The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-04
PENNS YLVANlA POLITICS.
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE or THE HERALD.
Tho PENNSYLVANIA Contest-The Republicans
Fighting Their Fight Andrew Johnson
and the Democrats Making the Niger the
Mnin Issue-Tho Prospect.
PHiLADxlruIA, Oct 2, 1867
"As they fight johnson, must fight the Niger"
was the pointed remark OF one OF the unterrihed in
front OF Independence Hall night this is tho
shape which the battle has assumed The republicans
on national grounds are fighting johnson, and the
democrats arc fighting the Niger
Instructions have gone out from the Republican State
Central Committee, 70 all the counties fight tho fight
on johnson. and TO avoid all side issues. We had
illustration Of the plan upon which the party
doctng the campaign In the republican mass meeting
on Broad street last night The gathering large
one, with the usual accomplishments OF music and
transparences. The opening speaker was William b
Mann, and hcNichael, W. D. Kelley and Ex-Governor
Pollock were among the others Mr.. Mann's argument
was adroty adapted to the fusing Of his brethren
the grand idea Of the rebel copperhead admnistr
ton OF Andrew Johnson"
'sThis is Q local election" said Mr. Manu. 'for purely
local Offices and too many Of you, my friends under
the impression that the results are Of great i'm
portance, and hear that you talk Of scratching your
ticket in number Of for the benefit OF the copper
ton that Andrew johnson watching and waiting for
the result and that the Issue Is between the
power Andrew Johnson and the will Of tho people
expressed through their representatives in Congress-
The issue Is whether in restoring those rebel States
shall bind them to keep the peace hereafter or
whether they shall in nothing had happened,
to lord II over again masters. The issue
whether loyal men shall rule this country hereafter.
North and South whether Southern rebels and their
Northern sympathizers shall come into power again
whether we shall have the old constitution as it was,
with Southern negro hunters hunting their trembling
fugitive slaves in Independence Hall, or the new
constitution as amended by Congress, broad
Is the issue involved in this election. suppose We lose
Pennsylvania. viii tell what will happen. An.
drew johnson Will consider himself endorsed by tho
Keystone State. He will then proclamation
calling for elections for Congress In the Southern states
aud with their members thus returned and their sympe
thizers from 'ae Northern states no will patch up an
opposition Congress and the Congress Of
the United States WY this his plan last year.
before s,ona elections spoiled it, and
claimed while he vas swinging around the circle
Andrew johnson then and his policy the great ques
tons OF this election and All our little disputes on SIDE
issues and candidates ought to be swallowed in this
contest with the man power at Washington and his
rebel and copperhcad supporters" and SO on.
This is the fight the republican sde and u Is we'll
adapted TO meet the necessities OF their csse Every
hard hit OF Mir. Mann against Johnson and his party
aiiliasions and purposes brought out hs audi
remarks apart from johnson seemed waste OF time to
his hearers In word, the republican leaders ard
managers of Pennsylvania are laborlng Zeao1sly and
with some success TO close up all the gaps their
ranks local and personal ssnos in another general
uprising against johnson like that OF last year. when
General ary carried the State by seventeen thousand
majority on the largest vote ever polied.
Ine democrats q, we nave sa,a on aner part. are
foreground They ignore johnson as much as possible,
but the niger is served up nv them every stump
roasted stewed and fricassed. Niger supremacy and
niger superiority the white man. radical Niger
the white man, tho Niger in Congress- the Niger
In the White House, niger government, 1Od Ben
wadc's drunken declaration that he niger Is better
the Irishman Dutchman, the reign OF the
lasting niger and Niger worsh'ppars, social equality
with the nasty niger and msceEcna'ion and Niger mon
grelsm Mexico, presented to the uIterrired
democracy in every poss bic molnca,ion and the elect
is positive and deep impression among the masses
again the manifest tendencies OF universa su
frage and the negro element political balance o.
power Pennsylvania, on tire negro question pure and
simple has always been CONSERVATIVE Hence the sue
cess OF cod Buck" in the October State election OF
1856 overturniny heavy majority OF the opposition
elements and In thus securing bis election in November
What then. Is the prospectf How Is this October
Peunsy wanna fight against Andy johnson tho
side, and the niger the everlasting niger, on the
other likely terminate From present appear
ances although the late VISIT Of Sheridan has warmed
the republicans into show OF life and activity u s
still probable that the total vote OF this October
election will fall short least TO the extent of forty
y thousand of the vote or last year. In this event.
in 1862 there Is chance that on the State ticket
the democrats will get the majority. rainy day, 1t
should tail Tuesday, will be almost to make
difference in their favor Of twenty thousand votes.
Moreover there are some whispers aoat that Messrs
Belmont and the Manhattan Club 90 New York,
raising s'naterai and 1nanca! add which will be felt
In Philadelphia election day, rain shine Forney
from his successful draft the democracy OF New
York in 1856, tell how these things are done.
1t Is evident, however. that the republicans, in hay
ing the patronage of the cy and the State
feel that they nave the inside track and the power
hold 1t II they bring out their rank and do Here,
however, Is the point unon VIII CHI tho whole case
hinges Tho vote win not be full vo,e and the repub
iican loss guess will be heavier than the democratic
loss but whether enough 10 turn the State not
Is question to be settled The republicans have the
state and think they will hold IL: the democrats hore
and fight regain the State but they not sangu
and there betting gong President johnson, IN
removing Stanton, .herdsn and SicEies and stopping
there has been making capital for the radicals.
Sherdans Northern trip, they saw Is shrewd move OF
Grant head OF Johnson and keep army In the FORE
ground.