The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-07
INTERESTING FROM PENNSYLVANIA.
The Campaign in the Keystone State
The Coal Mines on Fire,
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Our DanviIle Correspondence.
DAsvnLs, Sept. 20, 1855
Aolotr Iron Works-TAe Iron Reooy-M ontour County,
IT. Polics-7nu Congressional District-The Candidates
-ScAaylkiH County and ne Candidates for Congress-
Pyospects dc.
This place located upon the north branch of the Sus-
qushanna river and the county town OF hontour
IT, in the iron region Of Pennsylvania The county was
erected out Of parts Of Columbia In 1850 and Is in terri
tory one Of the smallest the State. It, however con-
tans great mineral wealth, and Is rapidly improving.
The deposits coal and nexhaustble and in
caculable Timber also very abundant the water power
sufficient for every possible purpose living cheap the
land being productive hickly settled and well cultivated
and Gil the clemens here for the erection ultimately
of one the prosperous manufacturing districts in
the world. This the seat Of the well known Mon
tour iron works which manufacture most OF the railroad
iron made In this country They consist OF three fur
uaces and two rolling mills and other necessary shops
and are conveniently the ore and coal and
each other that they work TO the greatest possible
vantage Of their They built several years
ago, and have had varying fortune Some months since
they were involved in sundry endorsements, but the
present has been prosperous They relev
ed Of their difficulties and realizing handsome profit
for the company owning them. About 1900 hands are
employed In them all OF whom paid monthly in cash.
Numerous other like establishments dot the county, de-
employment TO its inhabitants.
The iron region OF Pennsylvania OF the most re-
markable In the country 1t is being rapidly developed
Where few years ago painless forest almost
impeuetrable mountain, has been converted into smiling
villages the homes Of thousands Of Industrious mocha
MICS the fruits Of the industry and enterprise Of her PEG
pie, and the seats Of vast and growing wealth The peo
pie generally intelligent industrious and prosperous
and daily becoming liable be controlled by Gun
ming INSCRIPTIONS and designing politicians. In politics.
the county has always been democratic rarely even
eli cted in the size Of its majority In 1852 Mr. Pierce
received about 500; in 1854, Mr. Biger (dem) about
the majority will net only not from the natural
increase Of population, but will be diminished Several
Of the leading democrats in this town-men who
voted any other than the democratic ticket and who
identified with any other party-hAve Aban-
doned the slavery spreading democracy, and have de-
cared for Fremont Dayton and the Union state ticket
Among these Stewart Pearce once member Of the
State Legislature and afterwards collector Of tolls Co.
and one our most .n
wealthy citizens; H. Badly, ESQ one or the most pro
missing young lawyers at this bar; Peter Badly, Jr.,
names have forgotten. These men are very active
this campaign, and promise 70 materially reduce the
uemOCralC VOJe IN the county. no dOuDt
ceed they have personal influence and ie their
party for which Ind responsive chord In the
hearts Of the people, large proportion OF our popula
made slaves or 70 believe they should be slaves-who
are opposed TO all slavery unnatural, immoral and
Owned; who view with horror the recently expressed
sentiments Of the southern democ -s, and who pre-
parng 70 fofake party whose leaders false 10 the
principles Of free government and would make this q
monarchy II they had the power. The facts relating
Southern democratic contsmpt for labor and aborers
has been well and eectuay used at meetings, and
win bring forth fruit In october and richly ani
abundAn,ly In November
Tho democratic leaders using every means in their
power 10 save this district and the state. They
sumpug the State a. they have not done for many years
which extraordinary effort, more concusvey than
aught else exhibits the well founded alarm under which
their knees shifting together for fear. They are
trained men, and skifslly defending themselves aud
Their pArty-denyng this paiAtng that, lodging the
other point end repudAtns all which they ind din sult
TO answer or impossible to root out OF the minds OF the
people Despite their efforts they can but partially
ucceed In srenf therng their shaking ranks and Mon
our Columbia and Luzerns will show fearful falling OF
when the day OF counting comes.
ihe three named counties and wyoming constitute
this district represented by Henry 81
Fuller, Fillmore American. Both parties have named
their candidates FOR Congrcss-the democrats John G.
