The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-07-01
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
New YoRK. June -. 1875:

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| To the Editor Of The National Era
In a late letter, said. :" if the Wings take
| truly national ground and nominate ScoTT they
will succeed and elect him" But they have
not taken national ground inasmuch as they
adopted worse platform than that of the Dem
ocratic Convention including as did the Dem
ocrats, the Fugitive Slave Act-a sectional de-
vice Whether they will succeed now is prob
lematical General ScoTr in his note to Mr..
| Boris, read in the Convention, has sunk in the
| estimation of many of his ielow-citzens. If he
| had refraned from adopting the Compromise
with the Fugitive Slave Act assigning proper
| reasons therefor, he would not it is true, have
| been nominated but after ephemeral applause
| had ceased, and when acts are siited and de-
| lineatcd 10y the historian, his fame would APP
pear in brighter colors
Being at Troy the other day, inquired of a
New York ex-aldcrman, as he was about join
ing u group that surrounded General Wool,
who has been nominated by the Wing Conven-
ton! mo matter said he, s. will show
| firm that will carry the day" He took me
few steps, and pointed to an old sign over
| crockery-warc store, "PIERCE & KING"
| Whether the new firm will succeed as well or
| better than the old firm, remains to be seen
| Apropos of General Wool: he is believe, the
second in rank to General Scott. He then, if
Scott does as Taylor did, resign on accepting
the nomination. will be promoted to General in
| Chief of the American Army. AS he is SOL
der every inch of him, we may have, one of
these days President Wool--who knows? For
one, greatly lament that the people of this
country, especially the young men, have such
"a pendant for military fame. We heartily
wish that we had standing army of Fan
tasticals : to ridcule the taste for arms, so
prevalent among us; though it is evident that
something more effectua is wanted The Wick-
edneSs as well as folly Of fighting must be more
generally and thoroughly shown, before the as
piratons for feats of arms will be lessened
| among our youth
Now is the time for the FRIENDS OF FREE
DOM to rally, adopt national constitutional,
Christian Platform. select able and reliable
men as standard-bearers and press the Anti
Slavery cause with determined spirit and I'M
compromising resolution. "Persevere to the
end was the incubation Of the venerable
CLARKsoN. We should adopt the motto. The
admirable ADDRESS, Published in your last pa
per, breathes the right spirit. The speech OF
| MIR. RARrUUL 10 oxucllcnt. The nJUrUher yet
to be made by other members of Congress will,
it is hoped strengthen the faith and increase
the zeal of Anti-Slavery men throughout the
country. Let not man of them vote Tor
either PIERCE or SCoTT, nor be dlsheartencd
in any wise. The enemies of liberty, it is true,
are numerous and noisy, but Ike the army OF
Sennacherb King of Assyria, they are doomed
to discontinue. Let us obey the order Of Wei
ington, Sup and at them, and we may yet
see them politically speaking, 4" dead corpscs."
KossUrH had "a brilliant audience the other
night at the Broadway Tabernacle, and real
lzcd for his aged mother and afflicted sisters at
least twenty-five hundred dollars. His speech
breathes admirable spirit. Ii is n rare event
for military chieftain and political leader
to eyhort the people, AZ he did, to build up in
dvidual character and national greatness on
the Christian code This renowned Hunga-
rian acts out dare say, the Christian princi-
| pie. 80 far rs he understands it. with consistcn-
cy and uprghtness Would that this could
be truly said of all our statesmen and warriors
The rumor is that the Sultan has ceded
| Syria to NJ RoTusCHILD for 500 600 900 francs
say one hundred millions Of dollars, and that
tins prince Of milliODaIres proposes to invite the
Jews TO return to the land Of their fathers, re-
build the temple, Nc. ! do not believe it.
| About Is or 20 years ago, an estmabe clergy
man in Ohio, who had after long study and
meditation persuaded himself that the descrip-
ton of the latter day glory by the prophet
Ezekiel was to be literally fulfilled by the
Jews in Syria, went to London with view to
persuade Rothschild to purchase that country
| which, he had been informed could in the
state of the Sultan's cxchequcr ut that time
| he done at less than ten millions Of dol
lars. 1t was several days after his arrival
| before he obtained an interview with him
| And when, after so much pans.taking, he at
length stood face to face with the rich Jew, and
announced his Grand the Baron said to him,
A." damn jerusalem" The poor man, grieved
and shocked, quit London, returned to his ma
tive land, pined away. and died. ! received
from his own lips an account of the interview.
Such a man purchase Palestine and rebuild
the Temple of Solomon! impossible
Yesterday lconvcrsed with an American gen.
tleman recently from St. Domingo SoULouoUE,
the Emperor, it seems initiated Napoleon
ut his coronation, by taking the crown from
the priest and placing it upon his own head. AL
though the priesthood and ritual of ST. Domin-
90 are Roman Catholic the Emperor acknowl-
edges no allegiance TO the Pope, but is at the
head of his own independent church lie was
rather an obscure man, and was selected by
the aristocracy to be their sovereign. because
they thought they could manage him. They
soon learned, however, that they had caught
n Tartar" for Soulouque has proved himself 10
be man of considerable capacity, able to curb
the arlstOcracy, While nc aWcs Tie comnoii
people. This beautiful island, while it is under
military sway cannot advance in prosperity or
renOwn
In Nassau street, yesterday, at or near the
site of the last dwelling place of AARON Burr,
where warehouse now stands saw sign
board with the following John q. Adams,
( British and American Dry Goods" Napoleon
keeps small paint-shop; Massena drives an
omnibus Burr keeps a BARRIERS shop Wash
inpton blacks boots; and Caesar Is sweep.
, What is there in n name!
The literary admirers and opposers OF " I'm
Gle Toms Cabin are preparing tor what the
,, sportsnen call scrub race IN Boston, dis
tinpnishod gentleman is preparing Tor the press
the II. life of Fugitive or some such title,
!, while some Southron is preparing, we are in
formed. a book 10 be entitled Life Mt the
South, or, Uncle Toms Cabin IN 1t Is" The
latter is doubtless the weak device OF an en-
envy
fhe progress OF anti-slayery sentiment Is
ev;nced in various ways. While superficial
observer would see, or think he saw. IN the null
titudinous assemblagcs who hurrah Tor Pierce
or Scott in the demonstrations OF the press IN
the silence of the pulpit in the real fear OF
MANY who succumb before the Slave Power, IN
the affected sc0rn or contempt manifested by
40 many towards AbolitionIsts, the rum OF the
Anti Slavery cause those who look deeper INTO
, things perceive q growing, powerful, ana g.
gantic sentiment against slavery pervadlng the
|, community II is stated that Rufvs ChoATE