The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-04-28


competition to which such a measure woul
subject them, quoting from De Bows Reue'
to show that the Louisiana sugar is superior
the Cuban in quality richness, and relativ
quantity. But were this not the fact, the Dem
oerat wishes to know with what decency few
planters in Louisiana could oppose measur
that would add so greatly to Southern Power
The National Democrat of New York, say
that General Dix not only accepts the Fugl
tive Slave Law, but has publicly advocated i
as a fair and necessary compromise" II h'
has done so, the speech can of course be pro
duced. We have never seen it: why does no
the Democrat quote the thing in black anc
white! Until this be done We shall regard 1T
statement as apocryphal.
A new road has been discovered to CalifUr'
MIA, of which Col. Miles, Sd infantry OF United
States, now in New Mexico, says: A new pass
has been discovered from Albuquerque, IS miles
from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to San Francisco,
California, Journey Of twenty-five days tor
loaded wagons" He proposes that the troops
open the road and locate four posts on it. II
is on the direct line from Fort Smith
Immediately after the destruction of the Ur-
suline Convent in Massachusetts,, law was
passed to provide remuneration for losses sus-
tanned thereafter by similar acts of violence
From time to time it has been proposed to re-
munerate the owners Of the Convent, but the
fear that a special provision of this er posi-
faeto charter might be used as an inconvenien.
precedent has restrained the Legislature
During the present session an act of relief pass
ed to third reading, however, but it has just
been defeated in the House, in consequence OF
being encountered with several amendments
making provision for similar acts of past VIC.
lence. This is greatly to be regretted. The
State owes protection to the citizen, and redress
of injuries inflicted upon him, in defiance of its
laws.
Carvajal is operating again on our Southern
frontier. He is evidently encouraged by some
Of our own people He intrigued with the
Texan Rangers before their discharge, so that
they were no sooner out of service than they
enrolled themselves under his banner, and
about fifty Of them, under Major holland,
from the American side, lately made descent
upon Reynosa, and strung up the Alcalde until
he consented to make them a contribution.
Our Government ought to put stop to these
piratical proceedings; they disgrace the coun-
try, and naturally embitter the Mexcans
against US.
The Rev. John Angel James has not got his
eyes open to the Anti-C Christian tendencies Of
Uncle Toms Cabin, go piously bewaled by the
New York Observer. In beautiful letter to
Mrs. Stowe, complimenting her work, he says
" You have taught the world by new lesson
how man is to be reformed and governed, even
when sunk, by oppression and by crime, into
the lowest depth of degradation, by the omnip-
Otence of God
The Paris correspondent of the New Orleans
(La) Christian Aduocate, also says in letter
dated February Goth, "Whatever be the opin-
ion on slavery it will be acknowledged that
this work has done one good in France, viz: il
has awakened desire ia many minds TO read
the Bible Colporteurs have reported lately
that the question has been put to them whether
their Bibles were the same as Uncle Toms,
and when the affirmative answer has been
made, the Bible has been bought at once.p
How thankful the New York Observer must
feel
The Nashville True Wing is delighted with
our comments upon the proceedings of the three
Of Ohio-Democratic Independent
Democratic, and Whig-and points to the con-
servative ground assumed by the Wing party
of Ohio, as an example to the Wings Of Tennes-
see, and encouragement to them to maintain
their position. 1t breads the "Free SoilD af
fnities of the Democracy of the North.
The Washington correspondent of the South
Side (Va.) Democrat, warm Pierce paper, say
that the declension of Mr. Dickinson of hi,
appointment to the Collectorship of New York
was the result of a belief on his part and tina
of his friends, that he has now fair prospect
of Presidential nomination in 1864 pros
pect founded on his Southern friends. Hence
their anxiety to keep up the discussions in New
York State, so as to maintain his prominence
before the South.
The Richmond (Va) Examiner in its passion
for throwing stones sometimes hits its friends
Referring to Charles Beecher's report on tn,
subject of Spiritual Rapping," it says
"An old proverb declares that birds of {
feather flock together; and though it does no
always follow that man who is fool on one
topic is invariably fool on all others, yet it il
more frequently the case than otherwise. Ger
tain is it, that when man is seen to give
ready and credulous ear to one new fangle,
absurdty, he will be exceod dinghy apt to do s,
in favor of all others"
1t ought to be known that when the Rap
pers were here during the session of Congress
the gentlemen most profoundly interested il
their exercises were generally from the South
The chivalry of South Carolina were special,
favored with communications holding high
converse with Calhoun, Hayne, and other de-
parted heroes
The Richmond (Va) Wig is tickled at the
idea of the disappointment the Eoglish people
will feel on seeing Mrs. Stowe. 1t is nightly
consoled at being informed that she is very
ungainly, coarse, vulgarlooking woman, with
long peaked nose, through which she speaks
an abomination in the eyes and ears of all civ
ilized people" The refined gallantry of these
papers is equal to their nice criticism. Uncle
Toms Cabin has suffered as much from the
one as its author is likely to be disturbed by
the other
Father Gavaazi is denounced by the Neu
York Courier 4 Inquirer for assailing Popery
and Mrs. Stowe for assailing Slavery. Both
it contends, do no good, but much harm-the
one by tanning the flame of sectional excite