The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-02

for Buncombe, and satisfies us that during
the last two or three years our Executive at
Washington has been careful reader of the
HERALD on the niger question What pity be
did not apply these principles to the Van Barren
abOlitionized democracy instead of taking
them under his especial protection. Read the
message. In its essentials it has the merit OF
conciseness and brevity, and the stump speeeh
is familiar story. Upon the whole this mes
sage is bold, courageous and interesting. It
smacks of the tone and temper OF the Inaugu-
raj 1t reminds US forcibly of the Inaugural;
and its fuldlment will probably be similar to
that of the Inaugural, setting out with the
Hottest declarations, expectations and promises
concerning American rights, the Monroe doc
trine, the constitution, the Union, and all that
and ending in smoke. Who says now that Mr.,
Pierce is not candidate for the successiong
SOMETHING ABOUT Our RuLERs-TuE HERALD
DIsToRY-We publish 10 our impression of to-
day some valuable Information for the people
as TO the names, politics, terms Of Office, and 50
forth, of The men whom they have elected to
Iuie over them during the year of grace eigh-
teen hundred and dfty-six. We have given
complete list OF the State and city govern
II, nts, executive, legislative and judicial, with
some account OF the State finances, the canals,
and the most important business to come be-
tore the Legislature, which meets at Albany
to-day The chief mag istrates Of the State aud
city, ana some other officers hold over; bat we
bave an entirely new Legislature, almost neg
Canal Board, change Of six Judges in the
Court of Appeals, and State government
generally which is widely different, aud We
hope much better, than that Of last year. Ia
the city we have great changes IN the iaost ia
portant bure ans and il the Common Couucil.
All This will be found duly set forth in to-days
HERALD.
We have right to look for some thug better
frcm these men than we received from their
predecessors The past year has been fruitful
in warning TO men high in Office to take heed
10 their steps lest they fa!l Some have fallen
mary have stumbled. TX experience can do
anythin and she is good schoolmistress.
though rather eNpensive--our rulers should b.
much more careful in future. The new Ameri-
can party has the dominant power in the State,
and they have also clean record With the
people, Let them be careful that no blot
stains their administration ana the people will
reward them. We trust that the Legislature,
which seems to be of fair ability, will not I'M
tate tie di-gracetul conduct Of is predecessor,
and thai the new executive officers will net h
tried ard found wanting.
The city government is new IL part, aud has
q strong leaven of the new party, Under the
present absurd charter we can hardly nope for
a perfect government, aud We can only hope
chat the new rulers win keep clear Of the
Grand Jury.
We bad hoped by commencing last week the
publication OF our regular yearly record OF cur
rent events, to have laid the whole Of our work
before The herald readers by New Years
morning; but the crowd or our columns, caused
partly ny tho unexpected Presidents message
obliees US to lay over several important docu-
ments. Among Others are the vital statistics
of the city, being the yearly summing up Of
the births, marriages, deaths, &C., ia the city
Of New York. The tables have been carefully
prepared, and contain much valuable informa-
ton. They will be published on Thursday
morning,