The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05

Ouh MiLLAEDuENlLIE CORRESPONDENCE.
MILlEDGYvmLx Nov. 8, 1850
Netting Of tho Legsdturs and Legislative Doisps-Comss
ton Of Both Aoxscs--C0ntea for OOce and Honors-Ds
tsnonished Members and Great Lobby Xcn-Ths PSeside
vial Canr0ss-Snator Douglas and His Hopcs-Poiicy Of
Cobb, Stephens and 7b0mbs, dc.
Perhaps your readers would like 10 something Of
the sayings and dongs of that august body the
neral Assembly Of the Empire State Of the South noud
ing insiders and outsiders LOBBY members roaters and
puliers.
The General Assembly met At this, the Capitol last
Wednesday the I'd inst and is composed of three hun
dred and one MEMBERS hundred and thirty two Sena
torsono from each countyand hundred and sixty
nine representatives, Of which the opposition number
thirty three Senator'S and fifty represen tativest,e ba
lance belong TO that great omnum gatens the great
ssunwashed" democracy.
For years past there has been mania in this State
for the creation Of countless each Of which is onted
to Senator and representative This has become
such crying evil that there is loud demand for reduo
ton of the number Of legislators which will involve re-
organization Of the whole system Our State census has
just been taken this past summer and the summing up
million Of inhabtant, four sixths Of whom
blacks The reduction and reorganization Of the Legisla
tMre together with other matters Of vital import
will probably require the calling Of Convention next
summer for tho purpose of revising State Constt
ton.
The Constitutional Convention il called, will perhaps
contain largo OF the best talent OF the State such
We have not usually had in General Assembly.
The present Legislature, however, differs WILDLY from
Its predecessors and contains fair amount Of State
talent In the Senate are r. r. Trippe and James l.
Seward late in Congress from the First
and Third dstricts Tom Butler King Hines Holt mem
bcrs Of Congress many years ago. and Benjamin H Hill,
OF Tronp, the leader Of the Georgia opposition, young
mar hytty .Nrnv xphn f,otA thn
Governor two years against his Exceiency Joseph
Brown.
abroad but Of considerable home reputa'ion-Iewg Of
Greene, Lewis Of Hancock, Speaker Irwin and Judge
Gibson Of Augusta.
Among the distinguished outsiders who are here work
ing the ropes are ex Governors Johnson and Mcdonald
Senator's Toombs and lverson, Underwood, member OF
Congress elect from the Fifth district Gartre, of the
Fourth Rance' Wright OF the opposition lately beaten
by squeeze in the Eighth stephens old district; Ben
ning ami Linton Stephens IN baf brother Of Alex OF
the Supreme bench, and many others OF less note.
There is perfect stew here. Ike unto Macbeth s
wtchs Cauidron. Night and day, in the hotels in the
barrooms in the Streets in the oyster saloons in the
bies OF the State House, the elecuoneerag
We have no ashort boys, and sshnulder hters here
you have New York; but haya capable OF
ing dirty work. The democrats having large majority
both branches OF the General Assembly have Indignantly
voted down any caucus nominations for tins officers OF
Legislature, State House officers and state prinera Of
which have been elected. The great bone contention
is the Ju5geshps and the Senator to succeed
Judge Iverson. Linton Stephens appointed one Of
Supreme Court Judges last summer Governor Brown
to fill the vacancy occasoned by the resignation Of Gov
Mcdonald He will doubtless he elected by the gisa
re without opposition. But Judge Bennne whose time
10 about 70 EXPIRE has made himself obnoxious great
number of persons on account Of his decisions affecting
the broken banks Of Columbus aud the bhoders He is
even charged with corrupton aud Heaven and earth
being moved to defeat him The effort will probably be
successfu though &c backed by strong friends and per-
haps good deal of money The war has become fa-
riois between Benning aud one Of his assaans William
Dougherty, Esq Of Columbus who not candidate for
the office, but large nlhoder attorney for other
blhoders, that there is impression among
siders that p.s'os and coffee will 6e required to settle
the The opponent Of Judge Bennng IN the ia
Richard +, Lyon, Esq, young iawyeros Southwestern
Georgia.
The Senatorial succession s becoming very much
mixed up and very perplexing. Among the
didates w. j. Wilcher, Governor johnson,
Governor - Mcdonald, and lhe present incumbent,
himself obnoxious to Toonbs by his southern rights
speech in the Senate tbs Pacific Railroad second
edition Of which he delivered al Griffin, In this State last
August Bob Toombs likes 10 hear anybody tall.
bood and thunder" except himself example Bis
lsughable Hamilton speech delivered IN the House some
ten years ago He very hostile 20 verson and dslzes
Johnson and Mcdonald also All three these men wore
Sire caters" in 1s5o-5l and Mcdonald IS the Cobb
beat badly for Governor in 1851 the Union sensa
ton, and then ugged him OF The Senatorshp in 1853
after be had been fairly nominated by twothrds vote
OF the democratic fverson you will recoect
| was the used to defeat Mcdonald then and Toombs
| defeated him in 1857 for the same place
You may think il strange but Howell Cobb though sit
ting at the council board III Washington has his strkers
nov here bnsiy working to put of the Senatorial election
till next winter pretending favor the claims of Mcdonald
but the real game is 70 keep the place warm FOR Cobb
in the he should be beaten at Charleston June
JmSeward thorough old sagor who knows the ropes,
working to bring the election immediately, aud 10 have
caucus nomination. He is very ofcious Recently he
joined the Baptist church and went under head and
A. Stephens stays away from the capital, rather on
his dignity, he thinks he is candidate for the pres
| dency, III which he is vastly mistasen Toombs and
Stephens usually hunt in coupica and they have off,
cia liking for Sobbs Presidential aspirations Nor would
either Of the two rejoice "a the other get far ahead
to become Presidential nominee, These pretend
% favor Douglas far they dare do H. but neither viii
stand by him when bis darkest day comes They pretend
q fnyor nm With tic understanding that III the event
Douglas cannot be nominated at Charleston, Stephens IL
70 come III at the eleventh hour, last resort receig-
the Douglas influence, and the nomination Toombs and
Stephens Douglas, neither viii he prove
true 10 them. He is candidate, in any event nouins
ton or nc nomination, and he does not intend that
body shall stand in his way, well knowing his pros.
poets better FOR the next than aey VIII be
| again.
The Grain Trade or Ga icagO.
| A From The Chicago Times, Nov POI