The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-12-02
FREE DEMOCRATIC VOTE IN CHAUTAUoUE co.

ELLINGTON Nou. %, 1852.
To the Editor of the National Era.
good work has been accomplished in
Chautauque, county, for Freedom, during the
campaign which has just closed. Although
but feeble effort was made by the Free
Democracy, get the number of votes poled for
Hale and Julian will not vary much from
1900; which, in comparison to the small num-
Der of Free Soil votes polled in said county on
previous elections, is very gratifying and may
be regarded as something of triumph
The Anti-Slavery vote in the county IF
mistake not) has usually been from two to
three hundred our present vote shows an in
crease of about 900, and yet large number
Of towns in said county are without an efficient
organization for disseminating the principles of
freedom. IL the same effort had been made
by the Free Democracy, that was put forth by
Wings and Democrats the Free Soil vote of
Chautauque whOuld have been nearly double
to what it now is.
The documents should be circulated, notwith-
standing the recent campaign has ended.
There are yet thousands who know comparative
ly nothing about the principles of the Free
Democratic party, who, if they could be induced
to compare candidly the Pittsburgh Platform
with the recent Baltimore Platforms, would
embrace the one, and despise the others
Therefore, there should be a permanent
organization formed and kept up in every
town, whose business it should be to procure
subscribersto Free Soil papers, obtain and circu-
late documents and do everything in their
power to keep before the public those sdmi-
rable principles adopted by the Free Democ-
racy.
Such organizations should not be formed
simply for day, or year but they should be
kept up so long as the clanking Of the chain
and the signing of the oppressed is heard in
our land.
The Free Democratic Party is the only one
that can be relied upon to check and stay the
waves of that pestilential curse that is sweep
ing through our country
The Wings and Democrats met at their
recent National Conventions, passed resolutions
expressive of their sentiments, made their nom.
nations, and returned home, without giving to
the world 80 much as an echo of their former
declarations in behalf of Freedom, and against
oppression.
With what propriety can either of those
parties breach the subject of Slavery in Con-
gress, when they are pledged to resist and put
down agitation? With what propriety can
they move, or petition, the repeal of the Fugi-
tive Law, when they are pledged to a faithful
execution" of the same! Indeed they have
padlocked their own mouths, muzzled their
printing presses and surrendered the right to
petition upon the subject of slavery.
Thus they have locked these inestimable
treasures and delivered to the slave power the
keys thereof; SO if they ever wish to promote
Anti-Slavery sentiment through the liberty Of
speech, the freedom of the press and the right
OF petition, they must ask permisei I'd of that
power to which they have basely surrendered
those rights. The Free Soil party, then, is the
only political opponent of American Slavery,
and the greatest terror to the stakeholder Let
progress be it's watchword.
Yours for Freedom, ALBRo S. BRows.