The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1851-08-07
NEW ENGLAND CORRESPONDENCE.


To the Editor of the National Era:
The writer of this has spent half century in the
Granite State and yet he has never seen the farm
ers more happy in mid summer than they have
been and are the present one. Crops Of all kinds
promise we'll and hay Is more abundant than it
has been known to be at any time for the last
quarter Of century and in this part Of the
country where the winters are long and cold and
cattle must be housed at least FIVE and often six
months in the year, and fed on hay mainly all
that time, scarcely any other item in the farmers
crops exceeds this one in importance, New Eng
land has experienced long succession Of fruitful
seasons, which, added to the happy prevalence Of
temperance principles and habits, very generally
among the agricultural portion Of her population
in particular, has given them degree Of prosper
ity above the generality of men Of their calling
throughout the world Mechanics, too, are doing
well, and indeed in peouniary matters generally
New England never stood better than at present.
Multitudes Of her vigorous sons and intelligent
daughters are going West, while but few wend
their way into slave States. Professional men,
In great numbers are leaving these old States for
the West, and not q few are on their way TO the
Far Wsa,D where gold and newly made graves
are plenty while hundreds upon hundreds Of
well-sdaeated young ladies ase going West 10
teach the millions Of youth who win soon be peo-
p fass q aid IN ssia6sIsS colleges acsdeinisa
and schools of all kinds, In the West.
The sunny South may denounee cold and
bleak New England as hypocritiCally pious and
fanatically mad but the men are now living in
every State south of Mason and Dixons line VINO
will live at time when all will admit that their
true interests demanded the deep study OF states
men, in the middle of the 10Th century, to devise
ways and means how best to begin to get rid Of
tlau hav m mn n q
strengthening It's power New England has made
up her mind to aid to any reasonable extent In
improving the navigation Of the great lakes and
rivers in the West. The Harbor and River I'M
proyenent doctrine of the West is popular here
In the East. Enough has been expended In pur-
chasing Louisiana, Florida, Texas, New Mexico
and California and millions On millions OF dollars
more must be added TO the hundreds OF millions
expended In the Florida and Mexican wars, TO
pay for Indian depredations during the nex'
twenty-five years; and all this because the South
would have il 80 and yet New England, whose
sons met the hottest conflicts in the wars OF l77s
and 1919, must now be prescribed by the South
In business relations because they continue tC
love freedom better than oppression But New
England laughs at such prescription, and looks
smiIingly TO the West, and bids her God speed
in her go-ahead career. But the South will com'
to her senses by and by, and learn that Bostor
is not all there is Of Mem England. When the
whole truth shall come TO be fully known, 1t will
be found that New England has powerful int
ror-intelligent patriotic, rural distriCts-whos'
moral influence Is now being felt in all the Great
West, as from those rural districts are Hockine
thousands upon thousands annually into all the
free Western States.
As TO matters political there Is less said at this
particular season than at most any other Of Tho
year, as we have no Legislatures in session, and
are 10 have but one election until next Novem
Der. Vermont Is making a little stir just now, as
her election will happen on the I'd Of September
Vermont Is strongly for General Scott, and any
other man against him, of any party Whatever
will be weak Maine will have no election the
coming autumn, b. then she is awake to wha
is going on in the other parts Of the Union. Tit
opponents Of one or more Of the so-cslled Compro
mise measures are increasing very rapidly, ano
the great mass Of the Democrats Of that Stat'
sympathize with Senator Hsmlin in his views AND
feelings upon those measures.
In New Hampshire the Free Democracy are eyi
IDENTIFY increasing, while the Hunker Democracy
ere as rapidly decreasing. The Wings OF this
State, like those Of Vermont and Maine, are very
generally for Scott and this Is matter OF deep
| regret and much modification TO Mr. Webster
friends, as this il his ns<s4s State, and the on'
ltical life began, and here, up to March 2, 1880
the Wings were as devoutly attached TO him az
the Democrats In South Carolina were attached
10 John G. Calhoun But when he turned his
back upon the principles and acts OF bis long ife
his friends generally In this State halted, and
followed him no more; and now ne has no more
decided opponents In any State IN the Union IMAM
are thousands of the very Wings who used to
have 80 much confidence In him. Friends con-
yerted 10 enemies are usually very bitter
The voters In New England are intelligent ana
they are slow TO believe that South Caronns Or
any other Southern State has any serious inten-
ton of going out Of this Unon ana they iook
upon all attempts to save the Onion,' maoe W
Northern men. "a 30 many attempts 70 humbug
the peopls They are viewed as arts or ONCE
seekers, employed to further their selfish plans.
We conclude here at the North that the Union
Is OF quite as much importance TO South Caroiiea
as South Carolina can possibly De 70 'ne onion'
We expect TO see her entire delegation come 70
Washington next December, snd take ,tnelr
seats-two In the Senate, and seven In tne IiVuso.
Indeed It would not surprise US TO see her ssAing
even for the speakershfp for Mr. Burt one OF
her Union SICK members
In Europe, we have TO share In the disgrace oi
being members Of body polite which isvors nu'
man slavery and II anybody has cause !" "isn
themselves out Of such Union, seems 20
Yankees that we are that " anybody J" ana II We are
quiet under such imputstions, Why, tnen, surety
w. ID. y. p.
SHoRr DHRssEs.-Prentiee being desired 70 state
explicitiy vhsther he was for or against the
proposed shof dresses for ladies, replied, that IN
asmuch "a Il was not In his power 70 pass muen
time with the ladies', he wished during those
brief opportunities 10 see as much 81 hem as Nc
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