New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-07
FROM Albany.
yron Our Own Couespondeu.

Yrou Our Own Correspondent.
ALBANY, April 6, lsj9.
At the time when the bill 70 extend tie charter
of tie Harlem Railroad sas before the Senate, ar.
SLOAN gave the New-Hasen Railroad Company
well-deseryed lick, by moving to ,trlhe out 30
much Of the bill az granted TO tha. Company the
right to use the track Of the Harlem Road IN The
City Of New York; Mr. 6. contendng that c'u'-
psny which Tepudi,ted e1nds aod stock i'det By
lis duly appoint ssent wis not deser7Ing OF Any
h,vors al the hands of the Ne"-York Legislature.
The motion caTritd 10 that the Ne" Haven 1soid
can only run oh tie Harlem track On such terms Is
il can make with the Harlem Company.
Last night Mr.. Ely introduced bill Nnien
provides that the officers Of the New-hs'eh
Road shall at stated periods, furnish sworn state
ment as to the number of passengers brought from
the State Of Connecticut into the City OF New-fofA
and pay .psr capita tax Of one dollar On eacn ras.
seuger into the State Treasury, to De by tho State
appropriated to the liquidation of the repudiated
stock and bonds OF said Company. which were issued
by its late Presiaent Mr.. Schuyler. IL IL only To
be regretted that II is probably too late in the ses
sion to pass such 4 bill.
The Personal Liberty bill, lost yesterday, WIS
rec0zsidered to-day by ycte of ~ to Il.
Nj c. s. SPENCER moved 70 recOmmlt II 70 Inc
Special Ccamittee which originally reported II,
tex some amendment.
Mr.. LAW moved it 10 the Judiciary Committee,
with instructions to report their opinion on It's CON
stitutOnsty.
This. in the face Of the general fact Ito which
the Judiciary Committee "a at present constituted
is no exception) that every l,wyer whether OF one
or ten wears practice, and even less period OF
study. forthwith deems himself constitutional
expoundcr Of the attitude of one story, at least;
and the additional fact, that the lawyers on the
Committee have shown taste for airing their legal
lore al the expense of this bill with yery keen
relish. was rather too cool proposition for the
House to adopt, and the modest request was neg
atiyed by a decided vote. The bill was recon-
mtted 10 the Special Committee, where It VIII De-
shorn Of some redundancy IN lis provisions, and
| have some hopes that as thus amended II may yet
! pass the House.
On the motion 10 reccmmit Gen. DURYEA took
the opportunity to express his horror at the pro-
visions of the bill. which interieTed with the oper-
| atoms of the Fugitive Slave enactment, which, by
some strange halucination, the General had got
| mixed Up with the Federal Constitution, aud ap-
peared t. regard that mOnstrOslty as quite as sa-
! cred rs the Constitution itself. The melancholy
fate OF South Carolina, in the days OF Andrew
jackson, doomed up before his dlsOrtered vision,
and he had blood, Ocears of blood 10 his eye-shed
by United States troops the soil OF New YORK
10 resisting the operation of this bill as soon as II
| shall become Il law. The usually gallant General
had no stomach for such fight.
Mis- akiDg, very many may do the provisions
Of the Federal Constitution la relation to sppren-
tees and others owing service or under contract 70
labor, for provision requiring surrender OF
property in human bodies and souls, which Is the
only ground on which fugitives are claimed under
the Fugitive Slave enactment, he could not see
that this bill provides fair trial for all persons
claimed as under contract to labor and service,
under that provision Of the Constitution when
guarantees jury trial in all cases where the value
10 controversy is above $40, while 1t asserts the
right of this State To maintain It's own sovereignty
BY protecting against all unreasonable searches
- an seizures" all persons who claim It's protec-
ton, and also by maintaining invi"late ITS own
Cor stiiutOn, which guarantees that Slavery and
involuntary seryitude shall not, for moment exist
on IFS soil.
The General " saved the Union" IN the most
approved foIm but am sorry TO add that 1t was
nj the expense If the confidence OF many Oi his
best friends in the soundness OF his Judgment.
The Democracy are highly elated at the pettiiog'
ging technical decision Of the Court OF Appeals
whch decides that the revolving, seditious police
men who were dismissed by the Commissioners for
6Isobedience of orders, still policemen and en-
titled to pay. This political decision will probably
cost The City of New-lOrk another half million
perhaps a million. So We 20.
| send the opinions of the Judges "a pronounced
his morning. | also send the three Railroad bills,
as ordered 10 third reading yesterday and last
evening.