Year: 1872

form eivon y01 above the opinion Of the people as
the county OF Onemmg, but the neighboring coun-
ties, and opinion concentrates here. while the
country % roundabout Is fat with produce drawn
eager IN the pursuit Of political knowledge and
hence their opinions have. and ought to have,
opinion OF New York.


BOTH PARTIES IN rHR FIELD


recognize this fact and this Is why the travelling
howl about with 90 much persistence. And. re-
turning to the consideration OF these gen.
tlemen, some OF whose pecuiarities referred to
my opening paragraph, wish to mention as one
OF the incidents ofthe campaign little scene that
occurred on Saturday night last. Two illustri0us
Wilson at the Wigwam, a temporary wooden
structure capable OF accommodating three
or four hundred people. One Of the speak
having heard that there was only q hand
full OF patriots present, and the other found
HorseSeads, a town % some distance nom i Eimira.
Against the earnest protest OF several gentlemen
engaged in getting up the meeting went to the
wtgwam and was richly rewarded. There were 1f-
teen or twenty young men huddled about stove dis
cussng tobacco ana politics and these seemed rather
stand can anord to be laughed at In this campaign.
looked on while and then somebody suddenly
jumped up and turned or the lights The scamper-
ing over and about the blazing stove to the door
was very amusing and demonstrated the prevalent
fear OF q possible enemy in the camp.


LAST NIGHT AT LAwENTOwN
attended q meeting in the scho0lnouse there,
and sweltered for two mortal hours while three
nrst rate fellows from Elmira ripped and tore for
Grant up and down the gamut of the "Uni0n
music" to the astonishment OF packed audience
OF sixty or seventy men, women and children. 1t
The rustiCs have got accustomed to that kind Of
thing and can now look on with calm, quiet awe
while the air Is paved and the windows shake make
Il ION e sposu wen essetcag
night. There is too much exercise involved in the
business, and then 1t seems to them matter OF
little difference whether the pole IS heeed or not
look as nice now as they used to do. The audience
seemed to be on the Qut ctpe for mlshaps. When
eloquent gentleman who preceded me remarked,
Ulysses >. Grant was our friend when the lead was
aed fl with air +" there was giggle that might be
the girls giggled 1t seemed to be under
stood that they were. to take charge of
the oil lamps that Illuminated the school
house, or rather lighted 1t sufficiently TO make 1t
for the brghtfaced girls and the green
gawks In the body OF the hall. Now wicks now
chimneys required adjustment; then the lamps
were in wrong position, or 1t was q mistake to
take them there, and they had TO be brought back.


PLEASANT FOR SPEAKERS.


or course everybody turned round and laughed
when either of these things occurred, and during
the intervals gawk would make an attempt to
get out to cool himself. The effort generally re-
suited in loud thumpngs of boots, angry grOwls
and the upsettng or q form or two, ana OF course,
there was laugh and grin all round. No wonder





from Newfoundland howled. But OF such is a rural
schoolhouse meeting in an American Presidential
campaign, A. ID. 1872.


ERIE THE CONTEST.


In closing this letter understand that the en-
p0yes OF the Erie Railroad Company have not been
cOerced or instructed as TO who they shall vote Tor
in this campaign. In 1858 James Fisk Jr. with all
due respect to his memory, and the Erie-Iammany
Ring so arranged matters that the vote Of the road
was pumped solid for Seymour and Hoffman,
particularly Holman. Interests are so conflicting,
or the concentration of power, rather, is so con-
spicuousy absent now that the managers Of the
road find 1t convenient to let the employees alone.
No doubt the latter pleased that 1t is so. Every
man, 1t is claimed will vote as he pleases,
without dctatiOn or coercion from any
quarter, and | have reason to believe that
their vote will be for Kernan-the majority
at least-and solid for Greeley. 1t was feared by
many who favor the latter that Dix, through his
quasi connection with the road, would be able to
manipulate matters to suit himself and secure his
election: but have found alter diligenr inquiry
that the matter stands as have stated Neither
Barlow nor any man friendly or supposed to be
friendly TO the new management OF the road can
or probably dare try to influence the employees. as
did The erratic and unfortunate Dictator and
rather think that hereafter 1t will be found difficult
to place these men In party leash.