The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-19

PENNSYLVANIA POLITICS.
OUR LEHIsTOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
LKwIsTowS, MrFrIS Co., Pa, Sept. II, lsl

LKwIsrowS, Mnf1IS Co., Pa, Sept. II, 1855.
The Politics of AiHin County.
This village Is mmeasurably the pretest and lie
ike ON the route from Philadelphia to Pttsburg Egby
located, and handsomely div led and laid out its i'm
provements approximate the requirements of
modern convenience and taste than those OF any Of its
sisters through which my ourneyings have passed me-
Approached by the susquehanna river on which il hes
and the Central Railroad, which passes Immediately In
its 'front.' Its commerce and trade nearly asslmilsc
10 the dignity of respectable and profitable business
than any oae Of the mutudnous inland towns that dot
the entire public pathway The transactions are mainly
in cereals and irons the former collected In sufficient
quantities TO operate two extensive mills yielding
ally i've hundred thousand barrels Of -four Of superior
quality and the latter abundance OF material as
meet the continuous demand Of furnaces forges
and one extensive general machine shop, which seve-
rally give profitable employment TO q very considerable
number OF Industrious workmen In addition TO those
there arc quite number and variety OF we'll filed storcs
and every branch OF the mechanic Is to be found
not on mn enlarged, at least living scae-a indca
ing general thrift and prosperity.
The public buildings, embracing the cour. house. hall
and the churches six Ia number and the major portion
Of the private residences give evidence OF improved
and elevated taste and exhibit clearly the superior
ccence Of It's population who are ndsputaby institui
ing tho most commendabie efforts keep pace with the
progress Of the times and the age In the midst Of such
people The interests Of education arc Of course duly
appreciated, AMI to demand central academy
and number Of elementary schools have been or.
ganzed, aiordng thereby every citizen the accessible
means,o s advantages and blessings It's prescn, popu.
lation is nearly four thousand.
Three newspapers issued weekly and constitute
the entire pres Of the county. The True Democrat with
circulation Of soc is the ogan of the democracy the
Lewisown Gazette with issue OF 500 the mouth piece
Of the wings, IL any there be, which ID exceedingly pro.
bemaiicsl beyond its rn iF1meistc editor, whose
dences are too fremontn not TO enable 10 designate
accurately hts true posion and the aurora par ercei
te'te, the American exponent, with list Of some 500
ames
Naiin is small county, and was democratic in all
s party ties and Affiliations pre- vious to the general nec
ton Of Amercsnism. In 1862 In the Pierce and Scott
contest the record exhibited an aggregate vote OF 0l2
with Pierce majority Of 22s votes. 10 the State issue
q 1855 the Know Nothngs in the interim having organ
ized IN It's fifteen election districts nine distinctive Coun
cils. composed OF membership OF 400 voters the
ppular aggregate vote diminished $40 and the couni
exist are in full and successful operation, and gene
rally regarded the controlling element OF the oppotion
forces In fact. the nominations made by them
the universally accredited opposition ones, and will be
sustained by the republicans proper from motives Of
political expediency. Fusion here as In the other coun
ties through which have passed. is the inevitable re-
suit and the nomination OF the State electoral tcke, will
produce IT, No man here, II Is presumed OF even ord
nary acumen, would leopard his reputation for
The Congressional district composed Of the counties OF
pifin, Centre, Clinton, Lycoming. Sullivan aud Potter
has presented an American and democratic candidate for
the POPULAR suffrage The Americans represented by
General Irwin, OF Mln, and the democracy by Allison
White OF Clinton.
In 1859 the entire vote OF the district was 1920 al.
vided follows:-Perce 96es, Scott 600 Hale 332-
exhibiting majority for the democracy OF 2457 votes
IN 1855 the result was-Americans 1871 democratic
7lli free soil 5ea lesser vote by 2315 than the vote
oi 1853.
The contest in both the county and the district Il IL be
eved viii be very close one and the majority In either
will be exceedingly small, not exceeding possibly
one hundred and thirty votes.
In this county all parties are seemingly equally conn.
dent Of success. The chances are 80 evenly balanced
that II would be exceedingly difficult 10 determine
the problem. change OF very few votes on either
side would sadly disturb the equilibrium.
In the village OF kshacoquias exclusive whig Ger.
population Of some four five hundred yclept the
Cmish which general possesses and has manifested but
little prediction for Know Nothing tenets and principles
ears are INDUCED by the opposition that the osten
sibe lead OF the American element may operate disas.
and " so, not only leopard but loose IL the coun
w. II not the district Bitterly opposed are these Ger
mans slavery in all It's FORMS Ia apprehended ina,
lead OF Americans when the issue n N further
extension will inerpose no very formidable objections 10
the oppothion nominations Proposing to visit Hunting
0Cn nv next letter will date from iha, locsHty Tie
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