The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1855-09-06

the special advocate of the secret Order. He
is now perambulating the State, making speech.
es wherever he can get an audience. Slavery
and the dangers to the Union from the Adolf
tionists, are of course his great themes. He
argues very ingeniously to prove that the Dem
ocratic Party cannot be relied on to sustain Sla-
very, or to avert dissolution of the Union, and
that the American Party can. He is in costa
cies over the result of the Philadelphia Conven-
ton. He is especially bitter against President
Pierce and his old friend Jefferson Davis.
What pity Pierce did not make Foote Cab
net officer, instead of Davisl His great object
evidently is to bring the Order into close affili-
alton with the Chiyalry Democrats, and at the
same time pave the way for his return to the
United States Senate. 1t would be rich
scene to see Hale of New Hampshire, and
Foote OF California, meet again on the floor of
the Senate, and embrace each other as loving
political brothers, members of the same party.
But am afraid the Governor will be disap-
pointed in these hopes for his course is arous-
ing the Northern feeling in the Order and they
begin to speak out quite strongly against MS
course.
AS to the AntiSlavery cause, it has quite a
number of friends in the State, but their in
huence, thus far, has been but little felt, for
want of organization and concert of action.
The expense of political meetings is very heavy
in this State; and as most Anti-Slavery men
are in very moderate pecuniary circumstances,
they are not able to devote much time or money
to the cause. But we are watching anxiousy
the course of events East, and it is with Joy
we hail the prospect of speedy deliverance
of the North from Southern dictation. 1t is
difficult to get the mass of the people to take
much interest in the AntiSlavery question. 1t
is looked upon as thing so far off, and as hav-
ing so little bearing upon our immediate inter
ests, that it is laid aside in the eager pursuit of
wealth. Ii seems as though there was a great
gulf separating us from the rest of the States,
and we are looking anxiously for a railroad, to
span that gulf, as means of bringing us prac-
tically within the Union; and until then, the
People will not feel any great interest in ma
tional politics. The result is, our political pa
pers are filed with praise Of their friends, and
abuse of opposing candidates for Office. Our
politics is mere scramble for Office, and, onr
best citizens are heartily disguised with the
whole thing. / have some hopes that the
friends of Freedom will be able to organize a
party soon, that will be founded on sound prin-
ciples, and do something to regenerate our
State. But it will require good deal of cour.
age to prosecute the work.
/ have often thought that a series of letters,
descriptive of our State, its society, soil, climate,
merce, agricultural and mineral productions,
and the inducements it presents to settlers to
come among us and here establish home,
might be interesting to your numerous read
ers; and if can spare time from my business,
will endeavor to write you a few upon those
subjects, if you think they will be acceptable.
Of one thing our Eastern friends may rest as.
sured-California can never be made a slave
State, Yours BRYANT.