The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-06-28
Crops and Pennsylvania Politics
PHILADELPHIA, June 90, 1851.

PHILADELPHIA, June 20, 1851.
To the Editor of The Union:
recent trip in search of health has led through
much Of the interior of this beautiful State No faer
prospect of plentiful harvest grafed the eye of
the pains-takng husbandman than that which now
covers the earth the Atlantic slope of the Allegheny
region. The huge barns of Lancaster Lebanon, York
Berks, Dauphin, and Cumberland look as if their ca.
pacity would be severely tried in the storage of most
plentiful hay harvest usually moderate yield, not to
say anything OF the vast grain crop putting its
golden hues for the cleaner Lancaster and Lebanon
countess although most perversey whg are treasures to
look at Agriculture approaches perfection under ia
vorable climate and luxurant soil For mile upon mile
you pass through the magnificent valley of these coun-
ties, is the eye greeted with continuous fields of wheat
The census shows that this attention TO agriculture
pays for these two counties do not cover much more
space than the State of Delaware, and have as much
mountain she has marsh yet their population is
l2s,oO0 and their riches two dollars to one On the
other hand, Berks is gem OF county population OF
900, and export sufficient to feed State tells the
story OF her greatness and of the industry OF her sons
But need not dIlae the beauties or the riches of
for if any of your readers is disposed
TO "run her down." let him pack up his traps and run
along one OF her railroads for day two, and he will
return abundanty satisfied that she is great State, if
her Dutchmen and Scots-lrish are democrats!
Col. William Bigler, the candidate of the democratic
party for governor IN opposition TO the present governor
(Johnson,) will surely be successful, and with him Gen
Clover the candidate for canal commissioner have to
hear the first democrat say that he icH moi support Col
b. and have heard many wings. natives, and federal
lists say that they would do So In 1885, when we so
dsastrousy lost the State upon both the gubernatoal
and presidential issues, common remark among regular
party men was, such democrat is going to vote for
Taylor Now we hear no such EXPLANATIONS And,
again. the party. in Tioga, Bradford, Susquehanna Pot
ter, and Mexican, made sad bot' in ls4s. 1t will not
do so in 1851 In lS4s Tioga gave a wing majority
now she will give democratic one OF 1000 In Is4s
Philade phia city and county threw 10000 against US
in 1851 the difference will probably be in favor of the
democratic party, which difference itself is enough to
revolutionize the State. So feel positive that our
friends in other States may set down Pennsylvania
ready with twenty six solid for the next demo
cratic presidential nominee.
General Scott is not General Taylor amongst us. No
democrat talks of supporting him, and the enthusiasm in
behalf OF brilliant military services does not make its APP
pearance il did when supported Andrew Jackson
When his is mentioned in any company to this day.
his memory is 10 receive encomium from some one
and with such warmth OF manner as you folks, who
have had him, the greatest citizen among you all" as
neighbor, have conception Of The resolution of the
wing State convention at Lancaster in favor of Scott
hear was no, passed in committee without much wrang-
ling but carried because the western wings deemed
necessary the comfort well OF Johnston
that the presidential candidate for the next term should
be named BY this move Johnston gets rid OF deal
OF questioning
The elaborate discussion OF the tariff question by the
resolutions of the State wing convention is intended as
blind for their want OF action any Of the great national
subjects which have agtaed the public mind for the past
four years. and does contrast favoraby with the de-
cdedly national pursued by the democratic State
convention.
Whenever the weather chooses to grow cooler, you
may hear again from A. b.