The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-02
POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Our Albany Correspondence
ALBANY, Nov. 20, 1854.
Emulation ofM< TamYerases PeoYle-Ekefiow Of
ths Maize Lqp Candidate for Govsrwor--Grsas
Dou5ts WAetAsr tie WAis Party WM - the
Prohibif~y Liquor BiH-A Majorib6 TSrs'
Eu~dred Thousand Asain% sxcA a Law--His
tory Of Proceedings IN the Last Legislature, &c.
The constantly intsmpsrats fanatics and zealots
those who controlled ct Saratoga, Syracuse and
Auburn, during the early part Of autunn-Ce voci
.fsrasing with disteaded luAgs. and exultng with
Intoxicating hallacinatiea In commsmorstion Of thu
election sf Myroa H. Clark - the next Governor Of
tho State Of New York. Their joy IL stimulated By
tie fact that Mr.. Clark in the Senate during the lAss
th.es sessions Of the Legislature, was prominent
leader, and last year introduced in the Senafs the
Maine Law Prohibitory Liquor bill, which Va %
promptly and 90 rightsously vetoed BY Gov. Soy
nour. These fanatics feel assured that the ssms
Senate that passed the bill last session will rsadops
II tis ensuing session and they also exultngly
boast Of having secured . majority In the next
House Of Assembly, whe will willingly and expedi-
ously fsis, upon tho people the obnoxious, intols
rant and oppressive bill which has been the subject
Of discussion anon, people during the Last eight
months. II 10 now expected by IT. opponents, and
demanded by its friends, that at the earliest prac
cable moment that bill will b enacted and paced
fle among The statutes Of the State.
The leaders OF the whig party, having been over
sul,c aud beaten In their choice for candidate for
Governor by the. fanssical pretended temperance
acators In their ranks were reluctantly forced INFO
Issue. Myron ii. CLARK was not the candidate
T tse wsig party proper. No exertion was made to
cure his election; but, on the contrary, he was
re,ly azd deliberately traded OF for Seward me n
ss Of the Assembly. or this fact Mr.. Clark il
ily aware, though he will never likely z" screw up
ns courage sufficiently bslligerent to inter sylla
be about it, knowing that the least opposition
60 The regency would draw upon his head the same
y, IS ,ance from the same power which undertook
60 cenolish the lste Ex-Governor Young
AID now that the whig party Is fully and IRE
yoesbly pledged to enact tho bill which failed TO bs
:o,ae law last year-and having large ms3ositss
L, 10th branches Of the Legislature, and Governor
.c'ccssa upon that Issue, and none other-the in
-aury is in every mind, Will they pass the bill
rhe identi ca bill of last year Is the one demanded
oy tue temperance men who gave the wings tho
Governor and The Legislature. They will allow NO
modification in any of its stringent features. They
stsnd hrm upon tho clauses which direct that
mans house may be seerched-thst any liquor found
to0-buhs
ncuor whether sold or not, shall subject the ~
cused TO fine and imprisonmens-to seize casks
containing liquor in . vessel or stored in
witneses against themselves : disqualifying
Thousands Of our best citizens from serving
a. jurors, together with many other
provisions equally stringent, unreasonable, unjust,
,t,y. Yes; the Same bill will be introduced, and
sv rY section and syllable retained The temperance
people went into the election, fighting for tho pro
hteory Law OF last session; and now, having gained
Governor Clark will enact this or none. He allowed
L. pruning last year, and, In higher authority, will
not consent to itnow. This y the alpha and omega
Of his ambition; for the Maine law, The ProhibitoFy
Naithouse every distilery, and every drop Of aco-
h,i whether foreign or domestic 10 what he demands
at The hsndsof the Legislature Of 1866.
Hut will his masters quietly submit, and allow
distinctive charaCterf The regency were opposedto
b. bill last year, and could easily have defeated it
either House, and would have done so had they
otreoetved the assurance from the Kitchen Cabinet
8 Governor Seymour, that he would place his foot
,pon is neck. On the Let Of January an executive
vii stand ready with pen In hand, most anxiously
swsitng the entrance Of the bill into the executive
chamber. to give isvitality. VIII 1t ever reach hm2
{ IL the party then 50 stsong 10 power allow it to
enter the chamber Look at the defeat, by wings,
of Peters, in Genessee; Joy. in Tompkius; Sterling,
IN Duchess; and other Maine Law leaders in the
lass House OF Assembly. What does thai foretell?
=, cse three persons accomplished more towards
Obtaining the passsgs q the bill through the
Hoese last year than oil others in that branch
Of the Legislatures. and yet, this year, whea
visus, such temperance champions were shsmefully
excluded nom the Legislature, and defeated BY
1 &c majoritieA The only person who was ct all
oo.spic1ou; then, xso fssscso' y; IeS "a
s.ot nor will Il hereafter. amount to the worth OF
sopenny candle. II = safe, therefore, to predict
,hst tho prohibitory bill q last year cannot pass
s;,gefnor Myron Holley Clark VIII mot immortalizs
aisef BY accomplishing the one iaeat 70 near his
re Mainlawites must be on the alert Il they ex-
&c &C tho aid Of the Seward wings Without the
votes Of the former, that distinguished aspirant for
ne Presidency cannot b returned to tho United
bsases Senate. For tho purpose OF securing his
ELECTION every species Of promises WI % made; sney
ihe House, after his election shall become secured.
VIII the temperance members allow the wool thus to
DO pulled their eyes2 Do they believe tho whig
oes n bsy a.
itra, they will experience more Notifying disap-
pointnsEt than they did when the veto met them In
Tire face. The true course Is, to put the Seward
% me prohbltory bin before going into caucus for
United States Senator. Think Of this, all ye tet0
tsiers and prohibitionists.
The temperance fanatics claim the election ~ .
victory for the Maine law. But look ct the facts.
There were four candidates in the field for Governor,
one Of them running upon the principle Of his Veto
NJ. Clark though hs principal antagonist, was also
u IN hundred thousand votes from whigs - par
<issps, not as Temperance men. This leaves him
anne fifty thousand who voted upon the and for the
Maine law leaving al the votes given for the other
three candidates against It, making, together with
che anti-kaine law whigs something like three
-undred and seventy thousand against the measure.
With regard to members Of the House. In one.
y candidates, and In many instances the temper
ooe candidates were elected by a.small plurality.
oE instance in district in which two thousand votes
re cast with six oontostants, the successful candi-
: !, obtains three hundred and thirty-fvo votes,
M plurality; the remaining I'VE obtain enc thou
Il six hundred and sixty-fve. The Temperance
=. :. ia elected 10 the Legislature, though very