The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-01
Our Albany Correspondence.

ALBANY, jan ~, 1919.
Lobby Hacks the Track Facts Figures in he
Senatorial Maacr--7he Terrified Almost D.spa iring-
Bad News (tor then) from the 2sth--TAe Tenure Of
Church Property-A Nopel Stroke Of Policy.
The old political hacks of the Seward sta Die are begin
ming to show themselves the course looking little
jsded and dispirited. They evidently out Of con-
dition, and do not thrive under the grooming to
which they have been subjected Hollis White ia here
and will until after the election of United States
Senator together with number of less prominent
bers of the Journal clique and it has been openly boast
ed that ''ten thousand be brought out
side pressure If necessary to the Legislature into
submission II is by means certain, however,
that all this boastng and attempted bullying will not
productive of evil instead Of benefit There is little
too much Of the independent spirit OF Americans In the
Assemblynep to stand patiently beneath the old and
worn lash OF the whpperin; and the Shiny, crawling
cankershpefs Of Weed and the nsolencs of Bray Dick
enson, and ire smooth OF Helis White are
very likely 70 give additional impetus to that spirit
ard to fan the SPARKS OF resistance into fame. II is
questionable therefore, If the wses policy of Mr. Sew
ards friends would not have been 10 lock up thsr old
hacks in the stable, instead of htching them
on to the heavy load they attempting TO drag
through the Legislature. The present dangerous
position Of the Senator is the result Of his
humanity subserviency to foreigners will his interest
be promoted by bullying tyranny attempted to be
Some days since, sentinel, in the Courier and IN
qsirer made calculation upon Stewards chance in the
scnate, giving bin seventeen votes and another mora
ing paper rshashss the prophecy bestows on 1t ra
Their more than endorsement. The statement Is
ply based upon the antecedents of the members and
does not take into consideration any of the nlu
ences which surround and upon them II is about
sensible as though Mr.. Seymours vote in the ASSEM-
mocratc members, and il likely to be about as
correct The fact is, that three, at least those
named by Sentinel" have, to my personal knowledge
ca for Mr.
Seward 1t by certain that Field will sup
port him That gentleman is ambitious, and has pc.
culiar hankerng after Office. He Is sensible that his
future interest will be subserved by casting OF his old
ass.ciat and standing firmly upon American ground
for he has faith in the approaching overwhelming tr
umph of the American movement. Mr.. Walker, too Of
Chsutauque strongly sewardish as his predictions
have always been win be bold indeed to cast his vote In
the very teeth Of the wishes of three ourths of his con
sttuency The q seventeen votesp statement Ia all
moonshine, and the desperation Of the friends Mr.
Seward msnfests itself much in these reckless state
ents as in their unceasng efforts bride csjoe tue
senate into voting for their man Putnam, of Erie is
eaily and hourly as,aed and the frmest assurances
that he Is TO be young whggerys candidate for future
Governorsbp are poured necessarily into his He Is
firm as rock, and their efforts idle. Mr. J. H.
Williams Ia scarcely less certain than Putnam TO cast
bis vote for an American.
There has been quite panic among the Weed men in
consequence OF startling from the Twenty ninth
district The wings deserving the coalition in crowds.
and repudiating the action Of their leaders after
the fashion OF the bold boys Of old Chautauque.
Mr.. Chester LOOMS will be left In q position similar
to that occupied by the coalition Congressman in
western part OF the state. Letters have been received
from old seward wings addressed to Wssd himself de-
clariss that they despse the proposed coalition and
refuse TO be driven into the support of. Loomis The
detection is truly alarming and has spread consterna
tion among the already terrified leaders and wire puers
here
The church property tenure matter IL TO be brought
In the senate 10 morrow, and Mr. Putnam IL
speech upon II. His production s certain to be able
and viii be looked for with much interest Perhaps
after II has been delivered he will no longer be classed
as Sentnsrs possible
new work-anti. Papist, and necessarily sntSeward
in ts characerhas been sent round gratis the mem
bers Of both houses Is known where the present
from but IL is supposed TO b. intended operate
adversely 70 Mr. Seward Quite novel stroke Of policy
DALTON.