The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-16
lie ORGANIZATION.


Judging from the tone of the Free Democrat
10 Press, the Organization it represents ha'
never been Sc we'll prepared for action.
The Portland Inquirer, Of Maine, opens the
! campaign Of SO, by raising the flag Of Hale
and Julian, and insisting upon thorough
State organization.
The Weekly Free Press, published at She
bOygan Falls. thinks the synpathies of a large
body of the FRUSTRATED Wings are with the
Free Democracy, and that many Democrats
repealed by what it predicts will be the ULTRA
Pro-Slavery policy of Pierce's Administration,
will Join its ranks 1t adds
HWe know not whether the party of Free
dom will be able to understand itself and or
ganze itself sufficiently to triumph in 1856 but
we know that manifest destiny which rules
the world, demands, however long the struggle
may he protracted that Freedom must triumph
SO says the future to us, and so we think 1T will
be-"
The Hartford Republican, the organ of the
Free Democracy of Connecticut has come ont
since the election under new and most favor
able auspices It will be conducted henceforth
by d. w. Bartlett, well known by his letters
from London, and j. R. Hawley, the able chair
man OF the State Central Committee of the
party "Ncver before" they say, I" since the
beginning of our struggle have our prospccte
been more bright than ut present. One OF the
leading Pro-Savery parties Of the country lies
in ruins at our feet the other cannot long hold
together; the first breath Of agitation will con
sumo its power Of adhesion
/ the BQgton Commonwealth is by no means
dispirited by the preaAinE up of the Coalition
Z" Not only it remarks zig the Free Dcmoc.
racy III MASSACHUSETTS, more numerous and
better united than 1t ever iias been, but our
principles have taken deeper hold Of men of
both the other parties than at any former time.
The same is true in other States. The vote for
an suG1n at the Presidential election in 1913,
was vastly pcreaseg W tte accession of Barn
burners who were never fairly cunvsrged .
our cause, and is no evidence of our numbers
at that time Large portions of the Wing and
old Democratic parties are thoroughly imbued
with our principles, and it is nothing but at
tachment to old names aud old associates that
prevents them from breaking oil and joining
our ranks at once Thousands and thousands
are with us in sentiment, who a,e a0t 50 in
name They cannot fail to rally round our
standard, sooner or later
| IN relation to the campaign of So, it says
ain Massachusetts we have a system of or
ganizatioR which enables cur State Committee
TO communicate at any moment witt tpe &c
sponshe committee of the Congressional dis
tricts, the counties, cities, or towns. In forty
/, eight hours, the State Committee can ascertain
the exAc. condition of the party in any town of
the State This syssepl or organization has
given us the power We have e3elcisc9 in this
Commonwealth during the past three years
The Free Democracy in every State should
have at once system of organization as per-
feet and efficient IA can be made.
As to making nomination nOw-four
years in advance-we do not concur in it, We
cannot sec the wisdom OF it. John =. Hale has
the love and confidence of the Free Democracy
of the nation He merits it all. We do not
think it policy now to place any man in nomi-
nation four years in advance. Great changes
may take place ia that time. Hundreds of
thousands may unite with us upon our glorious
platform, and these thousands may wish for an
opportunity Of meeting with us in National
Convention in 1856. Our position is this: On
GANIZATIoN AND WORK NOVA NOMINATION
IN 1885,
The Burlington W. Courier is for work,
but not for Convention:
"0ur doctrine is, No National UOnyenlioo Il
all. Let the Free papers assume that our can
ddates, ~ our principles are right and accept
able; and let our National Committees take it
for granted that the people are in favor of both
AZ they now stand and then let US, one and
ALL without .eag o. exhaustion or defeat, go
forward with all the necos-ary appliances, le-
ultimate and honorable, for the Zee, On o; oLs
men. For our part, we wan, as little to do
with National Conventions as possible
In New CORK .here is every indication that
the friends of Freedom will no. DC caught nap
ping another time. Some of the papers pub.
lished during the campaign are assuming u
permanent ssrm, and new advocates are spring
ing up. We have just received the first num-
Der of the Free Press, published at belfast
Genesee county, devoted to the cause of Free
Democracy
The fact that more tpaE twenty-five thou.
sand votes have been cast, with scarcely sby
preparation or organization shows what may
be done by proper effort. Our friends under
stand this. in Niagara county, for example,
they have Free Democratic League or club
in nearly every township and the business Of
every member ID, to disseminate the principles
of Free Democracy, to circulate documents, and
obtain subscribers for the National Era and
for the county prpcr. Other counties are doing
likewise.
The Free Democrats OF Pennsylvania arc
wide awake, The Coudcrsport Potter county,
Journal says
"We must pursue our advantage, aud By all
means IN our power extend our organization
There are mon IN every county IN the State,