The New York Herald Newspaper, January 27, 1860, Page 4

4 KW YORK HERALD. JAMES GOKPOS BENTVETRT, ROITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICK H. W. 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BOWERY THRATKK Howery 8 Lovisiana—Heant of Miv Lotus, 8 OcroRooR, o8 Lirs on GARDEN, Broadwey, oppesite Bond sweet — BSBA WALLAUKS THEATRE, Reoadway.—Romanos or 4 Poon Youno Mam. pea KEENWS THEATRE, 6% Broadwny.—Jeam NEW SOW&RY THRATRM, Rowery.—Tus Ooroaoos— ‘Wives roe a» Hour. BROADWAY BOUDOIR. 444 Broadway.—Ove Jemima— Piots axy Counrsurioms—Wowan’s Wunsn BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Hrondway.—Aftar- or + Rore Ascension—Ini Entgaant~Mace Toys. Kveuing—Husnany to Onoge—Go¥ GoopLueK—MAcic Yor BBYANT# MINSTRELS, Mecbanios’ Ball, 472 Broadway— Bos esanes, Sones, Dances, £0.—JonnT GouLeR. AIBiA'S BALOUR, Broadway —Geo. Cumiarr’s Min srreie ut Sowos, Danous, Somsmsquas, &s.—Tux Mocro- eoon aary 27, 1860. New York, Friday, The News. Nothing particularly important happened io Cangress yesterday. In the Senate a bill was in- troduced providing for the relief of mail con- tractors. Senators Davis and Douglas explained their views as to the power of the President to suppress invasions of ope State by citizens of another. Mr. Douglas explained that his resolu- tions in regard to the matter were simply designed to give the federal cour's jurisdiction over cases of conspiracy and invasion, bat he never wished to place any one at the head of the army to seek out and ponish offenders, An interesting discussion then ensued upon the relations between the North and the South, in which Senators Wilson, Fitch and Davis took leading parts. The House ballotted three times for a Speaker without effecting a choice. In the State Senate yesterday the bill making appropriations for the canal debt and the mainte- nance of the canals during the year was passed. A resolution requesting the Attorney General's api- ion as to the legality of the New York Board of Sa- pervirors, as at present constituted, was offered and adopted. The bill conferring additional power on Courts of Special Sessions was debated and order ed to a third reading. The bill to amend the city railroad act of 1845 was debated, and after some amendment progress was reported. In the Assem- bly a motion for a select committee on the State Assessment law was adopted. Several other subjects were brought up, most of them, however, of a purely local character. Our readers are referred to our despatches and reports from Albany for details. The republican members of the Legislatare and the State government held a caucus last evening ‘to arrange a programme for future operations. A number of speeches was made--in favor of a pro- gramme for the Presidential campaign, especially ‘the financial aid required; in favor of programme of State legislation; and in favor and against Old Brown's foray. Finally,a committee was appoint- ed to cut out work for a future meeting. The Tentonia, from Southampton on the 7th in- stant, came into port yesterday evening. She brought a few English papers wanting in our files by the Africa, from which we make some interest- ing extracts. The following named steamers are now due from European ports:— Where bound. Date of Names. sa:ling Where from. 11. |New York. 11 } Portiand. . 12 |New York. » 14 iishfax Mayor Wood will affix his signatare to the tax levy to-day, when it will be immediately forwarded to Albany. The Board of Aldermen did not organize last evening for want of a quorum. The Board of Councilmen held a short session last gvening. A large number of petitions of per- sons desirous of being appointed Commissioners of Deeds were referred to the Committee on Salaries and Offices. An abstract of estimates for reguiat- ing the Eighth avenue, from Eighty-second to 102d street, was concurred in. The report of the Com- mittee on Finance of the Aldermen, on the com- munication from the Comptroller respecting a fresh issue of Croton water stock, waa referred to the same committee. A resolution in favor of altering the rooms now occupied by the Fourth District Court for the use of the Geven- teenth precinct station house was concurred in. The sum of $2,500 was appropriated to celebrate the next anniversary of Washington's birthday, to be expended by a special committee appointed for that purpose. On motion of Mr. Allen, the protest of Abraham Lent to the occupancy of the seat of Mr. Baker was called up, and lost by a tle vote, ten ‘voting in the affirmative and ten in the negative. The Aldermanic Special Committee appointed to investigate the claims of George P. bickford to the representation of the Second Aldermanic district, and Peter Mitchell's claims to that of the Eighth dis- trict, beld their first meeting in reference to the subject yesterday afternoon. A numerons and rough looking crowd of the “friends” of the aspirants for “municipal honors” were present, as also the aspi- rants themselves. At the request of the counsel on both sides, however, the investigation was adjourn” ed for a week. In the Court of Oyer and Terminer yesterday the jury iv the case of William Jones, tried for the murder of @ man on the Five Points, rendered a verdict of manslaughter in the third degree. Jones was remanded for sentence. The punishment is not lees than four nor more than seven yesrs con- finement in the State prison. The case of Joha Donnelly, indicted for the murder of Charles Co dane, on the night of the 28th of October last, was then commenced, and the testimony on both sides, and the summing up of counsel for the prisoner, was concluded before the adjournment. Early yesterday morning the wooden stables at 263 West Thirty-fourth street were discovered to be on fire. Owing to the combustible nature of the buildings the flames spread with great pidity, and before they could be subdued the stables, four horses, a planing mill and seven dwelling houses were either destroyed or seriously damaged. A list of the names of the owners and occupants of the buildings, together with the amount of loss and insnrance of each, a appended to an acconnt of the conflagration published in abother columa. The save of cotton yestertay embractt about 1,490 bales, clowns rather heevy,on the basia of quotations