New-York tribune., 1872-09-27
LIBERALISM IN BERKs COUNTY.

THE PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH SOLID FOR BUCKA-
LEW AND GREELEY-A FLATTERING RECEP-
TIoN TO SENATOR sCHURz-ABLE SPEECH
BY GOV. HOFFMAN.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSRl
READING, Sept 26.-The severe storm of
Yesterday afternoon and last night, and the
threatening weather this morning, prevented the
farmers OF Berks County from participating in
the parade, many Of whom had accepted the
invitation Of the Committee, which had been
planned in honor Of the passage of Senator schurz
through the county, and from listening to the speech OF
Gov Hoffman this afternoon yet very respectable
demonstration was made by the Greeley, Brown, and
Buckaew Club OF TINS city. who turned out moro than
100 mounted TO escort the Senator
from the depot to the hotel. The Pennsylvania
Dutch who are found with all their distinctive charac
ersties in this county not particularly demon
stratiye people, though when election day comes they
vote almost as sody the negroes OF the South The
has hoped that the old Bourbon tenden
ces of this large class would make 1t easy to establish
strong StraghtOut" party, but BOurbonism seems TO
have died In Berks County when the Baltimore Conyen
tion adjourned and It IS hard to find to-day an anti
Greeley Democrat here, that the most ardent
Administration and Cameron men have rellnqulshed all
hope Of making any gains IN Berks
The afternoon meeting was more imposing than the
morninQ demonstration a crowd Of several thousands
having gathered about the stand erected In the public
SQUARE, Senator Schurz was received with the same
people, and especially by those OF German birth or
origin He simply excused himself from addressing
the people at length and tins he did in English and Ger
man. aud retired after comparing in a few words the
msdeeds the Cameron ring in this State with those Of
Grants Administration at Washington. Gov. Hoffman
followed discussing ably and earnestly for an hour the
great issues of the State and national contests Senator
sehurz went to Pottsylle this evening, aud Gov Hof
man TO Harrisburg
FACTS ABOUT A GRANT DEMONSTRATION
AT ERIE.
NOT MUCH ENTHUSIASM EXCITED BY HENRY
WILSON A TIMES CORRESPONDENT COR
RECIED. ..... ...
TO the Edftor Of ghe Tribune.
SIR: Allow me to put the mueh-abused readers
of The Eee York Times their guard against the Nun
chausen who accompanies Senator Henry Wilson through
this state as correspondent. He certainly
s out the orders said TO be given TO the correspondents
of that Journal Never 10 tell the truth when lie Will
suit better" find In The Times Of yesterday Sunday
special dispatch from Erie, purporting TO give
account Of the meeting addressed here by Senator VIII
son and others, last Saturday, of the headings of
which reads "a Hearty Reception to the Candidates OF
the Republican Party, and In the Of which the
bold Baron says Mr.. Wilson received with great
applause and that, considering the difficulties IN the
way the demonstration has been fine one, and indca
ye of great and enthusiasm the part OF
the Republicans" All this outrageously false. De
spite the most conspicuous and unremting advertising
of this meeting for weeks and the greatest paradng OF
the names Of sepator Wilson, Gen. A. f. Burnside and
other great gnN Of the Grant party the OF
the OCCASION the II such IL deserves to be
called was the slmest and amest political affair which
Erie has witnessed for many year. Everything
favorable TO great turnout. The weather
sually ne the speakers prominent personages In
the reguar" ranks, and IL was TO be expected that
IL was market day" the farmers Of the county who at
tend the market In large numbers In the forenoon would
feel sufficient interest in the affair TO remain few hours
after their business transacted and help do honor
Ia the Republican candidate for the Vee-Presidencg
and the Republican candidate for the Goyernorship OF
this state There obstacle TO the great success
of the the holding OF the State Fair in
his city up last Friday night, the given by
The Times reporter for the meeting being smaller In
numbers than woud have been" having nothing do
with the matter Yet the fruit OF all the extensive adver
tsng and blowing Of trumpets for great Republican
rally" was q gathering OF little 400 persons, n-
cluding and boys, and only small fraction OF
the crowd seemed o take any interest whatever In what
Mr. Wilson said; for the majority did not stand "two
hours In the hot 20 listen 70 the speeches." but
sought renamed In the shade, where the speeches
were almost wholly inaudibe. All which, by the way,
showed their good sense for the speeches OF very
poor order indeed the most noticeable part Of Mr. Wi.
sons speech being covert assault upon Senator Sum
received with great applause" Mr. Wilson was
ceiyed without any applause whateyer-not even 40
much as Buckingham purchased for his master He
stood around the platform for time before he be-
gan 70 speak, but not single cheer other token OF
appxpya ga va pIssenee or le ipuedpeuen " the