The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-10-13
NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New York, Oct. 8. 1853.

NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE.
New YORK, Oct. 8, 1853.
To the Editor Of TIE Naliondl Era:
lndispostion prevented me from preparing
my usual notices of men and things hereabouts.
Consequently, somewhat of an hiatus has been
caused in my record of events, and several
things were passed by unnoticed, which can
not go back to notice now. Once it would
have done just as well to give news two or
three weeks old as one Not go at this fast era
of steam and telegraph. Only things of the
more important or permanent class will bear
this sort of after date notice, now.
/ am glad to find that you are renstalled,
and to receive assurance, from the tone of your
leader, that you have returned to your post
better satisfied with your own country than be-
FORE while not whit blinded to its faults, and
its chief one especially. How ridiculous it 10
for men to u,e the results of one process of OPP
preston as an excuse for another And yet
tourists to Europe do this when they pirate Of
the white slavery" Of England as worse
than the black slavery of America" as they
are too frequently found doing. Liberty is one
everywhere, and so is despotisn and he is blind
indeed who does not see that in warning for
the one, or against the other in any one of its
multifarious developments, he is virtually
working for or against all For one, should
like to have you give, at your earliest leisure, a
more full statement Of the relation of the Anti
Slavery reform in this country to the Aut.Sla-
very (anti.despotc) reform in the old world,
than the sketchy nature of your letters allow
ed What say you!
There is another of your editorials which
was particularly glad to see. allude to that
giving sort OF running sketch Of the progress
Of the Ant-Slavery discussion in this country
in 80 far as you yourself have been personally
connected with it, We want more of this un.
written history and do not see how we Can
obtain it 30 reliably rs from the recollections
of personal actors in the earlier struggles Of
our cause. The next best channel would be
authentic, biographical sketches of the more
prominent actors ! am glad to call attention,
in this view, to the biographical series now in
course of appearance in Fowlers & Wells
chronological Journal They have in prospect
the early presentation Of a number of Anti.Sla.
very retormers in this manner whose lives will
be accompanied by portraits after the manner
of that of Mr. Hale, which has been widely
copied, and rerused with evident satisfaction 10
reformatory circles. And here beg Of your
n,odesty, or whatever feeling of delicacy en-
gendered, to permit me to state that the editor
of the Era is to make one of the subjects Of
this series, as am credibly informed
The admission of the colored PrOtestan,
Episcopal church of this city to its rights OF
representation in the conventions of the diocese
which gave variation to the monOtony of Their
recent meeting, has been topic of agreeabl,
surprise and widespread satisfaction among
liberalists Of oil religious persuasions The
greatness of the majority by which the tri
umph was voted was even more surprising
than the act itself John Jay and his littl,
band of faithful supporters deserve great celia
for the dauntless perseverance with which they
have pushed this claim for loog years of dis
couragements, which would have disheartenet
and driven from the conflict all spirits less firm
and selfdenying than theirs. AS a practica
sign of religious progress something done
record it as among the most important events
of this crowded era The staid and conserva
tive character of the Protestant Episcopal com
munion was such as to render step in tina
direction, from it truly surprising | am curl
Gus to see how the Berriens of the Southern
lay.membership, to say nothing Of the clergy
will receive tho news.
Death has been very busy among our dstir
guished public men since last wrote Ger
James Tallmadge, Hon. James g. King, an
Judge Paine, have followed each other to tn
grave in rapid succession. 1t would not be il
place for me to 20 into biographical sketche
of them, or length notices Of their deeds Ger
TalImadge died very suddenly, of apoplexy, bu
not unexpectedly, he having been attacke
three times previously He had come to the cit
to preside over the opening of the Fair of tn
American Institute, at Castle Garden, OF whic
he has long been the honored President H
was in his seventy-sixth year He was nativ
of this State. As a national actor, il is pleas
ant to record of him that his Congressional ca
reer showed him friend of Slavery restriction
He stood opposed to Henry Clay on the Mis-
souri, question: and was one of the Garlic
movers of the great principles of the Wilmo
Proviso, as it was afterwards called
OF Mr.. King need say but little TO you
who remember him SO well as member of tn,
Long Congress- He was chiefly distinguishes
as being a son of Rufus King. He was gooc
business man, and kindly tempered compan
ion Though possessing excellent sense ant
discrimination, he was unsuited for public life
and had little taste for it, He, too, died sud
denly. He was in his ffty-second year
Elijah Paine was, Mt the time of his death
on Thursday Judge of the Superior Court O
this State He has been complaining of en-
feebled health for some time past He was q
native of Vermont, and son of Elijah Paine
formerly u. s. Senator from that State. He
was brother Of ex Governor Payne recently
deceased in Texas He was esteemed an able
judge Anti.Slavery readers will regret hi
death the more when reminded that no was
the same judge that nobly dared to judge
righteously in the Lennon Slave Case, which
shook sll Pro Slavery Hunkerdom so terribly q
while ago Would that his rare services could
have been spared while longer to the cause
OF Freedom
The General Committee Of the Independent
Democracy have held frequent meetings re-
Gently, to make preparations for tn ral,iica
ton meeting whose approach mentioned pre-
viously, and for the campaign generally. The
ratification meeting will probably come "a
next week. ] hope to have the pleasure Of Civ.
ing an encouraging account Of its doings in my
next letter. INDICATOR.
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