The New York Herald Newspaper, January 22, 1862, Page 8

eect IMPORTANT F° angq ALBANY. the pasy’ ge of the Post Office bill, if Tam not much mis taken 7, the signs ofthe times. Future developemenss will ———~ Show this to be one of the most, if not the most, corrupt AHeavy FallofS 7, _pefeat of the Pas- | Dill if the session. Money bas been, used by che thou: senger and F ogage Bill—Develope- | {7 isto secure its passage, contri y merchan ments in Reg ato the Passage of the | 1; March 1s61, Less than one year has rolled around, and New York ” .o.¢ onice Bill—Who Re- ) there is now before the pub'ic an official communication y thi il ard to it, but, alas, one halt getved (me Moncy—A Sectety of Short | Hue Oa) Cine yor ure chairs bebita all it Fraternity Organized—How, yet in the dark, obscured from the view the public, far more astounding than any that have yet Seated ¢@ known; but with the developements that have been mace I’ willingly leave it to the public to judge the correctness of my prediction, made from obger- ‘vation of the events that were transpiring about me. No member, as I stated before, is named as having received any money; a8 @ matter of course there are none: al! might have expected that; but mo sane man can read that evidence without fixing in his own mind more than one person inside the dar of the two houses who reeeived the benefit of the money, Besides, one of the customary modes about members money a game of poker with the member, wy member never betting if he holds a good band, but alveays bets largely when he sees that the member in question will certainly win; in this way the r gasa/les and receives money,and he weil knows what it is for and what bili he is expected to go for; if be does not at the sate te aene Ye wane bong Mare joe - bn game of poker has been forgotten. rich msn in t city of New York, who bears the reputat®n of being one of the best players at-cards inthe State ef New York, had the reputation, during the session of 1860, of ‘permitting one Sexator to win from him in two nights the sum of ‘one thousand dellars, Of course that Senater voted for the big gridiron ’bill, and when I charged in my letter ‘that certain Senators were paid for their support, that Senator, among others, rose to a question of privilege and @enied the accusation. But sach is Albany and Albany legisiation, Is ita wonder that war and national ruin stares us in the face when public mon have noheuesty orshame, but gloat in their own debauchery? The debate to-day over the reference of the testi- mony to acommittée was really apicy and interesting. Mr. Alvord denied having received any money for the advocacy of ‘thebill; that he was here and drafted two or three bills for Mr. Littlejohn, and when the session closed that person said that he bad been here for a special object; hadbeen paid largely ,and succeeded in accom- phshing his end,and thea made Mr. Alvord a present of 8200. Mr. Pierce took this occasion to make one of his characteristic speeches, charging the broadcloth gentry and the Chamber of Commerce of New York as being the fountain head of the corruption by furnishing the money to corrupt with. He also stated that sume sixty thousand dollars were raised by the property holders and Fifth avenue residents to defeat the Broadway Railroad bill. Mr. Underwood, the clerk mentioned in the testimony, declares—I understand that his evidence has been gai bled, and that he testified distinctly that it had been th custom of the Speaker of the House, upon reaching a three-fifths bill, whenever the vote on the preceding bill showed that there was no three-fifths quorum present, to lay the bill one side and read the majority bills first and out of their place. The matter was finally referred to the first Committee of the Whole, hall have more developements on the subject before it is ended. the Lob’ ,, purchase Legislators ava the Pr’ giction of the Herald, &e., &¢ 5 Aupawy, Jan. 21,19 ‘There’ sas eon the heaviest fall of snow in this le cality, GuriDS Who last three days, known for years. It’ reminds one gare of the stories about snow storms tw, or three 8* gretions ago, rather than like anything ‘of modern ' ges, The rain storm in New York? was snow fore, and the beauty of it is, it has not drifted eas to block up the roads. Mother “earth now lies slumbering under a white blanket fran eighteen to ‘bwenty inches thick. The intelligence fy »m the northern counties of the State adds from six to eight gaches to the snow biankets in that lat¥.ude. No storm for the dast six years has equalled it Nearly all the tele- ‘graph lines from this piace sre down , and the only way ‘any reports could be got either to ‘and from New York over thedontreal line, and offcourse but little could be sent from here in time for the¢morning papers of New York, owing to the press of busiv css through to Mentreal Wver that wire. ‘The ever ing gession of tha Beuso was one of the movt ateresting that we have haf Gbis winter, and the pro- vecdings show very conclusiwnly that there is onecem- gittee ta the Assembly that cannot be run Wy the job- bers. Almost the ilrst bil! Untroduced this ‘session was the famous Passenger and Baggage bifl, meorporating company to take passengers and their baggage'te and from the hotals, depots am& steamboat wharves. This is an id customer, well known to the hails ef legislation. Mt was referred to tho Judiciary Cemmittee, and last “evening Mr. Stetson, chairman of that committee Drought im an adverse report, stnting in the re? port that the Dill was “very objectionable. This report fell like = wot sheet upon the advocates of the bill both in the Hoase and lobby, the friends of the bill claimed that they nad ha ne opportunity to explain the merit# of the bil! to the committee, and manifested @ high state of feeling-over its summary defcat. An inter- “esting and exciting time followed. The friends of the dill assailed the cemmittee in every possible form, and the response from members of the committee were full of sarcasm, and caused a great deal of equirming. A strong effort was made to recommit, bat the chairman of the committee stated that they had remained here during be recess for the purpose of examining *he bills that had been referred te them, and this among others nad been yoked into. They had found it a “very objectionable” Dill and reported against it, That was the opinion of the committee, and if it was te referred back, to see if the ermmittee could be lobbied with and their opinious change}, his own self respect would compel him to re- sign. A Dill of that kin’ he thought important that it should be acted upon before a ring had been formed strong enough to pass it. The question of recommitting the bill was ket by a vote of 42 to 51, and the report agreed ta. Seldom have I witncssed a more bitter fecting on any measure than was exhibitea in the contest over this, vend rtm Ate ag arr had agreed with the NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Avsany, Jan. 21, 1862. ‘The following is the special committee on the Albany aud Susquehanna Railroad:—Messrs. Ramsey, Connolly, Angel and Farrar, A memorial for fortifications at the mouth of the Gene- see river was received. Acommunication from the Commissioners of the Land Office was presented, asking for law to authorize the sale of lands held by the same title as Washington Mar- ket, Referred to tne delegates from the city of New “ork. report, killed the bill, The friends of the mea- . BILLS INTRODUCED. Mr. Bravizy—For incorporating a bank of savi and wore —_s Le lipegt - night laying their plans for a vishee You ns ‘ings Mr. CLaRk—To amend the law of 1859 relative tocourts of sessions and police courts. Mr. Monray—To amend the Kings County Court act. Mr. WILLARD moved to refer the subject of capital pun- ishment in the Governor’s Message to the Judiciary Com- mittee. Carried. The bill supplementary to the act to continue Flatbush avenue was ordered to a third reading. It