The New York herald., 1872-10-28
EMPIRE STATE POLITICS.
Penn Yanites Disc0ursing on the
Great Party Issues.


Grant, -chappaqua's Philosopher Rejected by
the Mixed" Citisens-State Affairs at
Discount-The Presidential Question
All Important and All Absorbing.
PENN YAM, n. Y, Oct. "a, 1872
This beautiful little nest of houses between the
hills Is the principal town of Yates county, and has
history. don't think that that history has ever
been written. II it has, my informant is liar and
villain" This Is the simple and Affecting story of
the beginning OF Penn Yam. No ancient manu-
scripts, blurred with the marks Of time ana
thumbed by strange solitary haunters of libraries,
| were shown me; but Dutch Penn Yam man, fat
and communicative, told me the yarn at one O'Clock
| In the morning. She was nne town, he said, and
might swell herself into the proportions OF q city
without creating scandal. How ''sher was baptized
was explained in growls and grunts OF the most
potent ana satisfactory nature. On one glorious
Autumn morning, when the trees on the
mountains brow lifted their heads in defiance OF
coming winter and shook their glorious locks in
the face OF threatening rising wind two men
met suddenly in wild spot in the woods, now
covered by the dining room OF this hotel. This was
some time before earlier Franklin caught light
ming for living and set type. The two men were
peculiar in appearance and in disposition. One
was lean, tall and talkative and, though he valued
the rife he carried, was quite ready to swap. He
was from the colony OF Connecticut. The other
gentleman was fat, broad in the beam as O
Dutch brig aud sententious to a fault. He
carried rife and pipe and hailed from
PENNSYLVANIA. Both were "prospectng' and were
Yankee to meet the Pennsylvania, and the Dutch
man mourned in the depths OF mis- soul that he was
e ike William enn he conG noch % his
trees in peace; and, OF course, each was bitterly
sp0nse to the Dutchmans grunt, and sat on log
Then there was parey, and 1t was agreed that az
neither one nor the other was here first they should
divide the territory between themselves. That
having been agreed upon, the question arose TO
the name to be given to their property. The Dutch
| was eager to name it New Concord and the debate
continued for hours. Finally, the Yankee said
rnad ne = wo@ld not Se ogVvea ana mat ne was was
| 1t would be just as well to cut or little of the
name suggested, without disgracing the Yankees
| or hurting Pennsylvania.
| "Pennl" grunted the Pennsylvania.
"Yanl" yelled the Yankee.
gentleman from Connecticut, as tears OF joy nled
his eyes, and he threw himself into the OF the
Dutch Heindrick Of the day. And SO Penn Yam got
PENN YAM AND THE PENN YANERs
Ny reason for giving historical sketch OF this
unity Of interest SO touchingly illustrated in the
gentlemen who christened Penn Yam still character
Pennsylvanians and New Workers fraternize in
politics in this county OF Yates, and, like the SIAM
sT yery apparen indeed Il is diicut i to
| say where Pennsylvania ends and New York begins.
State lines ignored, Yates county is nearer Penn
| sylvana than Steuben county below 1t.
| thrill runs through Yates when Pennsylvania
is agitated, and ! verify believe that II
Grants chances in this region would be slight In
| deed. As matters stand now Greeley has not the
81 sncs scy or years @
YAM It's centre, began, the Dutchman has absorbed
the Yankee, so that Holland is scarcely leavened
THE STATE OF PARTIES.
They connt ON l,2oo majority for the republican
ticket In Yates, aud would not be surprised II 1t
were much more. There Is the usual amount OF
speaking, blowing and trecracking here, but it is
perfectly useless A Greeley man in white might
alter anybody's views on the Presidential question
any more than pine torch; Grant "boy in blue'
the preJudices OF single voter. The matter is
either so well understood, or people have become
| during tile canvass, that nothing said or done on
/ either side can have any c1ect. Yet, as said in
s The sen osen for wI m
stance, forclbe and effective speaker is making
himself hoalse about here advocating Grant and
Wilson; Butler Is spoOney on Grant: Wilson Is
roaring for himself; sam Cox is spreading broad
grin over the face OF the state and innumerable
generals are bawng in every direction.
ALL OFFICERS AND NO SOLDIERS
| don't recolect having remarked in previous
in this campaign. 1t is very strange and, think,
shows a want OF tact on the part OF senator
Harlan or rather Cornell. r H. There were several
IN my ramblings up and down, back and across,
have not found Grant speaker OF less rank than
q colonel; indeed colonies are scarce l only met
one, but he should have been a general. l never
saw man display so much ierocty In debate as
do congregate am told, he rounds his periods
with brickbats, provided by an intelligent contra.
band. 10 hear him address his fellow citizens
on the political situation Is to suffer
some OF the horrors of war. He inspires terror
wherever he goes, anu Is most enthusiastic for
ton have not had the honor to hear colonel,
and as have said, no private soldiers. Now,
attention % to IT, large number Of private soldiers
who saw the bloody chasm and put their foot in it,
who could, on the stump ~, or platform, howl any
do It, too, for half the money paid the generals for
their services. But 1t is late in the campaign and
orators, Pfivates Smith, Brown, Jones and Robin
son. on any dead wall In the State. 1t is pity too
for the people would like to know what the private
soldiers have to say.
CURIOUS FEATURE
in the fight In this county and in Steuben is
that one rarely hears any talk about the state
ticket Nobody seems to care about the home is
sue, while everybody Is deeply excited concerning
ever the result, the victory viii be fought out and
won for Grant or Greeley. have tried to ascer
tain the prevailing opinion on the relative chances
OF Dix and Herman, but for the reason stated
could not do so, and so do not venture any specu
lations myself As far as this county concerned,
GO or Dix, as it will undoubtedly 20 o. Grant. The The
liberal republican strength Is not TO be despised,
but 1t Is not enough to afYect the large
Grant majority. Ifit should so turn out that the
reaction in favor OF Greeley, that have noticed
elsewhere. broke the ranks Of the regulars at the
last moment, have no doubt that Yates county
would be as easily ixed as Pennsylvania; and
therefore, say count Yates for Grant in November.
have not ''interviewedr any OF the public men
in the county, for the reason that they could not
tell me nything more than knew myself your
prominent politician, ] nnd, Is generally an lg-
noraTnus In matter OF this kind. lie KNOWS now
he feels himself and talks as suits hs hopes. or
course, these men occupy q conspicuous position,
but that Is all. In this campaign politicians are
for the next four years viii be settled by the