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THE MAINE ELECTION.

II is not worth while to predicate any opinion
respecting the Presidential question in Maine,
from the results of the late State election. These
results, as far as heard from foot up as follows:
PORTLAND, September In two hundred towns
the vote for Governor stands-Hubbard, TEN
persnce Democrat) % ia; Chandler, tAnti)
l6,i64; Crosby, tWhigJ 2o,6i4 majority against
Hubbard, 1904. The Senate stands-Whig IA,
Democrats 8, no choice 9. House Wings 81
Democrats 81. The vacancies in the Senate are
filed by the vote Of the two Houses in joint con.
vention.
The great question which entered into the
canvass and decided 1t, WAS, Shall the Maine
Liquor Law stand or fsll1 Governor Hubbard,
who had signed and approved the law, was spe-
cially obnoxious to its enemies, and ordinary
party ties were dsregarded in the attempt to de-
feat him, az we'll as in the determination to sus-
tain him. Thousands Of his own party deserted
him. and ran Mr. Chandler, who also received
many Wing votes cast for Rum and its interests
while the Free Soil men, as We are informed by
q correspondent from Maine, and q considerable
number Of Wings, as the Tribune states, rallied
In his support. or course the result shows moth
ing Of the relative strength Of the parties. The
assumption that the Democratic vote 10 shown by
counting the votes given for Hubbard and Chan'
der is simply an absurdity Maine is entitled
under the new superintendent tabix Represents
tives in Congress. Hitherto, for the most part
the Democrat have had the majority In the Con-
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already taken sides either for General Scott or
General Pierce. Indeed, we doubt whether
there will be electoral tickets formed for Mr..
Hale in more than one or two States"
There will be an electoral ticket for Hale in
every free State, and probably in each OF the
States of Virginia, Maryland, and Kentucky;
and vote will be given to him. which, il
not so large as the Van Buren, vote of ls4S,
the strength of which was facttious-will be
large enough to affect the result of the contest
between the two old parties How it will affect
the result, remains to be seen. In New York,
from appearances, Mr. Hale will draw as large
ly from the Democratic as Wing ranks; and in
Ohio, we must recollect that while Tildcn and
Briggs, prominent Wing Free-Soilers in lS4S,
now support Scott, Spalding Townshend, Brin-
kerhof, and Chase, prominent Democratic Free
Sellers in l84S, continue to sustain the indie
pendent Democracy, and are supporting Hale.
Meantime, Hale has taken the field in West
ern New York and Ohio and, wherever he
goes. will find access to the hearts of the People
Wing and Democratic, and multiply voters for
Freedom.
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purity of character, Of unsurpassed talents, Of
welltried fidelity whose distinguished services to
the great cause Of Educ ition, Temperance, and
Freedom, both ia our own State and before the
nation eutitle him to the SURFACES Of the people
OF Massachusetts,
Resolved, That 10 AMAsA WALKER we offer q
candidate for the Office of Lieutenant Governor, OF
approved reputation, of high ability, and Of faith
full public service"
The Committee on Electors at Large reported
the names of Stephen C Phillips, Of Salem, and
James Fowler, of West6eld; which report was
adopted with reclamation.
The Commonwealth says:
"The nomination of Horace Mann as our can
didate for Governor will send thrill Of delight
to the remotest corners Of the Commonwealth.
No man in the State has more numerous friends
than he, no man has warmer admirers. Among
the public Of Massac husetts he is unsurpassed
in intellect unsurpassed in elevation Of character
and purity of life In our judgment no living
citizen Of the Commonw ealth has rendered to il
nobler or more enduring services His labors in
behalf Of Temperance, of Education, of Phlan-
thropy, of Freedom and Of Justice, have borne
fruit which will endure for ages, and be remem-
bered with gratitude long after the merely politi
cal achievements Of the day are forgotten. To
thousands and thousands, of all parties and all
secis, the name Of Horace Mann is a household
word, cherished with love aud admiration, which
we are confident will be conspicuously manifested
at the coming election"
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FREE SOIL ELECTORAL TICKET OF INDIANA

