The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-18

evening, on the minority report OF Alderman
McConAey, respecting the alleged corruption ia the
Department CT Repairs and Supplies, and the Beau
rau Of Public Buildings. A desperate effort was
made to stave of the whole matter until January
next, which, after debate, proved successful, and
unless the Grand Jury take cognizsnce OF the
charges as suggested the subject will probably
remain in stsfu qso until 1857.
In the Board of COuncimen Q communication
was received from the Union Ferry Company. pro
posing to bid for the lease of the Gouyerneur street
ferry if the city will appropriate the whole of the
slip az the foot of that street tor ferry purposes
and permit the company to withdraw their boats
from the Roosevelt street ferry. TIE subject was
referred to the appropriate committee.
In the Cont Of General Sessions, yesterday, Mr..
Samuel Jackson was tried upon charge of grand
larceny, in stealing box of satns from Mr.. Joseph
Scheusr. The jury, after brief consult tion,
rendered verdict of guilty. Sentence was de-
ferred. The case has created considerable interest
in Consequence of the high respeotaklity of the
family and social connections OF the accused
Mr.. Wilson, Alderman elect for the First ward,
was yesterday put under three thousand doll AIRS
boads Ia answer the charge OF participating in the
disturbances on election day.
mere ~ very IuDOItdns Case INV FtuuiHS DC
fore the United States Circuit Court-or rather two
motions 10 the same effect, namey for an injunction
to restrain the corporation Of the proposed bridge
across the Hudson river at Albany from proceeding
with the work. number Of interesting state
ments OF the capacity Of the river for navigation by
large vessels the amount OF tonnage and the trans
portation Of boats between Albany, Troy and other
cities have been laid before the Court, &c sustain
the Arguments of the applicants for the injunction.
Poor Pierce's Last Message TO Congress the
Lat Card OF the NulnGers
Our Southern democratic nullifiers under the
lead of jefferson Davis, have hit upon a happy
expedient for reducing Mr.. Buchanan to capi-
tulation. According to our special despatch
from Washington, in another column the last an
nual message Of poor Pierce to Congress is TO he
the manifesto of these Southern nullihers Of peace
or war;
Our correspondent in the premises informs u
that. under the direction of Jefferson Davis and
his good man Friday-Caleb Cushing-poor
Pierce is preparing his last annual message with
two special objects in view-frst, vind!caton
of the foreign and domestic policyof poor Pierce,
especially his policy OF forcing siavefy upon
Kansas by fire and sword and, secondly, la
bored argument to shog that in the election OF
lr Buchanan the American people have decreed
that the Kansas policy of poor Pierce shall b. the
Kansas policy Of his successor. Ia thus iorcs;al-
ing the inaugural OF Mc. Buchanan, it seems that
Jefferson Davis and his disunion cenfederates
confidently count upon heading off tnc President
elect as Mr.. Bolts once upon time attempted
10 head off Captain Tyler Mr.. Davis 10 doubt
expects that the democracy Of the two
houses Of Congress viii show pro-
per sense Of respect and generosity 70 the last
annual Message Of poor Pierce; and that 10 this
way tie peculiar views o. Mr. Davis, thrust into
Pierccis last will and testament may receive
such democratic endorsement a. will az c1ce
brighten Mr.. Buchanan into submission.
We eanno. promise, however, that this last card
Of our Southern nullifers viii win the game.
There are some very serious distractions in the
track OF these pullifers Ia the first place, Nc.
Pierce. elected by an unprecedented electoral
and popular majority, has reduced the democra-
tic party to sickly minority party, upon its last
legs Never has parry fought more with the
energy and recklessness Of despair than the terri
fed democracy in this late election and its Cue
cess is after all not the result Of IL own strength
or unity but in consequence Of tie ridiculous
outside Fillmore movement Of the opposition
forces. II was not the democracy was NJ.
Fillmore, that defeated the electlen OF Fremont
Otherwise, had Fillmore been ont Of the way, as
is truly suggested by the Charleston Mercury
every Northern State would have been carried
by Fremont. As il il, notsithstandiDgthe weak
ness of Fillmore In the South, and his weaken
ing influence upon the Fremont movement in se-
yersl states Of the North, Mr. Buchanan is elect
cd with popular majority Of the whole Union
against him Of upwards Of three hundred thou
sand votes-a thing unparalleled in the history
of the country.
II Is idle, then, for Mr., Jefferson Davis to plead
through poor Pjerces last annual message, that
the American people have endorsed the spoils
and the foreign and domestic policy OF M.
Pierce. The Pierce administration, out and out,
stands condemned by popular majority against
II Of upwards o. three hundred thousand votes.
II Is idle and false, We say, in the teeth Of this
sHcd fact, to plead the ridiculous plea that, IN
Mr.. Buchanans accidental minority election, the
border rufiian and flibustering features Of
Picrces administration and the Cincinnati plat
form stand approved by the people, and recon-
mended by the people as the proper policy Of Mr.
Buchanan. No such thing Above all, upon the
Kansas issue the ruffian policy Of poor Pierce
has been repudated by the people in a voice
- .L..lx~ r-rar ,t;. r;s,;nct ;S0,o for cvay,
pie, the democratic party, from clear majority
in New York State in ls52, over Scott and Hale
combined, are now reduced TO a minority in The
popular vote Of the State, Of lOi,7o2 What i
the meaning Of this awful decline He tn (
runs may read il.
Mr.. Buchanan, we suspect, will derive from the
teachings Of this Presidential election Lesson