The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1850-12-19

dom OF xperience-because IL attempts TO com.
pei the citizens of the free States TO aid in arrest
ing and returning to slavery the man who is only
Reeing for lJerty, in the same manner as they
would rightfuly be bound to aid in arresting
man fleeing from justice, charged with the CON-
mission Of high crime dHd pnSGshaa1noT. Finally
In relation TO the manner of trial and other par
ticulars, the law is contrary to the genius and
spirit Of our free institutions and therefore dan
gerous to both free and slave States, and couse-
quently ought to be amended or rep~ai,d But a
forcible resistance to this, or any other law, is
only rebellion, and is not the way to procure the
remedy. Let law be passed, (he concludes)
giving to the master his constitutional rights only
based upon common principles Of evidence adiu-
dication and execution, thus being consistent
with the spirit of our free institutions
II We have not published as yet the compli.
mentary things said of the Era by our exchanges
and col respondents-but as we are very anxious
to renew all our list, and lest our subscribers
should forget what good paper we give them
and that they may be stimulated to still further
action in its behalf, we have forced ourselves re-
luctantly, blushingly, to sink the editor for once
in the publisher and insert the following from a
friend in the West, who was formerly editor and
publisher of one Of its leading papers.-PuJlislier
| Of the Era.
DEAR SIR: The Era has ceased coming to nv
address, for reasons which need no explanation ;
but | cannot do without i'll had rather do
without one of my three meals day | say
this in sober sincerity | have recommended Il
TO several neighbors and friends, and TO my sur
! prise, have yet TO find the man, be his politics
what they may that is not ready to endorse my
recommendation. My argument for its patronage
is:
l. It's literary excellence such as we look for
in vain in other political journals
! q The editorial ability, candor and good
spirit, with which it is conducted-unsurpassed
in the first particular, unequsled in the other
two respects by any other organ Of political
party.
3. The value of its political information-let-
ting its readers into knowledge of things in
| Washington, which other papers there suppress
t. The fact that it is the only paper in Wash
ington that is not dcpOted to Southern interests.
like your terms. No Intelligent friend of the
Era should ask you to put it lower Your cash
in-advance system is just what it should be- Ii
does not require you, like the opposite system to
tax your paying subscribers to make up what you
lose from those that are delinquent. They get a
better paper for their money than they otherwise
celd Eight years. experience in publishing a
weekly paper enables me to judge understandngly
90 this aoiat As 10 raMr NNSitiPnsSj,,i ia vastlv
important that you should be right, else | fear
| you will lead me astray-so much Of an oracle has
the Era become with me- Once only have ever
Sssa ,s,,,>s>, 20 !.,''7 ylss5 ,s,s7ss95ittS-tGJ
lin case 1t ,cds n relief TO my heart, and doubt
not to thousands Of other hearts when y ou came
out and dscaimed the errors of your pro t,la. ed.
itor, who was probably more honest than clear.
sighted.