New-York tribune., 1872-10-02
GOV. CURTINs VIEWS ON THE CANVASS.
HIS w AfM prcEpr1nN At REII FFONTF-OFPERs

his WARM RECEPTION AT BELLEFOSTE-OfFERS
MADE FOR HIS SUPPORT WHILE IN EN-
GLAND-OPPosED TO HARTRANFr FROM THE
FIRsT-BUCKALEw's CHANCES OF ELECTION
THE RESULT IN CASE OF HARTRANFTS
sUCCESS-wHEN HE WILL SPEAK on PRESI-
DENTAL QUESTIONS.
IFRoM The SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THB TRlBUNR.l
BELLEToNTE, Sept. 29.-EX-GOv. Curuns re-
turn to Bellefonte has been OF ne most notable
events of the Pennsylvania campaign, and the greeting
he has received from old friends and neighbors ire
spectye of party has such any man might well
be proud Of after lifetime Of honorable public service
do not now refer much TO the public demonstration
last night though there many people in
BeIefonte before at evening meeting; they came
from their hillside and valley homes, from the fur
naces and the forges and ont OF the mines Tor
thirty miles around, two days notice-not men VINO
were furnished transportation and paid to carry torches
like many whom the Grant-Cameron Committee
order from one town ito another TO participate in the
Ring demonstrations, but the honest yeomanry OF the
keystone state who proud Of the opportunity to
testify their love and respect for Mr. Curtin, even at
some personal sacrifice The public meeting showed
how the political tide is running in this part OF the
State aud what hearty approval Mr. Curtn's pohucai
course has met; but the number OF his friends and
neghbors who have hronged his paror at the hotel to
congratulate HIM his safe return and on hls partial
restoration 10 health shows high esteem In which he
is held where he is best known And yet there are,
here and there, in Belefonte, a few men so
thoroughly under the control Of the Cameron Ring and
40 much offended at the Governors late letter. that'
though they are great measure indebted to him for
what they are to-day, and connected with him by
the closest business family ties they did not at hrst
even call upon him. and in fair way TO exhaust
even the Administration vocabulary Of abuse against
him Fortunately for themselves, their number is not
large
AGAINST BARTRANFT FROM THE FIRST.
called upon Mr. Curtin to-day, and found him none
Tho worse for his effort last night, though he is still far
from being wholly restored 10 health Almost his first
remark was that seemed strange to him to meet SO cor
aal reception from the Democrats OF Center and the
adjoining countless while some OF his old political assoc
aes and but lately warmest friends in the State were
holding themselves aloof and making wry faces at him.
He had written his late letter. however, after the most
careful reflection and with the conviction that he would
b unmindful OF his duty citizen of Pennsylvania
and ungratefu for the honors he had received at the
hands OF the people Of the State did be fail TO make this
protest against the corruption and dishonesty OF the
Harrisburg Ring He mad had antiepsted y the ABUSE ana
BE had acted from principle and not from policy and bs
only hope honest government restored 10 his
T supposed said, that he had been approached by
the other side and that great inducements had peen
held out to him to support the Ring ticket. , -, -,
on YES" was the reply; you know with how much
unaninity the nomination for Congress was pressed
npon me OF course shall not at present go into par
ticnlars but viii say that had hardly set foot on the
SnoTs s S how strong WAS but told them first
that should not support Hartrantt II they "ouiu S
told him that some who were formerly hls friends
here claimed that he would at east
give Hartranft his support so iar rs e @
nomination Congress concerned, were IL not hdt
mis- tll-health prevented. =, . l..
had before published, his public letter had Deen
changed; he did not know by whom, ana ne Daneu no
one for IT, In any private letters he might nave written
he had taken no different position. IL might have Deen
better could he have declared himself earlier Dut LIS
sickness prevented that HIS only regret was tnas ne
had lost q month during which he might nave done
much work.
THE CAMERON RING NEAR ITS END.
In speaking Of the Cameron Ring Mr.. Curtin said
that he never gave it any support and received
ANY aid from The Treasury Ring was formed about
six years ago. after Geary became Governor One
of the early acts Of the Legislature pass fund
ing bill that furnished the opportunity for the forma-
tion OF Ring which made good deal Of money though
the State was no better of after the debt funded
than IL WAS before Previous TO this time the finances
of the State honestly managed; there was not.
during the war any great surplus in the treasury as
necessities OF the state absorbed the money as iast
II came IN. During the last year OF CIIuhs ADMIN
israon the tax on real estate abolished IL was
thought that national taxation was 80 heavy that the
people ought TO be relieved at least 10 THIS extent since
rhe present Administration came into power the Treas
ury has been run surplus OF s2OO00O OF t5OO0OOO
How long, asked him, could the King nope " cOheeaI
Not very long" was the reply. "If Buckalew is
elected the exposure must come nextWinter, ana Wnen
the whole truth II known II will make Tweed ana the
Talnmany Ring in New-YOrk respectable. Many men
will believe, leave the state. And even IL HartranIt
a. elected the whole thing VIII have 10 come OUT SOUL
for the Constitutional Convention viii be composed Oi
fe beet the state and through its influence the
truth viii be known. The nominations that nave Deen
made by both parties for this Convention are excellent
ezpec 10 be there and IL Will be body that any man
nisit DO proud 10 be q member Of.
Mr. Curtin s much passS .. 70 'hs h manner ~