n, Flour was somewhat, firmer, oF common aod medium grades of Stato aud Bo was iu fair demand, but was somes momen grates, Wheat was tind above ibe views OF purchasers Corm was cheaper, aud ia good ory, Vall Sates of yellow Jermey ut TRe a BOMZ0 , 80, ® 616. tor Southern, ama 830 for choles do, aud Ble a fc, for White Southern, Pork was again demer, with hates Of O11 mows at $16 8736 & $17, nud mew at SLT 50; oo prime a $75, aud oew at 83.50 Sugars were in fair requis Bt with sales of 590 4 600 Cuba muscovato, and Wher © yoyo ty we pecral Wester ee buoy ant for 98 New Orieaps, by auction, at rates given tu another Piwee, Bd 3,150 bags Pervam>uco, at rates given in aa oper place Freiguts wore steady, with a fair amount of Revolutionary Issue Before Congress he County=Ihe Trac Position of a ‘The strnggle tbat is now going on in Con- gress—and ia both houses it is identical—is something far greater than a more party strug: gle: itis a revolutionary ope, and involves Jasues of the most important character to the whole country. For seven weeks the wheels of government bave been stopped, and the discussions in Con- gress have bad little or nothing in them of a legislative character, The election of a Speak- er will vot change this state of affairs, for the issue presented to the people is the greatest that has come upin our history as a nation. Judgment on it cannot be rendered until the 6th of November next, when the Presidential elec- tion will exbibit the popular will. Here is the issue, as presented by Helper on the 90th page of bis “Compendium of the Impending Crisis.” The words and the italics are his:— OvF mot o—and we would have you to understand it—is, the atolitun (f larery amd the perpetuation of the American Unum, 1, Dy any Means, you 60 susceed ia your wea. rouable atten sts (0 take (He South out of the Union to-day, we wil bring ber back to-aorrow,; 1 abe goes away wito you, she #1!l return without you That is the revolutionary issue addressed to the men of the South, It is eadorsed and re- commended , by Jobn Sherman and sixty seven other black repablican members of the last Congress, forty of whom sit in the present one. It is cirewlated and epforced in every possible way by the black repubiican political leaders inthe North, It is promulgated by Seward postulated by Theodore Parker, preached by Henry Ward Beecher, ehrieked by Horace Greeley, defended - by Senators Wilson and Feesenden, subscribed to by Governor Morgan, pleaded for by David Dudley Field, practised by John Brown, and eold by William Hevry Anthon, at the revolutionary treason shop near Wall street. On that issue Sherman stands as the biack republican candidate for Speaker of the federal House of Representa tives, and when the conservative men there de mand a denial, he presumes to place bis own personality before the great interests of the country, and with Falstaffian vigor declares that, if reasons were as plenty as blackberries, be would give no man a reason upon compul sion, On this great issue Messrs. Toombs and Cling- map, in the Senate, and Keitt,in the Honse, bave taken their stand in eloqnent speeches in behalf of the South. They recognise that the time has arrived when the success of the black republican party brings the whole country face to face with revolution—that, in fact, we are now virtually ina state of civil war. In nine States, where the republicans control the legislation of the State, the law of Congress for the rendition of fugitives from labor is a dead letter, and the federal compact is broken. No one will deny that a compact broken on one side is broken on all sides; and though the South may not claim its rights as long as the hostile spirit is not carried into the administra- tion of the federal government, yet the moment it is admitted there, every instinct of manhood and of self-preservation will impel it to secede, arm, and meet the demon of revolution. It cannot wait till it reaches the door sill, and de- fer its self-defence for the bearthstone. The argument must be made now, the true position of things shown now, and its natural and inevi- table results held up now before the whole country. Senators Wilson and Fessenden have spoken tor the republicans on the floor of the Senate. They admit that the issue is a revolutionary one; that the black republicans have deter- mined to revolutionize the Sonth, destroy the existing order of things, and proclaim their utopian ideas in relation to the four mil- lions of negro slaves. The Senator trom Maseachusetts glories in the lessons he has learned from Garrison, rejoices ia the brutal aud bloody theories of Seward, commends the incendiary teachings of Helper, sympathizes with the mourners for John Brown, and clings to the motto of * The Abolition of Slavery and the Perpetuation of the Union.” He de- nounces the feeling of alarm that is pervadiag the entire South, aud styles the gushing ex- pressions of feeling of its representative men “a disunion farce.” He insists that slavery is “a moral, social and political evil,” which the government should abate, and the republican party will abate whenever it obtains control of the government, Such is the plain menace of revolution which the black republicans hold forth, and on which they would elect a Speak- er of the House and a President of the Union. It is before the two houses of Congress and before the people, who have to render their momentous decision. Thus far the conservative men and the Southern men have the best of the argument Everywhere the sense of the country is awaken- ing tothe danger which the black republican party is hurrying it to, and we trust that the enthusiastic defenders of the South will ad- bere to the earnest and careful course they have thus far pursued. Let there be no outbreaks of passion like that against Sumner, to involve the true issne in a personal feeling, and give the revolutionists the advantage of a factitions resource. The country must meet tbe argument, and decide whether Seward, Helper, Sherman and the Al- bany Regency men, who assert that negro sla very as it exists in the South is a moral, politi cal and secial evil, are right, or whether the position taken by Mr. O’Conor, that it is just beneficent to both races, and condacive to the good of society and the world, is borne out by the facts. On the decision of the people, withia this present year, hang the most momentous consequences to ibe country and to the whole world; for itis the determining of the issue whether the country shall be involved in a bloody revolution or enforce a respect for the righis of all and the peace of all. Tur Hr 3 CORRESPONDENTS AND THETR Assar.ants.