The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-06-14


for GonsrYor-Stote Oncntsens.
The session of the Legislature just closed believe
the longest but that has been held In hassachu
SETS and il cost almost quarter Of million at
zine when there quite outcry the subject OF public
expenses and when there is not dollar to spare.
The session would have been dear At any price. II
would have been decidedly bad bargain II we had al
lowed to be held gratis If we had known exactly what
ii was to do talent enough In both branches.
but no excess Of principle sightedness. After hav'
ing been constituted through very liberal Of the arts
of oorrup the Legislature proceeded according TO Its
nature, and many Of s members have qualified them
selves for places IN Congress The lobby branch in
roductd here years ago. but II was small affair pee
ple did not trouble themselves much about Its operations
Silently grew, until ii would be viewed with respect In
Warrington formidable are Its present dimensions
Much that peculiar In legislation Ia owing to ths
CHANGE the disgust that short sighted men ex
press with all owing 10 their
inability to comprehend how things have been
altered since 1850, when the wings were over
turned and sort of dynasuC party was made 70 give way
to political hucsers who have quArreled aod fought here
ever since The wings saints. Their goverumen
had not few Of the characteristics OF absolute tyran
n.y. But they decent tyraDs, and ordinarily they
placed gentlemen Office and plunderers All the
lobby ing world c,uld not carry measure through
tyranny was regular and defined All Of US knew what
had to expect But all this was changed wnen the
came the prize Of the meanes OF the factions that strug
gled for it, We have been at sea ever since Soce Nc
Briggs e the executive chair we have not had Governor
worth cursing Boutwell, bad talent but neither
nor principle any definite rule Of conduct Clifford had
principe-of the worst knd-but talent for govern
ment, though olerabe lawyer. Washourn had little
principle and less talent Gardner smart" but as to
intellect In any comprehensive sense, sup
bseed To buv the foreign vote in ISIS and was head Of
Know Nothings 1854 cannot be supposed to be par
aculary straight laced Is owing, az much as to any
gstures of the last years have been so bad and
have grown steadily In disgrace as TO have caused the
people to charge the whole governmental structure,
| that Legislature which adjourned Saturday be
| ing the last that will have an existence, the dis
well and Gardner made liberal use Of the
power but always seshly and bindly and without
rTsc uses SABRE which be swiass about as iii we're
scythe Othe nature Of that power neither Of them
pears TO have had The slightest conception any more than
the ignorant Of mankind nave Of the laws OF their
Toe chief characteristic of the legislature its change
ableness Tdriun mtd5ile might Ia ve been substituted
In the Indians scroll in roof OF the House Of Represen
tatves for the E pitt plrctdm &c OF Algernon Sydney,
whica worthy aboriginal mas so long The House
used to change every twenty four hours sometimes
wisely, but oftener giving proof OF its incredible folly.
The Senate was at so hckle but had us changes and
mentary the fears Of those persons who hold loud
takers against slavery in dread and abomuaon that the
ultra conservatives 20 be found In that very
branch where the protested Tor professionally aot.
slavery most abundant, being 10 the proportion
Of near NO to of the other party When the repub
cans went grumbingly the support of Gardner, last
fall they resolved TO have control OF the egslaure and
as the Senate had always been conservative body
than the House. they devoted their arts aud
the business of packing that body The 4uence
that they succeeded In getting twenty six of the forty
Senator's leaving but fourteen the Americans Concern
ing the House they were not so particular, and parties
were in that body arranged with some approach to
ty. Yet the House showed itself 70 be Q more anti
slavery body than the Senate and In all respects the
radical branch OF the two 80 much for the effect
OF human calculations. Perhaps the cause OF the DIFF
ference to be found in the large prepondoance or old
Of he Senate were composed Of wings Of the deepest
black warranted east colors" and TO "wash" Some
other Senator's were wings years since Only four old
democrats of any note in tho Senate, and two Of
them LETT their party long ago. So that there was nothing
to prevent the Senate from being very rusty body
enables for much Of its conduct. Every
thing sacrificed the time the last State nominations
nominations, and the old whlgs we're brought over by
promises Of promotion not to DO supposed that they
are worse than other men, and they only awaited them
selves Of circumstances to rise from that obscurty
which they had been consigned by tho events Of 1884,
! they had been accustomed 10 power and place.
