The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-10-23
.arrlsburK, Pa.

heard from since His quite mysterious con-
neced as it is with other circumstances.
Harrisburg, Pa.
Correspondence OF the Herald.]
HARRISBURG, Sept n, 1872.
Matters and Things in Harrisburg of the
Io,cn-Poiaics-the Presidency-P Prospects of the
respective Candidates in Pennsylvania, &c.
JAS. GORDON BENNETT, EsQ.:- H f
DEAR SIR =
lregret that your former correspondents have for
SO long neglected to chronicle the sayings, doings,
and aclngs Of this capital The seat of govern.
ment OF the Keystone State is full of gossip, de-
viltry. dullness, and curtain incident that would
well repay chronicler, and interest world. Your
paper here is looked upon as the journal of the
countryside earliest, fullest, and most correct We
hcle OF news, politics, fashion, flash, fun and frolic,
and letter from Harrisburg" is sought for and
read with avidliy.
Atpresent there is little in the way of gossip, but
at the assemblage OF the next legislature there will
be fund OF incident amusing, surprising, and in
tereStlng. Business here Is now very dull the
merchants and manufacturers doing little or
nothing, and the travel and transportation the
public works is comparatively light. The town oil
Harrisburg, situated upon The bank OF one OF the
hneSt rivers In the world In point OF scenery, &c,
has heretofore been considered very healthy, but
at present there Is much sickness The physicians
are reaping golden harvest, and nurses doing
" very Respectable business" in the way OF attend
ance upon lnvallds. Inc principal diseases are
bilious, Intermittent and remtient ieverJ, cholera
morbus, and other affections, always attendant
upon the mlasmatc atmosphere, when is now the
only breath we inhae. There has been, so far, but
little mortality, comparatively, but hardly family
escapes tue epidemic. Prayer meetings nave been
called and held In some OF the churcnes, to avert
the ague plague.
The election for senators and representatives, and
also tor county officers, will take place on the 18th
OF October and both parties sraning every nerve
to carry the State. The election is a very impor-
tant one, as the Legislature Will have TO apportion
the State into congressional, senatorial and repre-
sentative districts, and elect United States Sena
tor, Tor the expired term of Mr.. Buchanan, and
State Treasurer. There is great deal of splitting,
In both parties, In many Of the counties, bur the de
mocrats will, probably, carry majority on Joint
ballot. Mr.. buchanan will be Candidate for re
election, and will, probably, be the nominee of the
democratic party. HIS election Is not certain as
his nomination, however; and, like the boy with
the jar OF swee-meets he may, by grasplng also for
the Presidency, loose all. There is disposition to
defeat Mr.. b. from the Senate, but there is deci-
ded opposition to him for the Presidency, through
out the State, and 1t would be policy In his friends
to withA his name from the Presidential arena
There has been any amount of President making at
Harrisburg, within the last year. and more humbug
used than lttook to carry The coon-skin campaign OF
1910. Com. Stewart was copiously bled and pulled
soped the gallant old commodore, and e.nptied his
pocket OF $4,000, dropped the iron side cry and
hszza'd for Buchanan, long, loud and incessan from
Se Sn o. last I b inc cGse Of the
There was also another demonstration" by small
clique in favor of Col. johnson, soon after tn Bu-
chanan meeting; but second attempt proved an
utter failure. The fact is, Pennsylvania has strong
claims for the Presidency, and if she had the right
kind OF man to offer to the people, she would carry
the day but the democracy will never rally upon
Buchanan.
From the first commencement of these Presiden-
tla demonstrations it has been evident that Mr. Bu-
chanan or COL Johnson neither OF them the
choice OF the democratic party: Pennsy lvanians
are proverbia for their State pride; but they pos.
sess more patriotism in regard TO public men and
measures than, perhaps, the people OF any other
State Of the Union. No matter who is the nomi-
nee. they always walk up to the polls in united pha
date-and they will do so in the approaching Pres-
dental contest With that true patriotism and gen.
crosby which has always characterised them they
are willing TO waive all personal sectional claims
from what section of the Union he may. The |
late Presidential movements in this State, which |
have fallen almost still-bon, have had the effect of
awakening the mass on the subject aud the conse- |
quences have been any thing but such the friends
of Messrs. Buchanan and Johnson could have WISH |
ed. They overloaded the political stomach and il |
has cast up their nauseatng doses upon them
There IS now, In every section of the State gene
raj apathy on the part OF the friends of the former
gentleman, which cannot be mistaken, as ominous |
OF his future prospects, and symbocal of his un- |
popularity As tor the Colonel his party is about |
as numerous as Captain Tyler's "CorporaPs guard" |
The very measures taken by the politicians who ia |
vor these candidates, have ruined them They not |
only pressed their claims with the utmost vigor- |
and i may say, importunty-but abused each other
In the yilest terms publicly and privately, and sup
pressed every thing in their public journals that was
calculated to advance the claims of any of the other
aspirants for public favor.
This was the case with the Cas- Pamphlet" |
paper which has done 10 sustain the honor and |
lnQepen0enCe OF M nth lie
act OF the government its agents for quarter of
century. document that from its force and pow |
erfu argument, directed the action of the French
government, and prevented that nation from Joining
with the other European powers to allow England |
to insult our flag and heap disgrace and indignty
upon our navy. Notwithstanding the eminent me-
rts and the great public importance of this paper. it
was almost entirely suppressed and not single |
Buchanan or johnson paper in Pennsylvania pub |
lshedit. The meanness and cupidty OF this course
has turned the tide of public feeling in this state ~
favor OF GEN. CAss, in an astonishing degree. Al |
ways favorite with the democracy OF the Keystone,
he now comes before them with additional claims,
and the injustice heaped upon him by bis ambitious
rivals is stirring up the whole mass 10 ms favour
Mark my predction--Pennsylvsn VIII go into tne
National Convention in favor Of Gen Cas- ana al.
though many mayjvote for Mr. Buchanan on the first
ballot The whole delegation will wait upon the gal |
LIANT old General, the second and every succeed
ing ballot.
Gen. Cas- comes of the true old revolutionary |
stock His father was officer during the whole |
strurrle Of our revolutionary fathers fer freedom
md fought in the battles Of Bunker Hill, Saratoga
Trenton Princeton, Germantown and Monmouth,
and was Afterwards Major in Gen. Wsyne's army, J