The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-03-04
SERF EMANCIPATION IN EUROPE, THE DI,
RECT RESULT OF THE LATE EUROPEAN
WAR.

To the Editor of the National Era:
The late news of the emancipation of serfs
in Russia, and the cordial way in which the
present Tzar's wishes have been seconded by Q
portion of the Russian nobility, must have
caused great satisfaction to you and to those
other friends of free laborers in American Jour,
nalism who had the intelligence to comprehend
and the manliness to avow that the cause OF
freedom was ultimately bound up in the sue.
cess of the Western Powers in the late war.
What sane man supposes that, were the late
Tar still living, and had the Allies been baf
fed before Sebastopol, aey measures for the
emancipation of Russian serfs would now be
forthcoming? The moral, social, and economi
cal progress of Russia had been violently ar
rested during the rule of Nicholas, in order tina,
hisiEmpire might always present menaeing
front to Europe. Russia was like tiger about
to spring upon his prey and so long as she re-
manned one vast barrack, domestic progress in
civilization was out of the question.
But, now that the unhalsowed dreams of am.
bition have been dispelled by the wholesome
blasts of adversely, RUSSIA thrown back upon
herself, regains her heahh, and begins to
breathe again in o normal manner. This was
precisely what the opponents of the late TIA,
prophecied they did not smitate the pro Rus
slams in tanning the flames. of national snimosi,
ty; they professed to regard the general inter,
ests of the human race, including the Russians
themselves. They declared that the defeat OF
the Tzar's efforts to subjugate Europe was tbs
best thing that could happen for the true inter
ests and happiness of the RUSSIANS themselves.
And the result has already proved the wisdom
of their anticipations. TIE industrial classes
of Russia, both civic and raral, both bourgeois
and peasant, have made greater advances since
the conclusion of the late peace, now scarce
two years old, than they had made for two gen
erations previously. And none rejoice at this
progress in Russia more than those friends of
freedom aud liberal ideas, who felt it their duty
to oppose the designs of the late Tar q Tout,
rance. NJ!
While you and those like you have no rea,
son to shrink from a fesrl3ss retrospection OF
their course on this question, fear the same
cannot be said for those ether friends of free
lsborers in American journalism, headed by the
Mem York Tribune, who, inspired by senti.
ment of national luminosity, took the opposite
tack, and who can now hardly help feeling that
while they were ardently attacking Slavery in
America, they were at TIE same time doing
their best to uphold and pespetuste Serfdom in
Europe. am your correspondent,
PLYMOUTH.
Mr.. VIM. M. Connolly is under Indictment
in the U. s. District Court at Cincinnati, for
harboring the slaves of Col. Withers, of Ken
lucky, while they were in that city in June last
To escape the bloodhounds of the United States
he came to this city several months since,
and obtained employment, as writer for q
daily newspaper. Lately, however, q deputy
marshal came hither from Cincinnati, and re-
ouested Capt. Rynders, marshal of this district
to aid him in arresting Connolly. Rynders, a,
We learn from the Cincinnati Cazette, designa
ted one of bis deputies, named O'Keefe, wht
was to meet Churchill at seven o'clock in tn,
evening, to proceed to the Office of the daily
paper upon which Connolly was employed a.
a reporter, to make the arrest. OKeefe wen
to the Office in advance of the time agreed
upon, and sent to an upper room for Connolly
The latter came down at once, and the arres
was made. Connolly expressed his willingness
to accompany the officer, but requested per
mission TO return to his room to arrange hi
papers. He was permitte6to do 90, the othcel
remaining below, who, after waiting q reasonable
time, and the prisoner not returning, proceeded
to the upper room, and found that Connolly hac
made his escape through another entrance int
the street. and he has not since been heard OF
Marshal Rynders has offered . reward OF S5'
p for his arrest.-N, p. Standard.