The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-25

lhas made. The committee 70 exonerats from
III suspicion the District Attorney, but do not leave the
Assistant very en- visbls position AZ nov ss.pHs
iasten the real guilt as the facts would justify T.
md let the guilty. person be punsned' N' MN DO VINO
The Chamberlain nags wsre not trottsd out to-day
had, but the weather was 90 stormy that they
were ali kept under cover 1t was expected that active
upvst &c over The matter 4
Haws house Sunday, and new arrangements entered
in regard % this and future operations in connection
with the Comprolership and the Street Commissioners
all Of which win be made public In due
course OF time
Post Once BAH Passed In the Houso-The
New Postmaster General Telegraphs
Not to Confirm the Present site-Mfik
Freight-Albany and susquehanna
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF tho Radical Re-
publicans-Ha<lem Bridge Biil, SC.
ALBANY, March "a, 1861.
The House continued the order Of third reading Of bill
this morning The Post Office bill came up order, and
Mr. Camp moved 70 recommit TO strike out the enacting
clause Nessrs Brdsal and Cozans opposed The latter
thought this bin satisfactory 70 ALL He did not believe
that II confirmed the present SITE but was discretionary
n prOVWlOu6
the bill was read and passed. only four voting against IT,
and they all from New York. There is big niger abt
this matter somewhere The lobby in favor Of the Mid
die Dutch church, the original b at work for it
Notwithstanding the amendments Of the Judiciary Com
mittee and yet the opponents Of the bill seemed to be
generally favorable TO il. Unless am much mistaken
the passage Of this bin win force upon the city the
to that nce mmodious size for some time come
feet disgrace TO the city There V no other city In the
United States but what has the Post ONCE located Ia
central point and Of easy Why should the city Of
New York. the frat in the Union, where almost much
business acted in all tho others combined be
nnuverDg in regard TO the Post once ste &C. There
several different parties who have site which they wish
TO sell to the government and this bill does not con-
then there viii be large amount Of lobbying at Wash
ington for all imaginable sites. One party wants 1t in
York Hos pal and between all of them there Ia nice
little Tight The last Legislature passed bill authorizing
that purpose, and no person in the city Of New York
except those interested In real estate In the vicinity Of
Of the new sites ask for any further upon
this subject Notwithstanding the assertion Of the dsn
terested patriots in the lobby, who ever since this b
up for consideration, have been importuning
70 them if they win mot oppose this bill large ms
orty of the citizens Of New York are In favor Of the City
De =
Is said that must not force the United States
government to take any site. Az general
different from most other places No other spot in the
United States has so many unprincped spectators
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The true interest Of New York; Is TO prevent these phi
ssophers from making tool Of the Postmaster General to
carry out their schemes and every person that voted for
this bill has cast his vote for the schemers either one
side or the other
despatch was received from Montgomery Blair the
Postmaster General this morning, but not until
hour after the passage Of the BILL statng"My impress
sion that the ont % r s rsn site mot
the bill would not have passed. although the best lawyers
the House insist that the bill does not confirm the sale
Of the Middle Dutch church II not, why are all the
friends of that site anxious for It's passage and telling
people here that they make 1t interesting If they will
not oppose m This shows that capable of two inter-
pretations.
The bill amend the Insurance act so as to cover the
recent decision Of the cours-that the lakes great
highways the the ocean, and making the policies
applicable and valid the akes-was ordered to third
reading In the the Senate this morning.
Railroad came up in the Committee Of the WHOLE and was
debated until the close Of the session, Senators Ham
mond and spnola against and Ketcham and Rober
for IT, furnishing facts and data In regard TO the present
tariff upon that article Of freight Progress only was re-
ported.
up in debating the Albany and Susquehauna Railroad Mr.
Robinson withdrew his amendment and submitted an
other providing that the state should loan the money on
people. This was simply dodge 70 obviate
the constitutional objection against his first amendment
ticpssed in By 'hsssrs Robinson, keenan, Dwish, and
others In favor and Mesers Benedict, Lteohn Ferrey,
ton was finally ordered, and q vote taken The amend
ment was lost-Yeas IS; nays 81. A direct vote was
ing three Of receiving the constitutional vote required to
pass it. There the most intense excitement through
out the calling Of the roll Az II was discovered
moved . reconsidera alton, and that motion laid on
the table shall have another pull at IT, The leading
radical republicans once known the Buffalo platform
free soil and In pursuing that course they
are carrying out their former principles in opposition %
the policy Of dew clipping the State which has made
what II now b any person win take the trouble TO
look the history Of this State and examine the
Of the parties the improvements Of the day
they VIII find that the barnburner democrats now tn,
radical republicans oppoeed every and all measures In
gard 70 the Ere canal II was they who, receiving hs
progressing which cost the state much in damages
would have taken TO finish the work under way. When
power have been used Of any great
work. and had their policy been endorsed by the people,
the State Of New York today would not have its
great internal canal, connecting the lakes with the
ocean, bearing upon its bosom the wealth that II
does IL this class Of that De witt Clinton had
TO ba tie with and glorious the day when the people,
through their representatives repudated them and en-
dorsed Clinton Although they now refuse 70 cali them
selves they cling to their old contracted po
Icy that they have been pursuing from time mmemoriA
II VIII be remembered that In 1857 they
90 determined against the Erie canal and twelve
teats in the Senate that there would not be toe
three ths required BY the constitution 70 vote upon the
question then asked Tor Dy the Erie Canal They went
before the people for election and only ve of the
twelve were endorsed by their constituency. will give
them the credit Of being consistent in their opposition
for defy historian TO show the first record when
the votes Of the Of the bsrpbuner demo-
crasnow radical repub cans-were In favor Of the
improvements the Erie canal. There may
have been now and then one that branched out
ON local grounds and voted for IL, but as a
class they have opposed every and all projects intended
70 deveope the OF the State Where would the
state Of New York have stood today had their policy
been sdoptedf Instead o. being one q the leading states
second third, and the city which stands the
mouth Of the HucAon the pride of the continent,
be second 70 other point In size and wealth The
st TO the State by the stoppagc the public works
by the barpburners, which the state has had 10 pay
exceeds ten millions Of collars.
The fol owing bill In regard 10 the bridge tho sr-
lem river has stirred up quite breeze here Let the
readers Of the HERALD closely tbs provisions Of
tins bill IL 10 In the hands OF one Of the House
committee, having passed tho Senate