prov: when more than seven per charged the loaner shall only forfeit the iuterest and There is no question but that something should be done to correct the enormous abuses practised by a porti n of the hackinen in Vew York. Exorbitant rates are charged both to strangers and citizens of the city for carrying them from the depots to the hotels or their fesidences; double and sometimes triple priee demanded, and when’ it is refused, the persons refusing to sub- mit to extortion have been compelled to submit to all sorte of insult. even on the ste; of their own dwellings, Circumst:nces have come under our observation when backmen have even struck at those who refused to pay wore than the ice by the ordinances of the Com- | ¢ouble the amount charged in usury. mon Council; but in correcting this abuse, it certainly te not the part of wisdom to create a force Assembly. the Mayor to ursign thom standing ii way oo two hundred thousand collars worth of real estate, without festriction whatever. We have enough of monopolies Giready. Our raiiroads, both horse and steam th: the State, although useful, yet by their loving and court- segtienieiion when they desire a favor pro rata or some mesure defeated, ard then their impadence and wonarchial dictation and demands over all, even those wh assisted them when they asked for help, shows very eouciusively that no greater evil canbe put upon any community than that of creating a monopoly, Monopolies are the great curse of the n.ne‘e-nth century, and no legis- lature will be justified in cresting a monopoly in any class of business where indivitual capital is adequate to secure the object desired. In this instance, the incorporation of @ compaxy would deprive a large ciass of their business and give it to «corporation witbout asoul. What is wante!, is the passage of an oridnance in the Common Council cr Legisiature fixing the rates of transportation, allowing it op-n for competition: let such penalties be attached to all atrempts at extortion, that even the most hardened wretch {who atwempts that game will not dare to ask it. Rut give us 0 monopolies. A petition was last ev ning presented to the Legisla- tare, asking for aid for the Albany and Susqnehanha Rail- roa, and referred toa rele t committee, The friends of that measure are more modest in their demands this ear. ‘The road is nearly geaded for fifty miles, and will be ready for the iron that nce early in the spring, od they now agk for the joan of the Sta‘e credit to enable them to obtain the iron, so that they can operate that Re of th» road, whi l will benefit the counties of bohacie and g. ad in fact re in @ groat measure, the whole section, leaving the balance of the road to be cunpleted when the countryhas recovered from the effects of the present rebellion. The amount ake: for bas not. as yot, transpired. There is considera- Die doubt ab wut the Governor looking upon this with any Azar, Jan. 21, 1862. ‘The House was occupied until half-past twelve con- sidering general orders. No bills of interest were acted on. Mr. Corpinaton gave notice of a bill to allow any tax- payer to maintain action @ public officer guilty ‘of malfeasance of office, allow mortgagors to re- deem jands within a certain @ after the sale. Mr. McLxop gave notice of a Spring Street Railroad bill. Mr. Tat¥an—To fix the compensation of the New York public officers. The District Attorney of Albany county sent in the repert of the evidence of the Grand Jury in the case of the indictment of F. &. Littlejohn for bribery. After opposition by Mr. Scuougvretp, the testimony was MILITARY MOVEMENTS IN NEW YORK. THE FIRST CONNECTICUT BATTERY. This battery, which has been delayed in our city for a week, will get off to the seat of war to-day. The ship Ellwood Walter is ready to receive them, and as goon as the men and horses are shipped she will sail at once for Port Royal. RECRUITS FOR THE FIRST VERMONT CAVALRY. A detachment of fifty men and twenty-five horses, be- longing to the First regiment of Vermont cavalry, arrived ip this city yesterday morning, in charge of Lieutenant Ward, and are at present quartered iu the Park Bar- rac! more favor than he did the bills aiding that road that j cave toate sii bta-woe for tte as nen pone, sf ‘*t | THE FOURTEENTH UNITED STATES INFAN- Several unimportant bills were considered in the Com- TRY. mittee of th» Whole in the Senate this morning, but none Of Dic imerest. A co"nmunication was sent into the Senate this morning containing (Le resolutions adopted by the Commissioner of the Land Oitice in reverence to the lands claimed from under water in the ciiy of New York. The resolutions state that they are on!y authorized to se!) the property to the city of New York, und are not permitted to adver- Sine its sale and permit those owning the property ex- ten‘ing to it an opportunity to purchase. The commu ication was referred to the New York city delegations. Tinmedia oly afterwar’s Senator Murphy, of Brooklyn, @ Pe notice of w Dill for the relief of owners of property @o:. piers extending to this reclaimed land, with the ob ject of giving them the benefit of bidding for the property if they should 0 esir Seve al reports were mage from committees in the As- , and alarge nu..ber of bills noticed. Mr. Cod- This splendid regiment, so popularly known, and now doing duty at Perryville, in Maryland, under its gallant commander, Colonel Stone, will shortly be brought to its full strength. Yesterday morning at eight o'clock a de. tachment, under the command of Colonel Krance, arrived in Jersey City from Poughkeepsie, en route to Perryville, Maryland. They remained there ‘only for # short time to regale themselves with coffee, &c., after which they entered the cars prepared for them and left for their destination. THE SEVENTY-SIXTH REGIMENT NEW YORK VOLUNTE EES. Yesterday morping at half-past mine o'clock the whole corps, numberirg one thousand strong, under dingion gave novica of 4 bill to acthorize tagragers | Colonel Greene, were drawa up tn line, and after going rowee munici} authorities for ithiess and) fraudvlent a p ieat op Pe pele tat, | ane, Se Gay oe He aptnees and precision, they left the Park barracks for Riker’s Island. They were loudly cheered as they od down Broadway. They marched to the Staten Island laoding sitp, whore a boat was in readiness to coavey them to their destination. There are now four months’ pay due to them, which they expect to receive bevore leaving for the seat of war. They are a young, robust, steady looking set of men, and, al onl: organized since September last, have sequired mucl proficiency iu their drill exercises. ig only re- Island. names of the lready appeared in the Heratp. ‘The test mony token betore the Grand Jury of Albaxy coun'y in relerence to the corruption of the last sess.on Of the Legisiature, agked for by @ resolution of tho Assembly, was read to the Assembly this morning, causing an npusral amounter commotion. The testimony 48 really amveing and well worthy the careful perusal of every citiven of tho State. No person can read it Abrongh withont noticing one peculiarity of all the wit. Re<ses—one too similar to admit of beuef by the most ‘ereduions person. Almost every witness was aitlicted awhen before the jary with apoor memory. L. B.S Drother of ove of the Senators, did not know whethe Peceived Ove, six or eight thousand dolinrs. He was cer- ee More Secession Prisoners for Fort La- tell what he done with > ceived checks, but were unabi tell what fayette. they were for. memory must have been Mr. Peter Miller, connected with the United State, @ contagious all about the Inst Lagisiatare. ‘8 office Cortainly Se ocah sameer af paraue eoulbe feond en. | Teel? Of this city, gives us the following in. formation:— The rebel schooner Venus was taken off Galveston by the Rhode Island, and the following prisoners have been brought on:— Andrew Nelson, captain. Petor Hanson, mate. greed in any cther busines» who would