The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-24
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.

says kossUTH, IN his reply to the invitation here |
from some thirty of our respectable mesdames |
to deliver lecture on behalf of his mother and
sisters. who are expected to arrive very soon
from Europe. He is poor because he has de- |
voted himself to his country to the neglect of
his private interests, and because he will not
divert the money he has received from its sa-
cred aim The lecture will be grand affair,
and afford an opportunity TO the benevolently
disposed to raise sum that the destitute moth.
er and sisters of such man richly deserve. |
am one of those who believe that, as an Amos
tie of Peace and universal Liberty. KessurH
would have awakened or created sentiment
of more real and permanent value than all
the material aid he has secured Still
honor and yenerate the man His mission has
rebuked the demagogueism and selfshness so
rampant in this country.
This city has recently been honored with the
presence and eloquence Of no less a parsonage
than the 4" Honorable JOHN ONEAL. first
Judge of the Supreme Court of South Carlina,"
Vice President of the American Temperance
Union, and Patriarch of the Sons of Temper
ance and A. b. c. He made an Grafton at
Metropolitan late Iripler) Hall, and it is said
that " his remarks were forcible and the meas
ures he advocated and relied on consonant
with the general sentiment of the Temperance
host" am temperance mana teetotaller
and Son of Temperance but not member
of the fraternity called Sons of Temperance
Judge ONeal is, understand thorough tenn
perance man. As such | honor him. But it
should be understood that he is the very same
magistrate who, some years since tried and
sentenced to be hung free colored man named
Brown, who committed the crime of attempting
to run off a brOwn-skinned girl-his sweetheart
The sentence produced burst of indignant
feeling and remonstrance throughout the civ
ilized world. Lord DENMAN. as the head of
the English Judiciary, gave vent to his feelings
on the subject in the House of Lords SO uni
yersal was the horror, that the Governor of
South Carolina, probably at the solicitation of
Judge ONeal, pardoned Brown or committed
punishment. ludcrous incident was con.
nected with the transaction often fol-
lewing tragedy. In writing to Northern
Abolitionist, in defence of the law administered
in this case by Judge ONeal he said in sub
stance, "'DO you not know that we have Scrip
ture authority for the statute and the execution
OF such criminals He that stealeth man. or
if he be found in his hand, shall surely be put
to DEATH" The Judge is deacon of the Bap-
inst denomination, and therefore may be sup
posed to know something above common minds
vi Vic HcaHiHS VI TIE DlDlc. Gut OF courtesy
to this distinguished South Carolnan for
bore to allude to these facts while his Honor
was sojOurnng among u.s. but the Sons of Tenn
perance Onght tn know all about the person
whom they have so recently elevated to the Pa
triarchal chair
Cheap postage! Who wants to 90 back to
the old system! 1t works we'll everywhere
where it is fairly tried. The trial that has been
given during the first year, to the rates between
Canada and the United States, has been emil
nently successful The revenue has fallen short
of the preceding year as might have been ex-
pected but it is confidently believed that the
second year the income will exceed the expend.
iture. Our Jealous and noble-spirited coun-
tryman, ELIHU BURRIrT, is laboring assiduous-
ly and successfully in England, to bring about
a reduction of Ocean Postage. The consum.
nation Of this effort will impart joy to tens of
thousands on both sides the Atlantic, not mer-
chants merely, but immigrants of all nations
and the mass of the people
Walking up Broadway day or two since,
saw exhibited at the window of picture shop
a new engraving, entitled THE Union Il was
perhaps two feet square, and contained good
portraits of some fifteen or twenty "conserva-
tors of the Union" General SCoTT Mr.. CLAY,
and President FILLMORE, were seated on the
| ing on his sword, with a drum near by and
the President resting, for aught know on the
Fugitive Slave Act WEBSTER and CALHOUN
occupied the 'front.' the hand of each laid upon
the Constitution. Old Fogies and Young as
pirants were behind these personages. The
picture was sort of apotheosis of the men who
wrought out the Compromise and saved the
Union
Have you seen new paper published ut
Cincinnati called the Christian Press the or
gan OF the WESTERN HOME AND FOREIGN Mis-
sIoNARy SOCIETY, and the AMERICAN TRACT
ANB Book SocIETY-Rev c. b. Boynton, Edi-
tor! IL is large sheet, beautifully printed,
and is n fine specimen of Western Typography
Some one told me it was the handsomest sheet
printed in the whole country. You must not
let the Queen city of the West outshne the
Capitol, in paper, type, or matter. | give this
hint that you may contipue to keep ahead of
similar enterprises
The sermon preached by Rev. Albert Barnes,
in your city, lately, before the New School Gene.
raj Assembly has just issued from the press here
am glad to see that the deservedly celebrated
author was 80 outspokcn on the subject of Sla-
very guess that the walls Of your churches
do not often witness such truthful independent
preaching. People will have different opinions
about the theology of the discourse but no
man, it would seem could fail 10 appreciate
the good scholarship manly boldness, and
cheerful piety Of the distinguished preacher.
He has sailed for Europe, with his wife and
daughter, with view TO benefit his sight which |
has been seriously impaired by long-continued
and close study. He will be received in Eng
land as ore Of the first, if not the first, Ameri
can preachers.
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Once in while am honored with franked |
letter from some of them On the letter. sheet
| frequently sec the words Bath" Paris"
and the figure of a crown" Is this seemly |
To me it looks in bad taste. The paper is prob |
ably made in this country, but by those who
aim to enhance its value by stamping it with |
foreign marks and emblems. Let us frown |
upon such limitations and let our NJ. C.'s be-
ware lest they lose caste, and be called mon
archists.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, whom you have
expected at Washington TO preach to the Con-
gregational Church has gone to indianapolis,
where he formerly preached to see his beloved
people there from whom he has been separated
five years His large church in Brooklyn is
usually crowded. There were those who pre-
dicted that his popularity would be ephemeral
but they did not understand or appreciate
natural eloquence in connection with honesty
and independence Of thought. ] have reason
to believe that Mr. Beecher would have visited
your city and preached few Sabbaths, if the
unusual religious interest in his own congrega-
ton had not made his presence necessary here
His sister, Mrs. Stowe has been on q writ 10
her brother for several weeks The sales of
her Uncle Toms Cabin have reached $4,000
copies, or 10000 volumes, and the demand is
undminished. Orders come from Baltimore,
Charleston, New Orleans, &c. Is this not mar
vellous and gratifying Editions have been
printed In ENGLAND and | doubt not the work