The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-02
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EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE
Scottsuille, ~ T., NoU. 10, IS52-Yon will
see, from this indication, that in this vc;n %t'
all OF the Free-Soilers have not subscribed !,
the Baltimore platforms but are vet determir
ed to discuss and agitate the subjects of Fro
Speech Free Soil, and Free Men. The 500
sown by few copies of your valuable nanor ~
producing good results, and hope by a more
extensive circulation Of your journal to greatly
increase the number of those who are S;ll;n:
for the sake of achieving great and noLhS
object, to break away from old party ties and
forego, for the sake of principle, pecunioru
party gains. The present is an suspicious ti,os
to incsease the circulation of the Era that
hope our friends will not neglect for by no
other means can there in my judgment be ~
much good effected for the cause OF HUMANITY
and Justice.
Liberty Putnam co., Ohio, NoU. is. 1852
Our county is one of the newest in Northwest
ern Ohio, and our vote is yet small. numbering
| only 400 In lS48, there were but five votes
given for Free Soil-this time we gave sixtv.
two But few papers are taken. exceptinp
those of the old parties. If we had had a few
enterprising speakers to take the field and show
to the people in general the several platforms
in their true meaning, together with the Fugi.
tive Slave Law, We might have more than
trebled our present vote There has not been
a regular Free Soil speech delivered in the
county, to my knowledge, this season, executing
one by John M. Snodgrass in this township
Marietta, Pa. Nor %, ls52.-There were
but SO votes in our district Lancaster COUNTY,
for John P. Hale. This is small number but
there was no organization and but little effort
chiefly because we were engaged in a warm
struggle on the Temperance question On this
question, in this county of distilleries, nearly
1000 votes were given for an independent
Maine Law ticket Many have thus severed
their connection with party, never to renew it.
Depend upon it give us Hale and Julian in four
years and we will tell a different story. have
said the official returns make but SO votes for
Hale; but, by some means, we have not been
treated fairly. There were three votes in this
township, Marietta of which no return was
made. have understood that the same was
the case in at least two other election districts
in the same county, and in how many more
am not able to say.
The CAUSE OF THE WATERLOO DEFEAT OF
THE WIGS was their attempting to follow the
Democrats upon the Baltimore pro-slavery plat
form! 1t was too narrow for tUo separate par
ties to stand upon, was too weark for more
than one. 1t has been so crowded by Demo
Gratis and demagogues, that it will break down
before the next Presidential election. He that
is wise will stand from under BE-.
PHILADELpxfA has generally been consider
ed pro-slaverycity and county nevertheless
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den, in Philadel phia county, where the Liberty
votes have increased more than three thousand
per cent! Had Wings or Democrats increased
in that proportion, in any part of the Union, can
mons would have been fired, and perhaps illum-
nations bonfres, or other tokens of rejoicing
adopted, heralded by editorial fourishes F.
Seneca Castle, New York, Nou. 90, 1857
am against those who support the peculiar
institution" Those who would make slave
Of a poor niger" would do the same with
me if they could, and they now rank me in the
same category, for am entirely dependent on
my hands for a livelihood.
Port Byron New York, Nov %, 1852
Urge on the Free Democracy the importance
Of holding State conventions in ali the States,
and to re-afirm the doctrines of the Pittsburgh
platform to perfect their organization, and to
carry their principles to the polls in all of their
Localities, when it is practicable, and thus show
that their organization is to be maintained till
their aims are accomplished.
Wakefield, Carroll co., N. H., Nov. 20, 1852
The election of Gen Pierce only tends to
strengthen the Free Democrats in this section
We take courage, and work on
Chatham, CO., ". C., 1lh mo- 2, 1852 Our
TREND, John L. Hale has a few friends in North
Carolina, but We were defeated in our arrange
ments in regard to getting up Free Soil ticket.
After having paid the printer for printing the
tickets, in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ed.
tor was told that if he did the Job his press
should be blown up in three hours This
frightened him. Many did not go to the cleo
ton on that account, in this county, and some
who did 90, did not vote at all, as we had met
with so many disappontments Could we have
got our ticket in due season, Hale would have
got strong majority in some precincts The
election to which went polled about thirty for
Scott and twenty for Hale-there being good
many of Hales friends not voting at all. Per.
haps Randolph and Guilford have given hin
few, though there are hundreds who could
not support either Of the other candidates, while
oomo VIM orc Pioioooouy Ttec coI nieu ndNo
voted for Scott
Mt. Pleasant Vest co., Pa, Nop. 90, 1882
We have now twenty-tour subscribers for this
Office. This, In view of the past, is encourag-
ing, and in connection with the fact that our
county gave Hale and Julian as more votes
than Van Buren, had in AS, nearly doubled,
and this without any special effort other than
the circulation Of few documents, is enough
to inspire the hope that even Old Wesfmore-
land is beginning TO see "men as trees walking
and may yet come to full vision. All the PEG
pie want il light. And because know OF no
better means to supply this than the Era, have
labored, and shall continue to do so to increase
its circulation, to the extent of my ability.
Our candidates, although beaten, are not DIS
graced hope they may consent to remain IN
the field. They are good men and true, and,
so far as can learn, are heartily approved by
all the friends.
Pittsburgh, Nop. %, is52-The Free Dem
ocrats of this and Allegheny city are organlE
ing for the first time, for a ioca! struggle. we
expect to have candidate for Mayor of Pitts
burgh, and also candidate for Mayor OF Al
legheny, and full Council tickets in the field
Many think a State Convention for Pennsy[
vanis ought to be called early in the spring
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