Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-11-22

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a. IfThsnksgiving day has any value what
ever, it is as a religious festival. AS mere
occasion for over eating and undue drinking,
1t is worse than useless. Whether our cor
respondent does or does not conceive that 1t
| can conflict with the due observance Of Christ
mas day, .uch is the fact. For, where, as in
thousands Of churches in New England, it 10
made the occasion of sermons laudatory of
New England politics and isms of all kinds
and denunciatory of every thing south of
Mason's and Dixon's line, there Gn such
churebes) Christmas day is passed over with
far less concern than the anniversary OF the
rendition Of Anthony Burns to his lawful
owner, or that Of the abolition of slavery in
Jamaica.
(a.) The evident fact that as the observance
OF Thanksgiving day increases in Q section Of
the Union, that of Christmas day diminishes,
forms no good reason for concluding that where
the former is encouraged, the observance of
the latter will soon again become prevalent.
(6.) We join our correspondent in regretting
that We have one day as Southern and ano.
thor as Northern;;" but respectfully point him
to the tone and temper of Northern pulpits
towards the South, and suggest whether,
since the Government was founded, Southern
pulpits ever resounded with such sectional
TRADES as disgrace those Of the North? We
suggest further, whether he takes the people
Of the South for stocks, stones or horned cat.
tie, that he imagines they regard themselves
under obligations either Of patriotism or reli-
gion such as will induce them to encourage in
their midst the observance Of New England
occasion for the utterance of pulpit SANDERS,
falsehoOds and denuncia tions against the
South, and for offering up concerted prayer,
for the rendition of every STAKEHOLDER in
the land over to the pains and penalties Of
eternal damnation, in which some Of the folks
in New England continue to believe. That
il, so far as they may be applicable to the case
of those who practice tho Ito them) mortal
sin (if legal custOm) of holding negroes in
bon lage. -
Direct Trade.-The proposition of Dudley
Mann, Esq, for the establishment of line of
steamers between some point on the waters Of
the Chesapeake, and Europe, England is at
tracing great attention at the South-more
than we ever before saw given to that subject.
1t is to be hoped that it will end in something
more than newspaper speculation. The re-
cent and progressing construction of railroads
in North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee,
all debOuching upon the Chesapeake or its
tributaries, is destined greatly to increase the
quantity Of produce seeking an outlet in this
immediate direction, and to increase cores
pondingly the coastwise traffic or the direct
shipments to Europe. The coasters are, in
great measure, little more in effect than light
ers between Southern plantations and ports,
and New York and other Northern cities We
cannot perceive why it is cheaper to lighter
produce from York river to New York, to be
loaded there for Europe, than to load it from
lighters in Virginia waters. Our hope is, that
with the completion of the connection between
the extension of the Orange and Alexandria
railroad and the Tennessee roads, and that of
the York River road, Southern capital and
enterprise will be found in combination sufi-
cient to sustain line of screw steamers Of or.
binary tonnage, running from the Chesapeake
direct to Europe. If the inquiry and interest
generated by the current publications con-
corning Mr.: Mann's project end in the estab.
lishment of such line, much good will re-
suit from his present labors. Really, we see
no more reason for Tightening produce from
the Chesapeake to New York, to be there
shipped to Europe, than for carrying Virginia
ship timber to Maine, to be there worked up
into vessels to be employed in the transporta.
ton of Virginia produce oceanwise, when
equally as good vessels can now be constructed
in the docks of Portsmouth, Virginia.
Roorbacks.-The New. York Republican
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