The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-30

PHILADELPHIA.
or rRfLAnKLrniA CORRESPONDENTS.
PnfLsBxLPHrA, Aug. -, 1854.
Ptfiade{gtia pcisflcs-- TIE Kaoc Nothing Con-
Rrsssionai lNorsinssS-- Chascss Of Saccess--A
Glance al ne Past.
The advent Of political Knos NOthngism into the
poidcs a this city, has prodassd perfect Babel
among All political parties. The old native Amei.
can organization has entirely disappeared before is
younger and more athletic rival. The leaders who
ustd TO bask In the sun Of success THAT native
American PRINCIPLES rsdla,ed, have either disap
peaIod from The stage &C action. or become merged
IN nj scion o. the old tree-and now, rcbsptized,
are as zsslous in their new love As they we're IN
the ancient way. The old line whig party Il still
more seriously affected by this aex political ele
mat. Tse result Of the municipal election totally
demosa'1ed Ina party The councils being in he
HANDS a the Know Nothngs, Of course they 80
distribute the Offices a. 10 minister In the most
ef,ctuai manner 70 those men In the shig party
who aac msmbsrs Of that order. This disflaa-
ohises . large portion Of the " hard heais,'
ss the strsightout wings ere called, while
q, the same time Il takes nom that wing OF the
wings all those men who look upon that politisl
path as dull and utiuviting that does not end At
that most detirahle consunmation on =. The
anti dnpied citiz feature Of the ha0~ Nsthag
order also strikes a deadly blow At tse ~aig party
Ia the old city proper. The vote Of the Protestant
Li.h ci.izets bas been AZ all times given nave
10 tie wigs ana AS the western wares OF the city
are populated lasgey by this class Of population, 81
c use they will tell sith fearful force against Hny
candidate that may be selected by Know Nothing
influence Under the administration IL Mayor GU
pin the Irish protestsnis we're all cared TO-. Tue
6ay and night police ~as tbiclly studded with Gel
tic names and hence the distas,efh nature OF the
Inaugural Adde'S o. Mayer Conrad, that Gin the
future none but natives Of the couatry would be ap
pointed upon the police
These are some of the causes which have pro-
duced that entire breaking mp OF the whg patty
which Il TO be witnessed In this city. Ia All the -.
called whig nominating conventions, the Know No-
thing element has largely prcdominaet, and despite
the efforts Of the few remaining wings, the ur cat is
stil running 10 the direction Of perfect fusion
between the two parties. Not a why paper IN the
city, with the exception or the Duly Ne,rs has
yeniursd a word upon tie subject Of this secret
order The North Arreyicaa, although It's editor
Mr. NJ Michael il the son OF an Irishnian, Is silent,
while ils Inquirer sleeps profoundly over TIC question
a. in the da,s 81 the Incompatible Clay. Both
these journals have been selected by the City
Councils as re ipicnts Of portion Of the publ
printing. while the Neics has BEEN ostracised, ard
ia editor, Mr.. Sanderson, rejected by the Know
Nothing majority Of the Councils whcn appointed
TO place under toe Comptroller Of the city.
TIE democratic party is comparatively free from
this inauelce. Sin some results Of the la. nm
mating election snow that Ia this organization
the new political element has prcdDcea IN CT
feet. The Camsrorian and anliCamrbell sing
Ct the democracy have been At all tines
iinetared with feelings OF hostility tosari, the
adopted allies Of The patty They ascribed the nom
haiion Of jar es Campbell Tor the supreme beach q
this State the exertions a this class Of voters ard
Ter they aided ia bis tcfcst ax means o. ,Soy *
THAT i peculiar class Of men would mite fns Ne
purpose 4 eleyating certain candidate. ina, f4x
would l., equivalent 20 his dgfcat siacc that I. &c
the hading men in the anti. Campbell movssn'nt
have been openly opposed 70 the adopted portion o.
the democratic voters; and this feeIiug was fAnaed
20 fame by the aprointmen, Of NJ. Campbell % !
place in the cabint, az Gen. Pier Mr. Rrc sstcr and
Mr.. Philips, and Mr.. Page, and NJ. Bcnaers. NJ
Cummings Of the Bgii,fir, ard several others OF
note and consequence In the democrats party,
though, perhaps, no. members Of the knog Nothing
order secretly acknowledge its usefulness ~ means
by which to urrcos the influence OF the adopted
citizens in choosing the nominees Of the party. Ia
this manner the principles and efforts Of knos
nottingham has taken root In the democratic party,
and Il lie highly probable hat more than Que o.
the nominees Of that party for the different Offices
10 be elected this fall Owe their success 70 the sur
por, Of members Of this secret order. VI. wlkln.
son the candidate fos Prothcotary OF he pis,ric,
Court, is said TO be attached t. the Know Noshnes;
while Mr. Getx, Mr.. Rankin, and Mr.. Letch. selected
upon the Assembly ticket, are known 10 he mem
bers in FUN communion. Al these gentlemen are
friends OF Mr.. Cameron foT tie laitcd Stcs senate,
and they viii be elected, though large number Of
their own party VIII drop their names from the
tlcketupon the election Gay. Sun tho fact Of mir
afsachnt Mt TO The knoS Nothing ORDER will draw
10 their support large vote, and Mr.. Cameron kim
self viii not be idle II on the occasion.
Bot glance AZ the roommate ms Tor Congress %
far as they have been made viii be Interesting AZ
this crisis. TIE cons lidatssi city Is divided TITO
four Cong, essioBal cistricls; few OF the upper
townships icing defs,hcd from K city, and auitcd
with Acstg nsery cuuaty which forms TIE 6fsn
district The onr cts distTicss At present feprc
senied by Mcssrs. Florence, Robbsns, ana Ngss-,
democrats, AID Mr.. Chandler uhlx. sF