New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-02
FROM PHILADELPHIA.
THE OLD FIRE REKINDLED--coMMERcE OF THIS
vIIIAGE-NEw ARCTIC v0yAGE-IMNIGRA-
TIoN-THE COIN MANIA.

TiON-ibE OOtN MhNths
From Our Own Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, May ~, 1860.
The old enthusiasm Of the Harrison campaign
was largely exceeded by the immense demonstration
of the Peoples party at Independence square on
Saturday evening. The canvass was literally
opened by an army with banners, which poured in
Nv detachnents from every political center and
suburb, until the square was packed with human
life and that noble pavement on Chestnut street
becsme IN impossible jam. Certainly not less
than Is, 600 persons were present, in spite of
most inopportune rain which fell up to nearly 9
O'Clock. As might be expected, this immense
audience had numerous points of attraction No
less than five distinguished speakers were address
ing different sections at the same moment. Had
The evening been dry and clear, no one can con-
lecture the thousands more that would have been
present. If this meeting is to symbolic the fervOr
OF the coming campaign, all former Wing enthu-
siasm for Clay az Harrison may be set down as
dull and tame am quite sure nothing equal to it
has been witnessed in my time. Ii tells plainly
how perfect is the harmony Lincoln OF all the
Opposition elements. Honest Old Abe was shown
mp on a badge and banner with surprising but
hearty versatility of devices. He figured as rail-
splitter and mauler OF logs, while IN other instances
he was navigating a ilat-boat and doing the honors
of the White House. In fact, the multiplicity of
these designs referring to LincOlns antecedents of
hard work and hard times in early life shows clearly
that they have touched with sympathetic kndGness
the mysterious chord which Vbrates through the
popular heart. If they be thus abundant only a
fortnight after the nomination. GOT up hastily on
the spur of the moment, what a flood of them the
campaign must produce This huge demonstration
is to be followed next week by another on the part
Judge Douglass friends, whose number here is
great. Col. FOmeys Press goes in for Douglas and
none else Of the Charleston candidates. BY the
yav. that vindcation of Forney before the CoyOde
Committee in relation to his refusal to be hired by
fhe Administration to support LecomptOn by the
promise Of $4,000 gain from POst-Ofice blanks
was so emphatic as to elevate him greatly in public
opinion here. But We are all satisfied he cannot
secure the nomination of his hero.
Certain Of your city contemporaries delight in
calling Philadelphia o village. What New York
would suffer were this rural community Obiterated
from the map, may be conjectured from a consid-
GRAFTON of certain figures put forth recently by our
Board of Trade. Last year our direct foreign i'm
port of dry goods amounted 10 only $2o39,57I, but
there came to us through New-YOrk, in consequence
of your steam facilities with Europe, no less than
sci 9l5 43l Of similar fabrics by handling Of which
amount Of merchandise your merchants and ship
owners must have ade something, as we do them
the Justice to believe that they ncOntnently drop
anything that does not pay. On the other hand,
this village sends annually to you nearly Onehalf OF
the S95 coo 900 of textile fabrics manufactured
here which we know you do not dispose of gratuit-
ously From third 10 half of cur entire sales OF
goods to Southern markets on the Atlantic aud Gull
are sent thither by way oyOur city, because of your
numerous steamers running at fixed periods to those
ports Now, what may be exact amount we thus
annually contribute TO make your steam-llnes pay
no one can tell; but we distribute yearly of dry
goods and clothing alone 500 OO0, 900, from which
ohf AZ
is known to be o favOrite with Southern bsyers.
This village cOurageOusy advanced all the money
used IN opening up the coal region, when it was
confessedly a hazardous enterprise. We fattsr
ourselves that New-IOrk Is not losing anything by
coal at this present 1t has been good village in
which to unload stocks occasionally, as New York
knows to her great gain. Sme that we have thus
been favored with have been light, and highly eX-
posve while others have hung upon our purses
ike miustones. We must be good villagers to be
able and willing to perform all these kind offices
for YOU However the aforesaid journals may dep
recate the idea 81 escaping from this condition
of provincalism, We think the mere returns made
TO them by our newsb0ys ought 10 teach them more
. sense and better manners.
That great meeting held at the Burnt Cabins,
where il was determined a raj road, costing
$500, 600, should be built TO promote trade be
tween New-York and the Southwest, is cOnsld-
cred by some If our knowing ones, t. be a sell.
Tbey think if the money can be had, the road may
be built but then, when built it will be neither
wanted nor used. But the abundance Of loose
money is such at some new outlet must be had.
At the meeting OF the Academy of Natural Sci
fnces. on Tuesday evening DR.. Hayes stated that
very near the whole amount Of funds necessary 70
fit out his Arctic expedition had been raised! BOs-
ton had promised him a suitable vessel, to he ready
in ten DAYS after h. gave notice that he had secured
al he wanted. The New-YOrk Geographical So
cety had assured HIM that not less than 5000
would BE- contributed there and that in this city he
confidently expected to obtain the remainder Of
5000 needed for the expedition. BY leaving about
coast of Greenland, be would reach Smiths Straits
aud Winter harbor before the Winter set in, or If
the season proved favorable, he might set out as
late as the lst of July with perfect safety.
At least 1000 foreign immigrants are passing
every week over the Pennsylvania Central for the
West Tie bulk Of this emigration is German, the
remainder Irish. The latter distribute themselves
through the cities and small towns between Pitts
burg ard Chicago. while the Germans go clean out
TO Kansas, Missouri, aud intermediate States, not
crOWding into towns, Ike the Irish but spreading
themselves abroad on the cheap lands which they
so 10 purchase and cultivate. One company Of
Germans was made up almost entirely of vine
growers bound for Missouri, where their prede
cessors are having great success in wine making,
the fame Of which has penetrated into Germany,
and is causing large influx Of hardy people, whose
object is the planting OF vineyards These Ger
mans are in many instances, highly educated men,
while all Of them have cash enough to buy land and
implements and otherwise able to go right ahead.
The Irish are comparatively poor, and plant them
selves only where cash can be immediately earned.
As we are getting al agOg for the Japanese our
townsmen, LippincOtt & Co., have just published