Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1856-08-16
From the Pennsylvania.
Precious Confession from one OF the
Friends OF Bleeding Kansas i-where
the Money goesI

From the Pennsylvania.
Precious Confession from one OF the
Friends OF Bleeding Kansas i-where
the Money soesi
In Saturdays New York Tribune The vera
cious and virtuous "W. II. F." who is no
doubt, from his initials, the same worthy who
assailed Mr.. Buchanan in such terms of gross
and indecent falsehood, some two weeks ago,
at mixed assembly of ladies and gentlemen,
in Camden City, New Jersey, and who then
and there INDUCED himself in repeating the
treason of Garrison, the insanities of Webb,
and the free-love follies of Greeley, again ap,
pears in the following letter, dated July 25th
from which we take the following extract
PHILADELPHIA, July %, 1856.
The Republican activity and intensity in
New 4ork-what contrast to the dullness of
the cause here To begin with the newspapers;
you have one hundred thousand daily cheap
newspapers devoted to the Republican cause,
where you have one thousand here. Nay,
more, your newspapers are almost surrender
ed to the work of the Republican cause-edi.
torlally-nearly every other topic being lost
sight OF, while whole pages of reading columns
are hiled with documentary matter and politi-
col news OF an eectoneering character Here,
however, the few papers that speak of Republi-
canism DO 1t incidentally. Are the leading
editorials here necessarily on the great topicY
Not at all. II take up one Of the journals
ten TO one the leading article is anything else
than Itepuphcanlsm. And, mark, moreover,
the two cent New York papers occupy precise
~ the same popular rank in New York that the
one cent Do here; or, in other words, the PEG.
PIE as mass are ready to pay two cents for
paper there as they are one cent here. The
held, therefore, seems won in New York, while
in Philadelphia, and Eastern PENNSYLVANIA the
field is to be won. Now, it seems TO me- con.
sidering that the success of the Republican
cause depends on carrying PENNSYLVANIA and
the chances are not brighteningi in any wonder
ful degree IN that quarter owing TO the manner
in which Pennsylvania is neglected. It does
seem that the Republicans with you are taking
matters very easily. A great deal of work is to
be done here, or the cause is lost; and the
workmen are waiting. exposed this matter
some weeks SINCE and matters remain about
the same as before. To put Philadelphia on
the same plan with New York there should be
many thousand cheap daily papers issued up
to the day OF election, devoted to Republican
ism in spirit and detail; and how many are
there? Hardly enough 10 begin to make an
impression What good are Harrisburg Con-
yentions, with delegates coming from other
States thereto. if the political soil here is not
properly worked in the meantime? What is
the use OF Kansas Fund in Pennsylvania if
her II electoral votes are lostl"
There is in this extract one element which
W. Il. +. has not heretofore displayed-we
II e M
falls upon him the moment he gets into Penn
sylvania that the cause of the Union is not de-
serted here for the purpose of gratifying set
OF fanatical scoundrels, who are filter for bed
lum or the penitentiary than to be the leaders
OF an upright and honest party-ths fear COM
pels him to astonish the Tribune by speaking
the truth.