Washington sentinel., 1856-07-22
PENNSYLVANIA AND BUCHANAN.

PENNSYLVANIA AND BUCHANAN.
The most conclusive evidence of the reck-
lessness of the opposition press in asserting
that large majority of Northern States will
90 for Fremont or Fillmore, is their claim upon
the "Old Keystone" Everybody conversant
with the feelings of the people Of that State,
knows that such assertions are mere absurdi-
ties. JAMES BUCHANAN is so firmly enshrined
in the affections of his fellow-ctizens- s-FATHERs
and SONS, who have witnessed his political ca
reer, step by step, through period of forty
years--as to place him beyond the reach OF
any silly or wicked slander that can be put
afoat TO injury him. His record is made up
the monument of his fame is rected-and,
from its base to its apex, stands firm and tow
ering in its mighty strength, without crack or
creyice through which the foul breath of ia.
naticism, no matter whether it comes from the
Slud pools of BLACK Republicanism or
"Knownothingism, can penetrate. The opin-
ion is pow fixed, with the Oldest and most ex.
perienced Pennsylvania politicians, that Mr..
BUcHANAN's majority will equal General Jack.
sons in 1928. Fifty thousand is looked for
certainly, no matter whether the opposing fac.
tiQns run in single or double harness.
A late Herald paraded list Of its exchanges
throughout the country, in which is named the
candidates favored by each journal. In Penn,
sylvania we found in this list three favorng
Buchanan, and taceniy-niRe marked down for
Fremont 1t then struck US quite forcibly
that the Herald might improve its stock of
correct information if it would ertend its ex-
change list among the Democratic journals Of
Pennsylvania, but apprehending that our ad-
vice would be unheeded, we did not tender it,
The Herald, Of Saturday, last contains a
sprightly little editorial upon the same subject,
under the head of " Political Signs IN Penn.
Sylcanid," which gives Mr.. BUCHANAN t,centy-
one newspapers favoring his election in that
State, with circulation of $4,000 and Col.
JoHS CHARLES Fremont forty-one with cir.
culation Of SS,9l2! !! Poor FILLMORE is only
allowed three papers in the State, with a circu.
lation Of l,7O0!l Now although we cannot
count the exact number of public journals in
Pennsylvania or tell anything about their cir.
culation, yet we have list before us of Demo
cratic papers claiming to be in the most -four.
ishing condition, all enthusiastic in support OF
JAMES BUCHANAN, published in flee counties,
which count more than the number given by
the Herald in the,entire State
The grand organs and big guns Of the chiv.
alrous JOHN CHARLES and his aUy, who
heads the Know nothing legion, must learn to
keep their "roorbacks' within the limits OF
reason and common sense, or they will find
themselves in the plight Of much more honest
man than themselves, on certain occasion.
A most intelligent and excellent retailer OF
marvellous stories, not many years ago, was
entertaining a company with some items Of his
travels in foreign parts, between the Gulf OF
Mexico and the Pacific sea- Among other
items concerning the instincts of animals OF
the brute creation, be told about being sur.
rounded for several days, in crossing very
high and rugged mountain, by large droves Of
wild hogs, which he represented as being as
ferocous as the "boar of Tuscany" Nothing
saved the little party from being torn to pieces
and eaten upj but the knowledge and sagacty
of some Mexican guides, who had prepared
themselves with ,ciilOp ,ehistlcs, and whenever
the hogs we're heard or seen approaching their
locality through the forest, the whistles were
sounded in their shrillest tones; as this music
struck up, the wild rayagers would slacken
their pace-ther bristles would fall smoothly
on their backs-their tusks, all covered with
froth, extending at least four inches outside OF
their huge jaws, become invisible, and they
would commence grunting and laying down
quite good.naturedly around the camp of the
little devoted party.
After our narrator had told this story, and
depicting several scenes Of this kind, he turned
to one Of the company Ian old and rather cred
ulous friend) and asked him what he thought
of it?' why" says his good.natured listener
(" have often heard about music having charms
w oVOth tHS sdFhBG DithotJ anu bO Oilt hnu 4
suppose it might quiet them hogs--so belieues
that story" "Well," pursued our travelling
story-teller, "When we crossed the mountain,
we struck the verge Of an immense prairie,
about twenty miles across on the path we we're
travellingj on tho other side, lining the hori.
zon, as far as the eye could reach there appear
ed something resembling high mountain Of
sgoD We started on our journey early in the
morning, and il was nearly sunset when we
reached, what wssupposed all day to be, huge
snow banki' And turning again to his old