New-York daily tribune., 1856-07-18
POLITICS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Correspondence of The N Y. Tribune.

Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune.
CHAMBERsBURG, Monday, July 7, 1856.
Some time before the Republican nomination at
pAiladespho started on tour through Pennsy lvania
took my time to it, und travelled through Northern
Pennsylvania the anthracite coal fields, the German
counties and then soutbward to this place l visited
the villages and rural districts, stayed With the peo-
pe and learned their feelings and opinions On the va
yivus questions of the day. Pennsylvania loyal to
the Union but her heart unfettered by the w1les OF
domaeos ues, is also loyal to Freedom. You hardly
meet th men unless he is an Interested pohacan,
who does not precate and deDounce the acs of the
present ADMINISTRATION. He will tell you that Slavery
oggrtssie and dough trucuance have brou The
Government into disgrace, and the country to the
brink of ruin He loudly demands change but here
is Il trouble in many cBsee Thousands OF honest and
Freedom loving Penns, lvanGns grossly deceived
by the willy leaders of the Democratic party. They
confound Republcansm and Abolitionism. They think
that the parry which has nominated Fremont go tor
aboiehibg Slavery in the Southern States, and tafnng
the three a half uilOns of slaves loose upon tho
country. They think that Fremont s for dis3Olyug
the Union, unless this desperate measure can be car
ried ont and therefore many men, vino hate Slavery
and will tell you that We must have no more Slave
States are deferred from voting the Republican ticket
because of this opinion. Especially this
tue in the local regions aud German counties. Here
the Democrats have it much TO Themselves Their
rhees plead, falSify, threaten and howl Pennsyl-
yaJa Dutchnan is quiet, unsophisticated wight He
exercises little inventive genius thought. Discovery
and thinking be leaves fo the most part to Others He
is generally contentcd to plow and vote as his
Gao id. Hence he s an easy tool for de-
signing demagogues. Mony of them cannot either
read or speak the English. They are compelled.
therefore to receive all then Intelligence through the
medium Of Ge1man papers. The Democrats have es-
tab'bhed such papera IN eVoly cousidetable town
throughout counties where the Germau prevails.
You bnd them Readirg, POtisvle, Minersvil7,
Tomaqua Mauch Chunk ano so on And these are
unrcupulous il Their fsirltcatlpIs There Is hardly
depth Of lies ahd MISREPRESENTATION to whoa they VIII
descend aLd fish up slalg GAO Hlaeh0oQ TO deceive
the pcOpt. Il battle il to be fought III this state,
The sluv eorigere niaEshtllng their forces faey
have peCoDMry meaIs Ht tbeu command which the
Repubc0ne have not and winch 1t were base tor then
to use Afler the fal,idcAGon above seated another
strong argument with them ls--a kind OF loY special
pleading that Buchanan il the first Pennsyyani IN
that ever had the Presidential nomination. and 1t would
be an uler disgrace for the State not to give him
Eecto.al vote. royetering ranting fellow not long
ago, at RAJ ihceti0n meeting in Harrisburg made THIS
h 3 main argument, and, amid intense boohoDng,
cued the veIgeance OF oil the gods upon bis dear ma
tive State if Sue so loya TO the Union and to law
ard oloer, should tar forget herself as TO vote
against her favorite son. The batte to be fought in
this state chiefly among what are called the Penn
sylyeuta Dutch. In the miRog districts are many
Irish bur they are Democratic TO q man. No reason
can euch them. Poor Hbernla! They carry the
| bhdpe ION with which this Sbam Democracy knocks
Dutch are dll,rent. Their instincts beatfor freedom;
their intentions are honost, and all they want IS a far
| presentation Of the truth. Nov, what is wanted
! here is this: A number of men to go over all
| tbs German districts and take the STUMP for Free
| dom and Fremont. Bat they must not be men
who can speak the high, learned German that
l.. rnjaps srepl. Such will completely f4i-
they will reach neither the head nor heart OF the poo
pie They must be mtn who cen rellls off the Pena-
sylVa1ia Dutch who enter into the fceiiogs and
S1npatbies of the inhabitants, crack their IN jokes
with them al q be one anJopg them. Snch oen could
do umcnse execution throughout thls country. bet
t, and ker class Of people they conld not find
any where. arge this matter from tie consciousness
oi what could be- doue and must be done TO secure
this State to Freedom. Throughout the agricultural
districts The people are now busy in harvesting aud
taking in hay and grainand richer harvest they
never eat. Never before had l such IN dea of
ahur dance as I obtained in travelling through the fer
tse valleys OF this State The fcds are fairly weighed
down with the eXuberaDce of golden crops. Through
the valoys OF Lebanon and Cumberland, everywhere
YOU st em to be n the midst of green and yellow
sea- The grain rolls in far away like Tie ocean.
As soon as the harvest is over, then the Democrats
will kinde ther fires in every county and village aod
BIZ gp then old tricks with redoubled ardor ana
sclupuouspess. Let the spublicans begin at once
to foot system of lectures for this country, aud
thus countccvail the poison of Sham Democracy,
which Is now pouring over it and will soon increase.
f. D. Y