The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-09-29
NEW YORK COR aEsPoNpENCK.
New YORK, Sept. 2lh, 1853.

NEW YORK COR aEsPoNDENCR.
New YORK, Sept. 2ith, 1853.
To the Editor of the National Era.
New York may be said to be, all the while,
the great American centre of operations for
everything eyentful and stirring and effective
in religion, science, politics, literature, art, &C.
Ii there be any talent, awaiting chance for
deyelopement and availability, it will general
ly find them here. SO of all new or reforma-
tory movements, such as shake the settled poll
cy OF nations or stir the love of the right in
individual bosoms erst stolid or Indifferent
But there are periods of paroxism even for New
York, when, as a great heart under febrile ex-
element 1t pulsates with unwonted force
against the conservative ribs Of the body social,
IN It's reaction from some previous congestion.
Such paroxsmal experience we have had
tor two or three weeks past, or more. First
among the illustrations of this may 20 back
to last week, as did not write anything then,
and make passing reference to the two Con.
ventions of the seemingly "harmonized Democ-
racy," the processes and results of which were
really of this city, though not enacted within
Its limits. Those were significant Conventions
indicating state of things within the enemy's
camp, which the Independent Democracy will
officers now upon US and which will be certain
to gain strength to their State and county
tickets. by the way, arrangements are now
10 progression grand ratification Of the In
dependent Democratic State ticket in this city,
which will help on the ball
As second IN the course of string events, |
have the pleasure to say that the meeting at
Metropolitan Hall, last night to give public
attestation and approval of Captain Ingraham
in the kosta affair, was a most successful one
triumphantly and grandly 80. Rarely have
popular emotions found a less restrained and
more jubilant outlet on any similar occasion
L. {. Burr, of the National Democrat, presided
and well for Burr is, after all, man who has
the requisite capacity to catch and represent
In such position, the aspirations and aims of
the aroused popular mind; and | insist that,
with whatever of back tracking from posi-
ton Of hopeful pr0gressiveness to his present
position of Hunker conservatism, with which
be glaringly stands chargeable, the fault is in
his party as much, if not more, than in himself.
If the Democratic party, or even more liberal
minded members of it, really sought different
representatives, there would be fewer National
Democrats and fewer nationalzed Burrs! He
liz, alas, representative man, after all Let
this while not excusng his regeneration, be
remembered in charity for his class of public
actors
One of the speakers at this great meeting
was John p. Hale. There were some to whom
his presence was distasteful, or ut least they
feigned that it was 80, in the presence of their
mammon- getting, c0ttOnized, masters; but the
masses evidently welcomed him, and fully did
he reward them for their attention. Ii was
| fitting occasion for his capscious soul to pour
out and make its swelling currents felt; and
his speech plainly demonstrated, with its un-
reserved impulsive tone a. contrasted with
some of the other efforts of the evening that
no man can do justice to any one topic of Lib
| erty g concerns unless he is consciously right
on all
1t was the lack of this selfconsciousness of
that caused 30 many men who have often SEEM
cd oratorically great under less important and
world-c0ncerning circumstances, to sink into
merest monotonous and vapid sophomores in
the presence and the unexpressed estimation of
the thousands who composed the impulsiyo au-
dienoes of the great Kossuth.
During this Kosta Rescue Jubilee, they will
again be fonnd acting their restrained part.
Could they come up to paraphrase of their
narrowly patriotic motto, the Union, now and
forever, one and inseparable," and shout the
same feelings of Liberty, their long locked lips
would be forced open by the natural currents
of full hearts, and would speak with their ma.
tural power, instead of uttering their accus-
toned, uncertain, and qualified sounds. Let
them take lesson from Liberty's true cham.
pions.
| wish | had space to give your readers
slice of Mr.. Hale's speech in advance of its ap
pearance in the Era, where am sure it will
appear if you have room for it,
No peace man, such as You know your cor
respondent to be, can look quietly at the surg
ing streams of popular feeling which have beer
put in motion by the lngraham transaction anC
its antecedents They may yet carry procla
nations and demonstrations Of war upon their
upheaving currents, but if so--if war (horridum
Jeiium y must come--lct it come in such a
cause And, oh how much less selfish how
much more commendable before the world
how much more hopeful of useful results, in
stead of shame and dishonor, would such a
contest be, than that which, otherwise, will
probably employ our idle troops upon the as
yet undespoiled territories of some weak neigh
Dor nation. But must break away to another
theme, which awaits attention in this letter
The third feature of the present febrile pop.
ular symptoms, on which designed to remark
is the reception which the great musical art
list M. Julien, has secured here. We are in
the midst of u state Of feeling among musc-ov-
ing circles-and glad am that fast widening
are these-to describe which, the usual word,
(urore, would sound as satire Tornado il the
only conception which furnishes a strong enough
figure; and spiritual one it is, too, as the soul
elevating and spirt-Puriiying influences Of such
music upon the audiences clearly demonstrates.
never was 30 moved AZ was on Wednesday
evening, at Castle Garden, AS the magic wand
Of Julien conducted his orchestral army through
a regular unbroken succession of oil our prn-
cipal National airs, closing with Yankee boo
die. !, for once, fully realized the meaning Of
Lydia Maria Childs, describing the effect OF
Ole Bulls music on her, about feeling as if she
"must do something Desperate Imagine a
great musical magician, as Julien appears,
swaying one hundred and three different per-
formers with his single wand Now breathing
forth some admirably combined note of quietest
melody-now rushing like some mighty torrent
Of musical waters--then dying away again in
to gentlest .soulsoothing cadences! But the
effect il indescrbable and will not attempt
to do justice to the magic power of the scene.
INDICATOR.
COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO.
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