The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-08-05
Our Lancaster Correspondence.

Interesting Movements Around Wheahond-Ne,o
Concerts 10 the Peoples Iicket-John Van
Buren,.
When Mr.. Buchanan was first no minated the
trouble in his political horizon seemed mo larger
than mans hand" but At is now assuming very
rapidly the astounding and overwhelming magnitude
of black thundergust cloud overspreading the
whole sky. As fast as one difficulty is disposed OF
new one arises, and the greatest OF the "bother'
is that the last is always greater than the rs The
arrangements for great central organ of the united
democracy Of your State having been at last com
pleted, with Robert j. Walker and his sslpendous
treasury experience at its head Saunders ia the mid
die and Forney at the tail, the next thing TO be
done was to look after the interests OF the favorite
son" at home. Accordingly the Democratic County
Committee was called together yesterday to make
arrangements for n0mminating a county ticket, to
pave the way for Mr.. b. carrying the county in No
vember-a very hopeless aud somewhat delicat
task. But it was soon found that there were
some screws loose, even IA their own coun.
ty committeeman the Pathfinder of the
Rocky Mountains had actually been walking
into the home affections Of the friends OF MS de-
mocratic rival of Wheatand.
DR.. c. M. Johnston, well known iii this State as
the "Drumore Shoemaker end oae Of the best
rough and tumble stump speakers that fought
for democracy here in ls4O and l,4i, when he
stumped the county against the " Buckeye Black
smith, whose democracy mas been most emphati-
cally and fatteringy endorsed BY Mr. Buchanan
himself who some time since expressed high esti.
mate Of the Doctors services In the ranks aud on
the stump-a man who, by the way, wouldn't touch
a niger worshipper, live Know Nothing, or cold
water fanatic with anything less than long pole,
in the shape of stump speech-this same Dru-
more Shoemaker yesterday sent in his resignation
as member of the Democratic Cor a ne happily
has IT'D the Buchanan County Committee" and
comes out in his letter very decidedly against the
modern drifting sectional democracy Of Cincinnati
and its bloodless representative at Vine .land and
is decidedly in favor OF Fremont Bat let Us come
the cream in the cocoa nut. Here it Isl
DIR. J0HNsON's LITTER OF DECLIsArIoN.
fRxEMASs VALLEY, Dramore township,
July 81, 1880. (
II. b. SwARR, Esq, chairman OF buchanan County Com
slR-For twenty five years have been voting demo
crat For the last twenty years have been voter in
Lancaster county and during that time have Invariably
supported the men and Of the Jeisr son and
jackson democracy-aways maintaining the doctrine OF
the greatest good TO the greatest NUMB and having
sworn with the great father OF democracy eternal hos
tity TO every form Of tyranny The rui of man"
have always approved the letter aud spirit Of the
dinance OF 1885, which excluded slavery all
rory then belon cling to the United States aud prin
cple OF which has been the settled policy of d.
cratic party since 1885, and OF the federal government
down 10 the administration OF FRANKLIN Pierce.
The Cincinnati Convention having departed from the
great highway of republican liberty, Tepudated the de.
mocracy Of Jefferson and jackson by
tonal measures Of the administration Of franklin Pierce,
and adopted platform destructive ia its Character the
interests OF the whole country, conadent that in
pudiaDg that platform, ia yielding hearty support
60 John Fremont for the Presidency, do depart
in the slightest degree from the faith OF tue democratic
party.
AS cannot therefore, consistently support the pru-
Ciples embodied in the Cincinnati platform and Nr.
buchanan has lost his personal denuiythus relieving
all who might otherwise have supported the pn
Cple OF county or state pride you will much obige
by selecting come other person represent Drumore
township in your committee. / remain, cir yours
pectfully, 4. NJ JOHNSTON.
As understand that the Chairman only read eight
lines of the above letter to the committee ii is very
proper that DIR. Johnston should have the benefit OF
s publication in the HERALD, to put himself right
before the public. OF course, the home IAN o.
Mr.. Buchanan viii not publish the doctors reasons
for standing on the de nocratic platform OF Jackson
or for supporting the peoples candidate for the
Presidency; but the home organ are not turn It's
foul breath upon one whom the Sage OF Wheat
land has as cordially" endorsed he did tn
platform OF Douglas, Pierce. Forney q Co.
The committee accepted the above declination
and feeling little depressed in spirits, adjourne
without naming day for their County Convention
The matter was left in the hands OF the Chairman,
with the understanding that he was to be governed
to some extent, by the action of the American Com
mittee which met today. IL was thought that
the Americans endorsed the Union county ticket
the jig would be ali up with the glorifed unterri-
fedfN and II wouldn't make much odds when they
settled their Buchanan county ticket or what men
they would set up TO be Knocked down by five thou
sand majority.
The Committee adjourned en- masse to wheatland,
FOR the purpose Of discussing the merits Of " the
great Wheatland GroR Question" and the antece
cents present position, and future prospects OF the
NEW York HERALD, as the main questions, with
collateral word or two on the prospective price OF
Virginia niggers according TO Gov. wises political
logic In the case Of Mr.. BIS election, and 10 what
mocncy Of New York would please the whole South.
country Mr.. Buchanan took occasion to assure
his official friends, some members OF the Wneatland
Junta being present that he was now sure OF carry
ing the States OF New York and Wisconsin. There
was one original Know Nothing on the committee
pretty sharp fellow, by the way-who was scarce
ly able to contain himself at this joyful assurance
Another member consoled himself with the assur.
ance that when the new cent al organ was started
the NEW YORK HERALD would get particular
Jesse" (not JessieD
Well the American County Committee did meet to-
day. and ratified the action of their subcommittee
in favor OF "Unon county ticket with remarka-
BILE unanimty-notwithstandi the extreme out
side Buchanan pressure against H. The following
IL the form Of the call adopted and ratified by the
American republican and wing committees
LANCASTER COUNTY UNION CONVENTION.
The citizens Of Lancaster county, without regard 70
past political differences divisions who are opposed TO
abe policy OF the present icderai administration as Gun
bodied Cincinnati platform and endorsed BY James
Buchanan 10 the extension of slavery into territory
free aud In favor OF maintaining the integrity OF the
constitution the rights OF the States and the preservation
Of the Union and Of restoring tue policy and acton Of the
federal government 10 the principles Of Washington and
Jefferson, will assemble in their respective districts al
abe usual places Of holding elections saturday the
23d day Of August and at each meeting elect delegates 10
County Convention 10 assemble at Lancaster, Wed.
nesday, August ~ al III O'Clock ~ NJ, to nominate
county ticket
A resolution was also adopted providing that the
number of delegates elected under the above call
shall be based the ratio Of the vote poled for
Pollock in 1854, every district being entitled 20
delegate and TO one additional delegate for every
hundred votes after the first hundred, and one dele
rate for every fraction Of over seventy-each dele
gate 30 elected to have vote in the Convention
The Buchanan men are terribly exercised about
|ahis fusion business, as they concede that In
ANY event they must be badly licked in the home
|of the farorite son. they holding caucus OF
the Junta this evening, am informed. to concoct