The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-15
T11r NAT0NAT ERA WASHINGTON D. c., SEPTEMBER To- 1853

steamer, the Lady of the Lake, runs to Centre
Harbor, a distance of twenty miles, through
clustering islands under thick wood shadows
and in view of the piled mountains looming
J through every break in the neighboring hills
Centre Harbor is model little village ON the
northernmost bay of the Lake, nestled under
the shadow of steep wooded hills--a narrow
plat of green fertility, sloping quietly to the
water, occupied by some twenty dwelling
houses, a store or two, meetipg-houses, and
large hotel, commanding from its piazza view
of the entire length of the Lake Red Hill
1000 feet above, looks down upon it. Just IN
the rear lies Squam Lake-a smaller Winni-
piseogee-some eight miles long picturesque
with islands and with the rugged Sandwich
mountains for its northern rim quiet, slum-
berous, comfortpromising spot, the tide Of
fashionable tourists GIBBS and flows there an
nually, and leaves it unchanged. 1t has no
unsightly mandatory, no oyerworked spin
ners and weavers, no selfimportant corpora
ton agent 1t enjoys blessed exemption from
that uncomfortable class of persons known as
"smart business men," who seem sent into the
world to tread on the toes of sober people, and
break up the afternoon nap of quiet walters
upon Providence To use Yankeeism, the
place don't progress; it don't keep step
in the march of Improvement 1t has, OF
had, when we were there, lawyer, to whom
courts cases, and decisions, had well nigh be-
come mythical. Innocent of writs, he seemed
well satisfied with his profession, without its
practice. Jack Cade, when he hung the law
yers would have clapped him on the back az
good fellow There was warm-heartcd,
genial-tempered doctor, who thanks IN the
pure mountain air) had nothing to do, and did
it. Altogether, quieter and more inviting
retreat from the noisome city and the feverisb
unrest of money getting, can scarcely be found
than the neat, quaint old-fashioned village Of
Centre Harbor.
But we have fingered overlong by these
pleasant waters The boatbell is ringing and
we must bid farewell to the kind friends who
have freely opened home and hearts to us.
One last look at the mountains, draped and
tasselled by the scattering clouds of last nights
storm, luminous with the morning brightness,
and redolent with the balsamic breath of pines;
and now, southwark to the lowlands where
up the river-valley of home comes the sound
of plunging waves, and the horizon towards
the sunrise is bright with the dazzling blink Of
the great sea. JIG. W
THE UNITED STATES OF THE UNITED RACES
The Chinese are focking into California
the Hndoos are being transported to Jamaica,
Cuba, and Guiana, with the current drifting
thence, as well as directly from the East into
the Union, to be increased by the proceeding
revolutions, whether successful or disastrous
Hungary, Italy, and, ere long, Turkey, will be
swelling the tide; Western Europe is here al
ready, principal and interest; we have five
millions of Africans, and their descendants;
and Scandinavia is floating in, like the ice
bergs, to melt into the current upon our shores
Whether the varieties of the race began in
one family or not they are destined to meet in
one family of people at last.
Here mountains cannot divide, nor tongues
distinguish peoples. When Pagan Rome sub
dued the world into one empire, she still held
the nations at provincial distance from her.
self, and from each other; she tolerated their
distinctive religions and perpetuated their So
cial diversity. The relations established by
force had but small tendency to induce those
which bring unity and harmony. But CHRIST
was born. He proclaimed the equal worth Of
every human soul He was a son of David, but
he described himself the son Of Man-the sec
ond Adam He died for all men, giving them
the new commandments Love one another,
as have loved you" and " He is not ashamed
to call them brethren, Ito himself and of each
other,) for he that sancti6eth, and they who
are sanctifed, are all of one"
Papal Rome carried the idea one stage for
ward towards the destined ful6llment gather
ing the tribes which accepted her faith into
one spiritual fold, and, in a good degree, recon-
Cling and uniting them in interest and policy.
But it remained for Professionalism to shake OH
the shacklss of civil and ecclesiastical despot-
ism, which still hindered the brotherhood OF
the race and for Republicanism to furnish
the institutions, and find the theatre, for the
actual realisation of Liberty, Equality, and
Fraternity" to all men.
II is coming, and must come. America has
every variety of climate and soil, with ali the
accommodations Of political and religious IN
stitutions and room enough, besides. Tor the
wide worlds widest range of wants, and the
hsppiest conditions for the furtherance of its
welfare.
Our system of federal unity will be found as
capable of allowing and ordering, retaining
and restraining, Mormonism as Slavery, in its
separate States and Catholicism and Protest
antism will no more unsettle it than the gyra-
tions of the earth and moon, in their scuffle
for compromise orbit, can shake the solar
system out of place The sun can stand the
perturbations with which the sovereign States
in his empire agitate his throne They ting
him about eternally; but with all his wrig-
Cling his orbit as he is pleased to call his Con-
sttutional stagger, never falls out OF his own
diameter, 80 that he is always about home and
even his eclipses sbate his power and dim his
glory 20 little, that you must look through a
stained glass, TO see and enjoy them, if you
like 10 catch him in an occasional difficulty.
There is no use in falling into Mysteries about
our doings and destiny. We are wound up to
20, and need nothing but little regulating to
keep us exact TO the time. The pendulum
swings on, regular, steady, and true; and when
we strike, the world knows the time of day,