The New York herald., 1869-10-11
THE sAWpMas NJ PENNSYLVANIA.
Politics In the Mining Re9ion--Disappointed,
Blsaaccted Candidates-The vote--PaciSer
Ia the Iehigh VaiIey~-rhe Controversy
Between Eaclsalcw and Chalant-Thc


Dsaaccted Candi,iates--The yote--Pecker
Ia the i.ehigh vaiIey~-The Controversy
Between Eaclsalew and Chaiiant-The
Frcstet.
SUNBURY, Oct 7, 1859.
In the mining sections OF TINS State there is lit,Ie
open excitement over the election, though there is
quietly great deal of hard WORK going on 1t is in
Tits section that the democrats are eadeavorng to
roll up an extraordinary majority and thus gain
largely on the regular vote OF the republicans and
still have margin, consisting OF those VINO are
disatiectcd as lar as this latter doubtful condition
is concerned, there are just many In one party
in the other, who are not satisfied with the guberna
torlal nominations and just - many In the same
way affected by their disDieasurs over the
local selectlons. But this condition OF things has
always existed aud probably always VIII exist as
long as there are sucn a number Of aspirants for
each aud the oiice IN the gift OF the people,
there are grounds upon which now TO say that
the dissatisfaction Is greater than during any pre-.
vious election. But the gfutnbers and disappointed
OF both sides are sufficiently pulled up with egotlsm
to think anu TO say publicly that the people OF the
party are very apathetic and Will not out freely.
Now If these vain individuals were to say the
republican or the democratic party are not at all
enthusiastic, because we, Joan smith and company,
were not nominated for the reason that we wanted
to be, IT would be truthful statement ol Just hat
that single Individual or particular get or
Individuals aud above all OF tuat petty class
ranning for state Offices, can have much effect
upon turning The votes OF tho party way Or the
other. Except III cases OF very unusual aud sudden
reaction party scks to Its principles, aud the dts
appointment OF one or a few men has not even
feathers weight in turning the scale. But this class
are Just SHY enough To believe that te safety OF
their party and tile Sate nts precisely upon their
shoulders Here In the mining rcgens number OF
eu0tisiicai fellows are dashbg about, !Dlu-
enced 10y this same spirit. They belong to both
sides and the people very little respect for them.
A person VINO mas been telng the people how uisn-
teresied aud patriotic ho Is; how, Il Il were neces
sarywliich lie knows IL Is MOTTO serve ths people
without profit he would gladly put his shoulder TO
the burden and after the conventions finding hin-
self out says tne party II dsdected aud 80 FORTH
ne must either nave liar ia the rst place or
Il ConsumiVate scoundrcl IA the second. Yet TINS
mas been gong on In this ~ well as other sec
tions 30 a ySfy great extent Ii q person were TO
believe one.hSf or what ne hears nc would nt
once conclude that the republicans were bodily
going 10 vote ftY Packer aud the entire army OF
'.Dobsr suspended 10 his political kite, and the
democrats we're gospg to throw themselves mo the
breach aud follow Teary right into the citadel Of
radcaiisn. Under t6ese circumstances II would bc
no easy matter which way to move. But az he dis
aEecll0n merely extendg 70 those WHO tallsd "L0