The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-01-05

/ Annual Msksage.
We lay before our readers to-day our annfSl
message on the condition Of the State of New
Yorh, and, whether the state u viewed In po-
litical or municipal light, the aspect is cheering
and full of hope. The present is the most Inn
portant epoch in its history. The extent Of isv
area the magnitude of Its population, its central
position and its vast commercial relations, justly
entitls it to be called "the Empire State am =
give it the balance of political power. This
power may be exercised for good or for evil by
those who temporarily WELD it. In the existing
condition of the country the Importance Of the
State can hardly be over-estimated. Its ruler
| holds In the hollow Of his hand the destiny Of
the republic; and on his message tomorrow,
and the action or inaction which may follow IT.
greatly depends the solution of the gresS
problem which now perplexes the Americas
people. ;,
The complexion Of the Legislature is such as
to create the deepest interest in the public mind
as to fhe course it may pursue. The conserve
tives have Q majority in the Assembly, but NOT
in the Senate. The members RI the Senate are
twenty threerepublicans against eight conserve
tives and one independent. In the Assembly
ffty-six republicans against sixty-fss conssrA y
tiyes and seven Union democrats On jcia
ballot, therefore. the figures would stand thus
hepublicans ..................... " :
Union democrats.... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
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1t will be thus seen that the republicans emily
require two votes from among the eight APP
parently neutral men to have q majority:
whereas the conservatives would need thy
whole. The probabilities, therefore, are, that in
the election Of United States Senator, which de-
wolves on this Legislature; the republicans will
obtain the necessary majority, provided they
do not set up negro worshipper; forff they
do, they may not only lose all the neutral
votes, but some even of their own rank and
file. In the latter event, o gDod democrat
or conservative may stand eomo chance
of election. In any event the election
will be- close. II the Senate and Assembly
should persistently pursue cross purposes
neither branch could succeed, and oil legisla-
ton might be paralyzed. But at such time
we hope fer better things from the patriotism
of majority in either House.
<AuoAS ehO SuOJOCto AO4uAiiAB AC6AoI~sAVnS Va ~
which 1t wiz be attempted, are the canals, ~
ferries the city railroads, the Central Park, the
savings banks and banks of issue, the harbor do
fences, and the police system, which has become
% corrupt and depraved as to require acomplete
revision. In the case of the present 'commis-
sioners we have no doubt that the Governor will
promptly do his duty; but there L. needoof
some salutary legislation to reform the abuses
which have grown up within the last few years.
and 1t will be the duty Of the Legislature to
cooperate cordially with the Governor in this
good work. It will be their duty above all 70
sustain him in his determination tos'maintain
and defend the sovereignty and jurisdiction Of
tho State" according to the oath Of Office which
he he's taken, and to arrest those encroaehments
Of federal Capitalization which threaten to
swallow up, one by one, all the rights Of The
State, together with all the liberties and immu-
mites Of the citizen, and to reduce tho form q
government to a consolidated dsspotism, IN
which the will Of one man would be universal