— A Boston paper which lives upon pap hss been posing abont our Washington correepondents, and discovered that one of them belongs to the republican party. We NEW YORK: HERALD, ~~ rs have six or seven reporters and correspondents in Washington, and we have never inquired about the religion or politics of one of them. We bave employed them for their intellectual capacity and their good moral character, tueir iMerary acquirements and general information, their judy ment, tact and integrity. Theee gen- Uemen collect facts aud information from all quarters—from democrats, republicans, South Awericsns and other parties, It is a matter of indifference to us where they get their news. Our only requirement is that it be true. We axp a Virginia Muawpur.—The assault on the Herarp in the House of Represeutatives is the small politicians and newspaper editors who have been assailing us incessantly for the last twenty-five years. It is the impotent rage of buffed malice—the viper gnawing 4 file—the scorpion girt with flame stinging itself to death to escape the alternative of being roasted alive. General abuse is the usual substitute for lack of argument and truth, and of that wnut the truth, and the probability is that the correspondent assailed by the Boston paper owes the attack to his having told some truth that may operate against a particular political clique. What difference does it make what his politics are, or whether be has any politics at all, if be has stated only what is true? If he has pot, let it be shown. An attack upon his politics is a poor way of impeaching his vera- city. The Heraup does not belong to the par- ty papers of the day. We make a newspaper, and do not conduct the organ of a faction. We endeavor to tell the truth on all sides, no matter how it cuts or against whom it may operate ; and, therefore, we must expect to in- cur the objoquy of all those who have an inte- rest in keeping the truth from the public view. we have received an abundant share during the last quarter of a century, whenever we disturbed the schemes of politicians, from mem- bers of Congress down to members of the Com- mon Council. But we defy our calumniators to lay their floger upon a single act in our ca reer, or in that of any one more dearly con- nected with us, inconsistent with integrity, honor and virtue, or incompatible with the strictest propriety. We have lived forty years n this community, and during that time we bave been assailed in a variety of ways; but none of our acousers bas ever been able to point out a single instance of moral turpitude which could be luid to our charge. We are fully aware that this general abuse of our character is the penalty which must be paid for telling the truth, regardless of conse- quences, We have heretofore lived down slander; we have seen our assailants disappear ove by one from the scene—some sunk into their graves like felons, or live a brief life like imbeciles and criminals. We do not wish to disturb the remains of the dead or the debris of the living. We expect soon to see the last remnant of the expiring cliques and coteries pass away from the stage. Already it writhes beneath our beel like the trodden worm in the agonies of death. But enough. Subjoined is a recent article from a South Carolina paper, written by a dis- tinguished living statesman of that State. This article only expresses the opinion entertained of us by Clay, Calhoun, Webster—bis associates of that period—and other statesmen of broad and comprehensive views—men who will live in the page ot American history when the very names of our detractors shall have been con- signed to eterna) oblivion:— The Character of the American Congress. The recent disgraceful scenes in the House of Representatives, 60 mortifying to every one who bas the interests of the country at heart— and what citizen has not?—have begun to at- tract attention beyond the borders of the republic. The most recent case of rufflaniem on the floor of Congress has been alluded to as follows by the Toronto (Canada) Leader, under the caption of “Blackguardi:m in Congress”:— Perhaps the most atrocious speech ever mace in a legis lative body fell from the lips of @ Mr. Pryor, of Virginia, iw the United States House of Representatives oa Frigay luet The attack was upon Mr. JG Bennett, of the New Yous Hexaw. Me, Pryor bas succeedet in cistioguwh. ing bmseit; Dut iC is & distuction of waich he has small reason to be proud He bas, after ail, only succeeded tp showing wbat# foul mouthed and til bred person he is He tell the worla that be is au editor, aud bas tue inorat- uate suplry w ep of bimsev as a rival of Mr. Beauett Bis wholetale abuse can only injure bimsel’. Thus ob scure person alf-cta to speak with coutempt o! a wan who bus creates and wields one of the most powerfnl in- ctual engines of which tbis continent can boast—a ver the English language is spoken. Mr Pryor, we ture to say, felt pone Of the loathing contempt which be alleors 10 express tor &@ man whe is 60 imaeasarably bis iuteih ct al supenor sbat nobody would thuuk of compar- thg the two. Itsays little tor the dignity ot the House of (From the Greenville (South Carolina) Patriot.) Representatives: such @etream of raacorous vitapera- SUUM CUIQUE TRIBUTUM. won could b out upon the hoad of apy mao with- Ihave read iu @ recent number of the New York He- Ral an arucle in which the editor replies to the charge ‘that bis fearlees, able and cousistest defence of Southern rights and interests is prompted by the tuterested motive ‘of increaring his subscribers in the Sonth. He saya that there is scarcely a street 19 the city of New York ta which the nomber of his subscribers is not greater than in the entire South. I bave no doubt this ia true. That tbe He- KALD bas been more cousistepuy and aoly the defender of our rights than any otber Northern paper cannot be