The gazette and Democrat. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1860, 1860-08-09
Report from Pennsylvania-State of the
Canvass-The Keystone Certain Tor LIN

Report from Pennsylvania-State of the
Keystone Certain Ior LIN
cOlh.
Wehase been furnished with the fol
lowing letter TO the Secretary OF the State
Comm ittse ofOblo. 1t is from gentle
man ofhigh Standing in Pennsylvania, one
who has ample means Of knowing where
OF he writes. We commend 1t to the al
tention Of our readers.
PHILADkLrHIA. July 3lst, 1860.
w. I. BAscoM, EsQ.-Dsur Sir--Your
favor of the 2lst came duly to hand and
an answer has been delayed in consequences
Of my absence from the city. now pro-
coed to an.wer your interrogatorles IN or
der.
lst. During the whole OF the late ses-
sion of Congress, tie Democrats OF this
State harmonized in the conviction that
without a Tariff bill they could not save
The Safe. Hence Bigler' dodging around
the Morill bill with words Of professed
friendship Foster, the nominee for Gov
ernor, went to Washington several times
in person and appealed to Hunter and
others to give Tariff, and openly assured
his friends there thai he would not stand
the ghost Of chance of an election II i
failed. Imenlion these facts TO show ih'
appreciation of the question by the Dem
ocrats themselves. 1t is a most vita
question with US; and notwithstanding al
democratic candidates for Congress. dc
will profess to be Tariff men, it will cos
that party thousands ofvotes Had th'
Democrats uDited on a single candidat
for the Presidency, the conviction Of al
parties is that the failure OF the Tariff las
winter would have cost them this State.
I'd. The elements Of opposition to u
will unite pretty thoroughly on Governor
and but for the fact that the party is u!
lerly disorganized and dcmoralized, ,woul
make desperate struggle. AS it is. tb
single danger is the over confidence OF ou
friends; hut we have taken especial pain
to perfect our organization in every dis
trict, so that our vote shall be- poled.
feel qnite safe in assuring you that W
shall elect our candidate for Governoran
, legislature decisively; but | do so know
ing We have vast labor TO perform /
order 10 render assurance doubly sure
The labor will, however, be performed AN
we will save the State at any cost.
Lincoln viii carry the Stale immensely
lie will have clear majority Of the whol
vote polled, and must have not less tha
$4,000 plurality We will have tW
electoral tickets One Breckenridge unio
! the other Douglas straight The frs
is under the auspices Of the regular Stat
organization, and they will gain !hol
sands Of votes, In no possible event ca
Lincoln lose the vote Of this State.
3. The Bell movement will be frol
5.OO0,to 10000 strong in the Statc-ce
y tainly not exceeding the figures. I'll
, leaders are trying 10 poll their vote fl
, Foster for Governor, and therein is OF
r ouly trouble now. Bat il will be well t
. ken care Of, and not allowed 10 do us 81
rlous injury. Bell can't damage LincolI
! he is beyond the power of combinations
this State. He will poll from 5000
10000 Democrats, and many more vi
not vote at all, who will turn out at Il
: State election to vote for local candidate
Upon the whole, things look well; al
unless all human calculation are decepti
you can count on Pennsylvania, as ce
. tain in both the October and Novcmb
=, struggles.