The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-02-03
EAsroN, Pa, January %, 1913.

Movements IN Politics in PennsyIvanta-Idytor
Meetings and Taylor Conventions The Sections
cfths Democratic Party, &c., &c.
] send you by this mail the proceedings of a
democratic republican meeting, in this place, on
the oath inst, to take ground in favor of Gen.
Taylor for the Presidency. The meeting was
very large one, and the court house was crowd
ed to overfowing This county, Northampton,
is, and always has been, strongly democrat,
and this place Is the residence, as you are aware,
of the Hon. James M Porter, who was Secre-
tary of War during part of Mr.. Tyler's admin
stration, and is the brother of Ex-Governor POr-
ter, He has always exercised q large influence
In this part Of the State, having not only much
the largest share Of the professional business in
this quarter, but is a popular man in his habits.
and at the head OF every public spirited move
ment that is going on, the great advocate Of edu-
cation, Internal improvements, &c. The meet
Ing In question was movement, il is said, of the
wing OF the party to which he belongs, and is in
dicative, no doubt, OF the course which the Por-
ter men In Pennsylvania are about to pursue.
The wings here are almost to a man in favor of
Gen. Taylor; but whether they will assent to all
the propositions laid down in the resolutions,
am not fully prepared to say. rather think that
the adoption of those resolutions will not drive
many of them from the support of Gen. Taylor
in this region, even if Harry of the West should
be nominated by the Simon pures of the party for
the Presidency.
If Gen. Taylor adheres to his course of refus-
ing,to be the candidate of party, we shall pro-
badly see a triangular contest this coming cleo
tion-the leading politicians, with the excep-
ton OF few cunning lsaacs, going for the can
didates Of their respective parties, whilst the
masses of the people, with some politicians who
wish to be in place, and are determined to take
time by the forelock, will 60 for Gen. Taylor,
succeed as did Gen. Jack son. The me citing in
this place adopted series of resolutions setting
forth their views of the constitution as they un-
derstand it, as well the mode In which the
m nj m he m I'M ate ed n nd A
strict construction of the cOnstitution-nO more
revenue to be raised than is necessary-economy
and strict acknowledgement to slavery,
yet dlsavowlng any right to interfere with 1t in
the States where it exists-a tariff for revenue,
with the Incidental protection 1t will afford to all
branches OF domestic industry and products,
against foreign ompetition-affirming the right
and admitting the propriety OF increasing the
number OF States, as experience shall show 1t TO
be necessary-against a bank of the United
States, and In favor OF improving the lake harbors
and large navlgable streams, and recommending
that the government be administered in the spirit
OF concession and compromise In which the
trainers OF the constitution adopted that instru-
ment, and going for Gen. Taylor without regard
The principles set forth would seem to be we'll
considered, and decidedly republican, and such
As are calculated to find favor with the people
n to s%a
them sets forth Gen. Taylor's life and services as
graphically as, perhaps, well could be-
JEFFERSON appointed
and Madison brsvetted-whom Jackson selected and
Van Buren, appointed to close the in Florida and
then brevsttsd for 50 dongwhon Tyler placed on our
his known prudence we'll courage, and whom Polk
breveed and them with the unanimous consent of the
need no further certificate of his charastern
would suppose that this whole movement for
the Taylor convention, on the 22d of February.
at Harrisburg, to which this meeting appointed
delegates, has been we'll considered, and may
produce important results, at least in Pennsy-
vania, with the true state Of polite in which it
does not appear to me that the people elsewhere
seem to be very well acquainted.
When Mr. Dallas gave his casting vote in ia
of the tariff of 1885, he sealed his fate in Penn
sylvania; for, say wha: they will, threefourths of
the people OF the State are in favor of protec-
tive tariff. But 1t by no means followed that
his rival, MIR. Buchanan, was really to profit by
this opposition to him. In the recent election Of
delegates to the 4th OF March convention, he has
been used by the tariff democrats TO make the de-
feat Mr. dallas as signal as possible; and hence,
you will find that when the democratic conven-
lion assemblies at Harrisburg, on the 4th of March,
Mr.. Dallas will scarcely have dozen of dele
gates, except those from the CITY and county of
Philadelphia, and the State delegation in the ma
tional convention will be carried by an over
whelmlng majority, apparently for Buchanan; but
this is all hollow aud insincere:
But ne who will, the candidates of the demo-
cratic and wing parties, my firm conviction Is,
that unles old g. Rough and Ready" puts his
which may give offence "a thing he is not very
likely, from his known prudence to do,) he will
carry the electoral vote OF Pennsylvania.
II can fathOm out the purposes of the Taylor
in this State II Is to take up on the 22d Feb
ruary, an electoral ticket, composed principally
Of staid and we'll known democrats, with an ad-
mixture of moderate wings, who have not been
so prominent as politicians as to have given
much offence. This ticket will be kept in the
field, come what will, and it will be odds if it
does not succeed.
HACKErrsrowN, IN. J y Jan. 26, 1913.
Political Matters-General Taylor and the Pre-
sidency
Believing, my dear Mr.. Herald, that every
thing connected with Gen. Taylor, and, more