The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-12

The majority of Office seekers at Washington, like
some of the fancy financiers of Wall street, are EVIL
IDENTIFY becoming very nervous, and complete oow
mn all round may be expected If matters continue
IN their present state much longer. While the poll
ticans are fighting about the division of the spoils,
General Pierce who reserves to himself the dspen-
sation Of the same calmly pursues the even tenor OF
his way. regardless of the chickering's of the hards
and softs from this State, or the wolverines and
buckeyes Of the West. This thing of quarrelling
about offices that have not been given out reminds
one very much of the old nursery tale about count
;np the chickens A perusal of the dispatches from
Washington will give the reader pretty correct
idea of how matters stand in that quarter
Considerable progress was yesterday made by the
New York Legislature towards the accomplishment
of the work before it. If the members would only
drop the discussion of abstract questions and devote
the remainder Of the session to matters of immediate
importance they might retrieve much Of the uncnv-
able reputation they now have for dilatorness and
inattention to the public interests. Among the bills
passed by the Assembly was the one to provide means
for the liquidation of the State debt the support Of
government and the carrying Of the public works
by the imposition OF a seven-tenths of mill tax on
every dollar of taxable property, and by making the
tolls on railroads the same as those on the canals
The bill for the better protection of emigrants arrv
ing in our city from the nefarous schemes OF
sharpers was referred to select committee to report
complete.
Quite an interesting debate sprung up in the Senate
relative to the Ecclesiastical Devise bill. Read it.
The after part Of the day spent in the discussion
of the proposition to suspend the publication of the
Colonial History-the great topic of controversy
being the stale and worn out question Of printing.
This has been inexhaustible theme of oratory in
the halls of Congress and the different State Legs-
atures for several years past yet, Notwithstanding
all that has been said and written, the lawmakers
obstinately persist in refusing to adopt the only
remedy for the evil of which they so continually com
plain. Let the general and State governments estab-
lish prnteries and binderes of their own-let them
place competent men at the heads thereof-and we
shall have no more lamentations.
Dates from Havana to the Sth inst give us no clue
as to what will probably be the fate Of the
persons, many Of them belonging to the Oldest and
most respectable families on the island, who have
been for some months incarcerated in the different
prisons on suspicion Of having been concerned in
political conspiracies. The Cubans themselves seem
inclined to believe that the silence of the authorities
upon the subject forebodes the worst consequences
but on the other hand, it may be that the govern
ment, finding that it is about to be superseded by
more liberal administration, has deemed it udicous
to avoid all further action in the matter. Every
body will be pleased TO learn that the health of Vice
President King improving, and that his friend.
now begin to entertain hopes that he will return a
well man.
The trial Of DR.. Gardiner was commenced in Wash
ngton yesterday. Our Geographic correspondent
has furnished synopsis Of the proceedings.
George A. King and Cyrus Harris have beer
nominated as the wing candidates for Congress ii
the Eastern and Western districts of Rhode Island
That State was recently represented by one whiI
and one democrat in each branch Of Congress.
1t certainly appears as though there is to be n
end 70 the discoveries OF gold on this continent.
despatch from Louisville announces that the nhabi
tants in the vicinity Of the Cherokee Nation have
been thrown into great perturbation by the finding
of gold in that region. Who says this Il not grea
country?
We elsewhere publish the revolving particulars o
the brutal murder Of two females in Philadelphia
ON Thursday
The more northerly ice-bound channels Of navi
cation have already been broken up. Winters cry.
tai letters are dissolving under the influence Of Tn
recent warm and moist weather, and il will not b
long ere the packets upon our State canals will b
found regularly performing their vocation. BY
despatch from Cleveland we are informed that tn
Lake Erie steamers have resumed THEN trips betwee
that place and Toledo and Detroit. These circun
stances account for the great Dsl4.. '. Grange By