New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-08-15
Northern Pennsylvanta.

49,
of this State, comprising Union, Northumber-
land Lvcorling and Clinton Counties. une1pect-
edIy resulting in the election Of Hon JAMES Fol
LOCK, the Wing candidate, over Snyder the can'
cidate Of the Loco Focos. has mad singular and
vsrv decided influence with the Loco.Foco party
in that District in their manner OF conducting
their present political campaign. Tf=7elas
through that SECTION OF the State, anu listening
10 The speeches of the Polk and Texas orators,
one would hardly dream that these men were
ever any thing else than downright, genuine
Clay or Wing Tariff men. II is true they ind
difficulties in the way when they attempt to
prove that Polk is a Tariff man, but the greater
the difficulty the stronger their assertions, and
the unscrrpuousness of their public speakers IS
always found fully equal to the emergency OF
their case.
A mass meeting ives held at Northumberland
the last week in July, which 70 represented BY
! the Poik papers 10 nave been tremendous gath.
ering. I, so happened, however, that, Journey1ng
| in that direction, we arrived at Northumberland
the morning after their great meeting and the
frs, man we met was Colonel Packer, the
Auditor General of the State. On looking
around US, we recognized Messfs. Foster, Miller
| and Clark, the Canal Commissioners. We were
| Introduced to one Oh more OF the Clerks from
the State Offices; also to the Surveyor General
Of the State, the Collector OF the State Tolls at
Harrisburg, and to numerous other otice-ho!dets
Thus unexpectedly meeting with pretty much
the whole OF the State Government at this re-
mote point, We became little curious and took
some pains to ascertain of what material this
meeting was composed. The result OF our nves-
tigetion fully satisfied US that the Loco-Foco
| partv were driven &c desperation. Not only
were all the State officers, their Clerks and their
dependents required to be in attendance, but all
the Lock tenders, Supervisors, Foremen and La
borers were compelled to report themselves there,
and we were informed that they were all un-
der their full and regular pay. 1t was estimated
BY gentlemen who we're acquainted with the par
ties, and took pains to arrive at the truth, that
more than half of all who were in attendance
were either Office holders, candidates for Office,
or relatives or dependents of officers or Office
seekers. The meeting was not composed of the
Farmers, the Mechanics, and the honest yco-
many Of the State.
Extending our journey up the beautiful valley
of the West Branch Of the Susquehanna, through
Lycomng and Clinton Counties, We took no little
! pains to accurately inform ourselves as to the
strength Of the respective political parties; and we
feel quite we'll assured that the msi1rities for the
Loco. Focos will be greatly reduced in Northum-
berland and Lycoming Counties, and that Union
and Clinton will give Wing MAJOR lies more than
sufficient to balance the two former.
The proper spirit is awake through Northern
Pennsylvania, and nothing but downright mis-
representation and unfair and false issues, con.
stantly put forth and reiterated by the mouth
pieces of the Free Trade and Texas candidates,
can possibly prevent an immense Wing gain in
this section of the State.
We were fortunate enough to be in Williams
port on the evening of the 9Th inst. and had the
pleasure OF listening to speech delivered in the
Court House at that place by JosepH r. CHAN
DLER, Esq the accomplished Editor of the United
States Gazette. His audience was very large,
and was composed of both political parties and Of
both sexes. Seldom have we listened TO polit-
ica speech SO pure and patriotic in sentiment, so
eloquen,ly persuasive in argument. and so chaste
and elegant in It's dicton, us on this occasion. NJ.
C The Wing Central Committee of ALBANY
County have invited the Wigs of the River
Counties to assemble with them in Mass Con.
vention at Albany on the 9th inst. We had
hoped that the first rally of this kind would be
held in Troy, but Albany has got the start, and
we now exhort all who conveniently can TO at
tend this Convention, and we will have another
at Troy in September. Bear in mind that the
Mass Convention meets in Albany on Tuesday,
Aug. 9Th, and that DANIEL WEBSTER, FRANCIS
GRANGER, E. d. CULVER, GEO. DAWSON, and
WM. H. VAN WAGNER will be among the speak,
ers He that grudges one day to hear such an
array of champions of the Good Cause need not go.
o. The Wings of ADDISON County, Vermont,
have their grand rally at Bidport Centre on the
29th inst. when Hon. GEO. P MARSH, their
Member of Congress, will address them. Hon.
S. S. PaELps, U. S. Senator, and several other
eminent Wings, are also expected to be present.
MEASURES AND MEAsuRERs.-Forty-iv Mea-
surers, inspectors, and other subordinate officers
in the Custom House, have just been removed by
the new Collector to make room for batch of
genuine Tyler men at heart The number of
stationary expectants on the sidewalks in the vi
cin;:y of the Custom House is sensibly diminish
ed. One can make his way along there now
with comparative comfort.
A Slander Nailed The Politicians Re
gister' affair.
We received yesterday the following letter, wholly
unsolicited, from the compiler OF the Politicians
Register whose blunder is atribated TO by the
Ohio Statesman, & Co. 1t appears, as We inferred,
that the work got up in Baltimore, and that the
compiler is resident Of that city. We do not
know him, probably never him. and we infer
from his letter that his politics adverse ours