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be faithfully and successfully carried out the
interchangeable energy as well as noted tact OF
the Chairman Of the Institutes Committee on
Lectures-Wm. Prescott Smith, Esq.-giyes q
quite sufficient guaranty
Speaking of the Institute reminds me TO say
word touching its recent annual exhibition.
Ii was well attended did much good in its
sphere, and secured considerable addition to
the revenues, which will be well expended,
without doubt, under the management Of a
faithful Board. A large increase to an already
considerable library, and still further efficiency
10 the School of Design, will be among the re-
suits. The superintendent of the exhibition
was intrusted TO John II. Meredith, of this city,
who administered the functions of his post in a
way which gave general satisfaction. Joshua
Vansant the President of the Institute gave
closing address, filled with sentiments and sug-
gestons indicating how wisely he has been re-
tanned, term after term in his responsible Office.
This useful institution is Justly the pride of our
city, while its magnificent Hall is most prom
inent architectural ornament, as well as great
public convenience.
A passing notice of the exhibition of the
Maryland Agricultural Society will also be in
place here, though somewhat out of date, per-
haps. The display in every existing depart
ment was extensive, and highly creditable to
all concerned. Were it not for the lack of an
additional department, feel disposed to award
most unbounded praise. There PROFESSIONALLY
should he department of human cattle in
each of our Southern fairs. 1t is surely not
consistent to see specimens of improved stock y
of every other class but this And yet while
there is great emulation to show the highest
Improvement in the cow and the horse, there
is none with respect to the poor slaves, who are
their care-takers. There they stand, from year
to year. the same stolid, because uneducated, and
hopeless beings that their parents have been
before them Consistency thou art indeed a
jewel, which is found not amid the monuments
of the slave system
The President of this useful Society-for it
is useful, notwithstanding the drawback Just
mentioned-is Mr. Calvert of your city, sup
pose ! may say-the well-known proprietor of
that great hotel, the National-who has an es-
tate in Maryland, as you are aware. He is
admirably adapted to the Office, in many re-
spects In Samuel Sands, of this city, the So
ciety has most indefatigable and faithful
Secretary. John Feast was, this year, the we'll
chosen Superintendent of the Fair
had the pleasure of depositing some speci-
mems of Canadian growths in the State Fair
such as corn, wheat and tObdcco-which were
raised in that cold, inhospitable climate by
persons who were deemed by their owners.
while in the States, mot capable of taking
care of themselves ~ But more of this topi,
when | find time to write you that promised
account of my recent visit to Canada
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January before, pupil boy girl Of good dispoi
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FREE DEMOCRATIC VOTE.

Hdiana.-Porter county, SO. The Practical
Observer, (Democratic,) published at Valparaiso
says
ave heard numbers say that if their votes
would elect John p. Hale, he should have them,
and saw others thinking the same. II will be
seen that the actual supporters of Hale-those
who poted for him even without any expecta-
ton of his election, to say nothing Of three
times as many who approve the Pittsburgh
platform--now hold the balance of power in
this county, and it is safe to predict that if oc-
casion require, it will be exercised As hum
BILE member of the Democratic party, we trust
they will never in future have occasion 10
oppose us on occount Of recreancy to the great
cause of human liberty"
Pennsyiuania.-Potter county gives Pierce
$40, Hale 325, Scott 272. The Wings are the
third party in Potter.
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THE NATIONAL ERA, WASHINGTON D. c. NOVEMBER o. 1852

N. Hayden, Democrat s9,66s-majority,
5000: j. Osborne, Wing, 1868: J. c.
Tibbatts, Free Soil, 1877.
Wisconsin Judicial Election, OGcial.-The
official returns OF the Judicial Election in all
the counties except Chippewa, Crawford, Man
itowoc, Portage, and Richland, give the follow
ing results
. Chief Justice-Charles H. Larrabee, lO,I69 !;
+. V. Wilton, l2,449. Associate Justices
Abram d. Smith, 1902; Samuel Crawford,
1l,52s; Marshall NJ. Strong, lO,945 James H.
KnOwltOn, $40.
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NO. 3O0.
- characters by St. Clare in q Uncle Toms

