The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-16
NEWS BY THE MAILS.
Resume OF the Reading and HARRISBURG
Conventions, and n Glance AZ the Failure.


Co6afs yet TO Come-TA< Elections for Governor @S Sr
PresidetThe Piekings Of the Canai Commississey AID
has friends-CsaJIeA and the Judicial Tycket-7x<
Naiires and the Lish-BueAansn aud Csss, Sect and
We6s1-Ths Complications Of P@fies and the Clouds
thai OBSCURE piev q The Future.
Lancaster, like Reading, is old German settle
mcnt, and contains about thirteen thousand inhabi-
tants. 1t has three large cotton factories, and
Is a thriving city in every respect Though HAr-
risburg is the State capital, and Phladelphla the
commercial metropolis Of Pennsylvania Lancastsr y
the political the pulled and the Do
cians of the State their schemes and organise
their plans Of action Standing this eminenes,
your correspondent will review the two battles lately
fought in Pennsylvania-the battle fields and the
rors-and give description Of the disposition Of the
forces for two other conflicts which yet TO on
and TO which the recent actions but the preiimi-
nary skirmhes Lancaster the residence OF Buchanan
and the old war horse Fraser who deadly enemies;
and If the former is not defeated in the nomination 10
will not be for want Of exeron the part of said war
horse and his friends. 1t is curious enough that Bu-
chanan has been always beaten his own county and
that he is about the most unpopular public man In It.
The wings have had complete possession Of this post fer
many years and there Is to believe that the
coming campaign will be exception. That the party
regard it their stronghold is indicated by the fact
that they have selected it for their State convention
the part of the democrats Their candidates for Go
vernon Canal Commissioner and I've Judges Of the su-
preme Court viii be all selected by the convention that
IL to meet on the Oath instant.
The Office OF Governor though the highest in the gift
OF the people is not regarded as the most desirable 1t
does not possess the patroi age now that formerly did
there being only seventeen lucrative Offices at the dpo
sal OF the Chief Magistrate with the power Of making
the honorary appointments of colonies Gd inrtu. The
salary is small that does not the and
the distinction is sought rather honor than
source Of emoument Of il is Of great political
but that Is all. 1t is different with the office Of
Canal Commissioner which greedily sought for
count Of the patronage and attached to
t-all the appointments six hundred miles of canal
Herce the hard contest aud the large number OF can
didates for the office at the Reading Convention II
Seth Clover the democratic candidate succeeds at the
polls he will be in Glove till the ensuing election
The for this Office always ahead tho rest
of the ticket Not only all the in the State are
drummed up but few brought in from other States
to swell the numbers tn. party in possession have q
tremendous advantage over their opponents Not only
will All the officers connected with the canal keep
h,msevesin hut they will strain every sinew and
to the votes of friends and relations In the oppo
si ranks. The democrats now in possession the
CT nal Board is Of their party and you may TO
the number Of hands employed the canal msrvellousy
increase IN very short time. There will be about two
lrh aborers for every stone along the line The wings
have but very small chance winning this office with
its pos As set off 70 the caual influence, IL is
that tbs have be mines aud make the miners vote
Just what way they please but IL must be recollected
that the democratic party have fair majority in the
State and have beaten the wings and over again,
and that even when backed by the natives
For the office Of Governor there will be hard fight.
