New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-05
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
THE WORK THAT Is YEY TO BE DONE.


10 d. Lotto, 9, 1he n. Y. Tribune
Sir: Every man who abored for our cause in Penn
s,lvalis during the recent canvass az who has read
TIE tribune snce the election, mutt ne struck ~ith
the eurac, Of Your judgment in treating of the wants
of that Slate. You have touched the pott exactly:
sreanz@d Efforts to difuse correct information will
~ soluOnize Z, DDsy lvania There must be system,
perfect arrangement, and Tersepe' ing labor speak
fiom q knowledge of the facts. 1--WE been there!'
have worked for the good cause, and have formerly
hv.d in the lower part Ut the State as do now in the
porth. know The people If PeuIssl van'a-thsr
habits Of thought and lf-tber political bias aud their
gl. US pr iudice. My late observations such
D. encourage the fullest belief that Pennsy ,auis vii
1t her next state election, give majority for Repub-
hrsnsm, If the men OF our patty go to work With the
esrnestDess Of true patriots aud ~orh ~H, system
Never say Gle! While admire aud love
stanOa'd bearer, the gallant Fremont, we must re-
ntmbe' that are sO'kiog for praciple-that his
election IL Of Uporn chehy az illustrating the tri
upph Of that principle An excite nent over this
name cannot be produced in Pennsylvania, amoug
those W have ed for MIR. Buchanan uut the PEG.
pie come 10 understand tu'y that great expressions
lave been visited on Frre-State n"n 10 kanst-that
thote Fee State not B. rider Rutans from the
North" Tor AbOl'tioDists-tbat the Republican party
sI king Llow for toe rights of white men and that
tArs med for such bOtc. As the captain of suca
accuse EIemonf's name will be honOred. Now he lie
thous BIT to re- snd called the great AbolitioDitt
IL We farming towns Of Pennsy lvaus there Is g-ea.
regard for eigi us obs erv and of
asse for religious men. Politicians have taken adv
tsge If this sentiment 10 Democratic Countie, you
Vl Often find possessed If some mesus fair iate.
geLse, and p,litiG.l ambition, who have connected
themselves with The churches and by the sort of supe
EOy they possess, have been seiected d-rcus aud
elders, and Who 10 political CANVAS bog this inti-
eice ~ bear. Do not mi .under-tand me. l am not
ssyiog The ,fces of these churches in auy
dlboDesitbey fall very naturally into the positions
they Occupy; and wbeo times Of po lie exciteu ent
srse, they { rget 'be deacon In the politician Toi:
gea, importance. These gentlemen ave in every town;
being the leading nen, thy are Peited with some ri.
hDg p"itics ostlntiOn, or with the hope 1T it. aud
thus their Influence Is secured to that party that has Ill
most -lways held the res aud that destined to
continue IN Iower.
Wien to.n has gone to the Opposition it ha, been
b ,pte of this influence OF because of the same kiad
IN their favtr
The Know Nothing movement made q wonderful
revolution In PeDDsylv anianot ecoount If its fusion
With Republic &oism, but because II appealed tO the
strong Protestant prejudice of the people. Without
ths, Republcsnism was strong with 1t, Pollock car
gied u % State by Az, 600 majority.
Now while this indicates the sort Of tactics to be pur
ssed--,bai is ely the diffusion of sober truth, with
cut attempt at excitemt NIT also conveys im-
preston Of the strength of cause. In the Demo-
cratic Countess we had to fight the very best men in
he conn unty-men who had formerly held the votes
Of their TOW hsbps ia their fist Let see how tue re-
saIie produced that are shown by the electiou
Take tso adjoining towns IN Luserse County, Abng-
ees and Newton In Abingt Fremont Polled nearly
Yet in both The Democratic party had the ne
h6utnc4s. The best men and the weaithiest were on
ahss SIDE They appalled, in Abingdon when they
Sosnd their influence dissolved; they could not com
PrebeDd ouch a fact Yet the reason was plaza; 40
3ngton has large central village with three or four
ssst stores and single tavern-a temperance house
Yeu.g men will il ali places .eek the society of other
ysusE men; If the stimulus Of rum-tavsrn does not
exist for Nucleus they seek each ohsr at the stores
cd shops. At there places the newspapers and mat
ters Of pablo interest inspire the conversation If the
Aercosnt 10 ''smsr" and liberal man. his store will
become the favorite ressrt and bis iGaueace will be
Grea.
Just this was to be observed in Arlington The re-
sslt was that the young men, having access TO the
nswspspers, became the pioneers Of revolution The
cid managers were defeated
Now lOsk at your subscription lss and observe the
6dsroDce bet~e<n thetwO towns have named. Aud
every publisher in New-Yok may d. the same ~ith
. The resst. Even TIE Davy Nees viii be found to
have mare subscribe 10 Abingdon than IN Ne ston,
af'er making proper allowance for the comparative
population OF the places,
In Newton there are three or four rum-taverns, in
wrstshed little hamlet, Not to DO called village. In
sach places, those who cure "piggers' and "Abo-
haAou.'s talk the oude~t There Z title chance for
revelation, because the political opponent becomes
Quarelsume hen be IL lined with poor whisky. The
ysang men, unrertaned by the occasional entrance Of
Q vsmxn or the pestnce Of respectable gentlenan
o. IN the stores Of pretty village like Abingdon, give
he rein to an obscene tongue What resns should We
expect I Just what the returns show. We have ne
veil, even this town; bot II has been ont In the
cosDfIy among those who work their farms AMI take
the nesspspers ano who, being far from The " VII
ase," take tiue otherwise pooocup cd TO read docu
nsn,s And here, to- felt the influence Of IN
The church; Ssprsnts TO Office men To whom the Peo-
pie hook or Information ~hen they are 10 doubt. No
ssf'er What they read in many instances the effect
Sss entirely lot. esquire A. says il is not true
h.t Il s al for political effect 4" There 10 way TO
scscn toe c'nvicocn, however, Of these men THIS 10
%. ,ns pecs 10 enlarge on il; every intelligent man
ean "rm plans OF hs But that they can be
vcsehsd, koow; that they need inf r nation koos;
ebst tru h ~ili have lis effect ia ,so CERTAIN TIM.
when circulated over that county police docu.
naest tbs. could not be acknowledgements Do
kficsl Msp-l 6uod extra rd,nary ELECTS from IL.
When be people hod they have oeca held a. the ols
Sf designing neo, tho%e will lose their influence
Observe ibe difference between the REQ is o, t,oee
two to~ in another particular difference too that
- ke~ion did more 20 d Than pol,cd sp-ec,es-
snong soUe very espe ss bic weak ck.i Fremontsrs
One evening ] wss Eta Fillmor, meeting 10 Abiax-
Ion, attended by moro Frenon e-s thas Others. w,
ssD- In fr larse share Of sesgasr,ism from old
assstsht editor Of The PenEsytraRaa No DISORDER sc-
ssnsd-so interruption Of any sort. The Flilmo,e
nSb gave THREE cheoo for FILLMORE Some Fren"
ys"tosco three cheers fH shef and he got rOu.ef
Nm ,he Fri oateis posed three for the speaker
Who had % magned ps aecIAri q ih,s sscSald afford