The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-08-21
Our philadelphia Correspondence.


Offices. TRUST HEZEEIAH SMITH.
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, August IA, 1852.
| Ole,ing OF the Campaign--Picrce and k,ng--Ca-
| nal CONFERENCE.-The of the Supreme Court
Governor Bigler's administrators buchanan
| and Cass--Eieme,ts in the Coming Presidential
! Contest, SC.
| The Presidential campaign in the old Keystone
opened with the usual flourish Of truMpets and beat
of drums, by the two great political parties Of the
country and from present indications, the contest
in this State will be desperate one. As this was
the turning point in the election Of General Taylor
without which he could not have been elected, it is
| no wonder that the wings have again turned their
attention in this quarter and are marshaling their
forces, and strengthening their camp, by all the
| means in their power. General Scott is undoubt
edly the most available candidate that the wings
could have selected for this State in despite Of the
fact that portion Of the natives will not give him
| their support. Pennsylvania is decidedly military
State, az the wave Of the plume, and the gilt
ter Of the eIaulettes, often more potent than the
code Of political principle, or tho watch-word Of
party fidelity. Harrison beat Van Buren, in this
State /; so did Taylor demolsh Cass. jack
son carried the State at his first election, by
over $4,000 majority; and at his second cleo
ton, though opposed by all the money and in.
tuence Of the banks, he swept the State by over
to commence with, General Scott viii make most
formidable opponent for the democracy in Penn
sylyania. In addition to this, however, tho whole
abolition vote of tho State. which is, to great
tent, under the command Of eS Governor Johnston,
win be polled for the wing nominee and this viii
| increase his vote in the counties of Lancaster,
Dauphin, Butler. Beaver, Erie, Alieghany, and
Somerset, to height that will make it dangerous.
/ Tho frpp s0il which 1igs pripnipply N tho
North, III the counties of Bradford and Tioga. and
SusquchanIa and Crawford, may DO given, in the
main, Tor Pierce ard King, though the wing portion
Of it viii undoubtedly be cas-. for General Scott.
Nimot, snugly seated upon the judicial bench Of
that district, is looking on rs calm. as q summer
morn, ard though he VIII no Doubt az matter Of
prudence. support Pierce and King, sill he viii not
jisut The squaninty ii his judicial temper by the
iieIcu!oan Character vi his exCrtioas, make the
rocks ara hills II hi. district rcsornd with III, calls
Tor tie faithful 10 rally for tho Union and the demo
cratic candidate. With al the disaltct3n, how
ever. that may eNst il that hot bad Of free soil.
il may saitly lie ct down reir or Pierce and
hirg a il At the last gubGnatoTia election Tor
bgler: ard If il j rot worse, tie wings viii not
realize much from Il AZ quarter.
Ile,GcmocIcey nc fairly united ,lpon the noIn-
ne,s OF the a.timorc ConYeItion. aud confident 10
{ aIeIaIkahle degree, il thtT success Much If the
bitterness Of feeling that tie long struggle between
the Buchanan Case factions had ongendorsd,
has passed away. ard mon are looking to
the CT The party, and not tic Nero elevation
81 particular men. Cameron, md Porter, and Dali
les and Buchanan. and Judge ilkns, and all the
nta2onisc champions in the field, and ench
eager TO break lance IN the coming contest for the
Presidency. With respect 70 tie Of the de-
nocfacy in tie State, the choice Of Pierce was 4
most fortunate one, and although tie claims OF tho
old keystone ,nay have been overlooked, still she
has bstoTe made sacrifices Tor the welfare Of the
Iarty and tie nation. ard sic has done 50 age.n
General Pierce viii command a large vote, that no
other man could have rallied here, md though he
may, ard vii lose some votes from tie fact Of Lis
tfvfn IN Fat zrra cr oVY-r ",
citizens aTo deberred from holding certain Offices on
account of theiI religious principles still that will
be more than compensated Tor, BY tho dsaecton Of
another portion OF citizens, who SEQ in the can
di5ato Ct tie wing party tho embodiment Of senti-
ncnts 70 which they are MORALLY opposed. IN all
the strong native districts Of the city and county Of
ph!.ajelphia, Mr.. Webster VIII Iun neck and re~k
WITH 'oll Chippewa, il 10 docs not lead him. while
IN other localities, tho letter of"Aericus and your
bold truthful comments upon it, has been az destruc-
ircto tho prospects ofGenoral scott, as boTnbshell
thrown into powder MILL Many Of tho Union
| wings are cold AMI hkcTanp, With reference to the
election Of General Scott under the belief that
while it would seriously cDdanger the peace and
harmony Of The Union it would, IN addition throw
formidable obstacles in the way Of business from
the South eeeking this port, from those Of New
York and Boston, where sewardisn is the ruling
POWER. II was this principle that induced many Of
Of that defeat Of tho abolition fanatics can be seen
By the increase Of tho trade from AZ those States
which are mcnaced or openly attacked by this band
| o. pgAtcul CCEteTlJ0cj. IIlS tc0llDE is more
tent now than tariff OF bank question, ana as all
General Pierce's acts arc consistent with the feel
ings Of grant mass Of the people in this State this
elemen. Wiz act most powerfully N his favor, and
nufy the military favor that is Appealed 70 on be-
| half OF General Scott.
The Stste Issues are rvolyeain some uncertainty,
| which makes it difficult 70 tel which vii bs the
| victor in the contest. The Canal Board revs7 q
| fayoTite with the public, and always filed With
majority Of men utterly untitled, either by educs-
zion experience, for the duties Of the station, il
at the present time particularly obnoxious to the
| to the Late Legislature for its total abolition
All these came from tho democratic side OF the
| House, which shows that it is no mere political
attack Of the cppogition, but matter Of principle
and safety with the majority party in the State
M. Muhlcpbureh, the SENATOR from Berks, tho
Gibraltar Of democracy, presented bill looking TO
the extinction Of the Canal Board, and sup
| ported It in speech that was never answered by
the friends Of thu. body. This is the condition Of
public feeling with regard to this body for Of
whose mem bcrs tho democracy have, nominated Mr..
moderate abilities, and firm political friend Of ex-
| Senator Cameron, whose followers supported him
for nomination at the preceding convention, but he
was defeated by tho candidate Of the Buchanan
men, Mr. Seth Glover. Thus matters stood when the
| convention met at Harrisburg the 18th Of March
last TO elect delegates 10 the Baltimore yenon,
ard also to nominate o Canal Commissioner. In
that convention, the friends Of Mr.. Buchanan were
in large majority and as the Cameron portion Of
| the democracy had bolted, and aided in defeating
| Judge Campbell on tho State Judiciary ticket, il
was held to be necessary by the friends of the de-
featsd Judge that 10 one Of that class Of poiti-
ticians shsuld be nominated by tho democracy on
tho State ticket, this would not only DO a
wsnton insul. to Judge Campbell, but would hazard
the success Of the whole ticket. This view of tho
case was acquesced in by largo portion Of the demo-
cracy but the Cameron men kept up such brisk and
bot fire Mr. Buchanan, and threatened SO loudly,
that If this policy pursued they would play the
ssmo gamo on HIM If nominated, and thus keep the
State rom bis support, that his friends gave way to
compromise, and Mr.. Searight was nominated.
There murmeriDgs Of discomfort and shouts Of
vengeance at tho time; but the exertions Of Mr..