New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-05

will be shown in vote for Lincoln in Pennsylvania
so large that Democrats now refuse 10 bet against
his having -, COO majority. So 10 one week AoFa-
ham Lincoln will be President elect. He 10 a
strong man, but tho Government be is 10 WELD is
stronger. Combine the two and let us see if there
il not galows for traitors to the Union as well as
that for traitors to Virginia.
A large delegation of our heaviest business men
has been fer ten days past on a mercantile tramp
to the northwest, to make acquaintances at Pitts
buTgh Cleveland Chicago, Milwaukee, and other
centess, and set forth the claims of Philadepha to
better patronage from buyers OF merchandise IN
that region. The fact is that New York holds pos
session Of it all. Our people intend to dispute TINS
supr macy. They think the Northwest deals with
New-YoIk because it is ignoranto of the Inducements
which exist here. But, while we thus send dele
gates by the ear load ard that only at long inter
walls, New-York has individual borers all the time.
In all the great western cities your newspapers are
daily cried through the sstreets, while those from
Philadelphia are never seen. Even the best hotels
rarely take them-everythiDg is of and from New
York Your people have invaded US even on our
own soil. Not 10 90 back to what they have done
afoetme, in tapping our coal fields by direct cuts
across NewJersey, the latest of these lnroads may
b. referred b. as having worked a small revolution.
The small sum they raised to complete the direct
railrt ad connection 10 eading, has already made
lis mark in that and other towns. Cheap and al
most hourly communication is now had with large
business centers in our State which formerly
dealt nowhere but here. Your merchants
have drummers continually travelling this
region, making friends, selling them goods, and TAX
ing away our customers. A single, smart borer OF
Ills stripe will do more than ten delegations, who
do too much at eating, drinking, and making
speeches Even bandbills and advertising would do
more good. In Easton, Bethlehem, Allentown,
Reading, and other places, The TRIBUNE is now
daily cried through the streets. The chop houses
are placarded with New-YOrk Oysters" New
York Express Company !hryes at Reading and
every thing is assuming Newly oTk Gu and fashion.
All these are indications of an increasing intimacy.
Yet this whole region j. nearer to Philadelphia, and
from time mmemorial has done all its buying aud
selling here. It's business men can come here at
less cost and IN less time than they can go to New
York Yet some superior fascination must have
been held out to them, or some bigger auglr en-
poyed 10 bore them for it is evident your business
men are surely gaining the tO0tbod in their atfec-
tons that was deliberately contemplated when they
raised the money for that uncompleted link In the
direct railroad cut between the two. The reward
for this enterprise is being rapidly realized. Ii will
require more than one delegation of our business
mtn to shake off this hold a region celebrated for
its richness and prosperity.
A novel project has been submitted to our Board
of Trade tor keeping the Delaware open during the
Winter so as to admit foreign shipping at all
seasons While the river is full Of driitisg ice, ali
our foreign commerce. and much OF our domestic, is
driven off to New-York. Sometimes we are even
famisbed for oysters. Now all the drifting ice
which thus converts our city into commercial her.
ntage wherein We have sometimes hybernated for
months at time is manufactured in the shallower
water above the city, as high up as Trenton. AT
and below the city the river frees tself, and would
keep Itself free to the Capes were it not for the daily
supplies brought down from above. The PROPOSE
ton now is to establish at Pettys Island ust above
the city, heavy boom, to be kept III place by
anchors, and thus create an artificial jam, winch
will keep back the up-iiveI ice which now so badly
damages the Winter reputation Of our port. Such
jams often naturally, at which times the river
below US is entirely open. But, when they finally
give way before great rain or thaw ut the head OF
the stream, the preliminary flood is so tremendous
as to create back water at and above Trenton that
makes widespread overflow, and has swept from
its foundations every bridge except those at Tren.
ton and Easton. The heaviest freshet of this kind
ever known occurred on the 9Th of January. No
boz III could have stood before it. Hence, if the
trial of bOoms be made, it is probable that more
than one will be used up in season.
Tie prospect in New. Jersey has greatly bright
ened within week. The last fusion has struck
the Douglas and Bell men aghast by its audacty
obtain many votes Our Jersey friends now pro
mise fabulous maOrities. So in Delaware immense
progress is making. Help of all kinds from this
region has been poured into 1T within ten days past,
which cannot fail to make an impression. Let us
patiently and trustlngly await the great issue Of
Tuesday.
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