The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-02-14
Our Philadelphia Correspondence.

PHILADELPHIA Feo H. 1856
Trade Prospects for the Sprlng-1he Know Nothing Ma
tiona' COsnSs-f'oliica1 Ehtdn9'ements-7he Reading
Plcymm-Mamifesto Of the Black Republican Wing.
The town is becoming more lively the wea her
dera,es. After embargo of ice beginning to
thaw out There is now at esst every appearance Of
dry streets and open river in the month
Merchants cay shall have an unusually good spring
business, and judging from the beginning arrivals
from the West and Soutn, think with great reason
As you have been apprsed, the political caudron bois
rather ftrcey at the present time par cu'ary among
the Know Mornings. The party has indeed, got into
sparl AND taDgle, which the National Council to
here the 18th, only usrave You know the
Of the abo nista at Reading last July and of the spit
which they caused there. In other woros the majority
of the State Counci-made up principally Of delegates
from Allegheny countygnored the twelfth section of the
platform of the National Council and built up . stagiug
only large enough TO hold the Seward and Wilson
tional party. This did not suit the national men,
who in the minority; hence they rspudiatsd
the repudstors. and re-organized the State Couu-
Gil in ORDER that 1t might be made harmonious
In letter and spirit with the national body
The movement began with very few is Is true but 1.
has since gathered strength from the many masses
until it embraces large majority of thu party ia
the city and State The Executive Committee OF Phs-
dephia, under the national branch has legitimate dele
gates from all the councils In the city with lwo or three
exceptions Indeed, ~ appears by report commute
tee Of that boay LACEY published In papers only
four old charter councils endorse the Reading platform
the joint vote OF ex Governor VIM. F. johnston aud
Messrs. Ee lie and Todd ths two last members of n
eress, who did their utmost during las tra, 70,
sptaler TO deas Heary NJ Fuller and s,sc N r. Bank.
Jr.
notice that the Fxecnifve Committee of tho Johustop
and Todd Or black repub len wing consistpg Of only
abou, thirteen legitimate delegates enough t. form
quorun--have just issued very rambling and vague
document the shape of preamble and resolutions
he EN- far l translate it into TAR Eoyish
srsera that he officers Of the Natl ma
Council are crreepoodence with the officers Of shetr
spurious oooy by whom L. alone gnized: thai ,na
Iationsl men, from VIII m they seced st Reading are
%, gspiEera, with State Council hSytsR a chs er
&c; hat they the black republicans Are not ssct.ou
ali II, out efer the on. Kenre RAyuor platform
,.ecfeo by the Nstcn,i Council; Ia, the Hi rsksr
or Naonst Ststx Council cor al ts " zen xniH
II. n aud few ~ho have oinel them their alleged
u YIsfon o Reading; sDd that the bot-d, ,e
caue they cud not support the claims If .orga Law
b~,tse ny atber equsiIy INDUSTRIOUS thiogs.
>ib briefly notice Ut thess points leaving others
to the tate which heir rdicu a,siy c.ms o.
tLD:- FRS q correspondence. With officers ths NS
t,rAl Council. II ~ be- 'rue-spd incl,.e to THUS i
Dot, NJ least, In and firm p1ro~r pptd tne
fact make the sct, e ths Ma ipoa Americaa OF Hon
t'cFer safe Connect, Any less .gmseY Because toe
nictrs OF the National Councfi 'at-e thatr rns
oy cousoft'bg Win ocdy Of ~bo be al In N
ference win the ran pant bsck Iepuo oaa lesds who