vices Of all sorts, questionable and unques-
EonGblo, worth four, FIVE, or six thousand
dollars. Stevens has only got in Forests dsbt
about two or three thousand douars-theretore
Forrest owes him tie difference, which, as he
not get Of bis pocket he endeegors TO take out
Of his reputation by long statement showing up tie
b. points OF his character, and calling the
fortunate tragedsn great many hard naues, such
ss "lord Of creation" 'iemocratic ncbleman,"
"govcrnor" &c, &c. Well, 0theEo may DO
very bad man-it mey nc all worry true chat Is said
Of him; but we do not think IGgo is saipt by any
NJ, aus. The disclosures Oh not very vague
nrdyy general, giving few names, dates, or facts,
tLut ear be Of any service. Ia fact, better ac-
count, ana more in dottil, could be written by
going over the flies Of Tue iay journals sboat
that period and culling the various evidence
In the legal investigations Oh the subject. AS n
at Of Justification for becoming trcacherous 20
bic mond, MI Stevens alleges chat he was
expected to swear 10 false evidence in the