The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-07
NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST Z, 1856.


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PHILADELPHIA, August 1, 1865.
Pos'sseal Affairs in Philadelpkia-THs approach
ing Primary Elections, &C., &c.
Politics in the Key Stone State may be set down
as in perfect "mudde,' and the politicians big
and little, are all as busy as certain unmentiona-
be-toearspolite parsonage ia said to be in gale Of
wind, trying to see which party s to make the most
capital from the breaking up of the political foun-
tans The wings, rather that class Of politicians
who once acted under that name. endeavoring to
coax themselves into the belief that there remains
enough Of vitality in the carcass of the old party to
warrant the gaivanizing process have entered upon
the task of resuscitation and making the wish the
father of the thought, hope to show good front at
the ensuing fall elections in outandout whg or.
ganixation. On Tuesday next the primary meetings
re to be held for the selection Of delegates to the
convention which is to nominate candidates for the
several Offices to be filed, and who are to be SUD.
ported by the newly organized wings. The wire
pullers Of the move have erected platform upon
which the delegates to stand as qualification to
seat in the convention. They have provided that
no person shall vote in the primary meetings "who
is member Of any secret political organization
which proscribes any of his fellow-ctizens on &C
count of their birthplace or religious opinions"
This plank, you see, is strong against the whg dis
cples Of Sam, and will be incorporated in the plas
form to lie erected by the convention which meets
on Tuesday week, the l4th. To guard against acct
dents, and to make assurance doubly sure that
no combinations" delegates find their way into
the convention, the managers have further ordered
that the credentials Of the delegates from each ward
shall be signed by the officers of the election and
approved by the ward association. The originators
OF the new move will doubtless find that they have
hard road 10 travel before the election is over.
The democrats hold their primary meetingso on the
27th to elect delegates to the convention nomina
tions. The American party Is the dividing element
with them, Us with the wings, and the ghost which
pushes them from their stools Of power In the State
what Kind OF platform they will try to stand upon,
time alone can determine.
The American party have made their nominations,
and Of course 90 into the contest upon well Under
stood issues with the opposing factions The recent
fuence upon the party than is generally anticipated.
The wound inflicted at Reading is unhealed; 1t fes
ters yet and its poison il wide extended. 1t is to
be hoped that the sober second thought will come in
"Sam." The election is an important one, and the
party wsch succeeds in restoring its discordant
materials to order, and relieving itself from the ex-
listing muddle is sure to be the party Of tho State
Which will it be? Sam, in Pennsylvania, II he will
eschew "niggersm," il capable of ''hoeing his row.
with the opposing factions combined. Let him stick
to his work, and he will come out right. Let him
"agitate," and he is in rs bad mudde his oppo-
nents.
Gov Pollock is having good time at the sea-
Shore He was at Atlantic City Yesterday, and leav-
ing the cares OF State, with his raiment, ON the
shore, spored good hourin the reinvigorating surf
at that locality.
The Philadelphians are grooming over their taxes,
their reform councils, bursted up treasury and the
hot weather. Altogether, we are having hard time
Of it, and anxious eyes are straining to catch the
first glimpse of the "good time coming when
expectations of their constituents when the treasury
shall be replcnished, and when we shall rejoice in
cooler weather, and pursue our way through the
streets unawed by the thought that some of the mil
lion ours that 90 unmuzzled in this city may grow as
mad under the heat rs we denizens are under our
almost unbearable city grievances S.