At LARGE.
Stephen C. Stevens, of Jefferson county.
James H. Cravens, of Ripley county.
DISTRICT ELECTORS.
|. Henry Hewins, of Warrick county
g. Harmon s. Clark, of Perry county.
g. John G. Craven of Jefferson county.
a. Stephen s. Harding, of Ripley county.
g. Matthew II. Hull, Of Fayette county.
g. Ovid Butler, of Marion county.
T. Abiathar Crane, of Put nam county.
8 Ezur Demming, of Tippecanoe county.
5. John J. Demming of st. Joseph county.
10. George w. Weeks, of ------- county.
H. David w. Jones, of Grant county.
In connection with the foregoing, We solicit the
attention Of our Indiana friends to the following
from the Indiana True Democrat:
"Will the National Era 10 view Of its extensive
circulation in this State give the Free Soil Elec
taral and State ticket in this State at least one
insertion, and that at AS early day as possible
Will it also suggest editorially to the Free-Soil
ers of Indiana, the Importance of supplying print
ed tickets to every poll in the State This is i'm.
portant Hundreds, If not thousands Of votes were
lost in this State in lS4S TO the Free Soil ticket
for the want of printed tickets In the first place
voters may not know the names of oil the Elect
ors aud in the second place, if they do there may
not be conveliences or time for writing them out
at the place of election
This is an important suggestion. The names
ought to be printed in full, and with accuracy
The Pittsburgh PA Dispatch also makes SINH
lar request-of us, in behalf of Pennsylvania We
will give the Free Soil Electoral and State tickets
whenever we can get hold Of them.
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THE GERMANs-A coRRECTIoN-PARTYsM.

A correspondent in Hartford, Connecticut, cor
reefs an error into which we fell lately, in init
mating that there was no German paper now
supporting the Pittsburgh nomination He says
" The Jams, most ably edited by Karl Heingen,
and published in New York, bears at the head of
its columns the honored names of Hale and Ju-
lian, and is doing faithful service in the good
cause. 1t is in the German language
One OF my German friends told me, a few
days ago, that Heingen complained that Free
Sellers would not exchange with him. Still he
goes for Hale aud Julian"
We are innocent of any intentional discourte-
sy. Send us your paper, friend Heingen We
honor your independence.
The same correspondent says: "There is an.
other German paper published at Boston, which
understand advocates the cause, but do not
recollect the namen
ls it the Zeaung Ed Era
Our correspondent continues at does not
bear the names Of Hale and Julian at the head Of
its columns neither does the Era, am sorry to
say"
Our correspondent must really excuse US. We
never hoisted any names to the top of our col
umns and never shall. Everybody has his
4" crotohet,' and this is crotcbet of ours, a pet
one, for which we do not hold ourselves account
able to anybody.
Our friend philosophers on the matter "It
seems to be the fashion in Washington for Free
Sellers to be continually saying that they do not
belong to any party. Excuse me, but this is the
fact. Even our three noble Senators often say
they are entirely Independent of party and with
my sensitiveness this matter, it often seems to
me that should like to hear one of them say in
his place, am Free Democrat-I support heart
lily and enthusiastically the Free Democratic
party. They surely are not ashamed Of us"
"Our three noble Senators will please attend
As TO being ashamed Of Free-Soilers we think
them about the most respectable company in the
country. II it will please our friend, we will tell
him that we are Democrat, Free Democrat
an Independent Democrat, Free-Soiler, an Anti
Slavery man, an Abolitionist, just as people may
please to designate US but as to being a good
party man, that requires qualifications we do not
possess The Era would be the poorest "party
organ in the world go that all it can do is, to
the best of its ability, to help forward good men
and good movements.
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CAMPAIGN CLUBS.

