The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-25

THE WASHINGTON Union AND THE ALBANY
AuAs-THE Truth COMING OUT.-When rogues
fall out it is easy to get States evidence We
have it in the case Of the Washington Union
versus the Albany 4Atlas. The latter has been
lately read out of the democratic church by
the Cabinet organ, for being faithless to the
Nebraska bill, and for having substantially
denounced Mr.. President Pierce us traitor
upon that subject. 1t was always mystery
to us why the Atlas should have been over
looked by the Kitchen Cabinet, when the New
York Eoening Post was accommodated from the
administration church many long months ago.
But here we have the explanation from the
.ftlas itself -
Once 1t will be- remembered that whilst the
Kansas bill pending Gen. Armstrong, publisher of
the Union and printer to Congress- died. 1t became
necessary to elect successor and Gen. Nicholson
came the administration candidate A small number of
members met in caucus and placed him in nomination
Others Of the democratic members refused participate
in the meeting and without their the cleo
tion OF the administration candidate deemed exceed.
ngly uncertain. What d0nep The refractory mem.
bers were convoked and distinguished gentleman of
sQIe1nnannner, 10th on tehdB Of The Presidp and Gen.
NS0Son that IN no act should the Nebraska Kansas bH
Be nade party test nor should support Of opposition
TO, the bin in any wise affect tie Standing Of De person
wiH the administration or the democratic party.
Only think of that! "In behalf Of the Presi-
dent and Gen. Nicholson"--a solemn pledge
Nebraska no test in any event! But mark the
result The alias man says
The pledge accepted. The election was made. and
the editors Of the Union from that day to this have been
in the uninterrupted possession Of the thousands lavish
cd by Congress its printer and tina, the con
sderaton has been paid the pledges are faisiied And
We and those who think with coolly told that we
must consent to swallow the Kansas bii with ali its
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the democratic brotherhood"
Just so. But this piece of treachery should
have been expected by the Atlas man. The
case Of Pierre Soule, betrayed into the Ostend
manifesto, and then repudiated the case Of
the Cuban liberators, who gave their conf
dence in an evil hour to Marcy; the case
of Col. Kinney-who was first by fair promises
beguiled into full confession, and then
treated as q conspirator against the public
peacc--and the case Of Gov. Reedcr, of Kan
sas, oil tell the same story Of the inscriptions
double-dealing and treaehery of this Pierce
administration.
But, with all these precedents, the case of
the Albany atlas man is a hard one. Mr.. John
Cochrane is reported as being the prime mover
in il, which is adding insult to injury, with
the general suspicion that Mr.. Cochrane him
self is only retained in Office because he is the
confidential custodian Of the Scarlet Letter.
Perhaps, too, Mr. Cochrane is "tbe distinguish
ed gentleman of this State" who made that
pledge to the free soil democrats of Congress.
OF was il Prince John Van Buren,, who, sup
porung the administration generally, still holds
to that privilege Of hostility to the Nebraska
billf or was 1t Mr.. Gilbert Dean? No matter:
the t.'faty is broken, and the .4aas man is the
victim Of his own credulity.