The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-13

t..o.r .r. RIPLEY, August 5, 1872.
am sorely puzzled what to make out of the
cOuntrymen away out here in the western portion of
the State, for they do not seem to be as strong
friends Of the Greeley movement as was led to ex
pect and as nine-tenths of the people in New York
city believe they are. When left New York some
time APO, with the view of travelling about in the
rural districts to what could see and listen to
what could hear Of the hum and buzz of the pOti-
cal wind amid the mountains, the valleys and the
swamps, where the influences of Gotham ear-wig-
ging are scarcely known even by tradition, and to
notice and make due note OF what particular direc
tion the needle OF the rural political compass
general thing pointed to. the Greeley enthusiasm
was at its height in the metropolis. The Philoso-
pher had Just been serenaded by the Lincoln
Club, and the qualification" OF the democracy at
his nomination was being paraded in the Greeley
papers as a thing that was coextensive only with
Uncle Sans dominions. As for
ett THE STATE OF NEW YORK,
] was confdentlally told by an Old wirepuller,
Just as had put foot IN the cars that "the thing
was all one-sided In the country. ave been up
In the western portion OF the State" said he with
. chuckle that was meant to be patriotic THAT is
n one can by any stretch OF Imagination torture
politicians chuckle into q demonstration Of pa
triotsm) "Ive been in the western portion Of the
State and found the Greeley enthusiasm like O
prairie fire. 1t Is sweeping all before it," Under
all these circumstances It must be confessed that
started on my mission full crammed to the muzzle
with the idea that all had to do at any village or
hamlet might stop at, to make a delightful sensa-
tion among the Inhabitants. was to call for three
cheers for the Woodchopper Of Chappaqua Be-
Sides my personal political leaning is rather Gree
ieyish in its tendencies and my friends informa-
Zion was therefore, by no means ungratefuny re-
we'd. M m aaio no hat of
AN IMPARTIAL OBSERVER
or seeker after the unauthorized truth, whose
duty II is to be neutral and look upon things just
rs he sees them and to call spade spade when
he comes across one in the field or on the road
side logged along In the all oblivious OF the
outside pressure Of Interested parties. II was my
Intention at first to reach the interior OF the State
by slow journeyngs, stopping here and there In
fhis and that county after had left New York to
the east OF me, but deemed 1t best finally to cut
loose entirely from those sections Of the State
whose close proximity to the city thought might
prevent Independent thought and thus give the
simple renex OF the citys predictions and not to
stop until had reached the extreme westerly
portion OF the State. This plan OF operations
followed and my first stopping place was Brockton,
about forty miles west Of Dunkirk / should
not forget to state, however that in nv anxiety TO
follow Mr. Greeey's advice and Ego West,r added
20 the stupidity OF conductor Of the Lake Shore
road succeeded in reaching as far west as Erie,
Pa, only little matter OF forty miles out OF my
way. ! very happily struck the Cory Railroad
ehortly after the unpleasant predcament OF being
suddenly and Unexpectedly dumped out OF my owl
State into another, and arrived at Brockton late
in the day, although ] had started at halrpas
seven In the morning with only thirtyelght mile
to travel from Bunaio. From Brockton ! tool
another railroad, and reached May vile, on Chau
tauqua Lake. and thence rt
tf REACHED PANAMA.
This little place Is in Chsutauqua county-that es
timable coun ty which has produced winans ant
q bemus and few other great men OF note. whose
active operations In political life have not as yet
but may soon, call public attention to their inesti
nnabe virtues, their private worth and their disn
tercstedness OF motive in everything that they un
dertake for the public good. Panama found was
not az agreeable nor by long ocds as luxurious
place to stop any length Of time in az New York
30 kept on the move all the time was there, and
thus was enabled to keep my blood in healthy cir.
cuatoD. From Panama wandered TO Clymer,
Harmony, Nina, Sherman and several other little
places within the county limits. l should also state
that having once gone over the Lake Shore road
y Erie. came 70 We conclusion that could dQI