AT the earnest solicitation of numerous
friends and hoping to enlarge still more rap,
idly the circle of anti-slavery readers, and that
they may be kept fully advised of the political
doings during the present campaign, we have
concluded to offer the Era 10 clubs for four
months which will embrace the whole period
of the campaign, and the time during which
official results will be made public, on the fol-
lowing terms;
Ten copies will be sent from the lst of Sep
tember o the lat of January, for Fee Dollars
the person making up the club being entitled
to an extra copy
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STILL ANoTHER-Joel Winch, veteran
Democrat of the school of Jefferson, and for
the last fifty years leading politician in YER
mont, sends greeting to the Pierce Democracy,
as follows
Whereas | have acted with the Democratic
party of Vermont, without shadow or turning,
since the days of Thomas Jefferson, whose disci-
pie, after the straitest sect, ever have been, and
still am-and whereas the National Democratic
party, at their late Baltimore Convention, most
manifestly apostatized from the Leading funds-
mental principles of the Jefferson creed, in that
they placed Slavery above Liberty, and the gag
law above freedom of speech. Now, to the end
that my old political associates, who have left me
at the beck of the false gods of Baltimore, and
started off on the old turnpike 70 ID of John Adams
Federalism, may know where to find me when the
scales fall from their eyes, 80 as to permit them
to return to truth and duty hereby notify them,
one and all, that they will find me just where they
in their blindness left me- standing squsrely on
the Jefferson Platform, and supporting J ohm P
Hale and George w Julian, for President and
Vice President of the United States.
JOEL WINCH
g NOyybfeld Sent IA IS52n
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STANDING TERMS.

Voluntary agents are entitled to retain 80
cents commission on each new yearly, and %
cents on each new sem-yearly, subscriber,
except n the case ofelVbS. Tpenty,fUe cents is
the commission on the renewaI of an old sub
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A club Of three subscribers tome of whom
may be an oM one) at IS, will enttle the per-
son making it up to Il copy of the Era three
months n club of fire (t,ro Of whom may be
old ones) at 81, to II copy for SIR months club
of ten (fCe of whom may be old ones) at Sl5
to a copy for one gear,
Money to be forwarded by mail, at our risk
Large amounts may be RENTED in drafts OF
certificates of dcposite.
1t will be seen that the price of the paper
single copy, is still 81 a year. Agents some
times allow a subscriber whom they obtain or
renew, the benefit of their commission, so that
the subscriber by Their kindness gets his paper
for $3.50 or $l.75, rs the case may be.
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ANoTHER.-The Hon. Ebenezer Knowlton,
late Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Maine, in letter to the Belfast Journal, thus
announces his position, in which it is said he
is sustained by large majority of the Demo-
Gratis of his own town and vicinity:
Never to this day have acted politically with
any other than the Democratic party, or voted
any other than the Democratic ticket at any State
or National election. But since the Democratic
party have wrought the Fugitive Slave Law into
their National platform, and taken the very
strongest pro-savery position, by adding That
the Democratic party will resist all attempts at
renewing in Congress or out of it, the agitation
of the slavery question, under whatever shape or
color the attempt may be made,"-l have said, and
do say, that | cannot endorse the sentiment; 1
cannot stand upon that platform; ] have not SO
learned Democracy, Freedom, Dny As my pres
ent sphere Of action is not political, should not
have noticed the above statement but for the fact
that 1t is calculated to give the impression that
the new position taken in relation to the subject
of slavery, the new plank wrought into the Ma
tional Democratic Platform, has caused no change
in my feelings or position. The truth is far from
this; and think am not alone Yours, &c,
"EBRNEZER KNowLToN.
South Montuille, dug. %, 1852"
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WASHINGTON, ID. &.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 90, 1852
RECOLLECT.

