The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-02
NEWS BY THE MAILS.
HIGHLY INTERESTING FROM PENNSYLVANIA
Commencement of the Presidential
Struggle.
Our Reading Correspondence.

our ltcauAiS tofrespOu0ences
READING. (Pa) May 30 1851
BEGINNING ofa Grsaf Political Struggle for The Presidency
Reading Contests Of the Buchanan and Cass
Faciioas among the DersoTGcy-Torible Work .q.ad
One Of the most important conventions held in
this State about place next week. and great
the preparations made by professional men and out
sders for the and sportve occasion Already every
that possibly be spared is engaged and every
edor being made TO give the distinguished guests
from distance a hearty welcome and comfortable quar-
This is quite thriving little town, numbering
$1,000 inhabitants surrounded by vine clad hls'
in the midst Of the great mineral wealth Of the Keystone
State and inhabited in great measure by lneal de-
scendants Of the Aemanc tribes Of the Teutonic
The poos spoken here resembles that spoken in Germany
in the Black Forest and sounds harshy only till you get
used to it, Marius remembering the defeat Of Varus in
the Teutonc woods had great to accus:om his e
gons the accents and warke melodies Of the
ancient Germans let these might produce panic in his
ranks and the result proved the wisdom Of his precau
ton The German language has since undergone many
moduatons and changes; but believe 1t Is still spoken
in its original purity in Old Berks The blending the
Anglo-ssxon with the Teutonc had only added to the
copousness of its vocabulary
The convention, which meets here on Thursday next,
assemblies properly for the purpose Of nominating
Governors but there is deep bypay going on bearing
essentially the Presidential election in 1852. For
than year intestine war has been waging be-
tween the friends Of Mr. buchanan and those Of Gen
Cass in this State, which, in point Of virulence and
acrimony exceeds the bitterness between wings and
democrats and may possibly terminate in the overthrow
of both these candidates for the Presidency Mr. Blu
chanan, a Ponnsylvansn, and with the machinery OF
party at disposal personally known to all the leading
politicians naturally occupying the vantage ground
the regular army Of politicians in his favor; but
such has been the skill tact, energy and perseverance
Of the friends Of Gen Cass that the guerias they
call thems elves have succeeded in occupying many i'm
portant positions from which 1t win be difficult TO dis
lodge them, at the point Of the bayonet. While
Buch anans friends old sodiers-the veterans Of
many comprehensive friends Of Gen. Cass with few
exceptions national guards; less disciplined bu. equally
active though occasionally guilty Of great blunders
Thus it a great blunder for the friends OF Col
Frazer to press that distinguished democrat for Co.
vernon IN opposition Biger Who beyond doubt is
the choice of eghths Of the democracy Of Penn
syvania 1t put the friends Of Gen. Cass IN wrong
portion enabled Mr. Buchanans friends 20 perfect
separate organization. nominaly for Bige-, but in
reality for Mr.. buchanan himself
Another blunder committed by Gen. Cases friends
| in Philadelphia They opposed Judge Campbell for the
Supreme Bench TO the point Of forcing separate organ
zation and thus enabled the friends OF M Buchanan
by ralyng Ju6 Camp bell to large portion
| Of the Irish interest for Mr. Buchanan, and to give
Judge Campbell position in the ranks Of Mr.; Blu
| chanan's friends doub. much whether Judge Camp
bell Is much pleased by being thus pressed into the ser
vice but he Is nc in the regular army, and must abide
| the Issue with the guerrillas
In this vay has Mr. Buchanan for the las. three
four months, gained in several counties, heretofore
strongly in favor of Gen Cass; but not so mech WITH
the rank and file with the professional politicians.
My opinion Is that MIR. Buchanan may yet be the
nominee Of Pennsylvania; but there s many slip be-
the cup and the and old whist players have
superstition that revokng at nine seldom wins
theeame. Mr. buchanan may prove an exception TO The
think II is due Pennsylvania vote for Pennsyva
nisn independent Of any other consderaton; while
there are others who can no good reason Why Mr.
Buc bsnan shall not be paid the compliment. Of bomi-
nation from his State first before voting fer Gen
Cas- who they think is sufficiently strong in the North
and West to secure the nomination at Baltimore. I'M
fortunately these calm considerations OF the masses
form great contrast with the violence rudenss sndde
amaon practsed by leaders Of both factions and the
belief IL fast gaining ground, that shall have old
Muhlenberg and Wolf campaign Of IL. and that unless
both cand dates dropped the State win go for the
whigs Ne that wbig Scott Webster Scott viii te
formidable man in Pebnsylvania. under any circa n
stances
In regard TO the Covcrnorship 1t Is admitted All
hands that Bgler will be nominated almost unanimously,
and that In view Of Gov Johntons abolition and free
so rropentes he will be elected by some ten or fifteen
thousand majority. Pennsylvania Is national TO tho
and will not support sectional politician q the
Seward school
We shall have two distinct fights here in the course 81
mex. week the first the admission Of delegates from
county from which sets returned and
the second In regard to expression Of confidence in
General The buchanan will try their
utmost TO prevent the expression Of any sentiment
the subject Of the Presidency pleading that the rub
ject ought not TO he touched that the time has not
yet come" that the party might suffer from premature
action &c General Cass living out of the State IL
hut should his friends (Which think rather mproeabe)
succeed in passing resolutions strongly In his favor Mr.
Buchanan would stand but small chance Of recovering
the ground be has lost since his abandonment. a - deg
30 min Mr. Buchar an. nevertheless, Is still strong
In this State. and II there . possibility Of
concing the bitterness Of thc-Cas opposition TO his
Presidential aspirstions would undoubtedly carry the
State, not only with the delegates but at IN. polls
| YOUNG DEMOCRACY.