denied, whilst the editor, as he truly says, bas received nothing at the hands of Southern politicians and editors but gross abure and vituperaion, Why is thie? It is unquesvovably the adlest paper in the United States, apd to us, ut least, it has been faituful and honest. No man in the city of New York, in ali his private rela- tio.g, ix more exemplary and free from rep; ‘Sar- rounded az be is by numerous and i enemies, they bave been unabie to fix upon bim one dishonorable act, or to place the slightest stain on his character. we expect or desire friende at the North, both justice and pobey demand of us a different course. The following is an extract of a letter from @ distinguished Southern Senator to a private gentleman in this city:— Wasmxaroy, Jan. 23, 1860. . . * . * * * Isegard the Hrrarp as doing yy {ts publications im- menge service to the country. I said this io a speech made years ayo, and am ready to repeat it, It alone of all the Northern papers of large ciroulation (I mean daily, for there are rome ‘good papers of smaller circulation), gives the people both sides; and this is all we want. Tmaa can be made ap abolitionist by reading the Asrarp, for it gtves the antidote to the abolition powun. If the biack republicans are defeated at the coming election, it will, I think, be more owing to the Hrratp than to any other circumstance. I regret deeply the attack made on Mr. wet, to which you refer (that by Mr. Pryor). So far'was it from ‘being approved by the Southern men, ail who spoke of it, in my hearing, expressed their condemnation of it. ali I know of Mr. Bennett myseif is bighly creditable to him. I have been tola that Mr. Caiboun always respected him, and many persons ave told mo that his amiable family, as well as himself, are distinguished for the courtesies and boepitalities of fe. In the little intercourse I have bad with Mr. Bennett, Ihave always found him honorable and gentlemanly, and Ihave always commended his coarse in defence of the constitutional rights of the South on the slavery questios ¢ NEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL. Excite: it Over the Appointment of Harber Mastere—Weed and Ciapp at Peace—City Ratiroads—Travellers’ In- surance Comp: —Pro Rata Commit- tee—Repubiican Caucus, dec. OUR SPECIAL ALBANY DESPATCH. Aunany, Jan. 26, 1850. There has been a great deal of grumbliog about the Tegislative Hall and the hotels here, about the appoint- ments reported to have been made by Governor Morgan yesterday, but in reality made by Weed. The curses uttered against Weed are long and deep; vengeance is aleo sworn upon Morgan for placing himself under the thumb of Weed, and not daring to-take a cup of tea or a glares of cold water until be has obtained permission from the Lieutenant General of the republican party of the State of New York, That Governor Morgan may be placed in the right light, and no injustice done him, I will here state that Weed bas, upon three or four occasions, stated that there bas been no Governor of the State of: New York for the last twenty. years that exhibited so much firmness as Governor Morgan; tho meaning of which may be put down in broad English, that Thurlow finds more trouble and has to work harder to me mage him than he has experienced with any other Gov- ernor. If this ig a compliment to Morgan, I give him the full benefit of it. It seems that Mr. Clapp, of Buffalo, has finally succeed: ed in making peace with Weed. After standing for a.long: time shivering before the outside door of the Regency. wigwam, shedding many penitent tears, without moving the dinty heart of Weed, the gentleman that presides over the strong box of the State, Mr. Dorsheimer, took pity upoa him and called upon Weed, stating how penitent Mr. Clapp was for all he bad eaid and done against the Re- gency, and how faithfully he promised to obey all orders isaued from that quarter, if only allowed to even gather the crumbs that may fail from tho table. Afer a lengthy conversation upon the benefita that would arise if re- ceived into full communion, Mr. Dorehoimer was instruct- ed to invite Mr. Ciapp into the church, first arraying him in the baptismal clothes. Accordingly, Messrs. Clapp and Dorsheimer were seeo walking arm in arm. towards the sinners’ stool in the wam. Numerous questions were propoundd to Mr. C., "particle offamb read and assented to by bim, when be was Sworn to recognize the Kagency as eutiority superior to all others in poutcal masters; whereupon Rev. Thurlow led him to the pool and baptised him anew; after which Mr. Clapp bad the extreme pleasure of the words fell from Lord Tharlow’s lips, ‘‘Thy sing are forgiven; go, gn bo more.” out a single member rising im his place to protest against the filthy utterance, It is by such acta as this that the American Congres lowers itself in dhe eyes of the whole civilized word, and makes the despots of Europe predict he cownfall of the American federation. There may be a great deal of truth in the re marks of our Canadian cotemporary, which we reprint in order to show the point of view from which the occurrences in the House are looked at by disinterested parties ata distance from the ecene, Foreign presses will apply general principles to the subject, and will deduce from the conduct of one or two members conclusions reflecting upon the permanency of our institu- tions and the stability‘of a government which is administered by such hands. They will hold the republic at large responsible for the actions of afew men who have been elevated to pro- minent positions only to show, apparently, how far they can disgrace them. But there is another lightin which these mat- ters are to be viewed by us at home. The country is in a state of violent agitation upon @ vital subject. . In the opinion of many of the most conservative ot our statesmen, the repub- lic is passing through a crisis more dangerous than any which it has experienced since the adoption of the federal constitution. In one section of the Union there is the most violent and bitter feeling against the other, and there are not wanting men who, for their own base purposes, will endeavor to extend and aggra- vate this discord rather than to seek to allay and mollify it. In this condition of affairs Congress, which should