The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-07

most powerfully, and evidently produced great
impression. The immense crowd cheered warmly and
repeatedly for Fremont unlike the Buchanan meetings
il wAs living mass, moi . dead body Of men. In the
midst Of his speech the rain began 70 pour down in tor
tude that they kept their ground in spite of the rain.
AS on formed occasion, and in the same manner and
spirit a. then described IT, an attempt was made by the
pro slavery party 70 break up the meeting, but the
crowd was too imposng, and it failed.
All the signs Of the times in Pennsylvania portend
great defeat Of the pro slavery party great victory
for ree opinion free territories, tree men, free labor and
The notification threats produce the reverse effects Of
what they were intended. They Indignation and
contempt, and make men determined to do ell they
TO elect Fremont
Our Port Clinton Correspondence.
PoRT CLINTON, schuylknl Co., Pa, Oct. l, 1856.
The Political Fs1 in the Coal HOle-Carbon Blasins
AWdy-Warm Times, DC.
The Fremont meetings have done much 10 enlighten
the people on the true question at ISSUE but they not
wide enough spread On the other hand the Know Moth
ings have got up meetings every where in the remote
corners, as well as in the large towns. They labor
TO get possession again Of the power in Pennsylvania
and to get the State government in their hands, which
they had for time, and then lost With astonishing i'm
pudence and hypocrisy they give themselves out as be
ais and republicans opposed the extension of slavery
incinnat platform Yet their man, Fillmore is as much
bound down to the South asBuchanan, and s much
to @ s
Of nucaton in his Albany speach He set that ball in
motion
In spite Of all Obstacles the spirit of the people good
il Is the side Of free labor and decidedly anti exten
sion. The moral and religious feeling of the people.
sensations Of this Presidential election
is up in againit Buchanan and his PLATFORM The
clergy man, opposed to the extension Of slavery
arms, and to its hibusering, land stealing plat
form.
Our Pittsburx CORRESPONDENCE.
PIrTsBuRG, Pa, Oct. !, 1856.
The Hrald-Poiics-Stat Fair-Prospects Of Fremont
Fosyfsm-Weaan Pennsyluania-Or Press, dc.
The energy you have ever displayed tn making the
dERAIp the medium Of furnishing the cvilzed-aye, and
much of the uncivzed portion OF the world-with late
and reliable news emboldens me to send few lines from
this, the well known Iron City OF our land.
Although politics to engage the almost und.
vded attention Of this community, does seem to
prevent attention to the pretty universal scramble
the almighty dollar which characterses country
men wherever circumstances chance throw them-so
find the party succeeded by State fair
in full blast which, by The influx Of strangers has
somewhat awakened the old oges behind the counters
and desks Of stores and counting whose eyes
gsten at the sight Of gold dollars for merchandise cash
orders received for our numerous manufactures The
fair IL well attended bu rain and cold has chilled the
visters and rendered the exhibition less attractive than
IL might otherwise have been. Besides, our manufac
turers-perfect giants their workshops and factories
know little outside of IT, and scarcely be induced
to send samples OF their to any exhibition Of the
kind True, have some exceptions, but this 10 the &C.
neral rule
But truce to business matters and word politics
-ci1reue cdlaao. The Buchanan and Fremont men are
sraniDg every for victory at the ensuing Pres
Dental eection-bosh parties reluctantly agreeing that
State probably the battle ground In the or sat
wagng Your correspondent will not pretend
give for the Western par; Of the State for
do without visit, or extensive correspon
dence from every county. This county however, will
probably give the majority for Fremont that gave for
Gov Pollock. True, Fillmore will get eight ten
hundred votes but Bradford the native candidate for
Governor in that campaign, ran nearly as many The
Buchanan men, however, will not allow Fremont as
large majority this, and lighting him speraely
although, far the campaign naslbeen ucted with
good humor which would surprise any accustomed 10
the bitter personalities which characterize the battle in
the Empire state. The Buchanan rely entirely upon
the cast for Fillmore TO them; but Fillmore
may be considered scattering" In Western Pennsyl
vania this Is the only county where he win get
hundred votes.
BY way, notice Of your correspondents gives
some figures about press, which abound In error.
On inquiry Of couple Of friends, who acquainted
with the newspaper business OF city, ] received
statements Of the circulation OF the city press which sub