The New York herald., 1862-04-27
The Canal Gunpoat Bill End Railroad
Legislation.
THE MANIA FOR CANAL CLAIMS.
TEMPERANCE AND EXCISE.
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Our Alsany Correspondence.

In nay lss,ert yesterday referred to the legislation
that had taken place for the city OF New York Let
turn to The legislation for the State at large. In
my of,he Broadway Railroad the types made mo
say "Mr. Wood was tho manager for Broadway. 1t
should have been "Mr. Ward"
The Legislature proceeded quite harmonously in
its business throughout the session There has been
great party struggle The general legislation for tho
state has been somewhat liberal There has been
great question upon which the leaders each ar
rayed themselves and sounded the party call for their
followers. Everything that has appropriated party
movement has been simply a struggle be-
tween the two great wings OF the republican par
yccntroversy being for the credit OF success and
always decided by the democrats they holding the
balance of power between these factions The great
struggle the finance question. This started off in
contest between the baburner republicans and those
he Seward school, or wing antecedents. Immediately
after the speech OF Speaker Raymond it resolved itself
into personal affair. Tho determined to go
cast their vote show the Speaker that
little The verdict the public have long
amiliar with; and never 3 worse defeated
than Raymond on that occasion While portion was
lighting for financial principle, tho bulk or the voters
rallied on entirely personal grounds
The next contest in the Assembly that the ques
ton Of public defence. In this all those men who
pired to leadership turn carried their points, only
however, to be themselves defeated when others had
time TO rally their forces. This the singular
contest that have witnessed in any legislative body.
The measure meeting the sanction Of the Governor
brough up under the auspices OF those who were
eessful the finance resolutions The lrst person to
opened out against it Mr. Avord, who in this had to
his back nearly all the straight democratic In his
he succeeded in ing the sanction Of the ori
gnai mover in his substitute but when this up for
consideration, Raymond made his famous john Bull
Speech Tor which he has been ap2auded by the London
Times for representing England that OCCASION instead
Of New York; and there symptoms that the
bill, by general consent Of er that speech, would
die natural death. Soon after the Merrimac
Hampton Roads thing of real life and the havoc that
che made among the shipping before Ericssons Monitor
stepped stop her work of devastation ruin
thrill TO the people Of seaboard cities, and
ed the tables that even Raymond had 10 come down
from his John Bull stills and do something in
behalf of bis country. He offered substitute ap.
propristng five hundred thousand dollars for the i'm
mediate defencellof New York harbor, and, by
species Of ruling not laid down in any legislative
manual in the world, succeeded IN ordering the bill to
third reading and then confident of gaining his
point. The TO recommit that and
take the additional substitute OF Mr. snyder,
Offering TO loan to the national government three
millions OF dollars to be expended under the direction OF
the national government to perfect the deences OF the
State This amount added TO the five hundred thou
sand for the city, and in that position passed the Assem-
bly, There other leaders in the Assembly each by
successful then defeated and finally Mr. Snyder
out ahead Of them all.
This was taken to the Senate, and slumbered in the
hands Of the committee for time but it finally
reported late the session. and considered the day
before the Legislature adjourned The three million loan
TO the United states government stricken OUT leav
ing only the five hundred Thousand dollars the city of
New York The senators finally got TO quarreling
he n aH efruru a-tpFa IN ralt hat
money, and ON that point the bill lost The events
may prove before six months roll around that this was
The most important measure Of the sesson-ono
beside which all Others will become insignificant; yet
1t was lost personal quarrel OF the Senator's Should
disaster attend armies before the Merrmac Is taken
these Senators may lind that it IS dear personal quarrel
for them quar- e that the ruin Of the city
Of New York The people Of the city of New York have
furnished the greatest portion Of the funds 60
vermont Had not for the Of the capital
ists OF New York the wheels OF our national government
would long since have stopped and the rebellion proved
Asuceess But yet when tho patry OF five hundred
thousand dollars was asked for to assist in preparing for
any and all emergencies and 10 protect tho property Of
those who had furnished the national government its
funds to carry the war, 1t was refused because for
sooth, the men who occupy seats in the State Senate
cannot agree that this Senator's friend that Sona
tors fri nj shall have the charge Of expcnd- |
ing the money. But IL is said that funds can |
be raised fof hat purpose by. private subscription In
New York. This we VIII admit; but the idea or telling
who have been furnishing the government with |
funds, II you desire your p operty 20 be protected,
you must do 1t yourself We before heard that II
bonged to the private Individual TO come FORTH and,
The general idea OF government is that 1t for the pur
pose protecting the rights and property subjects
those Senators who defcated tho Public Defence bill be
their friends could not have the distribution OF the
tnOtey have seems come 10 another version Of the sub
iectthat governments only organized TO give ndi-
giduas chance to Eeld Offices and expend money and
What absurd and ridiculous gat for the State Of
New York TO place itself n2 Yet that is tho precise po-
action u some Of It's Senator'S The city could be bom-
barded and burned, millions upon millions lost before
these Senator's could decide whose friend could have
charge " expsndiug money TO fortfy and protect IL.
No capitalists Of New York those who have been
hsre nis winter boring under the idea that they
Senators because they occupy seats whore 1t is under
stood thai senators in reality and VI worth once
sat- decided That your private purses shall protect |
the property Vi the state protection needed the
will DOT do anything in that line that under this
interpretation of the duties OF government not
belong 10 It. There may be no nssd Of doing anything
but prseaGtion, In timcs like these is ali mportsnf
We know what wcck a month NAV bring forth
The aotin OF the Senate on this matter s beneath the
Senators
Al important measure has passed both houses which
maay Of The legislators 10 think does AVA with
the necessity VI amy oher measure OF public defence
refer to the Canal Guoboa, bi giving eonsent q tho
State enlarge tier OF locks tbe Erie and Osxego
of the state admit the passage
from tho Hudson 10 tho lakes, making 40 astnsl river
5suatr Hsrris wno now here, will bs empowered BY
Tho Governor inder the joint resolution Of both houses
sovsrninen. to lake hold OFT issas % pledged re- that he
will d. All he can 70 secure the adoption " the plan By
the government ~ washington
great desl has ssen doas about vonpteers, militia
aud war measures. Everything that had the name Of
Ivoiuntes attached 10 II went through with rush
tIhers were numerous bills passed reimburse towns
vountes. cites and individuals for money expended in
GNting out volunteers iberalsprt manifested ia
t~ These pis came from almost evory section OF the
Ssae. THIN wo have the bill for the nent of claims
app pprainH aboa Ave hundred thousand dollars to paw
officers and men for the time between that which
thsy ere musterc into the State service and the nited
states Ihero are many needy claims in this class |
Then thor D appropriatng IN the noighborbood of
flv
STATE miIla who wore thoir uniforms out while In |
tho United 'aics service The mos, iruor,srt !
nowovsr. Of ~ NuiHny bills tdat hayo been nasssd
y hat lor te rors Istoo Of ihs militia Of tbs state