The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-11-01
Prince john Van Burcn's Speech at Albany
President Pierce W.. the Administration.

Prince John Van Burcn's Speech at Albany
President Pierce W.. the Administration.
The speech of Prince John Van Buren, at
Albany, which we published exclusively yes
terday morning, was the best thing, by ali
odds, which has been brought out during eur
present State canvass. 1t is crack speech, y
remarkably Interesting speech-in fact, under
all the peculiarly perplexing circumstances Of
the case, it is perfect Jewel of speech, aud
ought to exalt the Prince among all magneai-
nous soft shells full five hundred per cent
reignty."
We don't allnde to the funny observations of
the Prince upon the liquor question; nor to his
facetious remarks upon Mat Brennan and the
Know Nothings; nor to his caustio commenta-
ries upon Seward, Horace Greeley and Heary
}. Raymond, Gen. Nye, Mr. Stanton and such;
nor to his anti-slavery "reminiscences Of Daniel
s. Dickinson; nor do we refer to his remarks
concerning Mr. Peckham, John Wheeler and
the Nebraska bill; nor to the fog bell Of the
Rrening Post-upon all these interesting sub
jects the Prince, to be sure, touches with the
hand of skilful master of the piano. rsn-
ming over the keys with perfect a5aaicn,
but "discoursing most eloquent music" all the
while. The great feature Of this happy speech
at Albany is that branch Of it which
defines the nice distinction between President
Pierce and the administration at Washington.
1t is here that even we of the HERALD owe our
especial thanks to the Prince for we had sup
posed down to last Tuesday evening that
Franklin Pierce and the administration at
Washington were pretty nearly the same thing.
But since the reading on Wednesday morning
of the Princes nice and sensible distinctions,
we fully appreciate the extent Of our great
mistake in this business
1t is clear that the Prince has found most
satisfactorily that the Kitchen Cabinet and
their organ, the Union, are the administration,
while Franklin Pierce is nothing more than
the President Of the United States, de jure.
The Prince proves that the President, from the
appointment to the best of his Offices of such
men as Gen. Dix, Mr.. Fowler, our Postmaster,
and other Van Buren, men of the Buffalo
platform, is with the bona Jile Van Buren, soft
shells; but from the assault Of the Cabinet or
gan upon all those gentlemen and their princ-
pies, including the President himself and his
"Scarlet Letter." we have the proof that the
administration is opposed to the President.
The Prince assures u.s. too, that this is net the
first, but the second or third time that the
administration has stood out in opposition
to the President At present, this division
in the federal government is upon the
White House succession. The President is
for Mr.. Pierce, and the administration is
for Mr.. Buchanan. Accordingly, while poor
Mr.. Pierce gave to the Prince at Washington
all the comfort in his power, it was over
whelmed by the superior weight of the admins
tration against him, including Marcy, who is
shifting his sails to.catch the passing wind on
Pennsylvania avenue.
This explains the mystery of the milk in
the cocoa nut" and the accommodation Of
the Prince from the democratic church. ny the
| Cabinet organ. Marcy wishes to shove Mr.
| Pierce and the Prince overheard, and the
Kitchen Cabinet wish to make an opening--a
half shell opening-in New York for Buchanan.
But mark the results. The New York de-
mocracy will not take their oysters this time
on the half shell, and the Prince assures us
that whatever Mr.. Pierce may lose, the admin
stration will be defeated; and yet the de-
mocracy will be triumphant This may seem
paradoxical to plain people, but still the ex-
PLANTATION is perfectly consistent with the i'm
broglio between the Prince and the President
on the one side, and Marcy and the admins
tration on the other.
The late visit of the Prince to Washington
al Fo,: I,oo lloI r..
iucid expositions concerning the soft
shells, The President and the administration,
without which we should have gone into
the election next Tuesday all in the
dark. Now, through the agencies Of tele-
graphs, railroads and fast horses, all the peo
pie of the State, including Herkimer and old
benighted st. Lawrence, may be thoroughly
illuminated upon these three important points:
First-tbat the President is friend and devo
tee of the Van Buren, Buffalo party. Second
that the administration is opposed to the
President; and thirdly, that in no possible
event can the success of any party or faction
in this election be considered a victory either
for Mr.. Pierce or the administration. Spread
the information. certified copy from the
latest authorities.
EVIDENCE OF PRIESTS IN CRIMINAL. CASES
PRIvIIEGEs or THE CoNFEssYoNAI.---In another
column will be found the report of the murder
case which has just been tried in Richmond
Va, and which, owing to some novel features
that it presented, seems to have excited good
deal of interest. II appears that the accused
a man named Cronn--had grounds for belev-
ing that his wife had become too intimate with
a person named Byron, and in fit of rage
caused by finding the latter in company with
her, he inflicted on the unfortunate woman Sc