The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-17
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THE WAR OF THE wHIGs-THE TEMPERANCE BILL
FLAREUP IN THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
coMMIssARY GEsERAL-DANIEL ULIMAN BURNT IN
EFFIGY--A NEW COUNTY PROPOSED.
ALBAsY, Feb 16, 1855.
The audience about the Senate chamber amused
hour txo this morning In listening to Messrs.
Brooks and Dickinson in revealing certain transactions
in the late united whg party and particularly what was
said to have occurred in 1S4S In this city, when public
meeting In embryo to defeat the election of General
Taylor. Mr.. Dickinson read lengthy printed letter
from ThurIow Weed contrsdcsing the from exPre-
sident Fillmore, read by Mr. Brooks few days
since. In this, Mr. Weed says that Mr. Fillmore was
freely consulted in relation to that meeting had fire.
quent conversations that subject, and when finally
over, and General Taylor not denounced Mr. Fill.
congratulated him (Weed fer having brought the
meeting to such happy issue and preserved his F,'sl
pol tic al character from injury
Mr. BROOKS replied by stating that he was wiling all
the world over to leave the people to judge between the
statements Of Mllard Fillmore and Thurlow Weed Mr..
y. also produced letters from William Lacy and James
Ritd Esqs, of this city, fully confirming the assertion
that the intended meeting TO denounce General Taylor
was concocted and arranged in the Office OF the Eosig
Journal.
The debate quite as spicy any previous oc.
casop but neither gentleman alluded in the EAST to the
resolution viz authorizing the employment Of counsel
to defend the State in the Lennon appeal case Mr..
Brooks intimated that Mr.. Fillmore would issue
joinder to Mr Weeds letter.
The bill for the relief Lieutenant swesney OF the
New York Volunteers, granting him two hundred and
day.
A dodge Ia on the aps in relation to the tempe
rance bill Late in the session last evening" just previous
10 adjournment, the Honorable William W. Weed, dele
gate in the House from Erie county, leading whg,
rose and presented substitute for the prohbitory law
under consideration Coming as did, from such dis.
member IL the respectful con-
Tue substitute Was read ny tbs Csrt and
pns and Is much less stringent than the before the
House There Is some political dnancering about this
epgrossing matter and the result may prove that the
predictions made at the early part Of the session. that
the prohbitory bill would be thrown overheard after
The ultra mperance fanatics are highly ncensed at
this movement of Mr.. Weed of Erie.
Qutea fare up occurred in the House this morning.
Mr. Leigh and stated that the select committee on
30 much of the Governors message relates to the
imprisonment Of witnesser, was ready to report THIS
gentleman commenced reading the document, when Mr.
Wager interrupted and wanted to introduce resolution
relating to the subject The Speaker decided that Mr.
Leigh entitled to the floor and reading his report.
When be concluded Mr.. Stanton stated that one Of
the members OF the select committee, he disagreed to
another oft select committee also of the
report Mr.. Wager then Of cred resolution referring
the report back to the select sommtee He said there
statements contained IN the report which he be-
heved to be untrue and language which disrespect
full 10 foreign nation The solution adopted and
the report goes back for correction
The new Ccmmissary General is Colonel j. Hobart
Ward, Of the city Of New York in place of General Ls
Who has held the station for several years. was not
applicant for disappointment. Being gentleman Of
military ability there Is the best reason to congratulate
bead o; the Commissary department.
The rage ,cr efsey burning increases. The burning
Of Speaker LttleohD has produced realiatory spirit
and last night the old co' OF Daniel Upmln, stuffed
with straw end smeared with tar burnt front Of
the journal Office.
Petitions pc 5ring in numerously every day pray.
Ing for the erection OF the county Of Highland on
the Hudson river The proposition IT, to take from the
county Of Ulster the towns Of Gardner, Shawanguns
PlsttkiIi, Marlborough; AMI from Orange Crawford
Montgomery New Windsor, Cornwall and Newburg.
The population in this district is about 49, o0O leaving
the old counties each with population Of something
Ike 40 GOO. The capitol Of the county would be
placed at Newburg TO which ali the plank roads, turn
pksf and t. branch Of Erie Railroad running into the
interior centre. Nearly sll the inhabitants with.
in the region named Go their marketing at Newbury:
and those and the Ulster towns, when compelled
to perform journey to Kingston, the capital proceed
souhery toNewburg cross the river and take the rail-
road through Duchess county, far north Rhine
beck and then the To their county So
with regard to the owns in Orange county proposed to
be incorporated in the county In attending county
courts at Goshen the people the river into
county and alght from the at Fishk the
river to Newburg, and then proceed some twenty miles
into the interior The present location Of the county
buildings In both Ulster and Orange win remain at
present. at Gossen and Kingston The proposition for
the new county Of Highrnd to meet with appro-
baton thus far.
ANOTHER RESPITE OF PHELPS THE MURDERER.