liar characters by St. Clare in /" Uncle Toms
Cabin 1t says:
We entertain infinitely more respect for
a conscientious opponent to slavery than
f even timid and shutting advocate; and simply
ln the ground that the latter inacts more injg-
Oh Wv o1r cause than the former by any posi-
= f1 Gv can. The lame apology of the latter
. Dy like virtual admission that the institu-
son has insuperable evils in it, while the SOM
Sre portrature of the other, exaggerated as the
i wv may be, sometimes admonishes us of
Ah me- ,rb;cb need to be corrected and moves us
e :, nDg g in the work of reformation"
IoWer.law divines and Hunker politicians
fail to receive favorable regard both at the
North and the South. Candid men, who never
apologize for errors which degrade humanity,
ana utter their sincere convictions, are always
respected
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VERMONT OFFICIAL

The official returns from the State of Vermont
are as follows Scott, 22,l65; Pierce, 1864 /;
Hale, S,6l9. In the State election in September
a much larger vote was cast for each of the
Parties. We cannot understand the reason of
the falling of, especially of the Free Soil vote,
and there is little consolation in the fact that
it sless than in the case of the older parties
The vote ought to have been larger instead
of being smaller. The loss since September
by each party is as follows Wings 1929
Democrats 1892; Free Democrats, 1927.
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EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE.


1S52.-The Anti-Slavery feeling is gaining fas
here. In this small district, Hale polled 3:
votes, and ! will not be surprised if, in tive
years we shall be able to control the district
There were hundreds of men in this county
who admired J. p Hale, and said they only
wanted TO cast their votes for the old parties
this time and henceforth they would be Free
Sellers Two thirds, at least, of the Wings Of
Westmoreland county, have already declared
Hale to be their choice for 1857 and have
reason TO believe this is the sentiment through.
out the free States"
Salinesuile, Coiumbidnd COUNTY, o., Nou. 10
1872 may say that there is no paper that
comes to this office that is more read or as much
appreciated as the Era is, and | am quite sure
it had its influence in increasing our township
vote to 81 in the Presidential contest-the
largest we ever gave. Several townships which
never polled Free Soil vote before that, gave
from 20 to 80, and some even 40 votes 1t is
very cheering to the friends of Freedom to
record such doings, and indicating our prin-
ciples by such power and goodwill for down
trodden humanity. You may look for our club
in time and am certain there will be some
increase in the number, from present indca
uOUs DcCduSc tbc fSfu 10 tIuSttu anu Itltu vi
by all parties. We now hold the balance OF
power in this district, and by the next Con-
gressional election you will hear from us
Greece, Monroe CO., ~ Y, Nov. ~, 1921
you have the means of knowing in regard TO
the religious views Of Gerrit Smith, please give
notice in your poper, for the benefit of many in
this place 1t is said here that he il an infidel
The Rochester american, which is taken by a
good many in this county and elsewhere, says
the tendency of Abolition is to discredt the
Scriptures in the minds of its votaries many
of them have already reached the point of open
infdeity, and the rest are on the way.
j. H. K
We know nothing of the peculiar forms of
Mr.. Smiths religious belief; but he is anything
but an "infdel" His acts and words prove
shat he regards the claims of religious obliga-
tions as paramount AS to the tendency of
Abolitonsm, it is not to discredit the Scrip
lures, but those nominal Christians who 1.-THE
mint and rue, and neglect the weightier mat
tiers of the law.-Ed. Era.
Cumberland Center, Me, Nou TO- 1852
Where would the world-renowned "Uncle
Toms Cabin" have been now, had it not been
for the Eral And where would the Era be,
we're it not for individual subscriptions!
The Era, depending chiefly for support on
the middling and poorer classes, goes up, up,
up To was about to limit the number Of
subscribers to the liberal amount of half
million but forbear, lest should fall short
of the truth and be found a false prophet.
While the Southern Press depending for its
support on the nabob class, goes down, down,
down, to--nothing. What an instructive par
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NEW YORK-OFFIC1AL.

