The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-04-22
AFFAIRS IN ALBANY.
Our Albany Correspondence.

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~, ~'s $500 wealth increasing importance "
the State, aud the diversified ia. .n,,, ,l ri,
of people taken into consideration, So. 80, oc
ever active business transactions, every p. - -
knowledge that the space Of one hundred day or the
of three hundred dollars neither time enough nor COM
pensaton adequate transact the legislative business OF
this great State for whole year The people OF New YORK.
empire she is, wealthy, powerful enterpriahg anu
prosperous containing within herself the most magnificent
and useful public and private works, such a canals ana
raroads-her numerous banking, insurance ana o'her
incorporated instutions-her extensive and Unparalleled
system of education-her charitable and benevolent cor
pOrat0ns-her magnificent lakes, noble rivers ana COM
xnodous outside and inside harbors-all together NOV
ing and working under legislative protecon-require abb
soutey more work annually than is necessarily and
egmatey required of the Congress OF the nation The
time must speedily arrive when the constitution must be
amended SO as to allow of longer legislative term
The legislature of 1857 convened under peculiarly
sarrassing circumstances The members in the majority
comprising new organization of parties detailed from
the free soil wings Of the wing and democratic parties,
were not without great apprehensions of disruption.
Though in large majority in the House, there was no
confidence the result of political movements. Upon
Che side Of the wings there Leavenworth Prendergast
and Van valkenburgh acting and fuglng leaders,
lhe barnburner free soil side, Hogeboom, Wooster and
Owen assumed the same position Until there had become
an absolute fusion there was no certainty nor safety
in vccurng too far from shore upon any political expe
dition; and long list of voyages had been laid out
upon the chart early necessity, therefore, existed to
launch craft put pilot Of each section on board, ac
Companied by experienced engineers. The first launch
was made by Mr.. j. Owen, of Cayuga, in the House, on
the 9Th of January under resolution denouncng the ad
muistraton of Pierce and taking sides with the Kansas
free state party On the 18th of January Mr. Cuyler in
PRODUCED his celebrated negro suffrage constitutional
amendments in the Senate Both these propositions were
from thenceforward the republican party became unit
Much unfinished business was left over by the rowdy,
,~nsaby important measures were overthrown for the
express purpose Of compelling Governor Clark to call an
extra session. All these being thrown upon the hands Of
the present legislature unavodaby consumed full
one quarter Of the present hundred so that not more
than sixty days have been left in which to accomplish the
work legmaey appetanng to the duties Of the present
Whilst the remaining portions Of the State have been
represented by rather above the ordinary capacity and
cabre of legislators the city Of New York has been sad
" deficient influence talent respect and ability in the
House of Assembly The people OF the city complain that
sure affecting their property, their municipality their
tzxation their government Is taken from the hands OF
the city delegation and placed in the confidence OF country
members This has certainly been the case Our charter
notice. CITY Hail. Central Park our courts, our docks
pers bukheads our exterior lines, and every other
city matter of the least consequence has been enacted
without consulting the delegation at the capital the hree
quarter million population Of the metropolis might just as
well have sent member to the House of Assembly as to
have delegated the whohave lounged out the hundred
days between the drinking shops, the places of fame
the theatres the railroads, and the Assembly chamber
Not the least influence did they possess Scarcely mea
sure which they advocated carried nor bill arrested
which they opposed We should think that the various OBJ
noxious laws inflicted upon New York city and her citizens
by the Legislature which has just closed its career would
anything under heaven would awaken the people the tax
yers them to the necessity OF being repre-
scented in future in the State Legislature by entirely diff
fcrent set of from those take them as whole, who
have so VIGOROUSLY dsgaced the city for tho last three
ven the democratic party, when boasts OF It's
mower aud strength there ought by this time TO become
ashamed OF its representative and endeavor in future to
,sent brighter more useful and intelligent representa-
sios At the capa-a delegation which would not only
honor the party but defend and protect our great CITY and
More laws have been enacted during the session
than ever before. The session OF 1853 when Ludlow
was Speaker, they passed over six hundred laws, but
fhe recent one ovcrtops it some two hundred The
great and truly important public laws are very few,
are Of special and private character amounting
seven hundred the passage Of which accomplished to
crafty the lobby The large deficiency IN the nine million
further provision should be made rather than raise inc
sisagrcable necessity Of suspendns the enlargement So
by almost general consent, an additional airec,
tax of one mill and quarter was imposedt
No inquiry, however was made o nor y Of
sns nine millions II seems that no other method could be
adopted or rather all others failed TO furnish revenue
Discriminating tolls we're proposed IN one QUARTET, ssns
roads in still another quarter but all proved failures The
PARTY power under the necessity OF providing thc
NECESSARY ways and means and as dernier resort have
rlaced on direct tax. The people must decide whether
n Is a popular II seems palpaby unjust TO tax
sbe Northern and Southern extremes OF the state Tor
completing the public works running exclusively through
Che centre A. e.. .-... ~. -.
