New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-02-08
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
5EE DEMOCRACY GOING UNDER-A STEAM LINE
AT LAsT-UUR CITY soURRRLs--LEGIsLA-
TIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PNLLApELPmn, Feb. 6. 1860.

TIVE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Yson Our 0wn COnespOsasnt.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. g. 1860.
Some years ago, up in the Lehigh coal re.
STOP tremendous freshet suddenly raised the wa
teEs Of that river to an extraordinary hight. The
rise took place in ihe night and great was the con-
sterpaOn of the mistress of the little log sbanty in
witch was lodging, when, on turning out in the
morning, she Uncovered that her COW stable was
halt filed with water and that the COW was stand
log in it shoulder deep. Feeling forihe awkward
PsedicameDt Of the COW asd the owner, lavished
on the latter werld of sympathy. But not appre-
eiatiDg tbe real eEgeucies Of the case il did not
touch Der heart The fact was the SOW I'D a.calf,
ard that while ak my pity had been exhausted on
the COW, hers had been wholly directed to the calf
She said she didn't care button for the freshet
ecming Into the stable, or even into the shanty, il
necessary but il was dreadful hard for the cali 10
have to stick its head under water to suck The
fact was, the teat was under water-a circumstance
which my excessive verdancy, at that remote Pc
TiOd, had failed 10 regard as of any consequence.
Had also been calf, without doubt this embar-
raising condition Of things would have been as much
in my mouth it in that Of the landlaays.
Now, it has occurred to me, well as to multi
tudes Of EympathiziDg readers here that the
Pennington, is as embarrassing to the hungry Sham
Democracy there as the freshet could have been to
the aforesaid calf. The political Good has risen,
suddenly and Overwhelmingly; the public teat is un-
der water tOLe out of sight and reach, and any fur
Their attempt to suck ii will result in srangulatiOn
That almost exhausted teat has been merciessly
depleted for years past as to need long repOse.
Under the regime, even when the waters SUBJ
side il will happily be free from the swarm of hun
CRY leeehes who have fattened its abundant stream
Tie hand of the new power will knock off the tena-
ciOus bold which they have maintained, and its re-
Operative powers be made abundantly manifest.
Mr. PenniDgtOns election Is one of the Slgngnlhcant
signs of the times-tbe first definite sound of the
tramp Of that advancing column which is destined
to drive from power the base combination which
has SO long ruled and cursed the nation Ii has
jOiced US here beyond measure We know MIN well,
and value him more. IL gives us new spirits new
energy, new courage. We now have reason for the
faith that is in us, and that faith viii insure even
gpater victory.
Among the causes of the decline of foreign CON-
meree at this port, the tax immigrants has long
been known TO be prominent. Carrying passengers
is the sustaining power with many lines between
this country and Europe. Though so many thou
sands reach our shores annually, the majority of
whom 60 West through this city, yet scarcely any
of them land here. Immigrants are taxed so enOr
moasly that New-YOrk has run away with the
from foreign port arriving here is taxed SO for
quarantine and poor rates. Other ports charge so
much less as 10 give them the whole passenger
trade. We are now petitiUDing the Legislature to
repeal these taxes and let in immigrants free. This
movement is in aid of project to induce the owners
of the Canadian line OF British steamers to send
STEAMER every fortnight. They have agreed to do
sopl divided our merchants guarantee them frelghts
10 lbe amount of S350OOO, aud passengers to the |
amount oil $4CO,OOO per annum. The former sum |
rs very nearly made up, and will cert iiny be |
REACHED The latter is even more certain 10 be &C. |
cured, bee iuse the Pennsylvania Central Railroad |
fhreHs its prep)nderatng influence in aid Of the |
project. This British line Of steamers IN this port
eectlally supersedes all efforts 10 get up one of
our own.
Doubtless you have been in some OF cur puLlic
squares ia Summer, and stopped moment to adj
mire the peaceful gambOls of the droyes of gray
squirrels ~ hich have been for several years domeS
tcated among the trees and grass. Tleee interest
ing little pets have lived and multiplied undisturbed
by thisyes.O- rowdies, until they have become 80
tame as to eat from the hand Of any genie soul
that tauIpts them with nut, or cake, or apple.
BIZ as fe trees yield nuts for them 10 lay aside
for Winter use and as gentle visitors and loungers
abandon ie squares in cold weather; as the JantOr
never feeds them, seeing that Councils have never
thought Ofthe matter. the poor squirrels have be-
rome hungry beggsrs in hundred neighbOring
kitchens. The deer 10 other squares are regularly
led. but the squirrels never They fit across the
,treets through crowds Of carriages and pedestr-
ms run up aeys. fearless OF dog aud cat, sip INTO
he kitchen. mount up table and dresser, aud
a;ze on ANYTHING that Bridget may have left lying
hmat. Poor hungry creatures! They undergo the
ate of all living pets-staryed by iOrgetiulness.
,un,s first appearance in the Kitchen was fun for
,:5,ot hut she has long AGO become tired Of him |