New-York daily tribune., 1853-12-28

III.
ardent aspirations were for tue freedom and brother
hood OF the race | thought that perceived somf
"ncrg but believe that it proceeded rather from those
who feared that ii might be overheard by
customers than from those who feared thar itmght be
heard at the Throne Of Grace One individual imne-
dlately after the prayer, left the church. az testimo
ny against such fanaiicsm doubtless In the course o
the sermon Mr. C. spoke Of the duty Of visiting prisons
and preaching to the cOnvicts-that be had spent a
sabbaib perhaps Christmas at Sing Sing and after
some remarks in this connection he said that the tran.
stOn was natural TO the Southern plantation and eel
ebraedt the pety Of the Christian lady who dspenses
the gospel 30 her humble dependents In the evening
ne adyerfed to the same in connection with the
SUBJECT OF public anusenents. On this occasion be
placed the human STAKEHOLDER alongside Of the Feudal
Barors Of the middle ages, who, on holiday Occas-
IONS were in the habit Of easting. and mingng with
something like familiarity, with their serfs and retain
ers lie thought that if theaters were patronized By
the religious classes generally that they would BE- re-
formed and purified and might become important nstru-
ments IN the Of religion and virtue. In ustra-
tion lie cited the effect Of Uncle Toms Cabin at the
National Theater, NewlOrk.
viii take this occasion to do an act Of simple JUS
ticetO DIR. Dewey. When he came 10 Washington
about two years ago, he was regarded by all antSla-
very traitor 10 the Of freedom in c0nse
quence of his sermon in support of the Fugitive Slave
Law, and there little to hope better things
of him here slave soil But am happy to say that
of his first sermons took the brOadest "higher
law" ground, and that he never receded from IT, He
often alluded to the subject of slavery indirectly an1
failed to assert and maintain its incompatibty
with Christianity. Mr.. Allen now Of Augusta, Ne.
when here in charge Of the Unitarian Church. rarely
preached sermon in which he omitted a reference to
slayery-generally DR.. Deweys plan Of sub-sOilng
that is to say, by laying down platform OF princi
pies entirely Inconsistent with slavery. Unitarian
ministers here have alHays been known anti Slavery
perhaps with one exception. A Mr. Lunt of Massa
cAusetts, during shortly after the COmpr)mise
cen eIt. preached sermon in which he elevated the
lower laws OF wicked men high above those of heaven,
and soTTy 10 say the society, or those who direct
lis affairs were weak enough to publish it. The only
consolation have is that when called for my apprO-
baton by q Northern man | expressed my deepest
for the sermon, and for its tmeservng author.
The Rev. Mr.. Duncanson, the new orthodox Congre-
eatiOna minister, is of the right stamp. He is man
Of talent friend OF freedom, and soils extensively
The "one-idca men, in the Senate, as they have
been called, Messrs Seward, Chase and Sumner are
among the most practical and useful members Of the
body, in the business Of general legislation No
mans opinion is Otener in demand on the Whg side
than that of Gov. Seward; and Messrs. Chase and
Sumner are impressing their mark upon the country
by originating measures Of great and permanent i'm
portance Mr. Chase, at the last session, had the emf
pent distinction of introducing the bill for surveying
the route O the Pacific Railroad and at the last well
as at the present session, his name is connected with
important measures in relation to the public lands
Mr. Sumner at the first session of his service in the
Senate made q constitutional argument which Is rap
idly overurnng precOnceyed notions OF Northern and
Southern men in regard to the power OF Congress TO
PASS Fugitive Slave law At the present session he
Las given notice Of two important measures, one OF
which have already called attention to- and the other
now respectfully commend to the notice OF the public
ReoIr,d That the Committee PosOce and Post Roads
consider the expedency providing Tor the conye
Dience and security of emi,nees Ssloso IL small sn%,
which correspondence constituting an International ys
TEN Of posi-ofice orders
The letter of Gen Foote has excited the ire of The
TTn,a ap1fb fba adi
ton Three years ago the ConprOmisers gave law to
the country and it seemed to have the entire control
of public opinion. Now, none so low to do them reye
renee All, all are gone to the grave politically,
if not corpOreay and their enemies North and South
are r0ting in the places they so recently filled The
philosophy of the matter is this the Compromlsers
were Conservatives opposed to progress opposed 10
action while law of the moral no less than the natu-
raj world requires motion Inc car OF progress mas
been whirng in at railroad speed while they have re-
maincd stationary hence they have been left out oil
sight
II is a singular fact in this goahead age that only
one Railroad approaches the National Capitol aud that
is ONLY branch of the Baltimore and Ohio road. The
people OF Alexandria in Virginia. seven miles below
Washington, are agating the subject OF building
a Railroad between the two cities The heaviest por-
tOn Of the expense would be incurred IN the construc
ton of bridge across the Potomac But the patrouc
people this city look TO Congress for the ways and
means for building bridge for Railroads well as com
mon travelling purposes. Gen. jackson recommended
to Congress an appropriation for the construction OF
bridge at cost Of three millions OF dollars FROM
Alexandria Railroad extends some sixty or seventy
miles in the direction of the mountain. and another IS
contemplated TO Aquia Creek, where will meet with
the road 10 Richmond charter has been obtained
for road from Washington to Frederick in Maryland,
and funds sufficient to commence operations have
been raised.
One of the richest districts of country east OF the
maintains lies in Prince Georges County, Maryland,
the nearest point of which is about ten miles from
Washington. 1t is some twenty-five or thr>y miles
in length, and eight or ten in width, ana
produces more tobacco, perhaps than any other as
trict of equal extent in America Ii is known as the
Forest though it is now almost entirely denuded oil
trees except the black locust and Others that have been
planted The population is perhaps three-iourtns
blacks 70 one-fourth whites 1t would be splendid
speculation for Northern capitalists 10 purchase up
and settle il with feemen for small farmers 70 sell
tle nit Much of it lies between Baltimore and wash
ipeton 1t has not than fourteen nous
and inhabitants and but one miserable village ii di,
yided into small towns and properly cultivated III would
support one hundred thousand people. Inc eh'ire
county had more inhabitants in 1870 than III loio ana
nearly as many as that Of c5O but the population Is
NOW on the increase Small farmers are cutting up Ihe
plantations and peopeing them. The presence Oh a
LARGO slave population in the vicinity OF the Capita mas
mich 70 do with the molding of public opinion here.
Our retail dealers and mechanics depend on these
nlanters 10 some extent-ess nOwft Is true than ior
merly-but still their influence is paramount IN TINS
city on the subject of Slavery and they through tne
neople of Washington, control the Washington press
How important then to buy them out. Ii Mashing-
ION was Surrounded by non Slayehoding population
tbe tone of the press here would be healthy ana ee
snd the effect would be incalculabe, as such press
woud give out an entirely different impression oi 'ne
Government and the proceedings oi congress u
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