The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-16
Our Albany Correspondence.


ALBANY, Jan Ia, 1860
zAayto,u Weed a.d he Lte.te,.aM Goeer"or az ssorus
Foints Weeds Irirenee on Ds Wse--Tf'cks and oods'
of TIE Corr. r4o~ts-7e Cossracsing Board Law to be
Repealed BY the Aepabieans Why they Desire is Re
peal dc DC
Any person who will take the trouble TO study 'he
arrangement Of the Senate committees can a. onoe s'
urow Weed who has heretofore hold the 'oa o'0s
che republicans Of this State causing them to dance ~nea
he ndoled weep when he was IN Fcuoe, mas sengtn
been shorn of portion his power He no longer holds
She magic rod ,ha guides the desnies OF the entire
publhap PARTY Their iailh in his power open The
a,ers OF tho sea before them has become shaken and
they are now giving q plating their
him Al a leader.
II matters mol how much portion Of them may
ship great Aceui, one thing s certan-the pre-
sent Lieutenant Governor does recognise Weed The
dictator OF the republican party whose commands arc
Aways 10 De obeyed There rs evidently an "irrepres
sibe conasct' going between them-one tina! Is pro-
msmg TO make trouble in the party. The straight
forward and independent course of the Lieutenant
seriously auncys eedt stands Ia his way Of
controlling the Legislature. Thurlow Weed is not one
that will quietly down. and let those whom he has
over the past him eide, has
the case in formation OF the Senate committees with
ate mpiDg 10 pay back. There Is anms,akabie
evidence here thst the power and influence obtained by
Weed, when he uoiied out his Morgan nag with anti
Mason saddle bride exercised ever since by
bringing the party under his lash Of power passing
away inst as the party obtains The control OF nearly
every department a. the State governmea this prestige
eavsbg his uame. The barnbarner democratic cracker
that he has attached TO his anti Mason lash has oeeu
broken eli, and his ate mp, 10 iasteu It with little
Hindoo maieriatoniy makes matters worse.
Weeds wonderful fancy for wool and India rubber
speculaons well as other schemes Of the Washington
and Albany lobby, has awakened q feeling among por
non of The parry against him The ice has been broken
IN atpnav fhp
rea0y TO jump into the breach and relieve them.
selves OF the load long borne b, them under the dcta
Roh OF this Albany thimoie rtgger.
For years past the party in the habit Of look
rg to Weed their captain Whist seward was the
Vas Ioesed upon rs the State General, and
has led the party through all manner OF
times Tired VI beng led INTO all manner OF niry places,
and waoDg kpee Deep IN hs corraPtoa portion II the
alive OF the party declaring indie
penaence and ebdeaverng TO cut enseivcs loose and
the bonds that have kept them 10 his power, and
place General TnurioE upon the retired list Weed how
ever declares that Sew ard shall bc placed in the White
House before his commission is takcu from hm and his
name placed among the sapera anua.ed poiucians.
cluse observer Of the wheels Of legislation see
many queer incidents Bills are amos, aai,y a,rotucsa
nicely folded, superscriPti outside
plain and leg'be hand, bat afon opcning them there is
not a stroke ef pea 10 De sccn. person not
toned to thu Dodge would led TO believe ia this
seft; It is, however, more than sell Bills introduced
that wsy usually that kiod that the ute reads
thing whist the bill entirely foreign EXPIRE
IN me ii~c. Usually some title selected tina, will
ne back until the title hns its the hands Of
thu committee, when, in pursuance Of previoas
msnts, The cnactiDg part Of the document question
en- way into Their hanos. Taas ands its way
in,a The hands of the committee without any per.
knowing what Is about therefore stands better
chance ut ueiug smuggled through
The bill introduced luo the House by Moo1ade, Of Utica
repeating the c, ntractng Beard law, has a significant
political btasing. Yoi will reco!ect that Mr. Sey mour,
State Engineer ell cted 81 toe Americans, found II
becessary his connection with THAI party whilst
he Office and TO crawl into bed with repub
beans To BIN for this Bagnan act, the
puoscans secured the passage OF act creating q
actng board placing the State Engineer at the head Of
T. The OF the measure helped u secure its passage,
although by thus changing the power gave 10 another
political party But dnd things 10 have changed
front The Office Of Stale Engineer Is hlled by
democrat and the republicans Ind necessary TO repeal
law OF their making in order 10 bring the entire
when that ofice fled By republican they looked
upon the contracting belonging the State Eu
g,neer; that democrat has been chosen by the
people for that office the boot the other foot; the
Canal Board the proper TO transact that ou
pess in the eyes Of the republicans TIE influence that
be welded politically By the persons that transact.
that portion Of the Of the canals Of minor
importance. Il having passed out OF the republicans
bands by voice OF the people in the last election
becomes necessary for tbem 10 anoo what they did in
lS57 TO again regain that DO and influence.