stricted the Legislature in exercising much hbera 10
wards the laudable public and private charities AL
wished TO make liberal contribution Every member ap
reared DESTROYS of assisting those weaker asylums when
have struggled thus far with commendable zeal; gu
eppromiations were necessarily withheld SHOULD
Shecsna ever become completed, then the hberay OF the
will extended every deserving CnartOc Anu
pbilanthroic institution In the state, Unt that period
arrives there will be mol much nope 70, oan, III
Il may truth be said that the members OF the pcsen
Legislature have worked ndustriously Not day ma
leen uscessly spent and very few buncombe speeches
made IT'S true the republican party being strongly II
fhe majority under obligations TO get up some steam
ON Kansas colored citizens, border ruanisu, &c IL wa
dcuand Of the party upon them, IN order 70 ASCERTAIN
whether they really sound ON the goose" aer IN
zaing Tie masma,ic atmosphere about Albany. II there
for became indispensable for the strength OF the part
ghat bred scott should be auded to the skies and the dc
cson Of the Supreme Court OF the United states decae
mot At 10 be made and TO be utterly disregarded IN
majority have taken the responsibility Of adopting severa
measure OF purely rartzan charac,er when ,me
err measure of strength TO their party The various mat
ecrs relating ~ the city OF New York, especially may
considered under this head. - =,
making his few appointments has created the greatest com
,pouou the republican party This, together with ~
,assage Of two or three bills in which he personally
sn,eresied caused much III feeling The police commission
arranged aCcoruinR w uc hkihh
md Ia, mot senator Petty barganed for friend upon ina
Commission majority Of the Senate would not have con
ARMED All Of them The strife arbor Masters was SUI
animated The Governor being pressed by the free sol
section Cor equal representation In the Harbor Master
and feeling willing TO crafty them conclndei 70 recon-
she Gao, that the ncumbcns had enjoyed the very lucray
sces fr several years, and therefore should stand asd
g.. ,c,. mon But there were three men who woui
na no superseded, vizCaptain Schultz, Owen Brennan
and Malt Greene. Their political services were ndispensa
% ] ,hcr friends mustered here In strength, TO induc
- Tvcellcncy To nominate them, otherwise the
would defeat their competitors IN executive &C. &C.
.os.,c in secret session Thursday Ten hours wer
nsumed in debate, and more stormy one, exoeIa pe'
80 ,,e ccoley motion in 1858, never occurred The enc
49, Of bls rxcclcncy succeeded In rejecting the nom
,scs and Mcssrs shuz, Brennan and Greene conscauen
~ bold over another year. II may be wen 70 s.a'e ua
sbc Govrrnor sent up other names In place OF hose
,S as well as another Police Commissioner, IN place
NJ srsnahan Of Brooklyn, who declined though MI ~
80 detected As the man, but not confirmed on account
c,crminaton ON the part Of the majority not 70 60 ,n
.ccr,yc session again We learn, too, that sucn uisr
,hc Iovcrnor existed In the Senate that nor