The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-06-26


Kew York, Sunday, june 26, 1853.
The News.
Our State Assemblymen were again quite busy
with impeachment cases yesterday. Immediately
after the reading of the journal preamble and reso
htons were introduced, asking for an investigation
into the official conduct of Messrs Cook Fuller Sey-
nour and Walker, late wing State officers, and
Hessrs NeAlpine and Folett, present democratic
sf6cers. An attempt was made to refer the allega-
tons against these gentlemen rs set forth in the
resolutions, and which are OF very grave character
as will be seen by our special despatch to the
judiciary Committee, to ascertain whether the
House had power to institute inquiries relative to per-
sons out of office. This did not suit the ideas Of the
barnburner faction-they preferred that the resolu
IONS should 60 to the Champlin Committee which
reported the resolutions of impeachment against Mr.
Aather. After lengthy debate the matter was re-
ferred to the Champlin committee, who, in course
Of short time, reported that they were unable to
agree to the legality of investigating the conduct
Of men whose terms of Office had expired, conse-
quenty the committee were constrained to ask for
advice from the Judiciary Committee. This COM
pletely upset the calculations of the barnburners-
however they made the best Of q bad bargain, by
transferring the documents to the Judiciary. But
this was only preliminary step in the way Of i'm
parchment business. Mr.. Ely, bunker representa-
tive from Broome county, startled the opposite
lactonists of his party, by prefeTing ru-
nored allegations by the wholesale against
Comptroller Wright, and asking for thorough
and searching examination into the same. A
spirited controversy ensued, ct the conclusion Of
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the Champlin committee. If one-fourth Of the
charges contained in the different resolutions intro
duced are true the supposed corruption among some
q our municipal officers has been a mere CIPHER
compared with that Of few Of our State officers.
But viii any Of these charges be sustained? Are
our legislators prepared to face the music, or is it
mere triangular fight between the hunkers, barn.
burners and wings?
The Senate spent the entire day in the third read
ng of bills. Among those passed was the New
York Pilot bill, after having been amended iu
several particulars. The Assembly also passed
various bills, including one for the consolida-
ton of Brooklyn, Williamsburg and Bushwic
That win be pretty large corporation. The Maine
law bill was not troubled, but it is now believed that
the me assure viii be adopted and signed by the Cover
NOR. The people, however will have an opportunity,
should they desire it, Of causing the repeal Of this
measure before it can go into effect by attending the
polls next November The Assembly, we perceive,
Is in fair way Of leading off the Senate committee
on the Central park question: whose reports else
where publish in full The former body yesterday
ordered a bill for the park to third reading.
The Union wings Of Georgia are determined to
adhere to the platform adopted by them in 1850.
General Sanford, a Union democrat, is reported to
have presided at their recent State Convention, in
which representatives were present from ffty-two
counties. Hon. Charles J. Jenkins was nominated
for Governor; Senator Toombs, and other distn-
gushed gentlemen made speeches; the principles of
the Union Convention were re-asserted, and every
thing passed off tremendously and enthusiastically.
DR.. David A. Reese has been nominated as the
whig candidate for Congress in the Third district Of
Georgia.
A Geographic despatch from New Orleans states
that two vessels, armed to the teeth, and of sus-
pcious appearance, went to sea from the Belize last
Wednesday afternoon destination unknown. If
true, this is very important piece OF information
Some days ago, it will be recoected, rumors were
aioat that the administration had received intell
gence of flibustero movements in this city, the in
vestgation Of which promised some rich develope
ments Now, it may be possible, and past expert
ence would tend to confirm such supposition, that
the ilibusters themselves have endeavored to place
the government officers upon a wrong track by pre-
tending that their operations progressing here
IN the North instead Of the South. 1t would not
be surprising to hear that the suspicious vessels
toned in the despatch belonged to the feet Of savers
which have recently been so busiy employed in run
ming negroes into Cuba. One of our Havana cores
pondens lately stated that was the intention Of the
owners OF Of these vessels to send them to this
country for repairs. However, we shall probably
soon learn the destination of the mysterious crafts
alluded to, and until then it would be useless to specu
late as to what may be their intentions.
Two Prussian vessels Of war, the frigate Gefon
and sloop Amazon, have put into Norfolk for sup.
plies They are homeward bound from Buenos
Ayres.
According to the synopsis Of Santa Anna's new
Mexican tariff, seven ports are declared open to
foreign commerce on the Gulf of Mexico, Eve in the
Gulf Of California three on the northern, and two
the southern frontier.
The steamer Falcon, which arrived at New Or
leans yesterday reports that the Georgia left Aspin
wall on the 18TH with two millions and eight hun
dred thousand dollars, and two hundred passengers
for New York. She will probably arrive to-day or
tomorrow.
Great preparations have been made by the Ger
n ans Of Philadelphia for their musical festival,
WI uch is to take place tomorrow evening. Thirty
two societies are to be in attendance from other
plac Is. Those from this city and the East last
even ug welcomed by grand torch light procession,
amid be firing Of cannon, waving of banners vocal
and ms Tumental music, &c.
Dyson, the English school teacher, charged with
having in cited the New Orleans negroes to make
the recent attempt at Instruction underwent pre-
urinary ex animation last Wednesday. The evil
dence against him was sufficiently strong to induce
.hs Recorder 70 bind both MIN and his negro asso-