Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
TO THE EDITORS OF THE NATIONAL ISTELLIGEScER
PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.


have thought it worth while give you the views of
politician of little Pennsyv experience on the late
result in this State. Its importance in every relation can
scarcely be exaggerated For fifty years have the affairs
Pennsylvania been in the hands of the Democratic party,
OF its guses The occasional ascenency of an OPP
position has been obviously accidental that consideration
is due to it. When Mr.. HgsTER in 1920 and Mr. RTSER
IN 1888 were elected, owing open and for the time
unavoidable schism in the Democratic ranks and in each
the power thus accidentally attained used such power
apt to be, in very prudent temper The late ocofoco
catastrophe has little resemblance to these reveses II is
defeat of dominant party by of the of the
people, brought about too by spurious political agitation
for will be remembered and the profitable for the
utue that not meeting has been held except locally
organization not speech made not pageant attempted.
Either something or nothing, in the way of party movement,
has been done. If the former shows the superiority
silent and busnesske organization If the latter proves
that there sensveness in the public mind its
own interests that needs no stimulus.
No can study the returns either in the aggregate
DETAIL without feeling and concedng that the tariff question
has been the main of this revolution The greatest
changes have been in the iron and coal counties Schuyk
Luzene, Columbia and Perry may be taken illustrations
No other there be assigned The farmer may have
found his double consolation in the high price of grain and the
reduction Of wages, but the Democratic aborng had
comfort in neither and has shown by his that he looked
directly to the true The agricultural Wing county
Chester has done less than the mining Democratic county
Columbia Il would seem, too, from this rebellion in the
mining REGION that far greater soctude and alarm exists
than in other manufacturing districts There counties
where cotton and wooen factories abound which such
significant result be traced Washington for instance
the especial wool county Of the State has sad returned
Democratic member Of Assembly SchuykI county, which
M.
1t may therefore be safely assumed be emneny Penn
sylvania in defence Of its peculiar interests
The reelection of Mr. WLMor proves nothing His district
less Pennsylvania than any in the State Besides
well known that is deeply infected with the rankest abol
tionism, and Mr. Wlmot's an-savery movement in Con-
gess doubt had neutralzing effect among his people
is to be hoped that his election, and that of Mr. CHARLES
BRowS in the third district may encourage deusion
prevalent with Of the leaders, that il is better policy for
them openly free trade opinions than to hedge round
and pretend to be tariff II is be hoped this notion
may spread The blow in Pennsyvan will fall with most
severity the Vice President who doubt feels deeply
is him absolute demolition. If the nomination
made Tomorrow Pennsylvania Democracy would
to his being Vice President ARrsTA Paa Alto,
not in plight unless in this, that Mr. DALLAS
rum but stand and hear the goans of the wounded and
the bodies Of the slain, his friends and soldiers,
all round Terhaps no puDhc az one moment
the object Of complaint from his friends than Mr.
Dallas is this II Mr.. BUCHANAN has had
envy bis rivals apparent luck he has his consolation
Their graves together. One had courage
do wrong and the other had courage do right and the
penalty has been the II Mr. Buchanan had been bold
enough the connection Of the bill Of s46 leave the
Cabinet been fortunate enough have retired the
bench he might have been the leader Of the Tariff Demo-
cracy But is stronger hands and souter hearts ust
marshal that host.
The Wings have, seems both branches Of the Legisa-
tue, and therefore responsible grayey TO the party
and the people for what they do and leave undone Their
duty the cautious and moderate exercise OF power and strict
abstinence from Of any dcscnpuonstrct
economy, and the MEANS very short session of the
Legislature If the session be terminated about the
22d OF February and thus vast drain the treasury for
legislative expenses be stopped, it viii have great effect IN
strengthening the party in the hereafter The public
credit must be put foundation and towards this
increase OF revenue needed but rerenchment expenses
will largely contribute Let the Wings show the people Of
pennsylvania that they to the public money,
trench expense, and by this best mode sustain the public
credit matter of much graduation that some Of the
abest and most consderae Of the public men of the Wing
party have been elected Among them the most deseyedy
popular is JAMES COOPER Of Adams formerly in Congress.
With large experience and ability guide and influence le-
gisave bodies Mr. Cooper unes singular personal popua
y with oil parties, aesed by his always running ahead of
his ticket 10 him than any other one man il Penn
syvana indebted for the restoration Of her public credit He
fought for public faith when the was doubtful and pe
GUS and still higher honor await him. it, at the head of the
Wings the Pennsylvania Legislature, he leads triumphant
party safely and periodically through the pers which always
surround the victors,