New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-12
BIZ THE SOUTHERN MAIL.
whis Nomination.. in Pennsylvania.

Correspondence Of The Tribune.
PHILADELPHIA, March IL.
| returned last night from Harrisburg, where
had been locker on at the Wing Convention
You have Of course heard the resut Of its labors in
the nomination Of Gen. JAMES IavIS Of Centre
County for Governot' and JosLfH w. PATToS OF
Cumberland County for Canal Commissioner but
you can have no idea of the unanimy and good feeling
which pervsded the delegates the clOse Of their abors
For the first time in the history of our politics it
been reserved for Wing Convention to discuss the-
claims Of the candidates for popular suffrage. The NIL
norty insisted tina; the fsvorte Of the majority should
come before them clear OF all shadow of suspicion which
the ingenuity of political foes could bis
and fame 1t was urged that in advance the LocoFo-
co batteries OF libel had been opened upon him and his
Congressional course. and it demanded that the
friends who proposed him should explain away every
objection which had been tortured into any shape
agsinsthim.
need not tell you. so conversant with the high poit
cal integrity and moral worth Of JAMES lawn that from
such ordeal he came forth riunphsny, and the mi
I4Oay declared thenscye4 ksilsned mat VIII such
man tie Wing cause cJus sweep the State IN October
next That such will be the result as confident az
was months ago that Gen Irwin would be the Wing
nominee. Then told you that he would have MAORI
ty Of twelve 10 twenty first ballot-the result has
shown that majority sweed TO fftythree. and a clear
two-ihrd vote Of full Convention With such unsnm
ty In our own ranks we commence a campaign against
opponents who DO not 10 conceal the contempt they
feel for their candidate openly express the
opinion that he ought b be and will be defeated.
OF Mr. PATTON, our nominee for Canal Commits
sioner, IL IL enough to say that he Ia whoe.soued
Whig-a Of practical atAinmenis fitted for the Office
and who gained large share OF public appreciation
under a former Administra alton Superintendent Of
motive power the Portage Railroad. He will add
strength 10 the Gubenatorial ticket wherever he Is
known and with the OF Irwin and PATTON repre-
senting the iron and coal interest Of Pennsylvania the
agnculturss and manufacturers the miners and forge
men there the brightest OF success upon the
political horizon. From thorough examination Of the
state offeengn al pars Of the Commonwealth derived
from conversation with Of all parties Harrisburg
feel convinced that the Wing victory OF last Fall has
secured permanent aseendancy for principles and
that as long we continue place before the people
who bound 20 section of any party. but
for the best interests Of old Pennsylvania long that
sscendancy be maintained.
We have no local news to-day. nor any change 10
notice from the full report Of our markets which an
obAsing friend Furnished you with yesterday during my
absence.
sALEs or Srocxs -Fvst Board and S.tr Board
$1,000 State &c. s5 II; 329 Grsrd lit geo DO b5 lit
$4,000 Treas Notes. 25 s5, l0l; Phlad Bank, ll6t
100 Girard Iii Is Trenton Banking Co. 30s $500 Treas
Notes cash l0l % Mechanics Bank, 26i $1,000 Nav Co.
1865 81 Second Board and >itty Bodrt-s20OO U : g.
1867 iO2i 5000 Treas Notes 25. essh, l0l; $40
"a 1851 9Oi $1,000 Treas Notes rs IS, l0l $500
State Sc n; Ches Stock So 81 Farmers Mechanics
Bank f9i 5000 Lehish Int 65i SIS do 65 50 Girard
III: Ia Mechanics Bank. 25f 200 Vicksburg, 81 200
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