be trouble: with the same poor memory, uniess it is managers of railroad monopolies. The reading of the testimony caused a grent deal of commotion around the Legislature, aud as the different {tems turned op the parties implicated were seen de lging about somewhat uneasily under the load. Two offcors Timothy Canarads. Kdward English, Of the last House avd one reporter and a correspondent | Edward Hic! ook. Jos were among the recipients of the fabled shm. It appears Corvoliug J. Haven, Fra in the concern,Mr. F. 8. Little. Charles Eastwood, Jatnes Smith. fobn, stated that he was hired to doa job, had been well Charles Smith, Alfred Johansen. Paid, and was willing to divvlo with his friends, Ac Jacob Jobson. it seoms that he made Hood distribution, throwing it a ture by hondreds ‘and thousands. turns up ae the ecipient of any f Post Offce bill; but two or three are mentioned ae hay ing been consulted with. No person who was here during the |act session can bolieve fora moment but tat some of the members did receive money not only 06 ths and other bile before the Legiglature. li no other wry can the votes of certain parties be recovciled with the fect that their votes, having boen recerded for certain Measures, pa ties interested im them paid their board Dill at de ond of the session. This was done im a nim- der of metonces. The ’oxt OMee bill, when it was first ‘rough: Bx e, contained ac ause ceding all the right and sort of a Rolin ond the Lagisia ® member's name n this wonderful The following prisouers deserted Tatnali’s fieet, off Sa_ vannab :— Daniel B. Harrington. John King. Those who follow were taken at Hi ton Head, and con- fined for some time on board the Wabosh:— Jacob Judy. James J. Colson. James T. Bryan. Captain George J. Mabo. Mr. Mahe is a citizen of Louisiana. He isanephow ¢ Charice M. Conrad, Secretary of War, under Presinent Tillmore. He was also Assistant Sect of Legation under Mr. Faulkner, to France. He was at the battles of Boll run and Ball's Bluff, From the latter piace be went on to New Orleans, on furlough. He was taken while erent of the State in the church property to the | fahing off that port. Waited Statas government, not even retaining a ‘The prisoners were brought to thie city by Mr. John clause allowing the State legal jurisdiction | Jenkins, Deputy United States Marsbal fur Philadelphia; yon § to sunimon witnesses before a jury if | William Schuyler, James G. Street and Charles Nobie, Jr. hey happsned to be employed in the building. | The Pbiladeiptfia train brought them ov yesterday This bill was sent here accompanied hy # cominunjeation | afternoon. They were taken to the South ferry, end from Se"rotary asking for its pass: Tt wan kept the bonds of the emmittes until the lobby agents of ‘Dil were boasting\'N all pablic places that they had formed a ring of thirty-bree members in ite favor. It Wes theo reported fron: the committee, snd a motion mace to make it @ special order, which failed. In that fon. jlion it remained about\two weeks, its i all the time bysy, it was finally rea hed and considered ia the Comiitter of the Whole, and there the matter sifted and the bil! defeated. it was, however, fluaily referred to the Judiciary Committee, and while in their han: was completely chauged by Mek'Ts. Cozans, of New York, aud Kieran, 0: Onoida, mak ng it a general law (umiead of confinitg it to the Durch chureb property. They dravted a pill cwling the jorisdicticn of the State in any property ia th cit, or New York that the govera- thence by the Hamilton avenue cars to Fort Lafayette, Affairs at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. Puapmirma, Jan. 21, 1862. The trouble at the Navy Yard is about concluded. This ‘morning there were more men ready to go to work thai were required. There is no probability, therefore, of the yard being closed at nt. Tt is stated that the order for the Rhodo Ieland to go to Boston bas been countermanded upen the representations that the werkmon are willing to resume. work. Movements of T ports. The United States steam transport Oriewtal sailed on Monday evening for Annapolis, where she’ will take in Meo. night hereaiter ,urel. se for Por: 0, lee purposes. z Mr. Tyler wrote a letter to Mr. Ciay, of Kentucky, | treaty obligations or ite pence, The mersaye of President Lawiee—All right, John; that's @ go. If the Iroy | Witphy, Mrs Nelson, Missea 8 and 0 Nelson, of Montreal; To this condition it pisaed, only a few in t.ve Assombiy | BOF aod troops for Key West. approving of his vote for Mr. Adams i. preference ve | Tyler, appealing from the decislon of the Seaate, Mr, Bons | COCK wine, you cleun nic Mrs laud. Mise Wilson, of kngland; Me Bulow ot Hamilton: voting against it, I stated on a number o¥ occasions, The United States steam transport Matanzas, lying at | General Sec ; but goon after the election of th: ton considered to be an innit to that body which morited As the Troy bird falls. voles calls out: “ Morriagey, 4 Mise King and two Misses abate, of 3 jm ny correspoulence in «ard to that bill, theta large | pier No. 4 North river, has nearly completed loading, | mer tothe Presiioncy, Mr a changod his views, , } impeachment. An offort was made by the most zealous | you owe me ien dollars. What! do you clean me!’ | P y fond Cina gg he! rey oan’ rr Senraah of saamey had boen sont here to secure its p. 4 will sail to-day. She has a cargo of pr with most of the friends of Mr. Crawford, became an | M"ceholders under the general government, and other |‘ Yos.’’ “ Then I suppose I must pay you.” and 37 Souernor, Ot worry' | Re See Ged on the day foilowitg its nal paxtage in the acregitay. | : Provisions’ | Gypcnent of the administration, pervons interested in the euactss of Mr. Tyler, ‘to crents a SECOND ROUND. shila, Ot Farias Here Rusts tna ei tA anos the following words a peared the Albany despatcls of | aad ammunition, and will also carry three hundred ym the 31 of December, 1827, Mr. Tyler took his veat | popuxirity for the President out of the question of tho | Troy, 4 lbs. 16 oe. Albany, 4 lbs. 18 028. | Donelson, of St Johnsbury; Chae cation Simeo--eud Abe Hanauy—"'The jobbers have succeeded ip securing | troops. iighe Seoaie of the United States, and at once arrayed | apnexdon Ok Jexas; but the attempt tocaliat the forlings Momusay—four dollars to tem. Waere's the Iriah- | in we swerage, of the sbrenetonal tank msneupnia Rone of me ee-eaalicn Me. le man from Alpany? It makes no differeaee what? ‘@ been arrested, Bitty dolla ay any HY on.) Dimeelf with the OBIT vVaRyY. tion, which, Adame? ‘i Dining tbe porters ot Sacknon, ‘Crawford and Ga the t ae atnet ieeeoaie Coma hits Dany cock wins. (Not tak Y defeated. ber and Calnoun, it the time: jation cratic Cony wi ‘y "4 Death of John‘ ually overthrew the on. : nethtnnied tee. ete tot the Prastdenay tosh ah Tones, Moxeisssy—I trouble you for four doftare, ™ Tyler, Ex-President of the | ““ip accordance with the Virginia doctrines convention of the friends of President Tyler, fous Onumm Mas-—That's 00, 50-ne” ited States. ‘the power of tho general government, and the policy of of delegates from various parts of the Union, principally Almost at the opening of this "ound the Troy bird had A oe dake Fe rmeires initia aig yesterday of the | Coe cai the Vises rete ne Tee aie, | sin and aad be rrcanat Hn tyler in uaninasion aa’s | fan Stuarnse'sne ness whit Seek kip eotecian bicby ineided wi vi by . Tyler him- | city and pi Wd ir. Tyler ‘A a mi death Job yler, ex-President of the United Siates, | Soir he voted tthe tarif Diller 1028 nad the rent. | candiiate for relection, “Mr Tyler accepted the nomi- | with am additional dve do' dfs was taken, h ’ which event took place at Richmond, Virginia, on the 10th inat.,"after a brief illness. The doceased was be. twoon 897 ‘enty-one and two yearg of age at his demise. The ex-Prev dent, it is understood, traced bis lineage back to Walta or Wat Tyler, who,im the fourteenth century, ‘heaY »d an insurrection in England, and, while demanding ation; but his case as @ candidate being hopeless, he ielded in August to the solicitations of the frienis of Mr. Ik to withdraw from the Presidential canvass. ‘At the second session of the Twenty-eighth Congress, im 1844-45, joint resolutions for the annexation of Texas tothe Union were adopted and signed by resident Tyler. Mr. Benton says :—“ In Mr. Tyler’s last message to Con- gress, Texas was the prominent topic, and presented in & = projects of ‘imprevement which were intre- On the accession of General Jackson to the Presidency, Mr. ‘Tyler supported bis administration, concurring, in this respect, with a large majority of the people of Vir- oie, Lie, however, pursued an independent course in the Senate, disapproving of some of the uominations of the President, THB (HIRD MATCH Pl freemen ‘4tar liquoring all around, with acon. vel and ‘controversy’ ? was renewed with zeal, ths rood ‘of “short haired yr and when birds began to show signs of Morrissey said,‘ bet one thousand dollars I can li auy man (Ggbting a main) in the reom from Albany,” and fifty to forty that the Troy cock wins; 5 of ¥ ae King (Richard I.) a recognition of jhe rights of th® | Jn 1831 he opposed the priation to pay the nego- | Way to have the effect, whatever may have been the in- | dollars toten. (Taken.) PY ople, lost his life im their cause. Oy tlators of the treaty with Parke as that’ talasion lad | tent, of inflaming and exasperating instead of soothing and Mreisey—I bet it again. (Not taken.) Fifty dollars. ‘The father of the subject of this sketch, b the | 20 been authorized by Congress. conciliating Mexico. Mr. Calhoun was now Secretary of | to twenty Troy cock wins. (Not taken.) Albany down, subject of sketch, bearing the Yo projects of internal improvement by the general | State, and was now officially what he had been all aiong | strikes, staggers and fails. Troy wins. / same name, was the second son of John Tyler, who was Marshal of the Colony under the royal government up te ‘the period of his death, which occurred after the remon™ strances against the stamp act, and whose patrimonial estate covered a large tract of country in and about Wil. NMamebarg, Va. Judge Tyler, the father of the deceas- ed, left three sons, Wat, John and William, the second of whom, the subject of this memoir, was born in Charles City county, Virginia,on the 20th of March, 1700. At the age of twelve years he entered William and Mary College. Here he soon attracted the notice of Bishop Madison, the venerable President of that institution; and during his whole collegiate course Mr. Tyler was, in an especial degree, a favorite of that distinguished man, as well as of his fellow students. He actually, the master spirit in all that related to Texas avnexation. Of the interests concerned in the late attempted negotiation one large interest, both active and powerful, was for war with Mexico—not for the war, but of the treaty of pence which would follow it—and ‘by which the Texas scrip and ‘Texas land, now worth but httle, would become of great value. Neither Mr. Tyler nor Mr. Calhoun was among these Speculators; but their most active supporters were; and these supporters gave the spirit in which the Texas move- ‘ment was conducted, and in this spirit the message, in all that related to the point, was conceived. The im)erious notification given at the last session, to cease the war, was repeated, with equal arrogance, and with an intima: tion that the United States would come to the aid of Texas. ‘the remainder of the message presents nothing to be noted, except the congratulations upon the restora- tion of the federal currency to what he called a sound state, but which was in fact a solid state, for it had be- oume gold and silver.” government Mr. Tyler was uniformiy opposed. He thero- fore highly approved of General Jackuon's veto on the Maysville Road bill, the passage of which he had pre- viously opposed in the Senate, The subject of the tariff being brought before the Senate at the session of 1831-32 by Mr. Clay, in a resolution proposing certain changes in the then existing duties, a fong debate arose, in which Mr. Tyler participated. ' His speech was continued for three days. He man semnane a tariff specially tor the protection of home , but in favor of @ tariff for revenue which might inci sl such protection, and ho expressed an anxiety for such an adjustment of on question as would restore peace and harmony to the inion. ‘The question of renewing the charter of the Bank of the United States came up at this session. Mr. Tyler op- posed the biil to modify and continue in force that insti- tution, and voted against it on its final passage. For the confirmation of Mr. Van Buren, who was nomi- nated at this session for Minister to Evgland, Mr. Tyler THE FOURTH MATCH, ‘Troy, 6 Ib. 3 ozs. Albany, 5 Ibs, 8 o28. This round commencod with spirited betting im every direction, some of which were misunderstood, but; al!’ of which, amid miscelianeous shouts, were paid.” In this: round, as Albany was about whipping to the sur- prise of all the multitude and the chagrin of his backers, Albany beat an ixnoble, undignitied, but masterly re- treat, leaving Troy winner. 3 FlriH MATCH. a 4.13 Troy, 4 Ib. om any, ). 12 ons. Th ‘this match the excitement ras 20 great that the crow! came near destroying the pit in op to “geo it.” The betting run high, and sev bundred dollars changed hands. The fighting was splendid, and cries ,of “tight match’? resounded through the garret. ‘The Albany bird retreats. ‘Vox e—Let him run around the course; he is looking for Lawless. Albany wins the ma‘ch. ES Passed'through the courses at the age of seventeen, and | gave his vote. Viewing the tariff of 1832 as a continu. | In tho session of 1844-45 a bill forbidding the Presi- SIXTH MATCH. on that occasion delivered an address on the subject of | ance of the system of protection, he voted against that | dent to build revenue cutters at hisown discretion, which | poy 4 Ibe, 14 078. ‘Albany, 4 Ibs. 14 oz. had been votoed by President Ty] passed by | TO» Ag ‘Female Education,” which was pronounced by the Fa” | measure. aan ry President Tyler, was again Y | ‘Yhis match opened with some little te in relation » - | With the nultifiers of Sooth Carolina Mr. Tyler sympa. | bith houses, by more than a two-third votes, and thus | 1 4 previous. bet between Cornery and ey, which culty to have been the best commencement oration de’ | hired, and whon President Jackson took decided ground | became a ’ law nowithstauding the veto. A bill | Deng satisiactorily sotto! he match proceeded spititedly. livered there within their recollection. against the anti-tariff and nuilifying proceedings of that | M.king approprivtions for certain harbors and | “yy guremy.—Ten dollars to five’ on the Albany cock, rivers passed both houses near the close of the session, but was retained by Mr. Tyler, and thus fuiicd 'to become a law, in consequence of whet State, the Virginia Senator did not hesitate to withdraw his support from the administration, on the ground that they had abandoned the principles of State rights, as he After leaving college ar. Tyler devoted himself to the study of the law, already commenced during his colle- Wat gy Parris Moxxnsey.