be the pacificator, is made by partisan strife the chief agitator. The records of the previous debates afford no parallel to the bit- terness and the personality of those which have taken place during this session, As day by day the discussion bas continued, we have been in constant dread that we should be obliged to print the particulars of some terri- ble affray between members, the result of which would be the staining of the Capitol with fraternal blood. Threats and insults have been bandied from one side to the other, pis- tols have been drawn, and on several occa- sions members have been on the very verge of murder. And all this is caused by the ruffian- ly brutality of a few members who take ad- vantage of the crisis in which the country has been placed to exercise their worst passions and exploit their lowest and basest instincts. Every one remembers the attack made in 1854 upon a Senator by a member of the House. ‘The thrill of horror and indignation that ran through the country at that period will not soon be forgotten. The perpetrator of the assault came very near to creating a revolu- tion, and for a time destroyed the influence of his own party, which is at this moment oceupy- ing a conservative national position in opposi- tion to the tide of treason and fanaticism. The effect of the act we refer to ought to prove a healthy lesson to members who are so unforta- nate as to have been born ruffians and black- guarda. That the great majority of the members of the present Congress are gentlemen worthy the position to which they have been elevated, we willingly admit; but we also assert that it is the duty of such members to maintain the dig- nity ofthe House by a prompt and speedy con- demnation of every violent act. We believe that our course, rebuking in thestrongest terms a)l personal and unpsrliamentary language spoken in debate, from whatever party or fac- tion it may have come, haa had a good effect in |, The entire morning sewsion of the House, was a ay caiming the agitation and giving a tone of com- },a dozen or more pre; for a third reading. This class of Dilla Aeems to be Fr: through in a hurry. A rotrao- ) YOb On the part of the Speaker of Assembly took place, in regard toa of the accusation made in debate a fow ‘days since aguinet Mr. Conckling, but did nos retract ail. ir Conckling accepted the apology, as far as it wont, but as he did not retract bis acousauans, My. 0. defeaded himeolf sgainst them. ‘The Committee of Ways and Means yesterday . a Dil ip regard t© the State tax of eaca county. It re. quires that the severai county treasurers shall, on or bo- fore the first day of March, in each year, pay to the Trea, surer of this Stete the amount, of the State tax, if aay, rate and palo over to them respectively, retaining compensation to which they may be entitled, and (Zany snch county treasurer shail meglpct te refuse to pay to. the Treasurer of tbe State the tax, as adore provided, be shail pay intercet on the ampunt of such tax at the. rate of ten per cent per ansum for tbe time such county | treagurer shali neglect or refuse to pay over the same | or aby part thereof, ‘Tbie ia pothing more nor ess than an “« oe parative respectability to the discussions on the floor. In 20 doing we have endeavored to draw off some of the lightning which seemed ready te strike upon the Capitol, and divert them to other channels. The recent attack made upon the editor of this journal was caused by the fact that he discharged a public duty in re. buking the conduct of @ partisan who would gladly bring about the ruin of the repablic. Viewed in connection with the present condi- tion of the country, the institutions of which we, with other conservative jourcatists and statesmen, are now defending against fanati- REN ny congict” detween Me cotinty banks and the banks cism or treason, from Mert ‘oni itmay | of Atbany as ta which hall have the bene- , Such outrages may have afar greater ] it Of the use teal money for four er come, sui be ¥ § five meuthe. As the managers of the Albany and better effect in opening the eyes of the poo- ple to the danger in which the country stands than the most eloquent efforts of the orator or the publiciet, Such a matter is of general, not private interest, and it is im that light it will be viewed by the country at large backs are bere, where they can watch the movements of thie Dill, they will Le doubt carry the day in this cootro verey, to the cetrimeu: of the local Banks. Why ue banks at the county seats should pay ten per cont Interest ?rthe mosey col ected by virtue af the State tax, for Scoping the kame until the usual uote of paying the samo to the State Treasurer, is more than I can eee. Tha Al Dany Danks are jnWrested, and that setales the whoir queston. I the ‘county treasurers eball have the gre FRIDAY, «JANUARY .27,. 1860. Tox Erisope iy THe House Aout rire Heap last kick of the miserable debris of cliquea of | favor. ‘Phe fact of its offering ai op ‘ables a pervon for life, and prevents bim trom uesuing ‘his datty business, makes it a popu'ar one in ta ‘and otbere of the Erie road. tock piace as to the policy of allowin; offer further testimony. Mr. Sloan, of appeared with bis freigbt teattmony for two days more, and adjourned until to-mor- Tow morping, and will sit ali day. Thus yon will eve that the commitiee have been forced, from the facts stated, fall back from their former position. There is also a pages change going on with the members of the House. a rata law, that kind suicidal, and if his constituency could only bear the testimony offered, they would not ask for legis- lation of that kind. On Saturday last noses were counted in the lower House, by a person, for and made 74 for a considerable chan, Deen enough to defeat it. evening, and were called to order by Senator Fiero. Hon DeWiu C. Littlejohn was elected Chairman. thanks for the honor conferred, he said that they had met there as representatives of the aud campaign of great importanco—one that is to decide who out we must look after also remembered that our opponenta claim with great con- al) but the republican members of the Legislature and cbairman. |, geperal discussion then took place upon what the caucas New York aud Brooklyn to ope cent, «Whereas, tx ent