The New York herald., 1865-01-04

very Qulot Dut E0bnof urmot anu O0>1 WoxU
duh previous rates The pork market opened decidedly
higher with fair demand, but closed dull and heavy.
Beef was quiet while lard shade Armer, with,
however, only moderate demand whisksy nrmsr, but
| quiet vreights DUH and heavy.
The market for beef cattle opened decidedly better,
proes 10 % higher bat closed quiet a about last
weeks quotations Prices varied from l0c 100 22c
Gown and calves and veal calves unchanged Sheep
and lambs wore and higher varying from - 70
SO Sl2 Hogs wore also higher; sales at lSc 14Ka
The total receipts wore lsl bssvs 1ol oows go vsa
| II, ,lss, sheep and lambs and 2o,sos hogz
Our state AHairs-0overnor Tenten's
Message.
On New Years Day, In pursuance Of the Will
Of tho people, Horatio Seymour (democraD no
tired and Reuben T. Fenton repubIcan) took
his place as Governor Of New York. His first
Message to the two houses Of the State Legis-
lature we publish in full this morning. II is .
business-like document, and shows upon its
face that Governor Fenton Is man Of business,
intelligence, experience and capacity. He
does not 60 out Of his way 10 look after hair
splitting political distractions, NOR waste his
time in discussing them; but be takes up in
rapid succession the practical subjects before
him within the line Of his duty, makes up his
budget, and with few general remarks closes
up his case.
His statistics, facts and suggestions on our
public charities, not forgetting sick and dis
abled soldiers; ON our system Of free schools;
on banking and currency; on the receipts,
expenditures, resources and debts Of the State
&C., will be found in many respects very satis-
factory and encouraging, and in all exceedingly
interesting to the taxpayer. His recommends
tion, however, for fusing our State banks into
the national banking system, established under
the financial pressure Of this tremendous war
is proposition which should not be acted
upon too hastily nor without due consideration.
He exhibits commendable spirit Of patriotic
pride in recounting tho contributions of men
from our Empire State TO the armieG Of the
Union, including the one hundred and sixty-one
thousand soldiers raised within our borders Tor
the national service during the last year. His
recommendations on our military affairs, the
State militia, and 90 forth, viii, doubtless, re-
ceive that serious attention from our State law
makers to which these important matters are
entitled. The Governor, In the next place, we
are glad 10 see, has good word to say for
our Park and it's admirable management,
under which this beautiful work Of nature and
art has already become the pride Of the city
and State, and an example which is stimulating
other cities and towns throughout the pntry
to ego and do likewise"
The arrival Of immigrants into {hs city
during the past year is put down bx1he Gov
ernor- as 1s2,766-an increase over arrivals
Of 1868 of $4,000, and larger aggl te num-
Der than that Of any year since lSS let us
get through with this war by July, and may
possibly have our population swellet 1fore
next December by accessions from Europe to
the extent Of half million of souls. The ex-
pediency Of acting upon such ideas as this may
yet be made apparent to the Legislature during
this session. N
The Governor earnestly advocates the adop-
ton Of the proposed amendment Of the consti-
tuition of the United States whereby slavery
will be totally abolished and forever prohibited
within the limits Of the Union. We say, too,
let this fruitful source Of sectional agitations,
discords and civil war--this thing Of slavery
be removed, and in the constitutional way indi-
Gated. Such is the decree Of the people, as
enunciated In the late Presidential election
The proposition, as party question, was
before them, and they have approved It. We
presume that within day or two the resolu-
lions from the Senate Of the last session, en-
bracing the amendment suggested, will come up
for the approval of the House of Representa-
tives at Washington; but 1t seems foregone
conclusion that the democrats have been so
manipulated by their copperhead leaders as to
render the passage of the resolution by two
thirds vote by this Congress impossible. The
measure, therefore, will be apt to 60 over to
the next Congress, and, in the meantime, all
that the Legislature Of New York can do upon
the subject is to keep 1t before the people.
Governor Fenton has very little to say upon
gridiron railroads, and other lobby jobs. In
fact, from the reading Of his message, one would
suppose him to be refreshingly ignorant of the
jobs and machinery Of the lobby. We appre-
hend, however, that il will not be long before
he will discover that the chief business of our
Albany law makers is the division Of the spoils Of
the lobby. We hope, In this emergency, that
the Governor win stand firm and not be afraid Of
veto when the interests Of the public demand
II against the combinations Of the lobby. The
leading idea, which crops out Of this message in
various places, s that Of the perfect accord ex-
listing between the new Governor Of New York
and the administration at Washington. This is
better than the continual clashings between
Governor Seymour and President Lincoln, and