The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-10-13
THE CONTEST IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Our Letters from Port Carbon, fremont
and Philadelphia.


DUR Philadelphia Correspondence.
PmLABnPMA, Oct 4, 1856.
A f.w Familiar Words 10Th nay Uncle Buck The gay he
BotcAed the Central American Qusstion.
Uncle, the ball rolls on, and comes mghtier day by
day In every county Of the State tho for bery
and the Constitution comes stronger and stronger.
great gathering of the republicans takes place to-day and
10 night at Germantown On that very ground where al
time haowed In countrys history patriots poured
out their blood In struggle for freedom, 70 day will re
sound with the voices Of thoss VINO love liberty and
stand ready 10 defend the sscrednes OF principle and
Justice To day. while you pertinenty insist that Kansas
should Of right belong he South the old battle ground
viii ring with the cry freedom for Kansas-hberty and
the constitution The republicans then assembled will
not be your cap aboitoniss they viii be the calm,
thinking mer-men who know the value Of justice, and
fear not to pursue right The sturdy materAlst-the
man who looks above the low ntrgues Of your Forney-
will be there, raising his voice in defence Of the poor
white mechanic, that animal which has done 50
much for the greatness OF the free North but whs yet
mains despsed, degraded and sneered at in the slave
South. The Moors uncle will be rebuked to-day; you
will be ebui ed for proving recreans to the principles
most dear 10 the interests Of your State
But let proceed the Central American question,
and show how you unsettled it. You must know that
the redo ubtable may ciied mild and approachable
in his manners rather csreless dipoma,ist frank,
prone Yield pont get business with the
least troubles nsa overbsrdened with retentve memory
liberal In his views toward this country, and much given
to smoking good segsrs.
When that love story had become somewhat faded you
approached his lordship, rather his lordshp ap
preached you, the Central American question. A
willingness expressed the part Of the Secretary
for Foreign Affairs to meet you terms mutually agree
able both countries Further he gave you
OF her kestys desire to the question settled
and the friendly relations existing between the two
countries maintained. How did you him Not in
spirit OF reciprocity Instead of proposing basis
You commenced hnpng upon old points. Uncle, you
are wanting in conceptonal powers; you
not good at IDEAS you prefer to wait aud follow
tmoly ct rst then rsshly You were too mid TO strike
out new snanne you were TOO Jealous 2, Marcy 70 lo
the poor lar who when asked the value OF his
answers BY inquirng navey what you think they are
and took to that Of essrs slidel and Soue You will
attempt deny Uncle that In the short space Of
under the tuition of Messrs. slidel Soue and sundry
smaller lights, with Governor Wise at their TAIL as
was slave under slave drivers lash in Cuba
Ysu had various ntervie and talks with Lord Cia
rondon but You could be got to lay down series
of conditions that you not ready to withdraw the
very next day There that same species OF vaciat
ing political coquetng in your the Central
American question that has distinguished your pre-
history. And when you got to offer anything
assmilaing in terms they were such not only da-
mayed yourself but inconsistent with liberal sense OF
what the British Cabinet might be expected to concede
Then you lcst your temper-somethDg very unbecomng
states Concess ,ns you might have gained by pre-
serving your equanimty we're very naturally with.
not be got TO believe yer sincere your proposals. There
was frgidty, ridiculous maintaining OF whimses-in
ane Ssni o. s.rnesness IN your dealing. Win sne
Lord Clarendon lack OF interest IN the question
at issue and, With his suspicious excited came to reat
the matter with q corresponding Indifference. When he
inquired shat you had offer, you Immediately com
menceo running reteraton OF sold points" that were
meaningless ana always ended Just where you had be-
gun You complsned that ordsnip smoked in your
face, while his lorcsLip, as an offset, complained TO
several private friends Of your habit Of chewing too much
And 80 between the smoking and chewing nothing
done with the Central American question OF less
sagac,y than his ordship might have discovered that
YOU had secret reason for keeping the ques
ton OF Central America open, after the fashion
OF q email politician, who nnds II necessary
tunes. You chilled the very atmosphere OF Downing
when you entered H. which you did to make your
,er d!stAtstefu, and return Is you came But II you
elected nothing the way OF business, you earned Tor
yourself among the facous employees OF the Fore'gr
Once the rather ollmeu,ary sooriqret OF sod
whaIebouen The truth IL, gnce-and your msa Forney
viii not pretend 10 deny IT, for minons Of the Lsga
ton scattered the secret 10 the win1s-you mad nsuc
tons from soue Wise and sde not TO bring the Contra
American question settlement just yet" seeing
that a new government was about TO be established In
N.carAs7a, which would put new face on the
Il
unirendiy relations with EnglandY' said they. And
you made no ses ution IN saying, while IN
London that you believed a with England
would be good thing FOR The United states that would
unite the people, and give new peus 70 the deveiope
ment Of Der inter nal resources To the B,rngs to the
Peabodys TO every American merchant In London, was
patent that no. only did you want 10 keep open the
atrial American question but that you were anxous to
eass uniriene relations between the people Of the two
and puddle and fadde with The Central America, cues
ton, raA you GOT into what was ve.s generally con.
sidored interminape snarl You sought 70 please
young America by bringing the people by the cars ana
you we're well nigh dong II. You quarrellef w1ta tnc
osr Maw was xI,b NJ 6sss lie hsa NO
Moors to BE found cordial welcome with the
court and people Of England, and an easy solution Of the
Contra American question you mad struggled Tor nearly
three years 10 keep open. Let tho man Forney ex
plain this sway; let him warm up the ice 10 that rigd
zore OF w5eatand. In next We shall cneeavor 70
London.
PnIApEPmA, Oct. :, 1855.
Lers from Fr,>nd 10 Old Bue-y5rnsy, Sickle, Sanders
a Co-Buchanan and ne Foreign Ersl,S in London
Geyroe Peabody and ae American legation, ds. &c
Unc'e you have repeatedly been warned how perm
eious Is ue Ipnuence Of the men 10 whom you have
yiels.d ytur political iortuncs. And yet you will not
take heed. Today, this devils powdermonkey-his
Forney you clasp tightly your hearts II his trade
axain Read hs penny whistle, Uncle and Judge whether
would Dot be well to caution him against developing so
songiy that genius which conceived the osihsome pro
cess Of getting the Jamson testimony for Forrest Caution
b. Uncle for the people, though slow, think for them
.sves sct for themselves and have opinions Of their
own. They haze no sympathy with that bloody terrorism
which nov struggles 70 uproot The fundamental prin-
cipes o, the constitution, sd 70 which you nov lend
yoursefs willing tool their prosperity, their peace,
their Dc mesc comioi E their rights fresasn they Owe
to liberty Of thought and speech which the mes 70
whom you have len. yourself trying 70 subvert II
fasehoods absurdy Intimidation, ,rickery, and ali the
miserable arts 70 winch low cunning gives life we're
Vehicles OF persuasion, ihen UEcle, Master Forney would
carry you into the White House with little dculty