legal of thia State have ‘deninrea tht the gaiting Bostd of Buperrigors to the oly of oonsutated, ‘the Act Fumption to deposit the eame with the county banks, and (bus keep it out of the vaults of the ks of Albany, they must poy tortor tev per cent, that i the questiva involved ib the above bil), and the gray mouse that is hid ‘ander the meal Mr, Cooper's railroad. bill, introduced in tho Howss yes: . terdey, was the same aa introduced in the Seuate by Speer Hammond & few days ago. The Gili introdreed by Mr. Ticker is for s road oom- mencing at the weaterly terminus of Forty-seooud street, or Weetawken terry, thence along Fortyeoond street, with a double track, to Seventh avenue, thence along Se- vent, ue, with a double track, to Fourteenth strest, along Fourteenth sireet, with a double track, to avenue C, thence along avenne C, with a double track, to Ninth treet, aiong Ninth street, with » single track,’ to aveaue D, thence a.ong avenue D, with a double track, to Colum- bia street, along Columbia atreet, with es track, to Grave street, along Grand street, with a doubletrack, wo the East river, thence along Cannon street, with a singlo track, 10 Houg'on street, along Houston street, with a sin- bie track, to avenue D, along avenue D to Teath street, ulovg Trpth street, with a single track, to connect with the double track op avenge C Custed the dill unui the hour of adjourument, and was mace the regular order for to-morrow morning. _ most prominent. The following resolution was offered by Senator Connolly nd adopted:— Whereas, many ¢1 ‘tbat the eais' New York are an illegal body, the act paased » pri 17, 1 ibe term for wi ‘t— beaolved, That the Attcrney General be, and requested to furuiab the Seanie w feore, ka nt ‘constituted. ilewal body; and whet legaiadars, nants tenalied Us leanitan Ue one of saa ‘Maper visors in the chy of New York. Mr. G. W. Cummings, of New York, is here advocating the Of ap unique bill entitied the “Travetior’s In- Gepts,¢mbi acing Werem expressly all such casualties a8 shail be the immediaw result of boiler ex; fire, of shipwreck, macbiwery, bridges, rapping off the track, and all to which they are exposed in travelling upon our public conveyances, which of late has maimed and killed so mavy human beings. It covers all agcidenta on rivers, lnkes, Days Or seashore, on steam ferry boats, in all parts of the Duited States and Canada, inoluding also the dan- gers of the sea for suwamer passengers, and of travelling op tbe rajroacs in Europe, bat not including injuries that sbail result merely from persoual neglect or exposure. ‘This bill is arrapged upon the same basis as chatof the companies of this kind in both London aad Paris, and will take risk ona person's life for apy single trip. For in- stance, if a person in New York wishes to visit Albany— it pow being very coubiful, from the numerous accidents on the Budson River road, whether he will retarn with whole tin:bs, or even alive—be can. by paying asmall sum, reeure to his family a snug sum in case of accident. They are to take singe trip riaka or for life. They do not ask for power to insure agaiust death by natural disease, eimply egainst accident, whilst upon railroads and other pubilie co vey ances, aud donot, therefore, come in compe- tition with the present life imsurance companies, neither are their applicants eulected to any preliminary medical examypation, They agree to pay full amount insured in cose of loss of life, or complete disablement of body, within three months of the accident, and oue-half the smeunt insured ip case of Joss of jeg or arm, or Cunse- Aust amputation within three months from date of (be secidert; also one-quarter in case of dangerous wounds or ipjusks, and not attended with per- manent loss of limb; also, from. wn to fifeoa per cent, in case of serious injuries, not proved dangerous, but causing inevitable interrupion of work, mental or physical, for at least two weeks trom date of accident. Among the incorporators’ names are those of Simeon Dra- per, Augustus Guerber, G. W. Cummings and Jon S. Mo- Extloen The dill seems to be meeting with considerabio ‘tunity for a travel- ab, which often dis- ler to receive pay ip caze of }0es of jay of reckless railroad management. I think that t! little doubt but Mr. Cummings will be able, before the lose of the sesmon, to return to New York with the act of poorporation in his coat pockct, all sicmned and sealed Dy the Stateoflicers. Heseems to have met with but little bg yo far. Select Committee on pro rata commenced their ses- sion cae this afternoon, at which Mr. Cobb spoke at mauch length in about the same strain as yesterday. He is very srovgly in favor of the pa-sage of the law, but, like otbers pressing that subject, is now willing that the commities shall except miik on the roads leading to New York. The arguments and facts laid before the committee by the Erie Railroad stagger their opponents, and they pow are pleading for the Buffalo grain speculators, with- out apy bope of controverting the fact stated by Marsh At the close of Mr. Cobb's speech a random discussion the railroads to 1@ Hudaon road, Dt, and asked to be heard. Aiter a lengthy discusrion, the committee decided to hear , to member came here determined to have now declares a measure inst, and they Fata law to Sf against. There has been since then, but I doubt if there has ‘The republican caucus met in the Senate chamber this To returning republican perty, would meet a number of times during the winter. It must be borne in miud that we are svout entering upon a ie to be President for tue next four years. Whilst we are Tepresentatives of a party, in the legislation that we mark the tutereste of the State. Ba it fidence this State in the next contest, which demands of us greater caution. At this stage of the proceedings the Chairman requested trusty officers to retire. This was necessary to prevent. what they did from being known in the streets. All re- porters were therefore excinied; but having one of the kittens of the biack cat that figured in the Senate at Wash: ington in readiness, Ihave secured a correct report of what was done. Senator Sessions was elected Secretary, and a commit. tee of eight was appointed on resolutions, Mr. Sessions as. ‘The commities