The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-01-04

The News.
Our special Albany 90 responden. writes, caucus
seq were last night held by the democratic and
vhig members of the Assembly, for the pnrpose of
selscting candidates TO be supported for the different
Offices of that body the assembling of the Legs
nture to day. The democrats decided upon William
II. Ludlow, Of Suffolk, for Speaker, and John s.
Eafew, Ct Albany, fer Clerk. As their party is
greatly in the ascendancy these gentlemen will, Of
ssuse, be elected. The Governors message, which
Is reported to be very lengthy, win be delivered
immediately after the organization Of tie Senate
md Assembly. AS every body in this vicinity
i looking for this document With considerable AJAX
sty wsslall endeavor to publish It in our afternoon
editior that is, if it shsIi have been delivered In
addition to to message, we viii tomorrow present
our readers with the ANIMAL report Of the Comp
troller, exhibiting the financial condition Of the
State ut the close & tie last fiscal year
From Washington, we learn that Hon. " r.
KiIx has nc sign ed his seas in the Senate aud to-
morrow expects to leave in a steamer for Norfolk
where he will take the U. s. steamer Falton for
Havana.
Though out little actual business was transacted
h Congress yesterday, the debates which occurred
h both branches are frauehs with tho greatest ner.
SO. In the Senate, a memorial was presented
from DR.. Wells, asking for compensation for MS IA
theirs discovery Of chloroform. After short dis
sxssion relative to the long pending controversy on
this subject between Drs, Wells and Mor.on,s,he
memorial was tabled. A petition was received
from the New York and Havre Mail Stes mship Com
pany, asking for additional compensation, or re-
haze from their contract Cen Cas- presented .
memorial from the Baltimore Baptist Enion, pray
1rI.
the freedom Of religious worship to Americans
abroad. The General supported the object Of thu
petitioners in a opg aad interesting speech, and,
after some fippant remarks from Mr.. Hale, the
matter was referred to the Committee on Foreign
Affairs. On motion of Mr.. Mason, the resolution
asking for information relative to relations with
Spain, concerning recent Transactions 10 Cuba, &c,
WAS taken up anS adopted. 1t will be recolleeted
that at the time this resolution offered, Messrs
Mason and Cass made able speeches with regard TO
the present and what should be the future policy
81 the country, which completely took BY surprise
other members Of Tie democratic party, thai trey
moved the postponsmeut Of the subject till to day,
rhen we may look for very exciting discussion
After the dispossl of the morning business, the
House Of Representatives went into Committee OF
TIE Whole on the general Appropriation bile
Two OF three of the measures were read snd ordered
to be reported to the House, and then Mr. Venab!c
North Carolina democrat, took the floor, aat made
. long speech upon the subject Of Intervention IL
nreign affairs, the missien Of kossush, the aequ-
sSion Of territory, Sc. Mr.. v took high conserya-
tive ground, and was wholly opposed to inserven
tien principles, advocated by the friends Of the
Hungarian exile AZ to Kossuth himself, bs
handled him without gloves, and showed bis
character to be anything else than that Of
high. minded, honorable patriot. MIR v sp-
proved Of the manner in which we acquired
Louisiana and Texas, but dsapproved of every thing
appertainipg to fllibusterism, and was unwilling
that any attempt should be made to wrest Cuba
frem Spain By force, He vas in favor Of enforcing
the Monroe doctrine with regard to the encroaoa-
menta of foreign powers this continent; and if il
should happen that Spain found II ,essaxy to
nnquish possession Of the island Of Cuba, then and
not till then, the United States must BY al means
take charge Of il. Considerable debate ensued be-
tween Mc.gs. Stephens, Brown, Wilcox, and others,
which il worthy Of note, al evipcing the feeling OF
the Scutherners generally on the matter in dispute
SEC the report undsr The proper bead.
BY the arrival Of the screw steamer Glasgow NC
have received one days later sdvicei from oil parts
of the Old World full details Of which viii be found
Ia another page. So FAR as regards European sf
fairs we find bat little nevs Of politi,al importance
The announcement had been made in the British
House Of Commons that the war in India was at an
end; the natives who were opposed TO the enlarge
eLt OF tho territory Of the Queen of England have
probably been either expelled from their own Land
or buried beneath it's surface And yet some Of shs
philsnthropic women Of Great Britain, ike the
government, bitterly opposed to the pssceabls
acquisition Of territory BY the United States nader
the plea, among others, THAI negro slavery might
possibly be thereby extended These good old ladies
had better kru ID the c)bwebs hanging IN their ogn
household before Attempting TO write their nance
in any dast they mny be able to dnd in The domias
Of their neigkbors. Between earthquakes and reyo
lutions, the Inhabitants Of China are mffa.og 70
voful extent. Ore thousand hosses aud three hun
bred people were recently destroyed by ono Of the
earthquakes, which OF la.e appear to have been as
frequent in tina. country as they have been IN tho
southern portion Of the American continent. The
Chinesc irsuIeeuts arc progressing with sone