The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-07-28


visit TO England. With this view, they have
inferred that Queen Victoria has maintained
alooiness towards the Duchess of Sutherland.
on account of her attentions to Mrs Stowe in
the spirit of intended rebuke. The above
statement should be sufficient to give the fiat
test possible contradiction to all such pro-sla-
very qudnuncs, especially when coming as il
does, from q cousin Of the Duchess Of Sutber-
land. The fact, to the contrary of their mali
clous concoctiOns is, that the Queen has not
only read Uncle TOMS Cabin, but has admired
it greatly, aud said so in the most uneouiyocal
terms. So the Hunkeritish critics will have
TO try their pens at some new Importation, to
keep down, If they can, the growing spirit of
what they themselves have sneeringly char
acterized as Uncletomatismn
BY the way, it may not be very consong to
those Hunker papers out Of New York. whose
cues in the above-noticed sort Of foreign pro-
slavery gossip are taken from the ~ Y Herald,
to be informed that most of the delicious NOR
sells served up by our own foreign correspond.
ent" in that paper, never saw England or
France, or other foreign parts from which
they profess TO have come, but have originated
in the Office of that delectable journal, where
they are fried, roasted, and htewed,n to Or
der, and spiced, as the palates of Southerners
are supposed to require. AS a fact in point
its "French Correspondent who had been
missing ever since last fall, was found recent
ly floating in the East river, with a few pen
mics in his pocket-which latter fact would
seem to indicate that the poor fellow got but
small pay for his chrography, while getting
no remuneration at all for his frauds. Since
the French Correspondent was missing the
London Correspondent" Of the Herald is un-
derstood to have had double duty to perform.
Reference to foreign matters reminds me to
notice an English publication, which has in
terested me greatly and of which it is my in.
tenuon to make interesting gimpses in fu-
ture letter. There is no danger of their not
keeping till find room for them, for the book
alluded to has not been reprinted in this coun-
try nor even imported, so far as can learn.
refer to book of travels in America, bearing
the beautifully transformations title of An
EnghShWoman,s Experience IN America" Its
authoress is Marianne Finch, lady of good
sense and keen discrimination, who travelled
through our country couple of years since,
In company with her father. She seems not
to have printed her book for the market, but
to crafty her benevolent impulse to have It's
statements known, and thus made useful A
few copies have been sent to friends in this
y,
tons worthily bestowed upon Miss Finch For
the perusal of the copy in my possession, am
indebted to the intelligent helpmate of Mr.
Wells of the chronological publishing firm of
Fowlers & Wells, Of this city. Apart from a
peculiar philanthropic hopesulness, which char
acterzes this volume, and its important reform
atory facts its white paper large clear type, and
wide-margined pages, are exceedingly inviting
IN - A.
| have already intimated, it is my purpose,
with the leave of the obliging loaner, to give
your readers some idea of the palatable things
in this charming volume
The colored people of this city had an inter-
esting meeting ON Monday evening, at the First
American Congregationalist Church, at which
had the pleasure of being present--pruiiege,
perhaps ought to say, in view of the fact that
our race seem generally to regard their attend.
ance at our meetings as a special favor. 1t
was presided over by Rev. c. B. Ray, p. A.
Bell acting as Secretary and was called 10
promote the interests of their class, through
selfelevating appliances generally, but those of
a selfmanaged and self-supported press in par
ticular The principal speakers were Rev.
William H. Day. Of Cleveland, and j. Mercer
Langston, Esq, of Oberlin-both men of scho-
lastlc ability as well rs oratoroal tact to which
they are more or less indebted to the helps of
the useful classical institutions located at the
! latter place. They both made timely and ef-
fectiye speeches to full audience of both sexes
which seem to be of mainly that discriminating
class alive to the objects Of the meeting and
the true needs of their race. The importance
Of literally sustaining the journals published
and edited by coored men, was insisted on BY
| the speakers as indispensable to the success OF
their self-elevating movements; and special
| effort was made in behalf of the Altened Amer.
ican, new dollar and half weekly recently
commenced by MIR. Day, at Cleveland fol
which, as ! was glad to observe, number Of
subscriptions and special contributions of fund,
We're taken on the spot William c. Nell o.
Boston, known as the author of publication
doing justice to the revolutionary services oil
colored men, and Messrs. Tilghman, Freeman
and Wilson, were also participants in the in.
teresting proceedings of the occasion.
| had intended to devote portion of this
letter to notices of leading features of the great
Industrial Exhibition, but | find that | shall
not have not room to do justice TO them. How
ever, shall be quite up with the progress of
IN alters there with notices in future letters, for
things are quite chaotic rs yet. The aspect is
very much that of the commencement of sal les
at some country store, to hungry customers,
before half the goods are shelved-comparing
great things with small, for need hardly say
that the articles already at hand would fiji at
least thousand country stores The first
thing which strikes every Observant vister, is
the greater Substantially as we'll as practical
utility, of the American articles, as compared
with those of foreign lands. This contrast is,
Of course to be ACCOUNTED for, in part, by the
greater difficulty of bringing the more truly
foreign products to the Palace than domestic
ones. But the reason of tho fact lies farther
off than this. Our people have not the means
OF gratifying their tastes for the finer produc-
tons Of art, and the luxuries of life generally,
that are enjoyed by the people Of the Old
World and they would hardly take time to
enjoy them, if they had Hence they are not
80 largely produced in this country. But more
OF this anon.
10 my notice Of the opening ceremonies at
the Crystal Palace, by dropping the word wr,f-
ten before prayers" whether Of the printers
fault or my own ! know not,) am made to
seem opposed to oil prayers. hope most Of
your. readers detected the omission should
be sorry, indeed, to be understood as under
yaluing 30 important spiritual aid AZ genuine
prayer. ] only meant to discourage icritten
prayers on sucn OCCASIONS. INDICATOR.
FREE DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION IN PENN
SYLvANiA.
To the Editor of TIE National Era.
The State Central Committee, acting under
q resolution Of the late Harrisburg Convention,
are endeavoring to procure an extensive and
reliable list Of correspondents throughout Abe
State. Partly with this view, they have recent
ly issued n circular letter, which has been dis
trbuted AS widely as possible, for the purpose