The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-25
Our Lancaster c Correspondence.
LANCASTER, Pa, June %, 1855.
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Philadelphia hot on Sunday. The thermometers
taken in and the clerk Of the weather seized the
occasion to give the Quaker city dose that would have
astonished Shadrach Meshach and Abednego. after
their experience in the fiery furnace The glare of the
heat so intensified by the marble porcos and the
everlasting white shutters which line the streets OF the
rectangular city, that nothing could approach in power
except the combustion Of combined gases in the COM
pound blow pipe. To escape humiliation took my
pet bag and started for the region where that fine old
gentleman, James Buchanan, has for many years been
teaching people, by his personal example, to keep COOL
All the speakers in the late Convention at Philadelphia
told us that Pennsylvania is to be the grand bat
the field during the Presidential campaign and ! looked
the country with peculiar interest as came along in
fast train. Nature smiling in wheat fields laughing
outright in clover patches and wearing serene aspect
in the green pastures by the side Of still waters and it
difficult to realize that the ground will be srewn
with the dead wounded and missing politicians on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday OF November next
The locomotive by which whired along whistled
al the way and seemed ambitious Of acquiring the title
Of aEpccal engine, but whether it was blowing for Blu
chanan shrekng for freedom and Fremont it was i'm
possible tell. 1t brought safely to Lancaster how
ever which the Mecca Of the stll alive and kick
ing) prophet OF democracy.
Lancaster has strange faces since the Cncn
natl Convention than in years before. More Govern
ors and members Of Congress and honorables,
politicians, big and little, have visited it within
few days than would have come here in as many years
the favorite SOM Of Pennsylvania had not been put on
the Presidential by the political jockes. The
hesonsts who have eye to the public plumber which
will Jingle out OF Uncle Sans pockets to the tune Of
$500 GOO during the next four years. down here
to shake hands with Mr. Buchanan and promise him their
warmest support during the canvass Some OF them who
bnyn fuv N ~
who have rot been served are smacking their lips in an
ticpaton Of the feast Of spos The original Buchanan
men are hand to assert their peculiar claims backed
up by credentials less convincing to their le
gtmacy The Pierce men come to apologize for ever
having thought Of him for second term and all swear
terrible oaths Of feaity TO Buck and Brock
Benjamin +. Haet. of Boston, United States District
Attorney for Massachusetts, chairman OF the Committee
Resolutions at the Cincinnati Convention, was here
day two since 10 make matters smooth for the Boston
Office holders assuring Mr.. Buchanan that when they
had fulfilled what they considered their obligations TO
Mr. Pierce they for him (Buchanan) with hearty
good will, and intend to support him with greater yea
than they ever did any other candidate
Arson Herriek, OF New York, was here with couple
OF friends and allie Of his papers He presents big bill
for settlement having written several long winded lead
in OF Buchanan from the start and as his friends
testified that those leaders had tremendous Influence
upon mankind in general this claim viii probably be al
lowed IN full if Puck should happen TO be elected.
A California delegation has been here, consisting Of
Governor Bgler General Rust and MIR. Hill, to induce
james Buchanan to put little vitality into the supple
entary plank Of the Cincinnati platform on the subject
Of road TO tie Pacific They assured him that Fremont Is
unpopular in California and that if they only
little Pacific Railroad thunder they carry the State
clean for the democratic ticket.
The South is giving in Its adhesion. Hon. F. ". Pick
ems Of South Carolina and Hons. 7. c. Lyon land W. d.
Churchill Of Tennessee dined with Old Buck to-day at
McNichael's Hotel with due ceremony, and did not iatl
to impress upon his mind the devotion of the Palmetto
State ard the fellow citizens Of Jackson to his II
must have teen highly gratifying to the old gentleman to
meet representatives of the nuers and Of the State
whose iron chieain nuiled the nulcrs, fraternizng
together and pedgng their support to the
What pledges he obliged to give in return know
not He probably pointed to the Cincinnati platform, and
rets the sentiment of his speech to the committee
that he longer James Buchanan and henceforth will
speak word but let the platform speak for him. That
is certainly very convenient way to save of all those
who would demand pledges and engage him in in
termnabe discussions upon his future policy.
The old veteran is looking WE'LL but is bored by visit
ers and at times wishes himself back to England where
he was only considerable intervals obliged to attend
Lord Mayors dinners, and participate in mutua adira
tom speeches with John Bull. In the meantime the ex
element gives impetus to business in Lancaster The
politicians who como here must patrohse the hotels, and
the rich in the neghborhood harness up the best
wagon and to town much more frequently than be-
fore. II becoming fashionable to dine at McAlchaes
Hotel that there is occasionally chance OF meeting
ing "Od Buckn and brace ofCongress men at tle table.
Buchanan has ardent supporters among his fell
low townsmen One Of them, who had worn out his coat
and brecchcs in the good cause harangucd crowd in
front of the principal tavern this evening until in his en-
thusasm he fell down upon the sidewalk. After gather
ing himself up he begged three cents of bysander and
botook himself to the next grocery TO finish his
discourse upon democracy.