—Now, T talc it. which is the Albany cock? (Laugh- ; m ter.) giato studies, and passed the next two yeura in readings | understocd thom. A Dill called thes‘forve vil? boing | ¥aScalied a “pocket veto,” which was the last act of |". ’voep—Tho rod one. partly with bie father, and partly with Edmund Ran- | imtrodceed into the Senate, to provide for the coffectiog | Mr. Tyler's administration. Thus we have briofy sketch. | QWs TMorod unr ts aaa . “ of the revenue, and vesting extraordinary powers in the | ¢! Mr. Tylc:’s a'munistration, of whom it mey be said | ornisspy. dotiwrs to thirty on the gray cock, dolph, formerly Governor of Virginia, and oneo! the | Progitent, Mr. Tyler opposed it in -& speech, After a | that he soured without tho regret of ether of the two | YORMSEY—Teu dol most eminent lawyers of the State. At uineteen years | lengthened debate the bill was passed, Mr. Ty.er’s beng | §'@4t political narties of the country, as. by his vacil “Reep still and you will be thought just as much of.”” Inting course, he had lost the confidence of that party by which he was elected without gaining that of iheir politi- cal oppon-nis. In 1913. at the age of twenty-three, Mr. lady about his own age, Miss Leticia C the only vote in the negative. ‘The other opponents of the bill, Mr. Culhoun at their head, left the Senate chem ber when the vote was talen, considering further op:o- sition useless. Mr. Clay finally introduced a bill in the Senate, in February, 1838, which, conceiving the spirit of age he appeared at the bar of his native county as & Practising lawyer, @ certificate having been given him without inquiry as to his age; and such was his success The sibauy cock is whined, amid cheers. Levi Smith exho ting the crow! to Leer sili, in his eloquent manner. SEVENTH MATCH. ‘Albany, 5 Ibs. 10 ozs. Troy, 5 Ibs. 10 o78. thas ero thee: SAEs ae ameenmere War Searoely tor of Robert bristian, B c #8 vuacch was fooght with many comic" as to the T; faq., of New Kent county, js wach was fooght with many e disputable case on the docket of the court in which be ppciioorneber tity Pearenon st Mr. bey mo Ginia, Sho was a iady ‘much esteemed by her aciuaiit | relative mers of tho cock, between Juck | .wlesg and was not retained upon the one side or tiic other. The year | with afew dissenting voices. Mr. Tyler voted for the | ®¢°3 ay awiie,a mother, o friend, and » Chrisuan, | Mo:rissey, who was in tact the overshadowi..,, bear of the vceusion, Monit-s8¥—Charley, remember ! take Troy. Monitissky—1 bet che hundres dollars. Vorcs--} can’t go that, Morrinsey. —You hau beiter gv and get somebody to go being for many years a member of the Episcopal chu: She died at Washington, September 10, 1842, leaving three sons and threo daughters. While Presileut of the United States, afr. Tyler was ag: married to Miss Ju ia Garver, of this city, agay and facinating young laly daughter of the late lavid Gardner, Esq., of this chy, who was killed by an explosion on boar the United Staiee steamship Princeton, in February, 18/4. The mar- riage of the President took place in this city on the of vune, 1844. Afier the expiration of Mr. Tyler's term of office as President, he returned to Virginia, and settled dowa in priva’e life, from which he never-emerged inti] he ap peared at Washington, one year ayo, as a member and sident of tie Peace Congress, which body proved a failure. He subsequently was a inember of the Virginia Convention, in 1862, and did all he cou'd to take Virginia ortof the Union. A few months ago he was elected to the permanent rebel Cong: ess, which is to assumbie in bill. ‘This was Mr. Clay’s celebrated compromise act. During the preceding session of Congress Mr. Tyler was re-elected to the Senate for six yoars {rom the 4th of March, 1833. The most prominent xmong the pro edings of Congres# at the session of 1893-34 was the action of the two houses upon the removal of the deposits. In the interim between the last adjournment and the commencenent uf that session President Jackson determined upon re- moving the public moneys from the Bank of the United States, Mr. Duane, the Secretary of the ‘Treasury, having refused to comuly with the wishes of the i resi: dent, was dismissed from office, and Mr. Taney (now Chief Justice of the United States’ Supreme Court) was appointed in his place, after which the wil of the t'resi- dent was accomplished. Early in the session the subject was taken up in the Senate, and resolutions of consure against the President, introduced by Mr. Clay, were adopted. For these resolutions Mr. Tyler voted, as did after his appearance at the bar he was offered a nomination as a member of the Legislature of his own county; but hie declined the proffered honor until the following year, when, having reached the age of twenty-one but a few da) before the election took place, he was chosen nearly unanimously a member of the House of Delegates. He took his seat jp that branch of the Virginia Legis- Jature in December, 1811. The breaking out of the wi soon after afforded fine scope for his oratorical abilities. Attached to the democratic party, and an advocate of the course of policy which had been pursued by Madison and Jefferson, in the limited sphere he then occupied, his voice was heard urging,so far as lay in the power of the government, the most energetio measures in carrying on ess bets cigist dollars to ten, avs preity b sives—seeing they are both. your cocks, aud you have civee of weight, too. Morias#y—dack , ’i bot one hundred doliars to eighty. Lawinse—'li take Uh.t be. The oy cock caine vif victorious in this match, not- anding the 4 t to let hum down, 4 KiGHTH MATCH Troy, 6 Ibs. 10 ozs. Albany, 5 Ibs 10 ozs. Was « strong one, ane was fought amid m ch tumult and general excitement. Lhe beting was steep, and the Troy ovck walked over ihe ce irse (iumphautly, NINTH MATCH. the war. Ho spoke often, with a view of improving his | the Senators trom the South and West, who held State | February next. ber of the provisional Congress | Troy, 5 \bs. 6 ozs. _ Albany, 5 Ibs. 6 ozs. powers of oratory; and he had the gratification to find | rights doctrines, and who now acted wit) Mr. Cuihoun in i influence and power to keep | Jack Locans vilers to go $3 to $i0, Halloa, Smoke of ‘ is ‘oprosition to the a ministration of General Jackson. Mr. 3 1 government. His | the Vatiey, howd» you civ Morning, want to go to that, even in the forum of Virginia—then considered the ‘Tyler's course in the Senate effected a separation between ih may be lamented in Virginia; but it will be hailed | bed. (Cries, Clear che ft.”) country of eloquence— bis speeches commanded universal | tim and that portion of the democratic party in Virginia with satisfaction aud his memory be marked in history Moxnisssy—I will go you $5, Jack. (Taken.) Morris- rthy confrer.of Arnold, Burr and other rebels and | gey—Co ie gain (isk pb.) Go it again? (Not taken. Morrissey oife's $26 Lo $20 on the irey cock. attention. ((Not taken, The Senators in Cungress from Virginia at that time who still adhered to General Juckson,and who, in the sequel, supported Mr. Van Boren for the Presidency. Me if the jon, in March, 4 cre ani Morrissey-—Wiil you bet $2 io $1? Bet you $13 to were Messrs. Giles and Brent, whe had been instructed | pyier was cloctod President, of the Eeuale ro tats by THE GREAT MAIN OF COCKS. Tay wine, Oh, ‘ae’ kis cok fall, "Ho will get over by the Legislature to vote against the renewal oi | the united votes of the whig and State rights Senators. Ee Paneer - pak s rose eae moe y—He is all the charter of the Bank of the United States. Kova last acts of Mr. dylerat, a nenetmae © es ay cock--beansiful fall thai. Morrissey —-§25 et cue ‘This instruction was disobeyed by Mr. Brent, in bis | \rosentatives gt nace Dill, placing three mil. | @16antic Gathering of American Sports | 50,325 10 $6. Morrissey —$26 to $2 0, (Laughter.) vote on the question, in February, 1811, and Mr. Tyler in- | lions of dollarsat the dis:ceal of the ‘President, to pro- at Troy—An Undisturbed Controversy Munity—that is ali owing to me. (Voice, your stock, Tum.” osniet——$26 0 $2: Speak Irish. Keep dumb atild about it. Voias—-Morrissey, this is the cock Levi brought over, that you got at Quecnstuwn. ‘Troy wius. vide for anticipated difficulties with France. At the session of 1835-6, during the brief period he remained in tho Senate, Mr. Tyler took part in behalf of the sufferers by the great fire in New York, and supported the bill providing tor their relief. In 1830, Mr. ‘Tyler bad removed from Charice City county to Gloucester, where his family bad resided until 