The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-02

From the Albany Argus, July IL
One of the most exciting scenes which ever 'oc-
CURED in the Assembly took place yesterday after
noon. Our sketch of the proceedings conveys but
faint idea Of its stirring interest.
The question before the House was the endorse
ment of the Inaugural Of President Pierce proposed
by the Hon. ID. b. Taylor, of New York, at the OPEN
ing of the regular sess0n-the "dodge" proposed by
Mr.. Gale, Of New York, endorsing the Inaugural
with Governor Marcy annexed and Mr.. Holley's pro
posed re-afrmance Of the Buffalo platform, being the
pending amendments
The struggle on the part of the free soers was to
stave Of question: and they resorted to all sorts OF
parliamentary expedients and devices to evade the
test proposed by Mr.. Taylor of their fidelity to the
national administration on the great question OF "thc
compromise measures" the Fugitive actr included
with which President Pierce and the democracy %
the Union stand so distinctly identified before the
country.
By the force of the previous question, which cut
off all amendments, these extraordinary democrats
were finally compelled either to face the music or
alternative, and left the House precipitately urging
their free soil friends to follow them and thus to leave
the House without quorum
Among the first of the fugitives was the Speaker.
who, leaving the chair in possession of whig fed
from the hall making good his retreat before ques-
ton could be had on either of the resolutions.
Others Of his stamp covered his retreat as well as
they could and voted on the first resoutOn-a few
on the second-but mainly decamped before the
question could be taken on the third or vital resoiu
ton of the seres
Ine Stampeue WAS uOL COnnneu 10 the Tree S0lerSs
Many Of the wings caught the infection and fed also
leaving but bare quorum of SO members present
and voting.
Two Of those present-Messrs. Hastings, Of Mon
roe, and L. Osgood, of Chenango-the former whig
and the latter free soiler-peremptorily and con-
tumaciously refused to vote.
Four free soilers-C Chamberlain, of Columbia.
Crocker and Marsh, Of Tompkins, and P. w. Rose.
of st. Lawrence-were all of that stamp who faced
the music" and voted against the resolution en-
dorsing the compromise.
Twenty eight members, elected as democrats,
" shot the pit" and evaded the vote. We give the
names of
Messrs Beckwth Bouton Burroughs, Bushnell, Champ
HAN, Hibbsrd Ingalls,, Kearney, IawrsnOs, Losnis,
Martin Miller l.. Osgood. Patterson j. Rose B. Smith,
spaard the Speaker streeter, Ten Eyck, Temple and
The wings who lodged the vote, or refused to
answer to their names number fourteen in all. The1
Messrs Ashley Beman, uspp, J. N. Ely, Hastings,
Kneeland, Osborne Perkins, Peters Reed, A. B. Rose,
Stewart, Stra.ton Taylor and Weod
The vote on the final passage of the resolution.
stood 46 ayes to % nays.
The affirmative vote includes four whigs-Messrs.
Burnett, Bush, Dubois, and Welsh. The rest, with
| few exceptions, are democrats.
The negative includes four free soil democrats
| the rest wings.
Thus the free soilers in the Assembly coerced into
show of hands on the great question Of the compro
mise, including the fugitive act, exhibited their
| tagonism to the national administration and the
national democracy, and their adhesion still to the
| doctrines and tenets of the Buffalo Platform
The democracy of the union will mark this signif
cant illustration of what is called the United and
harmonious democracy of New York"-and will DO
able to determine who among US stand on the BalI
more, and who on the Buffalo platform.
We shall take another occasion to allude to some
other equally significant points in this affair." and par
ticularly to the Reputation of the pliment to
| Gov. Marcy, included in the "Gale dodge" by the
enforcement OF the previous question.