Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-10-05
CORRESPONDENTS.
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. September 80, 1872

WASHINGTON, d. C., September 80, 1872.
Friend Wilvert.-
The deepest interest Is manifested here In the
coming contest In Pennsylvania, and In the no
tells, In front Of them, on the corners, and In all
public places you will find groups of men earn
estly discussing Pennsylvania politics In fact,
"Pcnnsylvania," ''lIartranft" and 'Buckalew,"
appear to be all that is spoken of at present The
Republicans are very confident, and the majority
counted on by them for Hartranft Is $4,000, aud
for the balance Of the ticket at least 10000. The
rebels, Democrats and liberals or, In other words
the "mongrel crow-eaters," /" would like very much
to make 1t appear that they too feel confident ms
blowers they are success, but they go very
light on their pockets to back up what they pro-
Jfess to believe. When Curtin's letter first came
out IL gave considerable encouragement to the
rebel friends of Buckalew In this city, and no
doubt they did feel very sure of his election at
that time but now, that they have had time to
see that 1t has produced very little IL any good
for their side, they do not seem to be quite as
sure, and are singing the old song OF money, fraud
aud corruption, which is very sure sign that
they expect to be beaten. The Republicans will
have to be wide awake If they expect to have
any show at all with the Democrats in ballot
box stuffing, which they have almost reduced to
Il science.
Governor Curtin will find before he gets
through with this business that he has under
taken too great task for II sick man. lie, no
doubt, found it II very easy matter to surrender
can party, or any portion of it, with him into
the Democratic camp is different thing entirely.
Such men as Slifcr and Coffeel...1y have to be
told by their master how to vote, but the great
Republican party of Pennsylvania needs no ad-
vice i'll this matter; its members have their
course marked out, and they will eight ii out on
this line" until the Sth of October, and again
unit! the 9th of November and, instead of being
the Republican party, he Will find that he is only
one ofthe SIC, 900 men of which IL is composed
and IN ia m IL pas siar tn plpn1 me
in the right than in the wrong direction, especial
ly when they do not feel inclined to 20 wrong, as
is the case with the Republicans of Pennsylvania
just now. II will be remembered by the Republi-
cans of our State that this is not the first time
that Andrew g. Curtin came to the rescue of the
aristocrut who felt humiliated' when he heard
that Abraham Lincoln, the "Rail-Splittcr," had
been elected President of the United Stat
r. Buckaew. In the winter of 1861 wbeff the
President needed the firm and undivided support
OF Congress in his efforts to suppress the Demo-
cratic rebellion, Governor Curtin allowed the
State to be disgraced by permitting the Lcgisla-
turc to go through the farce of all election for
United States Senator under the muzzlc of the
pistols of Bill McMullin and his Now York and
philadelphia cut-throats. 1t is well known that
9uckalew would not have been elected had each
member ofthc Legislature been allowed to vote
as he saw fit. as there were several members
elected as Democrats who believed that man
in favor of the prosecution of the war should
be sent to the Senate at that time; and, as
the Democrats had but one majority on Joint bal
lot, q change of that one vote would have elected
Simon Cameron, who was the Republican candi-
date; but this was Objectionable to Governor
Curtin, he allowed Bill McMulin and his
roughs to elect a Senator Instead of the Legisla-
turc, aud the result was that Buckalew was
chosen to nriSrepreScnt the people of Pennsylvania
in the Senate ofthe United States aud il is Il
wcll.csta blished fact that man in Congress
was more bitter in his opposition to the war;
measures of the Government than was Charles
X. Buckalew. While ne was thus engaged his
opponent for the Governor ship, General Har-
tranft, was nob'y and bravely fighting for the
honor and safety of the country and his State,
and there is no doubt but that the people of the
State will beai this in mind on the Sth of October
and that he who hunored the State in time of
war will be houored by the State in time of peace.
II is well known to the readers of the Ameri-
can that the Pennsylvania Republican Associa-
tior of Washington city was nut favorable 10 the
nomination of General 1artranft, and that the
Association ind ors cd Hon. John b. Packer, and
instructed its delegates to the Convention at
Harrisburg to use all honorable means to secure
his nomination. After General Hartrauft was
nominated, however, the members of the Asso-
citation considered 1t their duty rs Republicans
to support him, and out of the eight or nine hun
dred voters that will go to the State from here
on or before the Sth of October, it is generally
s4nSSssggetd Ssg tt that there will not be Buckol"w ma"
Among the many ardent Republicans from our
State temporarily residing here none have made
themselves mere useful to the party in the pre-
sent campaign than Col. A. A. Shisslcr, who has
been three times elected President OF our State
Association, the last time by accamation. He
! is now away on leave of absence, and he is, no
doubt, doing the cause good service in Pcnnsyl-
vanil.
Politics and politicians here are somewhat
mixed, but the voters are not without their LIB
eral" candidates, but there will be very few lib
eral enough to vote for them. There is no doubt
but that Gen. Chipman, the regular Republican,
viii be elected as Delegate to Congress from thi:
District.
Hoping that Northumberland county will hole
the ground she captured from the enemy las
fall,
remain, yours truly,