1844. He subsequently removed to Williamsburg, the ancient dwelling piace of his }, and still later to Hampton, Virginia, where he resided until the present rebcli.on was inaugurated, when heremoved to Richmond. He was nominated for Vice President in Maryland, in December, 1835, and in that State placed on the ticket with General Harrison, the whig can- didate for President. He also recoi support of the friends of J where that against Mr. Van Buren; bot Maryland was tne only State troduced a resolution of censure into the House of Dele- gates, animadverting severely upon the course of the Senator, and laying it downas s principle to be estab- lished thereafter, that any person accepting the office of Senator of the United States from the State of Virginia, by bis acceptance tacitly bound himself to obey, during the period he should serve, the instruetions he might receive from its Legislature. Twenty-five years after- ward he had forgotten the ideas of Senatoria! duty he then inculcated, when, himself a Senator, he was called upon to record a vote not less repugnant to his judgment than to his conscience. Mr. Tyler was elected to the Legislature for five successive years. Between Twenty-six Courageous Cocks Albany Against Troy=Troy Ahcad tor the Royal Main—Terrific Fighting— Morrissey a Heavy Winner—A Main Be- tween New York and Troy Cocks to Come Off—The Place='(he Scenes—The Inci- dents, &c., dic. OUR TROY CORRESPONDENCE. ‘Tao, Jan. 21, 1862. Troy, New York, the head of sloop navigation on the Hudson river, was last night the focus of American sportsmen, and they gathered here in stupendous num” bers, every train arriving throughout the day and up to TENTH MATCH. to juvace our country; we will see what we can Monrni-egy—Who wants to bet on the Trey cock? Voie—I will go you fifteen dollars, ih Sides dors. Albany 4 Ibs. 18 ozs. joxxissey—We will show you when you come 4 here with you. Vorcr—Five dollars Troy wins. 1 will go you ten doilsrs. Dine, said Morrissey. Who éle? he added. j—Lone. 1 will bet twenty-five dollars more. (Not taken.) At the time the British forces were in the Chesapeake ten o'clock in the evening bringing a greater or less nuin- T that voted for Harrison which its electoi te to ‘roy wins. Bay, and threatened an attack on Norfolk and Richmond, | \r'Tyier. ‘Ho, however, received the olen of Sart, | ber of the eminent fancy from New York, Brooklyn, Al. SVEVENTH MaToH. Mr. Tyler raised @ volunteer company of militia in his | Carolina—which State gave its vote to Mr. Mangum, of | bany Chicago, Detroit, and numerous other localities, to | Troy 4 lbs. 9 ors. Albany 4 Ibs. 8 ozs. A Voue—Get inside, Mick. Mick PRatTI—I will bet ven dollars. Vorexs—Throw bim out, Moxri-vey—Mick, get ont of the pit, Mick—1 will throw you out. Mokiies@y—Out of Une pi., Mick. Who'll throw me out? et one bundred dollars nut 4 man iu the housecan @ out. North Carolina, for President—Georgia and Tennessee, for Vice President, in addition to the votes of Maryland, making forty-seven in all. Tt thus appears that Mr. Tyler was not, in 1836, conridered the whig candi‘ate for Vice President, his principal support for that office being de- rived from the State rights party of the South and West, who in some respects co operated with the whigs in op: position to Jackson and Van Biren, neighborhood. Hence the title of “Captain Tyler,” which was applied to him in ridicule when President of tho United States, In the sequel, the troops under his command were not brought into action, and his military career was, consequently, short and bloodless. During the session of 1815-16, while he was still a mem. witness the great main long since confidentially announced to the deeply interested. The fight took place at tho well known sporting resort of Paul Kavanagh's, on Con- gress street. Some few days since the temperance men hold a State Convention in the cellar of a church; not so with tbe sports,for they assembled in the garret of a iy In the spring of 1938 Mr. Tylcr was elected by the whigs one. Pratr—P'll bet you Wailie can throw you ber of the House of Delegater, Mr. Tyler was elected oue | circ Cuy-ecunty smombor of the Houser halen ige | £208 Story building—and such @ scene. It well nigh | san ‘two hundred im ike bouse can lick "you of the Executive Council, in which capacity he acted until | of Virginin, and during the subsequent session of the | Dalles human language and cescrijtion. It was “ani. | the pit. Miek, cet ont yourself, Who can put me cut? Jack, i guess 1 had better get out; try toif 3 can. — ghter.) No mau io the hvuse can knock me out of the pit. Tries to get out. Voiim—Now, lift, Monk: -Ky—Get out I would like tosee you try to; [could lick you or any November, 1816, when, by the death of the Hon. John Clopton, a vacancy occurred inthe representation in Con. gress from the Richmond district. Two candidates were presented—Mr. Andrew Stevenson, afterwards distin. guished in the national councils, and then Speaker of the House of Delegates. It was a mere trial of personal popu. Legislature’ he acted with the whig party, undor v hich measire the different sections of the opposition to Mr. Van Buren’s administration gradually became amaiga- matod in Virgin’ In_1829 Mr, Tyler was elected one of the de!-gates to the Whig National Convention, which met at Harris. inate canditates for President and ited States. It is well known mated nature’’ in earnest. Gn reaching the spot, at about nine o’clock, the sum of one dollar, lawful tender of the Merchants’ and Mechanics’ Pank, Troy, procured for me the following significant card of admission, the striking verbiage of which will not fail to arrest the at- tention:— litt, (Lavghter.) it. larity, a8 they were both of the same political principles. | that Mr. Clay broad the bia agen of tho delegates | Qeeveeeenragrooee, wares) aeenecoerener e@ br r in Joke aad Rats ) spit on my collar? lick any man— . i , frem the Southern States in that Convention. The - aed * nod. when Slr: Ayie suisse feiew Conavene. 19,1901, be | SS decay ite timatay om eee ecko i THE BEARER Svorcse= Peioel: best ttiths ci ashe ‘advocated the election of Mr. Stevenson ashis successor: | Durticuiarly in bringing about a settlement of the con: 70 THR ¢ talloing, Pr Mr. Tyler took his seat in the House of Representatives | troversy respecting the tariff and South Carolina nullif- | CONTROVERSY. » yuu are the man that brought. Qerernrnnenes re enet eee O00 COTO IE IEDI ILO DEOE DE DOLE SD) Passing up three narrowly enclosed stairways, at tho foot of each of which was the inevitable accompaniment of such scens,a highly statuesque sweat board, be: hind one of which sat an ominous individual (George Riley), serrounded by @ crowd, whose tout ensemble bespoke still more ominousness, and, en pasani, putting ten cents on each six, and winning every time, flually found myself sitting on the edge of the pit, vis-a-vis to the renowned champion, Joun Mor cation, had rendered him popular with the State rights fection of the whige, and they were anxious for his nomination to the Presidency. Inthis feeling Mr. Tyler participated, with ail the Virginia delegation. He was chosen one of the Vice Preeiden:s of the Convention, and exerted his influence for Mr. Clay. General Harrison, however, was nominated for President. The hes, letters and declarations of Mr. Tyler during the canvass of 1840 were generally satisfactory to the whigs, ant gave reasovable expectation that he would co-operate with General Harrison and Mr. Clay in carrying out the wishes of tho whig party sf succcssful in the election. The triumph of the whigs elevated General Harrison ine, and Piswiteh you yet for it. Morrissey—Put him out. Fis ht commences. ‘Twenty-eight dollars to \wenty-five on the Troy cock. Five dollars on the Albany cock. Troy wins the main. And thaus,at a little before six in the morning, the great contest ended by the [roy cocks winning the royak ‘main, bine matches o tof