The Legislature did great deal OF work not OF poit
cal character An addition Of some three millions
made I, our banking capital two thirds OF which go to
increase the oapAl Of banks now existing Only one new
bap Created the Hide and Leather Bank OF Boston,
In which leading republicans concerned. Seve
raj constitutional amendments were passed An attempt
lake from ures the conceded right to jadgo OF laws as
Senate bill admitting atheists testify in the
failed In the Senate aer having passed the House The
whole number OF acts passed was So0 OF resolutions
Tie refusal OF Governor Gardner to remove Judge To-
ring unexpected and probably tho rreove asking Tor
the removal would not have been adopted IL the impress
sion had not prevailed that the Governor desired
tuniy to dtsplace the Judge II there were any founda
for the belief that the Governor desired the passage
OF the resolve, shall probably be not Tar out Of tho
way looking for the cause Of his Exceencys change OF
opinc among certain recent party movements, which
calculated 10 give HIM practical knowledge OF the nature
OF retirement The absolutely savage tone in which GOV
ernor Gardner spoke Of ''radioaism and "ianacism'
yesterday, at the dinner OF the Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company, ~ not mprobably due to that turn
which politics arc bore taking aud which viii turn him
out unes oil the hunkers should coalesce, and put him
up for Governor for 1868.
The annual sa,c contest will be commenced much earlier
than usual this year The republicans having hxed upon
the oath Of June for the holding OF thev state convention
! M nber OF leading Americans had meeting the week
before last and resolved 10 have their convention on the
10th OF June. If republicans for early r,ng tho
Amt rcans mean 10 sit oil night The meeting express
ed itself favorable 70 the nominslon OF ar Banks VINO
Is expected will be the republican candidate How much
bis chances with the republicans will he Affected by this
informal American nomination remains TO be seen Tne
impression very general that hC " 20 be next Gov
ernor bot ve months may produce strange changes The
Daily has with Mr.. Blnks' name at the head
gifts columns, the nomination being subject to the action
OF the American Convention This u regarded indicat
ing that Governor Gardner cannot be candidate for
election thoagh many have thought ~. career l from
sent TO Congress- but Mr.. Baker, Mr. Hudson ard num-
Der Of other gentlemen OF various parties have their eyes
fixed upon that psN II IL stated that Governor Gardner
and his immediate friends opposed the action taken In the
| American meeting.
The prospect Is tina, Mr.. Banks will be nominal
| ed for Governor by both conventions, but that the
Of the capddac-Iieaer Governor Secretary OF
STATE, Attorney General Treasurer and Auditor-wi not
be agreed upon, that each party will run ia
This would lead 10 different nominations IN the counties aud
towns, thai there would be fight after all Perhaps
the democrats would give aid 70 the American
didatps II they could do without compromising Lom
selves Trey bate the republicans strongly that they
would be much inclined 70 help any party that opposed
4 10 them.
| Should Mr.. Banks accept the American nomination be-
fore The meeting OF the republican Convention hs chances
IN the body would be materially injured. Quito
number OF other gentlemen have been named Tor the
publican nomination the mos, prominent OF whom T.
| X. Hoar Iosoph White, or lowell, G. v. Adams, aud
Charles Hudson But Mr. Ranks n too long headed 10 do
any hing that would be likely 10 damage his prospects.
He has wish 10 20 back 10 Washington, 10 hold there
subord nate position, after having succeeded well
Speaker Then the governorship will be with him only
stepping stone the United States Senate TO which body