The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-04
Harr1sburU.
Correspondence of the HERALD

HARRISBURG, Dec l, 1872
Movements IN Pennsylvania Cas- Fan Buren,
johnson and buchanan.
DEAR GENERAL
Yesterday we had snow storm, which prevent
edthe arrival of the cars from Philadelphia until
about liz o'clock at night, due at Al, p. M The
snow on an average, is about inches deep, and the
prospect of fine sleighing first rate. A great many
canal boats have been frozen up in the ice at differ
ent places along the canal, laden with grain coal,
and merchandise. The stocks advertised to be sold
at the State-house, belonging to the State, not
sold for want of bids. Men from all parts Of the
State were in attendance, but did not feel disposed
to bid more than fourth of their actual value. /
have not heard of any plan likely to be recommen-
ded to the Legislature by the Governor for the pur-
pose of raising means to pay the interest State
debt. An increase of taxation, at present, our poll
ticians are afraid to recommend, or vote for. Our
banks are In bad condition, having, generally, loan.
ed their money to large spectators, whom they
have to keep up for fear OF loosing what they orgi
nally loaned, and our currency Is consequently in
as bad condition as II well can be. Perhaps the
wise men who will assemble here in January may
find the means of relieving all our difficulties.
Several hundred copies more OF your Herald, con-
tanning the proceedings Of the Cass meeting, might
have been sold at this place. The notice you took
of them and the certainty that they would be placed
in the hands OF hundreds of thousands Of voters
through the Herald, wasvery gratifying to the large
body of friends of the General, and it is generally
conceded that whatever you take hold of must 60
ahead. In Pennsylvania Gen. Cass has many warm
and active supporters well skilled in the manage
ment ofpolltlcal affairs, who will exert all their in
huence to carry the State for him. They have the
advantage OF acting In harmony with those of Col.
Johnson, who are composed of the mass of the peo-
pie. Already preparations are making to establish
paper 10 advocate his claims which will be printed
on fine paper of the size of the Saturday Evening
Post, and on new type. The first number will pro-
badly be issued in January.
The friends .of Mr.. Buchanan are considerably
alarmed about his reelection to the u S. Senate,
and not without good reason. II his friends persist
in filling the office of Speaker with one of his fol-
lowers, his chance OF reelection will be extremely
doubtful. II is supposed that they will run Gen.
McCulloh Tor Speaker of the House, and Judge
Champneys for Speaker Of the Senate, in which
there will be beautiful blow up. 1t is under
stood, also, they will advocate the sale of our i'm
provements, and that it will be leading measure
with them.
The meeting in favor of Mr. Van Buren,, held in
Philadelphia, will meet with no response in the
country AT no period was he popular in this State,
and he cannot now be made So
President Tyler must be wide awake in making
appointments from politicians in this State or he
will be much deceived. A loud-taking gentleman
in this county wanted to be appointed Secretary TO
the Indian commissioners, and to assist his preten
sons, got few OF his personal friends together, who
passed some resolutions approving OF the Presidents
course, and the appointment OF Mr.. Hubley, CON-
missioner. The next day news arrived fthe APP
pOlntment oil COi. 0ar0ner as secretary, which was
terrible damper to expectant. The best of it is
that he was not known before the meeting, or since
to be favorable to Tyler.
The publishers of the democratic newspapers at
this place, in full chase after the public printing
two of whom have refused TO publish Cor at least
have not published) the proceedings of the Cas-
meeting, fearing that by so doing they may offend
Mr. Buchanan The Keystone published this on its
last page among the advertisements. The members
receive pufs weekly, with the view of securing their
votes
The Buchanan men have got little ahead OF the
other parties in the matter of President, by calling
convention OF themselves, TO be held here The
sth OF J nuary next, at which it is now avowed de-
legates are to be appointed to The National Conven-
lion. This is considered as taking time by the fore
lock, and in accordance with the spirit which de-
nounces the Cass men traitors to the party.
The Hon. Samuel Ingham has got into con
troversy with Judge Ellis Lewis, about certain tes-
mony delivered before the investigating committee
of last session, and bids fair to come of second best
Judge Lewis is perhaps the best read and most
learned lawyer in Pennsylvania. As a politician, he
offended Mr.. Ingham about the time of the dssolu
ton of Gen. Jackson's cabinet.
Yours