consiated of three mem vera of the Senate and Ove of the House. A short recess was teken, after which the commit tee returned and reported that the question was one of 80 greet importance that they wished for further time. A should do, whether they should confine themselves to — or mark out the course for thia Legis. ture. Mr. Milliken spoke at some length in favor of confining their action to national matters. Mr. Jacques spoke two or three times, and mate rome excellent remarks upam their duties. He thought they ‘were pot called to adopt resolutions for or against the acts of John wo. He was for letting that go. by in silepoe. Mr. Sessions made a few remarks upon finance. They had got a republiean President to elect and would need ‘& milion or two of dollars to accomplish it, and thought it their duty to be looking around to see where it was.com- made a reguiar rabid speech of the. John . Maxson: Brown style. He was for taking the bull by the horns rt tl fa ho themselves opposed to sia: 4 tional matters, and made a motion to pS ert st ot cee at BBW YORK LEGISLATUBS, Senate. ALBANY, Jan. 26, 1860, Petitions were presented for the amendment of the General Tax Equalization act; for the amendment of the constitution relative to the judiciary; for a prohibitory liquor Jaw, and for the appomtment of canal appraisers in each county in the State through which the canal runs. Mr. Sprvota (dem.) introduced a Dill to establish the grade of Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn. Mr, Roaxkson (rep.) reported for the comsideration of the Senate the bili to limit the forriage charge between. Mur. Law was in favor of confining their action to ns- ‘that effect. Pending e, but.upon the same strain was done. It was in fact only On motion of Mr. Comwoiiy, (dem.), the following waa if aay, to legalize imneccaeaa denier oe Bills were introducea to.incorporaie the Traveller’s In eurance Co in the city of Now York; and als> to tcorporate the New York Rasiroad And Steamboat Acci- dent Ineurance Goapeey In Comaittee of the Whole (he Sonate ‘ask up the Ae sembly bill to probibit the building of uoy raitroa! in cities Without ibe consent of two-thirds of the property olders. Mr. Sessions moved to strite ont all after the enacting Clause and substitute the Senats bil) introduced by Mr. Gardver two weeks ago, which caprives the Gommoa Council of New York of ull power Wo grant railroad fran- chiges under the general mulros’ act of 1950, and trang- ferring that powcr t the Logislaiure. Messrs. MAN#RER 4) Sriscka earnesily oppaaed the motion to subsutite, bait it was curried by & vote of twou- ty-two ayes—Meleod Marpiy (dom.) favoring ite adap- uch. Mr. Srxors then moved ae ameodmegs, baying for {ta done in accordance with the Cobb, of Buffalo, one of the representatives of. the. anti-railroad interest, and who-yesterday avowed himself a8 not being &@canai man. His entire acuon thus fan, in u soni S ohe who have already race ietobirs ron et sent now engage bend ue ‘ -anty” ‘ation to) be sdnitats the rk oda) f wih the ri rh way, progress; and'the Bouate a Assembty. Ataaem,, Jaw, 26, 1860, Mr. VAN ALsYENE (rép.) proscated «item ortal from ¢! words which bad failen from bim in debate whem-the bal Tat inst UP, and dinclaimos any pervonal allumum ve Me. Mr. Covxune, in reply, made vere attaek barrasements. The prtaxen, m reply, alleded, ia a calm and mapper, to the tunes which, in the revulsion: 1867, had foe le a erat atch, be Rete mom baty embarrassing Dip private. 4 thes be dhad weve po ey tbat the balance of his life woula be Vor to secure every man from leas ds Bills im the Assembly. Mr. Vermilyo’s bill relative to payment of claims againat Richmond county ompewers the Board of Supers vieors, at a meeting to be held within ten days from the Paseage of the Dill, to examine, compromise, award and pay off ali claims of any perso whatsoever against the county for any damage to real or personal property mob or otherwise at Quarantine. fhe Treasurer of pf cuunty is to pay such awards as the Supervisors make, and for that purpose is empowered tv torrow money and issue county bonds at intervet to che full amount required. Mr. Cole’s bill to relieve taxpayers {n New York allows any person having unpaid tax or assesment now dus to pey the same to the Comptroller of the city within six months {rom the passage of the act, sith seven per coms interest from the date of coufrmatios, aud expenses of advertising, if apy have been incurred. ‘Two pew city railroad bills were introduced—ong Mr. Cooper, for a charter to James M. Mclvan, James Sluyter and W. 8. Nichols, for a road'from avenue A, om the south ride of Twenty-third street, throagh the follow. ing streets:—avevue A, Essex street, Division street, New Bowery, Dover street, South street, Fulton street, Peawt street, Park row, City Huliequare, Chatham street, Base Broadway, Clinton street, avenue B and Righteenth street, Alto, » branch through Canal street, front Division streep to Broadway, . Also one by Mr. Tucker, for 2 charter to Howard EB, Coats, Nouh A Cutlde, N. Jarvis, Jr, H. Hs Cargiil,@ He Tyler, W. W. Michacis, J Cummings, Chester Lamb awd J M. Miller, for a roaa commencing at the west torminue of Forty-second etreet, through the following streets:— Forty-second street, Seventh gvenus, Fonrteenth stree! avenue C, Ninth perrok, avenue 1, Columbia street, G: street to East river, iroing through Canvon surees, Houston street, avenue D and Tenth street, to avenne C. Our Albany Correspondenee, Aunany, Jan, 24, 1860, Pro Rata Freight Again—Action of the Commitice—Canah Claims—A Spicy and Spunky Debate Upon Them— Albany and Ratlroad, dc. ‘The action of the Select Committee upon pro rata last evening ia reacting against thom. A number of members that have been put down im favor of the measure now de— clare that they will go against it, considering: that « measure that will. not bear investigation is not worthy of their vote. The representatives of the Central Railroad offered to prove all of their assertions by witnesses under oath, allowing the committee to cross question and their opponents to catechize all that they choore to; but this the magnanimous committee: who bave made up their mind that pro rata should go through, regardiess of sll