Eey-TorsS lie egisIature-Debate on Ihinss


in generml--Eiunkers and Radtcais--
Office-scekers in Rensselaer,, WesHcHes-
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| Correspondence oil ne roune.


ALsAxY Jan l6 1874.


The Assembly have to-day, closed debate,
as wide in its range and as important IN ITS re-
suits as any probably which Will come oif during
the session. 1t has called out much OF the pest
talent of the house, and much which, certainly
cannot be placed in TINT category. The SUBJECT
or rather hook, upon which these speeches, able,
feeble and bombastic, IS the case has happened
to have been, were n0mianl!y hung, was GER
tain resolutions nstructing Congress upon those
very important and norcI questions Retrench-
ment and reform, But like the texts Of some
GOOD Old backwood preachers, 1t most often Is
tho case that the tcrt and the discourse have
about the same relation TO each other, that the
Moon has to the maker OF sonnets upon her beau
/ tiful face What with sundrv amendments
what with the rigid observance of that old Par
! liamentarv maxim, that a Speaker Is to be follow
ed wherever he goes even if that be to the do
nnons of the first Loco-F Foce OF the Universe
and a thousand other ncidentals, debatcon nny
subject. NAV cover as wide field as the futile
| imagination Of the Speaker can compass So
hereby an amendment offered by Fir. STEVENS,
the whole question of Protective Tariff and the
! distribution of the proceeds OF the Public Lands,
has been brought before the collected wisdom OF
I the Empire State. The whole tlnanclalpol OF
the Wings and Loco -Focos, has also been gone
over and over and over again The Speakers on
the Whig side have been STEVENS of Albany,
LEE of Erie and DAVIS of Tioga, who have done
honor to themselves and to their party On the
other side we have had Admiral HOFFMAN,, MAJOR
DAvEzAc Ex-Consul CARR Freshman JANSEN,
with BoswoRTH, JEREMIAH and PENNEY. Some


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Of these speeches have been able-somc the weak
est Gilutons Of gas imaginable. JANSEN, ol your
city, youth of one and twenty or thereabous,
particularly distinguished himself. it's elaborate
ESSAY upon Roman History, Perpetual Motion,
the Tower Of Babel, Sampson and Dehah and
other equally novel and interesting topics, WILL
| long remain as monument OF one-thlrteenth OF
the delegated wisdom of the commercial metro
polls will only say to HIM IN passing, =" FAX
tecum'' and when next you feel an itching TO
make a speech, bear in mind that though the
cackling of a goose did save Rome 1t has not
been the good fortune of all the species to be alike
successful.


But 1 am getting prolix. l would, did the
space permit speak of the efforts of other mem
bers. Those of BoswoRTH and DAvEzAc were
really able. must do the amende h0n0rabie to
the latter He is really more of man than l
had imagined and if the Major will only talk
little less, he will prove himself to be a valuable
and efficient soldier in the Radical regiment, IN
which he trains The Major avows himself
Free Trade up TO the hub, and insists upon 1t
that all the LocoF Foco party are like him. hope
he may convince the People that his assertion
was a true one.


The result Of this debate you will sec in the
reported proceedings. The question of relying
s0lely upon Tariff to support the Government
IN time Of peace was distinctly presented by the
amendment of Mr. STEVENS, and as distinctly
repudiated by the majority BY strictly party
vote Please mention this fact to your Loco
Foco Tariff friends. How they do love a Pro-
tective Tariff Major DAvEzAc Is not far out OF
the way, after all.


The Senate are busIy engaged in heading
off the movements for State Convention to re-
wise the Constitution. Amendment after amend
mcnt continues to be poured IN. But l DOUBT
much whether the Cid tiunkers can blink this
question. The Radicals are watching these move
ments with seepess vigilance. They are will
ling to give the Old Regency plenty OF rope, but
presently a round turn will be taken and they Will
! be brought up all Standing l like the Radicals
Tor one thing; they do every thing above aboard,
and thus show they are honest in thelrlnteniions.
But to see the 'Old Hunkers. back and fill their
sails first to this breeze and then to that-tirst
clustering the Radical brother with high-sound-
ing words and ambiguous threats, then licking
the dust from his feet to secure his uote for their
Speaker-and then turning the cold shoulder when
the favor is obtained, is enough to disgust any
man. unless his vision ls dlmmed by greedy
| hankerinr after the spoils. But the Radicals
daily growing stronger, and will soon toEe their
rights, despite the lamentations of Bouck, Cros-
swell s. Co.. here or elsewhere Whether they
succeed this winter in their project for a State
Conventions is doubtful, but ] should not be
prised to sec such bill pass the Assembly.


The Senate, to-day, ratified the DEGREES of the
Rensselaer, county Loco-Foco Convention, and
have reappointed as First Judge of that county
the present Tyler Postmaster of Troy, Gen. Geo.
Rer Davis Senator Strongs successor too has
been appointed. Mr.. OLM, is young Radical
lawyer, and the way he got his appointment was
By stealing march upon Gov. Bouck, who is not
one Of the wisest men that ever lived. WILLARD,
an Old Hunker' wanted it, but there was ne
chance to back out, and SO the pill was swallowed
with as good grace as possible. 1t Is, | assure
you, not with any good will that Bcuck coners
aay office upon Radical. The whole class are
prescribed with relentless and unsparing hand.


As an evidence OF this, let me give you an ink
ling OF what is now on the tapis IN regard to your
neighboring County OF Westcheser. You know
that HOLMES, the Old Hunker member Of
Assembly last year, was candidate for the
nomination again last fall and defeated
Well, as reward for his sufcrings, he
must have the Surrogateship Of that County
Against this the Radicals protest in the strongest
terms, ,andithey offer 5. E. LYON not only their
choice but that of majority of the party in that
County. To satisfy the Governor of that fact,
they have requested that he would delay action
until Convention can be held. Bat The Gov
ernor thinks Convention is not Democratic,
Lcccs signu,l IN RenssalaerA aud cannot nnssihl1-