New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-22
FROM ALBANY.
From Our Own Correspondent


ALBANY, Jan. 81, 1853.
The caucus of the Republicans last night and
this morning did not result in any arrangement
which could be ratified by the House this morning.
The Americans will not vote for Richardson upon
any terms, or under any circumstances The Re-
publicans will not on their part, vote for Wilson.
An effort is therefore made to induce Mr.. Rich
ardsOn to withdraw 1t ia done in the hope or on
the understanding, that the American and Repub-
lican vote can be united on some other man.
If the name of Almon II. Clapp of Buffalo, OF
Charles r. Hughes of Sandy Hill, OF Mr. Mix Of
Schoharie, is presented by the Republicans, II Is
said that the House will be organized without delay
/ cannot understand the ground OF the determined
hostility to Mr.. Richardson. He is a capable and
efficient Clerk He is not charged wthApny official
neglect or delinquency, and the breath of suspicion
has never sued his character for integrity.
| am well aware that the lobby do not like him.
He neither steals himself nor permits Others to dot
1t was not his fault that the floor of the Assem-
bly,, last Winter, was daily thronged with lobby
agents The floor, under the rules, is open to any
one TO whom the Speaker may give II permit. The
Clerk has no control over and no responsibility Tor
the crowd in the asles of the House, if the Speaker
is so complasant as TO throw open the doors.
If the Americans had regard solely to the public
good, they would not object, or hesitate, to vote
IUT
Either of the aboye-named gentlemen would make
Il good Clerk, and it may be the duty of Richard
son and his friends to yield to an unjust prejudice
and step out of the way.
But the Republicans should insist upon having
the organization of the House in their hands. or
still adhere TO their present candidates If the OIL
GERS are divided up between two three parties
there will be Just two or three times as much steal
Ing as if the responsibility rests upon one party
division Of the offices has been all along cOunseed
and urged by the lobby. 1t brings about the very
state of things most favorable to their schemes OF
plunder.
Probably TIL most shamelessly and openly cor
rupt and venal Assembly the most regardless OF de-
cency duty and dignity that ever assembled within
the walls of the Capitol, was that of 1856. =,
Parties were about equally divided in it, and
each seemed TO vie with the other in the race OF
yenality. Ii was the subject of daily conversation
how much was paid TO this, that and the DINER
member for certain votes. The bribery was OPEN!
practiced and openly avowed.
The finishing act of their rascality and disregard
of duty was an adjournment, leaving pubic ousi-
ness the ordinary apportiOnment laws for the sup
port of Government, unfinished and unpassed' On
the beggary pretensc that the hundred days LOT !,
which they could draw pay were ended. They ala
rot choose to remember that twenty OF those ola! ;
had been wasted by themselves in II scramble ior
the Offices of the House.
The example Of that House should be warning W
the present II j. better that there should De 10
organization than that there should be- coinPso-
mise BY which principles shall be- sacrificed ana 'n'
responsibility OF the d0ings Of the SESSION Wv 1ea'