Year: 1859

Our Harrisburg Correspondence.


HARRHBURG Pa Jan. IS, 1859
Important Movement in FAVOR Of Cameron for the Presi
dency-7he ThriG- President buchanan Endorsed at
Homs-Lncreased Duty Coal and IrorA-7he Tonnage
1a1 on the Central Railroad-The Lo6ty-General DUFF
Green, de-, de-


There Is an extensive movement here having for its OBJ
ject 10 nominate Cameron for President for 1890 have
been here only three days. and for that reason have
succeeded as yet getting hold OF the plan Of action but
ID friends have succeeded electng the officers Of the
House and the State Treasurer The opponents Of Came
ron have not been able TO get hold any Offices or
spois In fact the organization is now in position to
WELD powerful influence in the next twelve months
The thus far have been under the strctest
secresy


The election Of the State Treasurer having been
pshed and other detonons characteristic TO the organ
zaon Of the Legislature being out Of the way the Penn
sylvana law makers have commenced in earnest their
abors.


This afternoon the House Of Representatives passed
solutions nstrucng the Pennsylvanian representatives
in Congress upon the tariff question Only four out of the
hundred members Of the House recorded against
the resolutions The resolutions have not been acted
upon in the Senate, but will be at an early day.
where they will be adopted with little oppos-
tion as in the House 1t is, in fact question that Penn





and he who records his against does speak the
sentiments Of his constituents.


The following is a copy of the resolutions


Whereas the experience Of the past and present
f that and % policy % Of the
such products Of foreign nations such direct contact
trade soil and among own citizens for
want Of such the san "a and
pesay DO our own coal and iron interests
sa
10 70 s be %
only increase by the imposition
coani injured Sy ihs The cheap labor





people are deeply interested. .,-
late annual in reference to the advantage Of definite


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protection, meet our hearty approval
Senators and representatives Congress copy the
above preamble and resolutions informing them of their adop
You will recolect that the lower House strongly
publican and presents strong endorsement in the above
resolutions of democratic President It would seem
that the republican members of the House don't consider
President Buchanan bad man after all. Poor For
ney, too, will have to give his endorsement.


The work of the present Legislature will be very light
the State having disposed of all their public works. there
is nothing quarrel over and the only question of this
session Of any importance is that of the tonnage
tne fcnneylvanla Central RAILROAD, Ourucn tnat no
other road the United State could stand and prosper
that has done but by honest and superior management
it has worked its way through the mountains Of this State,
and has become Of the best and most prosperous
roads in the Union. Whether the same narrow minded
policy will govern this Legislature has done its prede-
cessors upon that subject remAns yetto be If the
managers Of this road fail before the legislature they will
take before the Supreme Court, where they feel
gune Of obtaining decree declaring the tax unconsttu
| tonal in violation of the comfy Of States.


The messages of the various departments of the State
government show all branches TO be in prosperous
dition-none than the School Department This
branch Of the State government welding create
influence upon the destnies of this commonwealth than
all the others put together Its superior organization
reaching into every of the State revoutonzng
the whole State upon the subject of common schools
Old Berks has to yield the pressure Let the present
State organization Of the schools be but guided
for the next ten years by experienced hands and in
cordance with the spirit Of the law and Pennsy
vana will outstrp all her sister States in her educational
interests.


The lobby usual is well and thoroughly organized.
Amongst the most prominent and active Is the far famed
Gen. Duff Green Coth early and late he can be
yelling back and forth between the different hotels but
tonhong the members Whether he succeeds in Offering
practical idea or not am unable TO say; but one
would think, from his untiring efforts that the RESPONSE
| bilites Of the Union rested upon his shoulders