The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-09-17
Pennsylvania Politics.
OUR LEBANON CORRESPONDENCE

LEBANON, Pa, Sept Ia, 1855.
Political Antecednts and Present Characrisics Of L.
banon-As Voe in the last Pressdtial Contest and Pro
bae Dirergcncis in the Ner-Proclsrities OF the Local
Pres-The Fremont Demonstration a, Mechanicsrille,
dc, de-
was induced to dverge little from my projected tour,
to attend Fremont demonstration last evening at Ne
chaniosville. During my stay in Lebanon, which Ia
very prosperous little town, with population Of some
twenty five hundred inhabitants instituted particular
inquiry into its political antecedeuts and present political
character and prospects.
Previous to my VISIT apprsed Of It's former whig
proc es, and therefore surprised to discover
that tie opposition to the dominant authorities was largely
in the ascepdancy
The vote OF the county in the late Presidential contest
wns ns-Whis. slo5 democrat, 21ls; free SOIL 1. In the
State cont s'f 1855, the aggregate vote greatly d
mnished the whig vote being absorbed in
car-a element introduced into the political arena
since ls52the record exhibited the opposition
22be, the democratic at s66-the total being zoos
less otes than polled in the national contest
The opposition strength has been somewhat augme nted
subseq acrty and fusion is the order of the day in
This locality il may be confidently expected that is ma
Jrty will be fully equal to that Of 1852, and probably
little enlarged
Thee newspapers nre published In Lebanon to witt
the Lebanon Democrat, Courier, and German paper
The first as It's name imports is Buchanan and the two
lat +, cmont.
The Corn vail iron bed or bank is located in this
county, is probably the most rich and extensive &c
posit in the world. 1t has been wrought actively for
some fifty or sixty consecutive years, and yet
scarcely percephble impression has been made upon
the apparently inexha astbl, supply In its Immediate
vicpny are located several furnaces which full
play sforoine lucrative employment to large number
Of Industrious operatives.
visit piaposeh at T. NJ start for Mechanic svile il
being generally understood that eve-y section of the
county, as well as the aijoning county of Dauphn,
would be well represented at the demonstration.
Arrived at Mechanicsvie, asain met Governor Ford
o Ono, who appears TO be canvassDg every nook and
crapRy OF these regions, and J. Adams FISHER Esq. a
proniDsn' lawyer from Harrisburg, who has hitherto
been regarded an old line whig. The evening beng q
delightful one, The farmers and the laboring
VI IN 'n orce and the meeting having been organized
Mr.. Fisher led of in . speech of one he ur and quarter
OF consloera ole iorce ana power.
lts theme the aggressions of the slave power In
happy with tue sentiments and feelings of his
AUDITORY but its dry detail, and buroensome statistics
dsuaced greatly homi i's interest In word the speech
able IN ,tsef and admirably adapted to deioerative
out OF place Nechanicsve 1t being
Wholly devor OF the hurrah element. He was followed
b, Governor Ford who seeming to have more Just ap.
probation Of the demands OF the OCCASION delivered one
o. hls humorous aLecdotal, denunciatory tarangues
which toio with great effect upon tire masses
Gays Of the founding Of the village down TO the
present writing, such continuous and uproarous hur
fhnuR vas never neard wNnin us quiet precincts
ibe sSscb OF Ford elected. The meeting having closed
three cheers for Ford and three for Fremont
octek took stage en- route to Milin, from which
{ oint will again address you.
1be def renee pad TO M es in these regions is highly
amuspsa live Governor 10 many OF tine rural aud syI
van villages being great a curiosity wooly horse
~ any other insv5 nl.ufu. little incident permit me
20 naFae In Illus ration In Of the villages through
which bave wandered found Ford, who rcma, ka.
bly, plae In his habits and uDpretendng 10 his
iesions forced 10 he seated in state receive vista
tons Of The villagers who were respectively by Isms
by the village physicanhe shaking Of the
Governors baad evidently constituting the great event o.
their lives present duriog this entire scene, and
eroy greatly this bone ard well meant deferenee 70
place Ford, hipsef Notwithstanding his forced guh-r
raioria besringwas excessively amused else his quiz
zical laughing ye belied his feelings. One OF the
prominent villagers when introduced to the Governor
whose Wilt, II app ars, was wtoty unexpected
-tonded What, says he, 'is ihs the great Governor
# Obis-the lion Of the republicans: | delgnted-
am honcred, honoreo than before, all
NY ev visit 10 the village doctor whose genes aud
material hostaes increased Zest to the OCCASION
oncluoed our trip and prepared US for pleasant de-
variation,