That after the both of this month, the post
age of the Era, if paid in advance, for any dis
lance, will be only &c cents a year, or o.
cents quarterly
AND REcOLLEcT, too, that payment of post
age in advance may be made at the office where
the paper IS detUered
September 49, 1852
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154

the late Benjami F Hart, purser in the Uni
ted States Navy
An act for tie relief of David Murphy.
An act for the relief of James w. Campbell
Of Pike county, Missouri.
An act for the relief of the Monroe Railroad
Company and their suretes.
I'm act for the relief of Isaac Cobb.
An act for the relief of the legal representa-
tives of Jas c. Watson, of Georgia
An act for the relief Of Gustavus A. DE Rus
sy late an acting purser in the navy.
House Joint Resolutions.
PUBLIC.
A Joint resolution providing for the distribu-
ton Of the laws of Congress and the debates
thereon.
A resolution authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasury to ratily and confirm an exchange of
lands between the United States and Charles
Reynolds, of the city Of Natchez and State of
Mississippi
A resolution approving and confirming an
act of the Legislative Assembly Of the Terrific
ry of Oregon, entitled An act to provide for
the selection of places for location and erection
of the public buildings of the Territory of Ore
gon, and for other purposes"
A resolution to authorize the Postmaster
General to legalze certain contracts for the
transportation of the mail in California and
Oregon.
A resolution providing for the binding of GER
tain documents
A resolution providing for the printing of
additional copies Of the journals and public
documents.
A resolution changing the name of the st.
Peter river, in Minnesota Territory
a resolution accepting from Giuseppe Fag-
mani portrait of Henry Clay, and ordering it
to be placed in the Library of Congress
PRIVATE.
A resolution for the relief of Elizabeth F.
Thruston, Of the Territory of Oregon.
A resolution for the relief of Elizabeth Prev
lit, widow and executrix of Robert C Prewitt,
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VIRGINIA.

Where are the Virginia delegates to the pit's-
burgh Convention Is there to be no electoral
ticket for Hale and Julian in the =" Old Dom'n-
ion ~ We have been asked the question oy
Vrginians. Let our friends in Woodstock ana
Wheeling take the lead.
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MR. HALEs LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.