Lhirteen. Something like three thousand dollars changed auds, of which Morrissey won quite two ihouwrand. TLoogh the bets were, for the: most part, comparatively smai:, still they were numerous , aud in One or two jietanccs of heaithy magmitude. The in December , 1816, having reached the twenty-sixth year of his age the previous month of March. As a new mom- ber he did not take a very active part in the proceedings of the House. He occasionally, but briefly, participated in the discussions which occupied the short portion of time for which ho had beenelected. Having witnessed the inauguration of President Monroe, Mr. Tyler returned home to his constituents in March, 1817, and the fol” lowing month he was re-elected to Congress. In the Fifteenth Congress many subjects of magnitude to the Presidency, ard Mr. Tyler to the Vice | rissey. The immediate space cccupied vy, with | fighting throughout was desperace. The cocks were well were brought forward and discussed. Among them were | Presidency, and secured a majority in both houses of | some excepticns, tho motley crowd of spectators | tailed and proserved by Lovi mich, of the ovlebrated. the Seminole war and the South America question. Mr. 4 Cougrem. ‘it only remains to mention, i this Bice, | esinded one strongly of five hundred perauas | ITY, creen, im this city auc dh Albany ign who felt sure k ol KI - | that the sudden an men! eu! resident - " " oman, ie mn scene chafe ag, Op Boonies, lncaatiead Saropee tee 20 Seknew- }) SEY upon | 42 ® bedrouta, or any other “condensed” apart- | aud sore. 1 wi.l only add that acra.gemente are-om {008 son, in one month after his Snauguration, devolved upon Mr. Tyler, in April, 1841, the high and responsible duties of President of the United States. We do not proporo in this place, nor would ii be proper, to enter at this iime into the details of the administration of President Tyler. His first cfiicial act was to convene Congress in extra session on the 31st of May, 1841. Mr. Tyler, previous to bis election, declarod h’mseif a whig, but when he be- came invested with Presidential powers his course of action early placed him an ally to demoerecy. On the subject of a national bank he was opposed to the insti- tation. He oyposed imternal improvements in Congress. In 1841 he vetoed the Fisca! Rank bill of Cougress. Mr. Clay in his speech in the Senate on President Tyler's first veto mer Fiscal Bank bill—said:—"It is incon- testable that it was the great, absorbing and controlling uestion in all our recent discuesions and exertions. | am drmy convinced, and it is my deliberate judgment, that ‘an immense majority, not less than two-thirds, of the nation, desire such an institution.”’ The first effects of the veto on the whig party were felt at the seat of government. The Fiscal Corporation bill ‘eturned to Congress on the 9th of September, 1841; on Saturday, the 11th, all the members of Mr. ler’s Cabinet, except Mr. Websier, resigned. The causes of tho resignation were afterwards given to the public. ‘The two principal motives attributed to Mr. Tyler as to the cause of his vetoes of the bank bills were: frst, his constitutional scruples, with a determination to preserve his character for consistency ; and second, having set bis heart upon a second term for the Presidency, he sought to ingratiate himself with the democratic party by his bank vetoes, and thus become the candidate of that jd for re-election in 1844. On Monday, the 13th of ptember, 1841, a few hours previous to the close of the session, as ped on that evening, the whig members still remaining at the seat of ronment again assembled and adopted a manifesto which was read as the roport of a special committee for the purpose, “that from that day forth all political alliance Cetreee them and John Tyler was at an end; that from that day nn bron brought the aaron besa wer could no , in any manner or degree, be justly held responsi- ble“of Dlauied for’ the witniuistration of the excct. tive branch of the govermment.”” He brought to an end the unfortunate controversy in regard to the b.irn- ing of the American steamer Caroline, by favoring the acquittal of an Englishman, named Alexander Meleod, ledge the independence of the provinces of the Rio de la Plata, against which Mr. Tyler voted. He supported the resolution of censure on the conduct of General Jackson in the Semiole war, taking the same view as some of his colleagues and Mr, Clay on that subject. The question of internal improvements by the genera! government was agitated at this session, as it had been by the previous Congress. On both occasions Mr. Tyler voted against alt the propositions offered in the House which countenanced the possession of the power by the general government: under the constitution, to make jnternal improvements, ‘The conduet of the directors of the Bank of the United ‘States, which institution was chartered in 1816, was the subject of investigation at this sersion of Congress, and Mr. Tyler was placed on the committee appointed to in- spect the concerns of the bank. When the report of the committee was made, Mr. Tyler supported a resojution offered by Mr. Trimble, of Kentucky, requiring that a scire facias should be immediately issued against the bank. In his speech on this occasion Mr. Tyler avowed his belief that the creation of this corporation was un- constitutional, In 1819 Mr. Tyler was re-elected to Congress, there being no opposing candidate, He took part in the de- bates on the Missouri question, and on the proposed re. vision of the tariff. He opposed any restrictions upon Missouri on the admission of that State inte the Union, and aiso made a speech against the policy of a protective tariff. Ere the close of this Congress increasing il! health compelled Mr. Tyler to resign his seat in that body. In this Congrese he was on the Committee of Ways and Means. He retired to his farm in Charles City county. Mr. Tyler now returned to the practice of his pro- fession, but he was pot suffered long to remain in private life. In the spring of 1823 be again became a candidate for an extensive main between )-ew York and Troy cocks to take piace soon at the Empire House, ou the Troy and Albany road, ment. Skyward slums aud miserablo wiosmatics moved ad astra w quick succession, and one could have seized a shining, sheening scimetar and cut the stench, it was so paipabie to the senses of sight and smeil. Ameng the “old sports” on hand, in person, I noticed King John Morrissey, Dad Cunningham, Elijah Simmons, T. J. Bar. ron, who represented Troy at the great Heenan and Say ers fight; the accomplished Becker, Wally Patrick, the Astute; Micky Pratt, Brawler; Levi Suiith, the handsome sport: John Davidson , Jack Shirley, Dave Terry, the old man'Rray, Owen Fitzpat. rick, Miles Jobngon, John Lawrence aid hundreds of others of lesser note, but whose business it is to revolve around these great diacem-ical orbs of the sporting om. beer and who in doing so accomplish what they deem the most enchanting and desirabte circlet cycle of life. Before entering upon the particulars of the verious rounds, a few words as tothe origin and popularity of cock fighting may not be wholly malapropos. ‘The cock is the oldest friend of mau, baving been first reclaimed from the wilderness, aud has always been esteemed alusury, dead or alive. The bird came tothe Occident from Persia, and Aristophanes, a Greek, and author of “The Clouds,” directly names it ‘The Persian Bird.” It was tabooed as food when Brituus were savages, and has long been known in the woods of India, the islands of the Indian Ocean, and is not absent from the coast of Malabar, coflee-giving Java, Malaga, Chitta- ani China. The courage of the cock whe: pitted Against its own species bas alt 8 been proverbial, and for this reason cock fighting bas been the gilt-edged amusement of all of the luxurious and reiiped na- tions, whuse pride of polish and dignified manners have been the most conspicuous