The New York herald., 1869-10-11

make the rfaer ON nomination Il d not nkey that
either Packer or Geary win suffer great deal
it is quite amusing 70 witness the noaus opernnd!
6nmmers Of the lowest order are sent
pied with ? sort OF whskey fund and set out to
tamper with the consclences ana throats OF the
miners by administering spiritual comfort. There
In matters 0f taking drop Of the crather,' the
bummers have about as much as their own corpus
can sustain and circulate about well soaked
aud living suggestion OF the luxurious principle Of
conducting successful expedition into election dis
rlcts. TINS mode OF procedure is adopted by both
parties, though the democrats seem to possess the
art OF more equitable ana impressive use Of the
formidable powers placed In their hands to influence
the political bias OF those subject to such guIible
influences. IL has, however, never been known
tnat any special number OF votes were thus
induence that he had no reason left The vote In
this section by nationalities Is thus ciassed:-The
American vote divided, the English ana Welsh vote
solid republican, the irish and German vote demo
cratic. The Irish from all appearances substan-
tiated also by facts, nave the ascendancy and with
the accessions of strength they received from
other sources the mining region is decidedly
by a regular system OF terrorism aud hard
discipline. Although there could be no ques-
tion Of an increased majority In the Lehigh
Valley for Packer, 1t Will not reach the enormous
suit anticipated by some enthusiastic supporters OF
this gentleman There il an element Of dIscord.
the increase, and that is the Lehgh Navigation Canal
question. Packer ls charged with having SOLD out
ClnL InOnument OF ancient Cl'ilLaLOn anu enterprise
to the modern Improvement, the Lenigh Valley Ran.
road II is charged by some who dld not make quite
as much as their grasping spirit craved that the sale
was made to their deIIiment and loss Ihls question
has occasiOned great dea OF talk, but, it Is likely,
VII turn out more mud than substance. There are
numbers In the valley who have not been able to
use Mr. Packer just as they would like TO
have had Ihe pleasure Of dong. They are
aso 90 nr nos p Ss e not s
Mr.. Packer Is We'll thought OF In the
Lehigh section, but not in such light as to mate
lIV ha 1rfia
that he will get above the ordinary vote VIII come
more on personal grounds from those whom he has
benefited than upon any other
The Fifteenth state Senatorial district consisting
OF fNorthumberland MOntour Columbia ana sullivan
n which there Will be an election next "Wednesday,
Is In state OF uproar over tho rival democratic
ddates.. Ex- United States Senator G. r. Buckaiew,
not satisfied with eliminating his political career Ia
the United States Senate, has again entered the
and proposes TO begin over again, commencing on IA
small SCALE His opponent Thomas Chalfant, not
admirng this voracious appetite for feeding at the
public crib is contesng this selection by running In
opposition aud placing his case in the hands OF the
people. Eyeryboay-tnat means great many per-
fne majority C1a 10 saase s terribly
honesty and sound principle, as much as TO say that
his adversary s possessed OF neither OF these noble
some question IN the beginning as 20 whether Bucka
lew mad the regular nomination. Alter consldera-
pie discussion M and nard swearing It mas since been
throws Chafant upon his own resources. The repub-
licaDs have made no nominations. II Is considered
a troublesome and unnecessary form to go into
rigmaroe Of nominations set up only to be Knocked
down by The ruthless hand OF the democracy OF the
Muncy hills, Bald Mountains and the Catawlssa.
1t may be set down as certainty that the republi-
can party will get little consolation In the Schuykll
region or IN the Immediate forks Of the Susque-
hanna.
70 change the subject very abruptly from the spi-
ritual essence OF politics to the temporal question or
the freshet 1t may said that the amount OF fresh
water which found It's way down the Lehlgh river
did not completely mundate, subinerse and destroy.
The rise was about fifteen feet above low water
mark. Houses were flooded and fields swept clear;
fences tTasIerred and canal boats deposited In all
sorts OF Shapes, situations and localities; with the
exception Of the bridge at Maucn Chunk and
small bridge over the Little Lehigh at Allentown
all these convenient means OF surmounting streams
were left intact; the Lehigh Canal suffered, but not
very dsastlousy; the lives OF woman and two
children are known to have been lost. The mhaDlt-
ants along the Lehigh are considerably surprised
that they did not fare worse. The bad drainage Of
the valley always renders freshet particularly
destructive The late une however, ici lar short Of
Wha, was anticipated OF II.