The wings have the advantage f being in possession
and Of cours. will use 1t 10 the utmost extent The
present Governor, Johnston will undoubtedly be their
man at the Lancaster Convention. No other Is spoken
of. lie will probably OBTAIN the nomination unani-
mousy. like Bigler, the democratic candidate. lie Is
mort popular with his party, and respected by all
lie Is Ct tact aud Will be found to be tough
agonist On the ether hand Bgler is the idol Of the
democratic party-the taliestn man they have with
the exception of Wmot whose free soil opinions exclude
him from tice. lie has been Senator twice in
sion and row he is candidate. for the Executive Of q
great ana intelligent state The history Of William Biger
furnishes curious instance of the that attends
INDUSTRY IN this free country In the old world
might Toll away his existence he to live to
the ofMeihusean and could succeed in reach
ing this pinnacle 81 human ambition Bger began life
poor boya printers devil lie afterwards became the
editor aud proprietor Of paper In Cearhei This gave
him some influence In his own locality and as being
setiye, shr,wd politician who turned everything to his
Advancement he succeeded both in politics and in
the world-hs In influencing his success
the other He engaged in tn. lumber trade sny
time may be- seen coming down the river upon his
RATS Ills insin uating and il Is sort
Of proverb that IL is impossible hands with him
without taking liking to him lie is popular that
the democrats are quite confident OF at least ten thou
sand majority and what Is more, they think that by his
strength, he will carry the rect Of the ticket with him.
particularly the judicial part Of It. where its weakness
lies. Win OF the lion of the North has been personal
friend q his nce soyhood and IL driven 10 the wall
by free soil and anti tree soil issue will give him his
warm support The northern and northeastern portions
81 the State strongly tainted with free soil doctrines
owing to its vicinity the state Of New York; aud viii
mot lcng the oder OF that section OF his
influence is Il ssle Importance Hence every strstaem
has Teen used 70 get him Into harness; but from the
the Harrisburg Convention which spread considerable
alarm There are tome democratic politicians here how
who looking beyond the local struggle COVER
10 the great rational for the White House.
~ opinion that the support Wilmot
mise with him would be damaging to the democracy
in the Presidential struggle than otherwise would
be likely TO give offence Ia the South and dispaee Penn
sysana from the position she ambitions, namely the
casting or controlling vote in the Baltimore Convention.
The slccolsla for the that for the ma
uoncomc close together that they fought on
the platform and under the banner That the
n N
doubt tor the resolutions at Reading speak right out
and the Harrisburg Convention has endorsed them lndi-
rcty though there avoidance OF anything direct
that might precipitatep rupture with Wnot and the
FIRE soiers. II was on this account that wilmot
sent to the judicial instead Of the other convention the
first being thoroughly political and the second only par
TALLY 90 For the reeson two conventions held,
instead Of Ona thing cef.anif winot does not
give active support 20 the ticket he will oppose H.
That the d,mo"rst'c party intend to hight the battle
uron the platform o. the Union. the constitution aud
We Iate e.mltuniise measures OF Cvngrrss evident
ffon another fact Decides the solutions and -peechc. at
Rtadng At III, f1g end of the session the demosrsc
mtmh,rs " nm allie manauvrc passed bill repeating
the Law ~ Isl obnugiUus the south aud giving
the use q the as q the state for the detention aud
cate custody u fugitive slaves. so we'll the plane
a tie party laid, that their design suspected
ord they Induced wings to vote for IL whvs
have majority IN The Strate. The object lay
rTe fr the election Johnston, the Governor. did not
IT, and put the BIZ Ia his pocket according to the
dictates his free soil sicnce lie did not sign IL
This exactly what the democrats wanted: and ac-
cordingly, Trey are hrvnC their battery bear upon
Tcnts q biz Is'ak" lef,tg this time The time for sign
ING 81 tl BIZ has Mt yet cyrired but IL he signs IL
new viii be said vas driven 20 Il by the assaults "
the enemy, aud II viii b. claimed a victory The free
soirs On the other hand. VII take offence and deeert
him in TACT y vas a very skiful movement on the
IN . WY awkward prvdsosmept iIIs brother il
the editor g whg paper In Harrisburg, which Is
ptrrCfing biger about hs speech Heading attacking
nm 90 ~ grammar We trures and figures and mixe
m,taph'r This kind u warfare. however Is not very
30, tive lg,r !. going g. stump Il all through tn
stat and vi invite Jobnston 10 accompany him In his
turry. In ordr that they discuss their respectiv