The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-03-14
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Correspondence Of the Herald.l
PuIIADEIPHIA. March &. 1874.
Observation-Disclosures Buren,.


Politics-Mark,c- Muhtelbrg-Van Buren,.
The democratic convention, which assembled
at Harrisburg on the 4th instant, nominated Henry
A. Muhlenberg, of Berks county, for Governor
The wings have nominated General Markle, of
Westmoreland so that the two parties have, at
least, named the nags who are to run the grea
race over the Pennsylvania course, on the second
Tuesday of October next
l. will now require no prophet to forete the fate
of the democratic party, both at the election for
Governor, and for electors Of President and Vice
President of these United States. With Mr.. Van
Buren, and Parson Muhlenberg as the prominent
candidates OF the democracy, Messrs. Clay and
Marke will beat their opponents by many thou
sands The nomination OF Van Buren, tor Presl-
dent would, alone, have been sufficient to have
rendered the election Of the most popular man the
democrats could have selected for Governor, a
| matter of great doubt but, with old broken
down, and extremely unpopular political State
sach as nd a parry must nd
berg will be buried large majority Of their candl
dates for Congress and the State legislature.
Muhlenberg is peculiarly obnoxious to very
large proportion Of the democratic party Of Pen
nysvaria. He was (willingly) used by the Van
Buren, clique in 1885, as a. candidate against Co
vernon Wolf and, by drawing of, upwards OF
10000 votes, enabled the anti-masons, with MI
nority of votes, to elect Ritner, Governor, and a
large majority of both branches of the Legislature.
| In consequence of that unfortunate Muhlenberg
division Of the democratic party, the anti-masons,
aided by democrats, of easy virtue, in the Legislature
passed the act authorizing the charter OF the Bank oil
| the United States. Mr.: Van Buren, rewarded Mr.
Muhenberg, by appointing him to the responsible
and profitable situation OF Minister to Austria The
only services which the Parson rendered his coun-
try, in connection with that appointment, was his
saving and bringing home some $4,000 Of Uncle
Sans pay, to add to his already large fortune, ac
CURED by the successive marriages of two rich
sisters. The nomination Of MuhlenbeIg was con-
summated by an extraordinary and unnatural al
lance of tile Porter and ant-Porter cliques.
The virtuous patriots, who pettloned for an i'm
parchment Of Governor Porter, eagerly Joined with
the Governor and his friends in favor of Mullen
berg, and agreed to drown hostiites for the pre-
sent Mr. Skunk, the prominent opponent OF
Muhlenbers for the nomination, was Secretary OF
State during the earlyperiod Of Porters admins
traton, in which capacity he served the people
faithfully, and consequently, offended his Excel
lency. Mr.. Shunk finding that he could not
honorably remain under Porter, resigned, and has
resided for NO years past in Pittsburg. Mr.. Skunk
is in every respect qualified for the office of Co
vernon; and ifhe had been nominated, would Ger.
tainiy have been elected, and his administration of
the affairs of this mal-administered State would
have been the opposite Of Porter's
Markle, the Clay, candidate, is SAID to be quail
fled for the Office, and to be quite popular man in
the west. During the late war, he raised a COM
pany of dragons at his own expense; and in this
State you know men Of military repute are always
popular. Yours truly. s.