The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-24
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE
New YoRK, Noe. 10, 1853.

New YoRK, Noe. 10, 1853.
To The Editor Of the National Era.
! entertained the hope that by the date of
tins writing | should be able to give the read
ors Of the Era some definite statistics of the vote
OF the Free Democracy for our state ticket. at
the recent election. Not that expected to be
favored by the enterprise of the controlling
newspapers, for anticipated nothing of the sort :
but did expect that, when they came to pub
hsh the Official returns, we should have no
preference given to this party or that. And
yet find in even the Tribune which has been
always cla~sed among the most liberal papers
OF this country IN such matters what purports
to be oilioal returns, in which the results of
the Wing Hard, and Sofc votes are given with.
out single figure indicating the Free Demo
cratic vote. Probably the columns were too
narrow for fuller tables In the mean time
there are CLEANS here and there of evidence
that the principles Of the Free Democracy have
been appreciated by the masses as heretofore
and az said last week the very triumph of
the pfombltory movement against intemper.
hnce IS our triumph m this ut least that IL
shows That the trammels of the old Hunker
parties are beng fast broken, and that princi.
pies, rather than party ties are coming to be
regarded az never before To effect this was
preliminary work of the Free Democratic or.
gan eaton and it has largely assisted in bring
ing It about Thus the way has been prenared
Tor the Name Law itself which would have
found an mmoyable barrier in the blind de-
Votlon to party which once prevailed in this
country 81 universally. Let us not be discour
aged
J took glance the other evening at powells
great picture OF the Discovery Of the Mississip-
pl' which, as you are aware, was ordered by
N,n9rr's Tor the vacant panel of the Rotunda
OF me capitol but which the artist has been
permitted 10 exhibit in this city previously to
cOnslgn,ng It to It's allotted niche | confess
that It did not quite come up to the expectation
winch some of the papers had excited in my
mind. But this was no fault Of its own; and
10 Is sufficient to say that it is a great picture
whatever It's artistic faults as do not hesitate
to DO without designing to enter upon crit
cism, for which a necessarily hasty inspection
has lett me uupcpared None of the subjects
oil the pictures previously ordered by Congress,
having been taken from the west side of the
Aheghanrs, 1t was just and fitting that thin
one should be. In his choice of time and place
the artist William II Powell, formerly OF Gin
clhnatl has been quite fortunate
Uncle Toms Cabin is now being PLAYED
at TWO places IN this city, az we'll as in Phila
deipha, BArnum having added version to tn,
entertainments Of his Museum | have no
Witnessed itT performance there yet. under
7t'nd that II attracts great crowds, while tn
attendance at the National Theatre is undi
minlshed Such, in fact, il the exhaustless pop
ulanty OF the plot of the book of Mrs Stowe
tnat almost every sort Of a dramatic rendition
81 II would draw. And this remark leads m
l" shN ~ anticipation Of whatever impression
Whlch personal inspection would make, tina
thl'' Museum version has received notice il
the i"JpHc, which leads me TO fear that
h'' been designed to pander to pro slavery az
P'H.''' rather than to afford frank and fai
presentation OF the scenes and opinions Of tn
hooE hiS was to have been anticipated, pc
maps u It Ice true that the acting manager
the museum replied. to an olfer of the piet
no" belhg performed ut the National, that
WOuld NOT let II come ON his boards in tn,
shape Tor hve hundred dollars a night indc
ting that he dared not to brave the popul,
prejudice 80 glorously stemmed by Mr.. Purd
of the National. Now, was it maenanimous
introduce the play in competition at this la
day after the National had taken the r;sL
Mr.. Barnum generally does up HE speculation
ON large scale. Seeing that his alrea,
hourishing because otherwise sufficiently 1
traoriye, establishment did not need the ma
rial aid Uncle Tom is 30 capable Of seourir