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

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| Offices. Trust HEZEKIAH SMITH.
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j Our Philadelphia Correspondence.
PHILADELPHIA, August Ia, 1852.
| Oyeaing OF the Campaign and Esng--Ca-
nal Commissioner of the Supreme Court
= Governor Biglv's Administrations. Buchanan
end Cass---Etemc,ts in the Coming Presidential
Contest, &c.
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 marshalling 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 d the wave Of the war plume, and the gilt
ter Of the eIaulettes, often potent than the
code Of political principle, or tho watch-word Of
party fidelity. Harrison beat Van Buren, in this
State 50 did Taylor dcmolsh 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.
tlnence Of the banks, he swept the State by over
to commence with, General Scott viii make q most
formidable opponent for the democracy in Penn
sylvana. In addition to this, however, the whole
abolition vote of the State, which is to great ex-
tent, under the command OF OK Governor Johnston,
win be poled for the whig nominee and this viii
increase his vote in the counties OF Lancaster,
Somerset, to height that viii make il dangerous.
Tie free soil vote, which lies principally in the
North, in the counties Of Bradford and rioga and
Susquchanls and Crawford. may DO given, in the
main, Tor Pierce ard King, though the wing portion
Of il viii undoubtedly be east for General Scott.
Wilnot snugly seated upon The judicial bench Of
that district, is looking on rs calmly as summer
morn, ard though be VIII no doubt. as matter Of
prudence. support Pierce anu King, still he VIII not
6istuib the e'reniHty VI lis judicial temper b. the
leIeucan chaact.T 81 his eXertions, cr make the
rocks ara hills of hi. district Iesond with hs calls
Tor tie faithful t. rally ter tho Union and the demo
cratic candidate With al the disatlcctian. how
ever. that may cNist il that hot bed d Tree soil.
il may saity lie set down f,tir ior Pierce and
hng, ii at the last gub@natoral election ior
bigler ard il i j Mt worse, tbs wings i'll net
Ichl;go much from Il III quarter.
ghe,GemoeIscy axe ialTly united lnon the notni-
81 the Ba. timoTe Convention, and confident, 20
altmaIkahle degree, il their success Much Of the
titeIIces Of feeling that lie long struggle between
the Ducharan ana Cass factions had 1ugendersd,
has passed away. ard men are looking once more to
the succ g q the party and not the Nero elevation
Of particular men. Cameron, AMI Porter, and Dali
las, and Buchanan. and Judge ilkiDs, and all the
anas onstic champions arc now in the field and eoch
eager TO byeak lance in the coming contest for the
Presidency With respect to tie success Of the de-
pocrnoy in the State, the choice Of Pierce was r
mos. fortunate one and although tie claims Of tho
old Keystone may have been overlooked, still she
has before rade sacrifices for the welfare Of the
rarity and the nation. and she has done 50 again.
General Pierce will command d largo vote. that no
other man could have rallied here, md though he
qy, and VII, Lose some votes, from the fact Of Lis
living IN state, where one portion Of our fellow
citizens arc debarTed from holding certain Offices
account q tlei. religious principles still that will
be than compensated Tor, by the dsafecton Of
another portion Of our citizens who sec in the oan-
di5eto q tie whis party tho embodiment Of seni.
mcnts to which they ore mor.aly opposed In all
the strong aatiye districts Of the city and county Of
Philadelphia. Mr.. Webster viii run neck and reS<
with "oil Chippewa, if 40 docs not lead him, while
bold, truthful comments upon IT, has been az destruc-
trcto tho prospects OF General Scott, as bornbshel
thrown into powder mill Many OF the Union
wings are cold AMI ,nkcwarn, With references 70 the
election Of General Scott, under the belief that
while it would seriously cndanger tho peace and
harmony of the Union, it would IN addition, throw
formidable obstacles il thc way Of business from
York and Boston, where sewardism is the ruling
power. Ii was this principle that induced many Of
them 70 vote for Bger last fal end the good effects
Of that defeat Of tho abolition fanatics can be sccn
By the increase Of ths trade from al those States
which are menaced or openly attacked by this band
OF political aesreradoes. This fcoling is more po
tent now than tariff or bank question, and as all
General Pierces acts az consistent with the feel
ngs ola grent mass Of the people in this state, this
element VIII act most powerfully in his favor, and
corntesbalanca, in great degree, IL rot entirely
half Of General Scott
The State Issues are irvolveain some uncertainty,
which makes it difficult 70 tell which vii Es tie
victor in the contest The Canal Beard, SeysT
majority Of men utterly untitled, either by educa-
ion Or experience, for the duties Of The station, il
at the present time particularly obnoxious 70 the
people, and sererGl propositions wor; Submitted
to. the late Legislature for its total abolition.
AL these came from the democratic side Of the
House, which shows that i G no meEe political
and safety With the majority party in the State.
MI Muhicpbureh, the Senator from Bcrks, tho
Gibraltar Of democracy, presented bill looking to
the extinction OF the Canal Board, and sup
the friends Of the. body. This is the condition Of
public feeling with regard to this body for one Of
whose men pcTS the democracy have nominated Mr..
moderate abilities and firm political friend Of ex-
Senator Cameron, whose followers supported him
for nomination ct the preceding convention, but he
was defeated By the candidate of the Buchanan
men, Mr.. Seth Clover Thus matters stood when the
convention met at Harrisburg the 18th Of March
last to elect delegates 70 the Baltimore Con yenton
and also to nominate q Canal Commissioner. In
that convention, the friends Of Mr.. Buchanan were
in large majority; and as the Cameron portion of
the dem ocraoy had boted, and aided in defeating
Judge Campbell on tho State judiciary ticket il
was held to be necessary by the friends Of the de-
teated Judge, that 10 one of that class Of polit-
| ticans should be nominated by tho democracy on
! the State ticket, as this would not only 10 a
wsnton insult to Judge Campbell, but would hazard
the Of the whole ticket. This view of the
was ac1uiesced in by large portion the demo-
cracy; but the Cameron kept up such brisk and
bot FRO Mr. Buchanan, and threatened SO loudly,
that if this policy pursued, they would play the
ssmc gamc on HIM Il nominated and thus keep tho |
State rom his support, that his friends gavo way TO
| q compromise, and Mr. Scnright was nominated.
There woio murnerings Of ds3ontent and shouts Of
vengeance ut the time; but the exertions Of Mr..