The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-12
AFFAIRS At The STATE CAPITAL.

~ INV " suS Will VII .
Our Albany Correspondence.
ALBANY, Feb. Q. 1856.
Review Of the Past Fs1 Wesks-Txe Eleason 0
Sesoard-Ths Knoto Nothings, &C., &c.
The sroke of the last Senatorial contest In on
Legislature has cleared away, and "my great Lore
Thullow,' on the evening Of the 9th inst, in com
memoration of the greatest victory he ever achieved
brought forth from its hiding place - old eagle, il
order TO evince to his thousand readers the extent snt
depth Of the JOY with which that victory had thrilled
bis beart-for they well knew tlAt "the Bird aeye
exteI ded its wings only after SUCCESS had crowned
the labors Of q long, bitter and closely contested
battle.
Mr.. Headley, In bis work on Napoleon and hi
Marshals, speaking of Marshal Dsvoust, says, " tina,
whenever he was seen to directs blow, it was known
that 1t would be the ~fiercest, heaviest one that could
be given" and inssmuch as 1 hsve no political sym.
pathies with the senior editor of the Albany Eve
ming journal, l msy be psrdoned for comparing
him to the distinguished "Duke OF Auerstads,' in
stead Of TO the "grest Corsican"
After the list OF Assemblymen, who were elected
in the fail, appeared in 'Sam's Begister,' with the
Cminous Initials OF "K. N" appended, apparently
to o majority VI their names, many seriously asked,
what is to become Of Seward? The Journal
AACA AoOhCu pdhhy Out du dlu1bC IN
audible whisper gave you to understand
that Weed would direct the blow, and consequently
you might rest assured tina, it would be a Ia Mar
shal Davoust, the t~ercest, heaviest one that could
be given" but, at the same time, his countepanoe
betrayed unmistakable evidence Of the deep ankle.
~ he felt for the result. But how different the feel
iDgs OF the aristocratic silver gray, who, as he strut
ted in his richly furnished parior, and II not engaged
in recounting che heroic deeds Of his Dutch ances-
tors, was revolving in his mind tho probabilities of
the defeat OF Mr.. Seward causing the latter gentle.
man to lose his reason, or perhaps to enable solemn
tiiic chemists 70 settle . long disputed question,
something for the scientific world by taking Q dose
Of a~conits, and then refuse to survive the Disgrace
Of q defeat.
Time wore on, ard on the LIST January, "accordinp
to the statute In such case made and provided" the
Legislature met, and on the folio wing day one
branch OF 1t proceeded to business by electing its
officers.
Sam was in perfect ecstasy. He was sensible OF
ask for or grant any favors. All went on swimming
", until, IN An unlucky moment, the member from
Genesee handed Q resolution to "a brother"
he caught a Tartar, and The ss whole Know NotDinr
camp was In motion, and the Speaker, who had been
elected through their Influence to the commanding
position he occupied, In order to render the tragedy
with the blood Of their fallen brother, and, to make
the blow felt as the "unkindest cut Of all" pro-
claimed to the asse mbled spectators the secrets of
their order. The game seemed already lost, and
the caucus, held q few evenings after, to nominate q
candidate for the office Of United States Senator,
but confirmed their suspicious that they had relied
too firmly upon their own strength, while their I'D.
versaTy who had been engaged In Q hundred battles,
had been stealthily undermining their strongest
points, and the sixty.nine votes cast for Seward in
the Assembly told with q force never before felt
that he had measured his strength, and was conf
dent Of success; and then, to add +, their suffer
ings, boastfully tells the d~ispirited silver grays that
he could have had more votes had IL been neces-
sary. And how Is this to be accounted for7 Were
ether members Of the order as plant and as
voted with him for Mr.. seward? Or was the
democratic party to fall in line, and cast their votes
for one against whom they had been fighting for
the last sixteen years with o zeal, bitterness and
fare?
Tho " great Thurlow" was conscious Of his
strength, and his followers knew that he intended
1t as no idle threat when he told them that NJ. Sew
ard should be returned, at whatever cost. He I'M
doubleday counted on the assistance OF q few Of the
hards, but his confidence and reliance was in the
men who fraternized .ith the Ahas school Of poll
~ticians; for, to them, the defeat Of Mr.. would
have been almost utter humiliation; the Journal,
Tribune, ct I'd onune genus of abolition papers, would
have kept Mr.. Seward before the people AZ q p0ltti-
cal martyr..sacrifced by the KIN. clique for his
liberal, enlightened, and, 10 them, statesma hike
views upon the American movement and In less
than two years the atlas would scarcely have had o
sufficient number of adherents to justify 1t In at
tsn 3 to keep up an organization; And Why Sim
not only warmly sympathise with Mr.. Seward In his
abolition doctrines, but also in his struggle with the
Know Nothing leaders. Now, in order to prevent
such o catastrophe, Mr.. Weed u first compelled to
draw on his Seward men in the Know Nothing or
der to convince their followers that Seward men
are to be found enrolled as members Of that 70 ,tion,
and to prove to them how corrupt and utterly aban-
doned politicians Of the Seward school must neces-
sarily be to assume obligations administered to them
upon the Bible iself, and which, while they solemn
y bound themselves with all the imposing cere-
monies Of the order to fulfil, deliberately, in the face
OF such solemn oaths, commit at least moral perjury,
by voting for q man for United States Senator whose
previous and acknowledged vie We and opinions were
directly antsgonistic to the principles on which
their order Is baeed.
Such is the light in which Mr.. Seward and his
friends are daily presented to the readers OF the
dads, not only for the purpose OF retaining the foreign
vote, but also Of withdra wing from M. Weed the
number which he now undoubtedly controls.
Besides, they fondly hope that Mr.. 8. will, as ali
great politicians have before him, commit some po-
liticsl blunder during the coming six years OF his
Senatorial career, and thus force him to retire TO the
"a ct shades OF Auburn, there to pass the remainder
Of bis days in reviewing not only the great events
In which he participated, but also in ruminating over
the folly OF q politicians attempting to succeed VINO
cherishes the philosophical idea that there 10 a law
Mr.. s. viii Hnd many who viii respond with ahearty
amen. SAMUEL, JR.
Sixth Week OF the Session OF the Legislature.
The reader viii find in the following synopsis a record
Of all matters Of a local or general interest transacted
by the Legislature, during the sixth week OF the present
session -
IN THE SENATE.
MONDAY, FIN. 5-Hen. VIM. II. Goodwin, Senator elect
from the Twenty. ninth district, was admitted By unani-
nous resolution, took the oath Of Office and his seat as
a member Of that body.
A communication was received from the Commissioners
Of Emigration in relation to the arrival Of foreign pau
pers. Published in the HERALD
A bill was introduced to prohibit bonds and mortgages
being received a. Q basis for banking.
The remainder Of the session was devoted to the dis
cussion Of the resolution 70 authorize the Governor to