The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1856-11-27
Correspondence of tbe Gra.
FROM NEW YORK.

LocKPoRT, N. Y, Noe. 10, 1856.
To the Editor Of the National Era.
The election went off quietly here. Niagara,
the Cataract county, did noby. We had to
meet Washington Hunt we did so, and that
boldly, and he experienced a Waterloo defeat,
to the tune of twenty-three hundred against
him in this Congressional district. Only about
two weeks before he came out stump candi-
date, he declared, in public speech in this
place, that he had been repeatedly solicited to
allow his name to be used for member of Con-
gress, but in all cases peremptoriIy declined :;
that he was not, and did not mean to be, a can.
didate for any office within the gift of the peo-
pie. However, some of us doubted him then,
and acted accordingly. "The way of the trans
gressor is hard" The latter.day saints. or
Know Nothing party, who we're to be the par
ticular guardians of the Protestant religion.
were routed, horse, foot, and dragons. We
never gave them any quarter in this State. The
holder we denounced their proscriptive policy
the more confidence thinking minds had in our
honesty, and the more effectively and convinc-
ingly we were enabled to lay before the masses
the great question of Human Freedom.
Fremont's defeat is entirely chargeable upon
Republicans in those States where they at.
tempted to tamper with Know Nothingism. 1t
was as plain as day, that defeat awaited such
course. How could the great question of Free
dom be laid boldly before the people by Repub.
licans, while in league with class of men who
not only prescribe the black, but also the white
man, with Fugitive-Save,La Law Fillmore for their
leader Verify, the old adage is a true one,
Experience is a hard schoolmaster."
visited Ireland, my native land, last winter.
after an absence OF over twenty years. Before
leaving my native for this my adopted country.
| cast one vote. The member of Parliament
who received that vote voted for and carried
through two bills that will long be remembered
in the history of British egislation-Catholic
and West India emancipation. The former
gave Roman Catholics the same privilege of
holding Office under the Government as Prot.
estants, the Crown, Prime Minister, and one
or two more very important offices, excepted.
Previous to this bill being passed, heated preiu.
dice and the most intolerable hatred existed
between Protestant and Catholic. The change
for the better was very perceptble last winter.
Public schools were established Protestant
and Catholic children were educated together,
to considerable extent they visited each
other; that bitter hatred which formerly exist.
ed was measurably removed, especially among
the young and have no hesitation in saying
that another generation will entirely remove
the last vestige Of sectarian hate from that IN.
fortunate land.
With regard to West India or negro emanci-
patton | made numerous inquiries, especially
at Liverpool, a. to thu workings of Freedom in
those islands. The uniform answer / received
was, that the black man and white man were
both benefited by the exchange. Real estate
has risen in value, security to life and property
increased, and no one seems to have q strag.
Cling wish to return to the slave system.
On taking a view of the glorious result of
my maiden vote, pledged myself anew to the
great work of baptizing this nation with bap.
tism of Freedom and if nay last vote shall
help to accomplish, for this my adopted land,
what my first did for my native land shall
not think lived entirely in vain. Mr. Bailey,
your course on Know Nothingism have al
ways admired-frm, consistent, and unfalter-
ing. l hope those Anti-Slavery men who for
merly took your paper, but got so wrapped up
in this proscriptive Pro-Slavery party, will
now return to their first love, and not only sub
scribe, but get subscribers for you. l do not
know what would become of us, if the Era
were to 90 down. There are few such papers
in any country, that through fair weather and
foul stand up for the right, without regard to
friends or foes.
Will the day ever arrive, when man will look
upon man as man?-one human brotherhood,
with one common Father, and one common
Government for all men, without regard to
CLINE or color or religious belief, knowing no
Protestant, no Catholic, but one glorious whole,
basking themselves under the sunbeams of
glorious equality before the law.
Yours, truly, JOHN ROBERTS.