The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-31
IMPORTANT FROM ALBANY.

| inc Present Position OF the Senatorial
Controvcrsy-Immens Lobby Pressure
The Committee ON the Virginia Rssolu-
lions Decided to Send Five Commission.
ers-Crittenden's Amer dments In the
i senate-The State Convention, sSc.
/ ALBANY, JAN 80 1851.
The lower House had another turn at saving Union
last night or lengthy debate Robinsons resolutions
The republicans having been smoked OF their
arrangement, free discussion took place all Sides
The galleries we're crowded to OVERLOOKING ard it
with great difficulty that the Speaker could prevent Thorn
from appudDg at the expression Of Union and conca
tory sentiments from the speakers They could be kept
quiet only with threats Of clearing the galleries, and
then, frequent sted demonstrations apparent
\ Mr. Ball (rep) opened the debate, taking strong
grounds for Cancellation declaring that cries of backing
down from the Chicago PLATFORM abandoning principles
yng down TO be tramped upon, rising up despsed
had no terrors for him, and that while he was
ready to give his hearty support to every cal
culated to sustain the government the State and
punish treason, he neither afraid ashamed TO
raise his voice in favor Of Cancellation and compromise
but on the other hand he should foel Inundated and
condemned IT. in this crisis fthe natios peril he should
refuse to yield something Of party pride % give up
Of the anticipated fruits Of victory TO restore peace to the
country and avert the horrors Of civil for they
well attempt to arrest the waters Of Niagara after they
have taken the fearful plunge TO hold back the North
ana south when they shall SET their armies in battle
array The live question Of the day is upon what terms
peace be restored and the Union preserved Senator
Seward had sad in his speech that all parties
| are subservient to the Union. Would 10 God
| that noble sentiment had been inscribed upon
| the Chicago platform. There should be friend
| ly feeling cultivated between the North and
the South and IL public sentiment is wrong Il should be
enlightened and corrected If State Legislation has
leaped the barriers Of the constitution aud usurped
national authority should retire within It's legitimate
boundaries and repeal every law that conflicts with the
letter spirit Of the federal constitution Aud it is the
duty of New York to lead or in this good work place
herself squarey and immovably upon tho constitution
and perform all her federal and inter State oh atoms
with that hearty good will that characerizes labor of
love- Then might she say to the troubled waters Peace
| DO STILL" lie paid feeling euogy upon country,
and appealed TO bis republican colleagues TO take stand
that would assist Union every where 10 resisting the
OF passion and secession ano for future
generations the glorious boon left by forea.hers
Ills speech was strong one, and quite change from the
tone that has characterized majority Of the republican
orations on the floor OF the House.
Mr.. Angel (rep) OF Allegany county followed against
Robipsons resolution atrbuting all the present evil to
the vascation and ncompetency Of the federal admin
istrtion He had faith In the President elect and be-
eyed that his administration would restore peace to the
country. He had faith in Congressional compromises
me Nortn gees ana recognizes slavery rs the cause OF all
the evil but the republican party would not under any
circumstances consent to its further extension
single foot Of territory.
Mr. Hutchirs, (dem) Of New York, next spoke, and
confessed that had with surprise and horror tho
unwlingness of the dominant party in this house to do
anything calculated settle the present distracted
country. The democratic members the floor Of the
House had from the first Of the session manifested
Willingness to aside all party considerations and for
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measures calculated TO restore peace to the country
But all had witnessed proposals
Of traly conservative and patriotic the republican
party had been met by the majority in their own ranks,
the power Of invoked to drive them from
their position. He dsapproved the action Of portion
Of the Southern States and condemned the Of Yau
cy Floyd, Kett and their associates and whilst no IA
vored concession he wanted no man for moment to sup
pose that he favor Of secession Upon the repub
party rested the responsibility Of delivering the
country from its present peril 1t might be easy mat
for the gentleman from Ulster whose granneres were
filled with tho uxuriant haryests Of tho past season. TO
merca men No the metropolis Of the nation, whose store
houses filed from cellar to garnet with bales Of
goods, and purchasers II another and more
| rious question with the thousands in the city
OF New York who are now out Of employment,
| and starving whilst the dominant party were
stubborny refusing TO do act TO restore peace and
prosperity TO tho nation Upon the Legislature Of the
State Of New York rested in great measure the great re-
sponsiDity. The attitude that they may assume-the
policy that they may pursue the conciaory spirit that
they may exhibit, may decide the destiny not only OF
state but Of nation Let the republicans that upon
their heads may not rest the responsibility and charge OF
having th ugh fac.iousness destroyed the most beautiful
civil structure that was conceived by His
speech was isened to with marked attention and sp
pauded By the galleries. II Ia his first speech OF the ses
sion and exhibited much force and power.
Mr. shull, (rcp., opposed all resolutions; he could
not see that the republicans had done anything wrong
port Of the conttee and believed that all that could be
granted in good faith was the repeal Of the Personal II
horxx The andr fgtd
and living up to the loter and spirit OF the constitution
and its compromises This much was due from both the
North and South The entire evils OF the present time
in his opinion, from the fact that the constitution
laws had not been enforced Let that be done aud
| no secten could complain. lie alluded feengy to the
horrors OF civil war; and believed that something should
be done TO bring the country back to tie original
and future generations the most noble strc
ture the shone upon. fehe did not think
that Robnsons resolutions was the remedy 70 be applied
He unwilling TO grant anything but what would be
lived up to in good faith by North. That far aud
| farther would he go.
Mr. Prendergass Iep2 spoke at some length against
former occasion lie believed that the resolutions
would not alay the angry excitement, aut announced
majority OF the citizens OF the State aud would not
compromise the principles that we're commended for at the
, | last election.
Mr. Dwight (rep opposed the resolutions and did not
believe they would settle the difficulty. The only
promise that would accomplish thing TO yield the
South all that they asked He had not discovered any
thing from Lincoln that contemplated any departure from
the strict line Of republ can principles II had been
said that the veteran editor Of the Esaig Journal had
only his wand tho Assembly and o majority
OF knees would bow, but " the wand waved TO
compass the passage OF these resolutions II would be
found to have lost its magic power.
Mr. Cozan, dem closed the debate In u strong speech
dcnounong the gitternp generates OF portion OF the
republicans and their opposition 70 Cancellation the
hour of peril and appealed the republicans drop
their abstracons rise above the partisan and act upon
this question becomes state like New York. He
besought them to remember that the Southern citizens
with whom they would plunge into bloodshed are the
Of those who stood by the sides OF fathers in
the struggle for freedom which had bestowed upon
| this Union and all its blessings.
| Al the close OF his speech the resolutions were
made the special order for next Tuesday evening
There is mistakng the fact that the republi-
| have moderated tlcir Tone and talk less
| rabid than former occasions. For
other they dropping down from the position taken
heretofort may be account OF the general impress
sion that Lincoln will take conservative In his
inaugural, and they trimming their sails accordingly
There is but expression uttered In conversation a
the holcls md that that something be done