New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-05-23
From PHILADELPHIA.
POLITICAL sYMBOLs-THE NOTWITHSTANDING
THE JAPANEsE-EEw swNDLEs-Too MUCH
MONEY!


American character, cropping out in print or on
the stump with spontaneous suddenness, no matter
what the emergency, is always laid bare nj the
first outbreak of Presidential campaign 1t is
true that sometimes its demonstrations degenerate
into carcature but even then there is raclness
and point about it that nothing short of free speech
and free press could have developed. good hit
tells tremendously; the slightest mistake is used as
fatally the other way. Log cabins and hard cider
have in their day worked miracles, while single
hasty plate of soup destroyed the appetite and di-
gestiOn of whole people. 1t is strange how spon-
taneOusly these political symbols come up in mems
minds, and how the public adopt them on sight
Mechanics are dear to the American people.
Rough and Ready needs no glossary, and " Poor
Pierce" has long been part of the yernacuar
Last week furniture car paraded oar streets con-
tanning huge bell, Ornamented with numerous flags
on the ends Of little sticks while the bore the fol-
lowing inscription:
1.-The BELL that will toll the death kne OF seconssn whers
EVERETT goes" , , -
The point is more palpable than the truth of the
thing. Another symbol is looming up at Chicago
" the man who can split rails and maui Democrats"
Others may be devised at Baltimore, but whether
they are TO be little giants great ones, they are
pretty sure to come. No party thriyes without
them.
The Chicago nominations did not take us wholly
by surprise. We were prepared to look for Mr.
LincOln's success, aud are axultant at his nOmlsa
ton. This whole community breathes great deal
freer-a weight, an apprehension, positive dread,
is remOved-our spirit has become elastic, and we
feel it in our bones that this State will give him a
laundering majority. His nomination insures, more
over the election of Curtin for Governor and clean
sweep for Congress- with the Legislature thrown in
and Senator Bgler thrown out. The selection Of
Mr.. Hamlin was unexpected, but we go in for IT
with hearty good will. The feeling is universal
that Chicago has done her duty far better than we
expected. Guns are firing all over the State, hags
are raised a general congratulation prevails, and
at our headquarters here glorious meeting
was spontaneously held the news
came. On Saturday night all Philadelphia will as
sembe on that noble pavement III front Of lndepen-
dence Hall 20 ratify this most auspici0us nOmina-
ton. The Democratic sympathy for Mr.. Seward is
loud and general From the srossest defamation of
that great man, they have now changed to sym.
pathy in keeping with their natural fOndness for i'm
posture. According to them he Is the wOrst-used
man that ever lived. The press of the whole PeO-
pes party gustains the nominations, and col
umns have already become cOmpacted for the great
charge whchis to overthrow this Sham Democracy.
Meantime the cause of Bel and Everett makes no
perceptible Roadway. The Democratic journals
alone advocate it. The big bell rings through the
streets occasionally, but instead of giving out re-
joicing echoes, it sounds If tOlng for somebody
Those gentlemen nominated for the avowed
purpose of cOercng Chicago into pushing Mr. Seward
from the track That object has been accom-
pished, not, however, by their coercion but by the
ledeeming wisdom which n.ed in the Convention.
The belief is strong here that these respectable
Nominees of ancient Wing renown will row honor
ably retire from the field thus covering themselves
with even higher hOnOrs than any they have vet Won
When the Japanese lions come TO this city, they
are to be shown our own local monsters with some
others to be especially created for the occasion
Our manufacturers are having eye to those chests
of silver which the aforesaid lions brought with them
to pay expenses; for, as it is now known that
Congress fOOts the BILL the presumption is that the
silver will be left here in payment for American
gimcracks. Now our city is full of Just such me-
chancal cODtrivances will attract the japanese
curiosity. Our great manufacturing concerns are
making preparations to show up their shops, their
factories, and their products in the most captivat
ing style. 1t is confidently believed the strangers
will want to buy railroad wheels, chandeliers, gas
fixtures, city railroad cars, and steam fire engines.
The latter being so good thing for the wooden
towns Of Japan, it If proposed to give them ocular
demonstration by building great shanty of boards
on an open lot then setting II fire, and when in
ful blaze calling up the engines to raise steam and
show them how quickly it can be squirted out.
Such display viii probably procure orders for
lulcc vi iOui pIONIutu INC
that they have no water works to supply them when
they get them home. Then our street railroads are
expected TO electrify them as powerfully as does
the telegraph seeing that they perfectly I'M
derstandable. Indeed, some of oar schemers have
already projected railroad through the main street
of YeddO, which must need at least 100 ears-all to
be built here-and subsidies will be suggested to the
best fellow in the Embassy to take hold of this big
log and help roll it along Think of road in city
of 8, 100000 Of inhabitants The calculation has
been made, and it is ascertained-on paper-that it
will pay even better than your own gridiron monop-
oily. We built the great Russian railroads. on the
profits of which some of our citizens are now
and Japan is placer of even greater
richness Others, hearing of those incOnvenient
800 gold coins which the Japanese use, are pro-
posing to initiate them into the superior convent
sces and safety of our paper currency, and the talk
lOw is that the Yankee who gets up the first bank
n Japan will be sure to make good strike, pro-
7ided be don't burst up, in which customary event
laying his ingenious head struck off, With all these
eductve projects ready cooked up for the stran-
ers, the probably is that the chests of silver i'm
nOrtalized by the reporters, will evaporate their
0ntents long before their owners have gone the
ousds of their tour / hope the said evaporation
nay do all hands heap Of good.
Cheating people assumes new devices daily. One
# our Aldermen, Robert l.. Curry, was sentenced
o six months in prison, on Saturday, for conspr-
icy to cheat certain tayern-keepers by having them
arrested On charge Of violating the license law,
lnd Then allowing them TO escape by the payment |
u money. Two cOnstables were also sent 10 prison
or gong about among other groggeries and leyying
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