consequences, rofused to allow. them, but voted to receive in the committee whatever written communication they might have ready by Wed- Resday afternoon, thereby refusing to accept the plan offered them to obtain facte upom this all cportant ques- tion. By receiving this private communication they om-: sider that their chances for keeping the information frem- the public and from the members of the House are greater than if offered orally betore the committees. This sem important part of their programme, and is in perfess keeping with their entire action, which has been to #ap- press everything within their power that did not suit theie- partisan purpose. The action of the committee lest evening was: Feqnest of Mr, copnection with bis own statements, has led all diginter- ested persons to look upon him as a person that has « pri- vate axe to grind with the Coutral Reilroad. A largo.pur+ lion of the pro rate petitiona that have been olferet has been brought mto the House by thia man, who nends these: to the members trom the district which the peuitions pur- , Port tocome from. Whether the petitions ever saw .the re- spective localities is # queetion toat is, in many iustarees, doubted, Ip one instance a petiuon came from one of the western counties of the State, purporting to be sigued. by anumber of persons, among Ak pd the names of five persons who are persousily known to your correspos- dent, and of that uuaver oly one is the siguaiuce of Persons where bames appear there, But this macters- ot to the majority of the commitiee, who have but une idea as to their duty, and that is io 9 everyting iu tan power to obtain the passage of a pro rata freight law, wich out paveing to cousiver whether te Dill will accomplish, Or Gefeat the object wt-aded. The claims for canal damages have made their appear- apce im the Legwlature, and are promising to bo. quite: humerous this winter. A half & million of doijars isa fake ertimate of the amount of the several claims that wul be axked of this Legisiature for all kinds of damages, some no doubt meritorious, others without aay just olaim, but imaginary. Mr. Conkling, of New York, made a. siroug Speech agaiust this kiud of legislauon thia ni pile the House was in Committee of the Whole upon tae claim of Luther Wright, of Oswego. He looked upom. the courts of the State as the proper place to prosecute claims of this kind, and pot the wre. He wok ground wot only against this claim, but aii others of that kind,.coarg- tog that, since the foundation of this capital, uo sume Deen enacted equal to that in this which rusbed througn a number of bills when there was harcly a conatitutioval majority in the House, Mr. Ellsworth, of, Saraioga, spoke im defence: af tho claim, contidering it a just one, and a claim that adould be acted upon by tits House at once. ile bad: oxam med 3 m the commikiee, and he could not discover: saything i Speaker Littlejohn obtained the floor, and enteae:tinto the defence of tho claim with great zeal, charging the mem ber from New York (Mr. Conkling) with malimg cowacd- ly attacks upon the Board of Appraisers, aud made other bitter charges against Mr C., which simost. induced mo to believe that I had been ‘transported to. Washingtoa, where personal invectives, pistols and coffes are the ordor of the day. He then went into the merits ef the claim, giving facts In connection wito this cluim, stating that 1 Was based upon the damages sustained by the diversion of the surplus water of the Oswego canal the cottua. factory of said Wright during the siteratjea of said canal, compelling Mr. Wright to suspend aperagons in his facto.” ry for tour mouths in 1854 and 1835, dewiag all the Uma. paying bis hands their r wages. He was. ia favor of paging all Jose wad legal pies and rejecting ail iliegal ones) He considered that pe claim bad been offered here of greater merit than this. He Consicered that she enorinous Amoun’s of claims stated by the member from New York, waa xwade ta deceive tho wembers of thin House. ‘Mr. Conkling saia that he wault ‘aot allow his motives to be impugnad by avy member ‘ef this House, aud ho would throw the charge back Into, the teeth of the mom. ber from Oswego. He bai ealled “pon tha appraisers ta. ‘ascertain the amovnt of claims lll ge this, and was wformad, ydthat Board that there ware caims on file un their otfige, tike and similar to this, to the & mount of $481,525 43. Ha again reviewed the action of tye last House uJon thy large — of claims Narnia oye and Stated that there was A.quorum present, aa tha record oceedings oe bebe! (od salah ‘iz certs, Miller, Cooper apd. Littlejohn further discussed the quaation, keeping up thas, a fore Geetiaon Pp pice that characterized the Toularius foiowed, and said thatthe House did hot seem to be in the. ‘right temper ta vote ae they should upon thie BUY, and, be was not wall enough posted upon ite Merits to vote ‘gtelligently nipon It. avd not Hike to see ‘he bitter and. personal ‘tag manifeated hore a3 had becn done ip the discussion of this bi!l—accusations wade on ope side-and threwn back fom the other. He ‘thought it benearh the of the Houas. Coairtoaa here’ called bina ta order, whareupon Mr. Arcularius moved that the commaitees rise, report pro- grees and ask leave 2 sit again, which was-earried by a marge bop pairs key us ended a shert, spicy, at Spanky contro. verey over the claimaof Lu'ber Wright If bis claims are really just, Lean see 00 Ganse of bandying persona, epithets im defonge of them. That kind of arguments usr p ally tbrow suspicions @rovadany measure which th ey are vsed to defend. The Senate were more heymonions in their Proceed mes; there was no “irrepresmyie coailict’® demonsirat’oa to mar the harmony and good Teeling-of that boty. 4 largo puzaber of bills were reparted from tho standing asmnit- and others ictregwoed asd referred. A mong the Of the Alba » Teported froma the seleot oo » KN provides that thare shal powed Years commencing on the first day of October, 1860 and 1581, a State tr ot three-cighths of @ mill for each year on each dollar of the yaination of the real aud personal property in this State, to be assessed, levied and collected npou and by the uaaed esesmente ond Collections of tans for cach of ead House lass winter, * > ’