The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-10
Our Reading Core spoadenos.
READING, (Ps.) June 8, 1851.
The Recent Coaveuior-1he Moral Of the crisis
The Buchanan and CaSs Factions in PeaaSp-

RkADiN0, krsD juno " 1871.
The Recent Co"v1uior-7h< Mora! Of the crisis
The Buchanan and CaSs Factions in Peansq-
rama, &c.
The result of the convention held in this place is
most unquestionably victory of the friends of Mr..
Buchanan over the friends of General Cass in this
State. The appeal to the State pride of Pennsyl
vania, and the extreme assiduity with which Mr.
Buchanan's claims have been pressed, for the last
six months, have secured TO Mr.. Buchanan the ma.
chinery of party, and, through that machinery, a
majority in the convention. The advantage now
gained will no doubt be improved, to perfect the
Buchanan organization throughout the State, and
will, in all probability, secure to him the nominal
tion from Pennsylvania.
The Buchanan men had clear majority Of from
twenty to thirty (perhaps thirty fve) in the con-
yention, and managed with great skill AMI tact TO
win over to their ranks Mr. McGills, the regular
president Of the convention, who had formerly been
known a Cass man. but who voted throughout for
/ the Buchanan organization of the convention, and
was in return rewarded by the presidency. Thus
the Buchanan men carried everything before them
| in their own way; but to say that the convention
was unanimous, except as to the nomination OF
Bigler who is not only the choice Of the entire de-
mocracy of the State, but of large portion of the
national wings, would be asserting what is not true.
The Searight men (1nown to represent the friends
of General Cass,) mustered thirty-sx votes on the
very ballot which nominated Mr.. Clover for Canal
Commissioner after the friends of all the other
didates had united him, and that mum Der repre-
sented precisely the incorporating portion OF
General Cass's friends, and the determined oppo-
nents of Mr.. Buchanan in the democratic party OF
| Pennsylvania.
But, these thirty-six votes in convention are BY
means the precise ratio Of the Cass men in this
State. The leaders of the de democracy Of Pennsyl-
vanis are more easily managed than the followers.
The strength of Mr.. Buchanan in Pennsylvania, IS
an artificial one. Thus the blunder of Col. Frazer,
who suffered hi. name to be used in opposition to
Col Bigler, has procured victory Of Mr.. Buchan-
an in Lane while the assaults on Judge Camp
bell in Philadelphia, and the withdrawal OF the anti
Campbell delegates from the Philadelphia County
Convention, identified the Campbell interest with
the Buchanan interest, Robert Tyler with Col.
John w. Forney, and left the field eatirely open to
their favor.e. Thus, the city and county Of Phila-
delphia cast their votes (twentyone, for the Bu-
chanan organization; but II Is one thing TO carry
the dele gates, and another the nominees.
The strength of Buchanan will be seen at the
Harrisburg Convention for the nomination of Judges
| If Campbell i nominated for the Supreme Bench
it will be another Buchanan triumph; but the tri
umph will not be complete till after his election
Should Judge Campbell be elected, then Mr. Blu
chanan carries the fate and the votes OF Pcnnsylya
MIA in his hands. Should Bigler be elected, as he
undoubtedly will be, by very large majority, and
Campbell run considerably behind him, then the
Buchanan organization will prove TO be defective IN
detail and will not be available for Presidential
Mr. Polk, used to say, rcronS.
The friends OF Mr.. Buchanan are very saagulne,
and believe they have reason to be so. Mr.. Blu
chanan is now fairly launched and will be fornida
BILE candidate fer the Presidency If he has Penn
sylyania secure, and the united power of thu
Southern nullifers, his chance will be the best 0
any in the convention ut Baltimore, and he will pro
badly be nominated for the Presidency.
The Southern m0tead0s have no reason to Oppose
the nomination of the fayorie Of the secessionists
they caanot oppose Mr. Buchanan for being willing
to give the South more than they insist on, a. con
dtion for remaining in the Union, and hence, tn,
vote of the ,essionsts will, in the end, command
the vote Of the Union the South, and with tn,
South united, and Pennsylvania to boot Mr.. Blu
7 chanan will only require few Of the Northern
States to secure complete triumph.
Mr. Buchanan, in a word, Is now the leading can
didate for the Presidency, and the friends of th
other candidates will have TO beStir themselves no
TO be distanced. Ii appears, then, that the day
have not yet come for the jubilee ofthe
YoUSG DEMOCRACY