Montgomery OF this place and the opposition Elnaian W.
Smith OF Tunkharmack, Wyoming county. Mr. Mont
gomery Is IN old and retired lawyer OF considerable
wealth lie vas a whig in Is4s and until about $780,
when he turned finding the county district hope.essly
democratic he had ordinary talents and being OF arts
tccrauc and cold exterior had little personal
and made report from the Judisary Committee o. the
House Of Representatives 10 show that Southerners had
the reht 70 import their slaves into Pennsyvana and
other Northern States well into tue Territories
The minority answered his report most crushingly but
the iAct remains that such his individual opinions
BE believes negro slavery, aud have no doubt would
be avorabls enslaving Northern white labor, he
the democratic party could make anything by the
ranxemeni He vas nominate 10 the Congressional coa.
ference Robert r. Little, OF wyoming, and in this
county Valentine Best, Of nanvile. Mr. Bet with
drew his name from the County Convention before the
A.1 II
eleven lie was once in the STATE Senate and the
Speaker OF that body and had Montosr county
erected, and the Danyiie Bank was chartered solely
through bis exer,ons. lie sacrificed himself
abroad accomplish these local purposes and hi party
had not suacent gratitude 70 reward him for bis ndety
10 their interests. He Ia editor Of toe Danve Intii1sp
or. democratic paper published here. and but very
feebly supports Montgomery. The oppositen candidate
for Congress Mr.. smith formerly member OF the state
legislature ana said TO be popular man 10 his county.
BE lawyer by profession and a man OF considerable
capacity The impression thai be viii be elected As Mont
pcrsorslly odous 70 considerable number Of voters
Wyoming County s said 10 be on IRE with excitement.
and 70 i and Luzerne they promise M smith 900 ma.
tainy be elected Columbia and hontour cannot give
Loco Tor Eontgom~y, and may no, reach that point
ms district when erected intended 10 DO certainly
democratic, but has elected that psr,ys ddae
only the Cosgress appor ION ment Heretofore
Hendrck B. Wright has been the standing candidate Of
the democracy for that Office but he has always been
whipped By The opposition portion Of bis party,
cert once, when he chosen BY small orty Our
mocra;c Congressman In this district but intend 10
DO So and thus 10 deserve especial commentator when
the honors OF victory Distributed.
have recently been visit 10 Pottsvle SohuylkiIl
county the centre Of the coal interest OF state, and
have ootsDed information concerning political prospects
In that county. LAST year the democrats had oriy
OF abort eco This year they will receive II any, very
small or.ty Last fal the entire foreign interest
against the Know Nothing issue Tbs year most OF
the Protestant foreigners the S~cdes, WEIGH German,
and Ish have declared tor Fremont and sgsnst the
tension o. slavery Iney vii support The Unon state
ticket and By m election prepare 70 render the victory
November mere matter Of course. "A large nsmber Of
foreigners have bees recently raturaxed but the chan
vh Oh have taken place will neutraze "a and take
of large part Of the former majority. few weeks ago
there were no Fremont men IN the county. Nov they
swarm amopg the hills and under the mountains There,
elsewhere has been leit the wonderful action In "a
OF tie Copqueror Of California a rsactisn which
proceeds from the and religious convictions Of the
people. and Ia not eutnusssm which vi naturally
and quickly subside. II will vanish when thu great
producing purpose 10 accomplished and barrier placed
IN the way OF the further extension Of giant wrong whch
hss been gradually stealing upon ~, and had vel nigh
bound hand and foot. James n Campbell present
member Of Congress, Ia candidate for election
in schuykilI and Northumberland counties, which
save last fall over two thousand majority for
r.