in the world’s history. In the East the royal blood in the veins of emperors, kings, princes and lords has been enlivened by this at- tractive diversion. But the sport in these latter decades has declined somewhat in its popularity,and it rarely ow attracts or fixes the attention of other than the pro- fersedly ‘‘fancy’’ and of afew who, unable to overcome their chronic convictions as to its good taste, are always in close and sympathizing proximity to the pit wherein a “main” is the subject of dispute. From this brief, but I trast not uninteresting, of facts the transition to the details of last night’ News from Kansas. THE CONTESTED @vV/VERNOKSHIP—TKOUBLE BETWEEW THE JAYHAWKEKS AND CITIZENS. Leavexworin, Jan. 20, 1862. In the case of Crawford re. Robinsun, contesting the right to the Governorstip of Kansas,the Supreme Court has refused to grant the writ of mandamus applied for by the contestant, Craw.ord. Under this decision kobinson, the present imcumbent, hoids over for a year longer. Consiterable excitemeut exists at Atchison to-day owing to a collision between the citizens and a band of, Jayhawkern. Some arrests uave been made, and more trouble is expected. Lawleas, James Smith, Phil. The Flood in the Ohio River. Cixcixwatt, Jan. 21, 1862, The Ohio river has risen’ seventeen inches since last. evening, and is still rising at the rate of one inch per hour. There is now fifty-two feet and four inches of water in the chann ‘he cloudy, There wie City Intelligenc Baw oF mim “Bexsvourst aNp Soca, Umon.”—Tho first anniversary ball of \his popular association came off: last evoning at the City Assembly Rooms, and proved a most brilliant aifuir. The entire set of rooms were thrown open for the cecasion, an fled to repletion with» an array of beauty ant 6 . hverything passed off harmoniously, nothing ovourricy to mar the social enjoy- ment and happiness of the eatertaiument, Lecrens ox mr Powrn oF AN Inka.—Stowart L. Woods ford, Assistant United States District Attorney, repented. his address on the above subject on Monday evening, at the Methodist Episcopal church, om Seventh avenue. A Jarge audience were preseiit. and his sentiments were ro- ho was with aT vd th c ceived with evidences of hea ty approval. Mr. W. a for the State Legiriature, and was elected with litte or | WhO we ession Of the Tweaty seventiy Onvgree- | Soverny”” is both easy and appropriate, tare was, ae shoal’ have beou from Bis subject, 6 very no opposition, and in December took his seat in that | 1941-42-—tho leading measure wae @ now tariff law, by THE SEVERAL MATOMES. + | earnest and thoughtful production, and it was delivered body, which had been so early familiar to him, which ample provision was made for the public revenue ‘The first match took place shortly after nine o'clock, | with It contained straightfor- In bece mber, 1825, Mr. Pleasant’s term of office hay. | and protection afforded to American manufactures and | the grand stake being $500 in tna fide cash, and was | ward avowals of an earnest sympathy with the of ing red, Mr. Tyler was elceiod Governor of | other branches of national industry, The bill was signed | Marked by a standing bet of $20 botween Lawless and | freedom, but at the eame time was decided in ite expres- Virginia, During his gubernatorial administration | by Mr. Tyler after he had jously returned with ob- | Walla Patrick. Just previous to the commencement of | sion of the duty of s .siaining the government, of sink he promoted the cause of internal improvement. | Jections two different tariff bills passed by Congress. hostilities the following announcement appailed the house | ing partisan ditierences,and upboliing the constitution. In July, 1825, he delivered, at ¢1 itol square in An important treaty between the United States and | and elevated the feeling in favor of the Troy cocks:— and the Union. Richmond , a eulogy on the death of Mr. Jefferson. During the noxt session of the Legislature Mr. Tyler was re-clected Govorner of Virginia. He did not, how- ever, cerve out his term. A Senator of the United States ‘was to be elected for six years from the expiration of the Great Britain was negotiated in 1842, by which the northeastern boundary was definitely settled. Mr. Tyler signed that article. A treaty of annexation was concluded between the United States and the republic of Texas, at Washington, Troy 6 ibs. 2 oz. Albany 5 Ibs. 2 oz. Monnsseay—1 bet one hundred dollars to eight on the Troy cock. No use coughing about it. (Cries of “Put him bail tga rRON—I bet you ten dollars on the Albany Iuvoutaxr Arniet or 4” AttceD = Burctas.—On: ‘Thursday night last the stere of H. M. Ray, No. 6 vedar streot, was entered by burglars and robbed of over one, thousand dollars worth of vaiuable goods, consisting of term of Jobn Randolph, on the ensuing 4th of March. | April 12, 1844, by Mr. Calh..un, Secretary of State, on tho a ike, &o. The way in which the rob- At the election by the Virginia Senate he was elected to of ‘the United States, and Messrs. Van Zandt and | Vowe—Bet you ten dollars Morrissey wins, Shawls, venus) Suuranos was tivonge: the eect eault, that on the first ballot. The election of Tyler to derron on the part of . It was submittc4 to Monriemy—That's aor . under the sidewalk. As son as the lose was discovered: the United States Senate was regretted by the frieada of | the Senate by President Tyler and rejected. ‘Tho fight proceeds. Troy down—down again. the matter was placed in the hauds of Detectives Eustace Mr. ipb and the most zealous of the democratic President’ Tyler then sent @ message to the House Barron.—I bet twenty doilars to ten that Albany wine. and Farley, and yesterday they succeeded in & party of Virginia, who were desirous to retain Mr. Ran. | of Representatives, announcing the rejection of the | (Not taken.) man named Edward Taylor, the alleged burglar, Desttles: 4olph im the Senato, in consequence of his violent hog. | treaty with Texas, with a view of inducing that body to Monnssry.—Thirty dollars to fifty Troy win. (Not | recovering all the property. ‘Tho accused, together with tility to the administration of Mr. Adams. originate some neasure by which to secomplteh the ob. | taken.) Forty dollars tofifiy. (Not taken.) the goods, was taken to the police . The alread, At the Presidential election of 1824-25 Mr. Tyler acted | ject which the troaty contemplated. jouse referred Vorck ow Troy —Don’t he fight cunning? prisoner [s said to be « very hard case, hav with a ia majority of the politicians of Virginia in | the message to the mittee on Foreign Relations, but Amid shouts, and an fronical forty dollars to fifty from ‘two terms in Sing Sing prison, was titles giving preference to William H. Crawford for the Presi. | the subject was not definitely acted upon until the next | Morrissey, after the death of the Troy cock, the first Leghog those arreated’ for ling clothing at the Jen~ bg eg that Ld Jeman received the electoral voto of | sosnion. In the Senate, on June 10, 1844, Mr. Benton, ina | match closed with the expressions—« Albany hag got the | nings’ fire, in Broadway, some years ago, the State anda lod expression of popular will in hie | epsech of two hours, characterized the Toxas project as a | hiccoughs’’— Troy retrews’—* Five hundred dollars athiion favor, When, however, tho election was determined by the Houre of Representatives, in Congress, in favor of Mr. Adams, the Crawford party in Virginia were geno. rally satisfied, as Mr Adame was their second choice, and fraud upon the people of the country, x base, wicked Presidential intrigue, originating in th + vielous pur- #0. uted for them etvialh eonetu- fo} (he country, ite that Troy runsaway.”” (Laughter.) Mornieey.—Fifty dollars to one hundred that Troy don’t run clean away , and four dollars better that Albany gets licked. Arrivals and Departures. DORMER, Livenroor—Steamship Boweeninn, from Porttan m= nor, A Denchemp, Beajanin, J Lyons Marin, Plamondio,