The official returns from New York show
the following results Pierce, 262, 239 Seymour,
263,S37 Scott 234, 9lS; Hunt, PAP, OO7. Pierce
over Scott 1891; Seymour over Hunt, 2I,slO.
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WISCONSIN FREE SOIL VOTE.

Fond du Lac 4OS Walworth, ,443; Racine,
77s; Kenosha, 636; Waukesha, 1856; Win
nebago, 5O7; Milwaukee, $50; Washington,
County, 1872; GAINESVILLE, las; Whitewater,
10; Rock, 923
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TO MAKE MONEY.

Now Is the time Several have written that they are
coming money with my discovery OF course, those who
begin first will make the most See my advertisement In
another part OF the Era. tOct. IA IA. \. HOLT.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.

The returns from all but eleven towns foot
up-Pierce 9l24; Scott 1891 Hale, 6,43O.
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A TTENDS TO claims for Pensions, Bounty Land, Extra
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Lancaster, Pennsylvania Gen. Edward Armor, Carlisle
DR. a. Bailey Editor National Era and the
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OHIO FREE SOIL VOTE.
THE WESTERN RESERVE.

The Observation-Disclosures of Ohio, of which
the property in the soil was reserved by Con-
necticut when she surrendered to the Union
her territorial claims west of the Hudson,
which is thence known as Western Reserve
has Just voted for President as follows:
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MEADvILLE, NoU. -, 1852

MEADvILLE, NoU. IL, 1852.
To the Editor of the National Era:
We have won a glorious victory in Crawford
county. We polled larger vote for the prin-
ciples of Free Democracy than was ever pOlled
before in this county.
There is very strong feeling in this county
in opposition to the pro-slavery prostitution of
the two old parties, and in favor of the real DEM
cratic principles, as enunciated by the Pitts
burgh Convention. The feeling is much strong
or than the number of votes given here have
recorded. Many persons do not appreciate the
Importance of voting honestly-of voting in ac-
cordance with their conviction of the true pol
icy of Government, and throw away their vote
upon a mere question of personal favoritism or
party obligation. This is deporable, and the
earnest advocates Of national reform should la
Dor to show such things in their true light. II
every man in this county, who would really
have preferred to see the principles of the Pitts.
burgh platform sustained had voted for Hale
and Julian, our vote would have been 3 600 in
stead of 1000. But under the circumstances
| think we did well. If the friends of right
and justice are active and faithful we will car.
ry majority in this county in 1856
have labOred to extend the circulation OF
gOui PoPoi, vi Viz liIoopulSH NCi, Oh the
True Democrat, and lately of the Freeman
am now more particularly anxious to extend
the circulation of the Era My reasons are
that believe it is conducted in manner best
calculated to advance the interests of our cause
For this reason, wish you would send to me a
certificate of local agency, and will call upon
all the old subscribers in this place and get
them to renew their subscription, and get n,
many new ones as can.
Respectfully yours JOSHUA DOUGLASS.
p S. Mr. Nichols, who has heretofore acted
as your agent here, has moved away and con
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The last item is hardly worded correctly
The Liberty party vote, we believe, never exceed
ed six thousand in Pennsylvania. The Free Soil
vote of ls4s was partly Fictitious, being made
up in part of Van Buren, men, simply disaf
fected towards Gen. Cass. The vote for Hale
this year is clean vote, given for Principle;
the voters will take no step backwards. And
this vote, too has been given without any gen.
eral organization. There is no State Central
Committee, we believe; there is no central
press; the central portion of the State is I'M
occupied the Anti-Slavery influence is exert.
ed chiefly at its extremities; and scarcely any
thing has been done in the way of conventions
or speeches. That the State, with all these
drawbacks, should have given nearly nine
thousand votes for Hale, shows that it contain
the materials for vigorous organization. Will
not some measures be taken for bringing about
concert of action among the friends of Freedom
in different sections of the State!
The increase of the popular vote in four years
Is only O,l92-a number far below the the in
crease of the voting population in that time
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