The following characteristic letter from Mr..
Hale to the Hon Henry Wilson, owns his sub
mission to the will of the People;
Dover, N. H., Sept 6, 1879
NV DEAR SIR; When wrote to my friend G
g. Fogg Esq of Concord, prior to the Pittsburgh
Convention, declining in anticipation any nomi-
nation by that body, supposed that should not
have occasion again to trespass on the attention
of any one on that subject. The decision which
then announced was not only in accordance with
my own taste and Judgment, but was also in pur-
suance OF the earnest and oft-repested request of
those whose wishes felt hound to respect, viz .
my wife aud children
| had supposed and hoped, after that letter was
written, that the close of my present term Of SER
vice in the Senate would close forever my politi-
cal career, and that the brief period which was to
elapse between the present and that event, might
not be disturbed by any attempt on the part Of my
friends to introduce my name into the contests
and struggles Of Presidential election.
But the members of that Convention with sim
guar uuanirnity, have judged differently. Such
being the case, and the friends with whom SYM
pathise having determined that the great inter-
ests Of civil and constitutional liberty may be best
promoted by a course different from that indi-
Gated by myself have not felt Mt liberty, under
the peculiar circumstances OF the occasion, to set
up my own opinion in direct opposition to such
an expression of my friends therefore yield
my own wishes and opinions to those of my
friends and thus assent to what has been done,
notwithstanding my previous refusal to consent
that it might be done.
wish also to say to you, and through you to
that portion of the public who may feel any inter
est in the matter, that to inquiries which may be
made Of ne, as well as to those which have al
ready been made, as to what my opinions are on
various subjects, | have no answer to make.
suppose that those who nominated me did it from
conviction of what would do, founded on a
knowledge Of what had done, rather than any
facility might be supposed to possess In making
pledges and promises for the future
But IL we're ever 80 much disposed to enter
the lists and contend with those who deal in
promises and pledges, and professions of fidelity
to the cause we e-poosc, | could hardly hope to
come up to the standard Of those made by men
prominent in our ranks four years ago, but which
have been since forgotten and trampled upon by
those who made them in their hot haste to enroll
themselves under banner upon which are in
scribed sentiments aud principles s'veu fold more
odious and abominable than those against which
(they have revolted
Very respectfully, your friend
yoHs r. Has
Hon. Henry Wison
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Secretary Of the Independent Democratic
Association Of the District of Columbia acknowl.
edges the receipt OF contribution OF $50 in all
of it's fdni-, from several gentlemen of Baltimore
This il indeed encouraging just think of il
while Northern Compromise Wing aud Demo-
cratic politicians resolve to circumference % and
resist agitation of the subject OF Slavery, gen.
tlemen in slave State contribute % material aid y
for he circulation Of such speeches as Summers
Mann, &c The letter enclosing this coutribu-
ton, sJs
" II will be a burning shame if such speeches
as those Of Sumner, Mann, Giddiugs, Durkee,
Townshend, &c, remain unknown to the great
mass Of the people of the country for the want of
the means 10 print them. Let the people know,
from week to week, the doings and needs of the
Association, and the needful funds mussbe forth
coming
The men composing the Independent Demo
cratic Association exceedingly regret their inabil-
ity to furnish the Documents heretofore ordered
as early az desirable. They have now on hand
a supply Of Horace Manu's speech Mr. Sumner.
speech, Mr. Gidding-'s speech on the Platforms
Mr.. TOwnshend's spe, CD, and The Platforms y
The editions of the Document for the Canvass, y
aud MIR. Chases letter to MIR Butler, are exhaust
ed. Orders for the speeches above named are
solicited The new postage laws will 60 into e.
feet on 3Oih of 5 ptember, instant. Persons or
dering Documents 30 he sent by m Ill should send
a sufficient amount TO cover the postage, 80 that
the postage may be prepaid Address
A. NJ, GANGEwER,
S.cradvy Iadpsad,W ID mOerqtic A,,oeiation
WgybiagtOg SofgtmJsy 20 1852
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SOUTHERN SuBsCRIBERs.-A gentleman in
Virginia sending on his subscription for the
Era, deplores the deccase of the Southern
Press, that faithful sentinel ON the watch
tower Of the South lie wrtes-"l am
South Carolinan by birth, Democrat in prin-
ciple, and have been Southern Rights since
Wilmot introduced his Proyso | own no
slaves, and probably never shall but | do sin
cerely desire a continued union of these States
upon the principles on which we entered the
Confederacy, and no other"
He thinks the North has violated these prin-
ciples that the Era is aiding and abetting in
the work, and desires to keep himself informed
of our movements We are glad TO have him
for reader We, too, go for the Union, and
upon State Rights principles and we hope to
convince our Georgia subscribers that we con-
template no violation of their rights, or OF the
principles on which the Conlederacy was
formed
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"TRBUNE or THE PEoPLE"-Our friends 40
Eastern Pennsylvania are waking up" we
have just received the first number OF new
weekly paper, devoted to "the great interests OF
Freedom, Labor, and Homestead Rights, as advo-
Gated by the Pittsburgh Platform" 1t is called
the "Tribune of the People" and published I'd
Whites Buildings, Philadelphia, by Ihoma''
saiier, & Wilmer, at three cents week, or q %
a year, payable invariably in advance rs wen
filled, and promises to be an effective agent u"
the cause Of Independent Democracy.
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g-T A LADY from New England, who has had
several years experience in teaching and is quail
flied to instruct in the higher English branches
and the rudm,nt5 ef two foreign languages de-
sires n situation ny TEACHER. either in family or
school Address NJ Y, az the Office Of the Ma
tiOaql Era
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VOL. vi.

gressional delegation. The delegation just elso,
ed, stands, three Democrats and three Whjv..
result, we believe, brought about by the Ere.
Sellers
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WILLIAM II. SEWARD il is stated, intends TO
leave for Europe the latter part OF this month,
where ~ will continue til the Presidential cleo
tiOn.
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Ex.SrSAroR BEaRrEs is announced author
itatively as q warm supporter of Gen so0'''
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STILL THEY ooME!-The Forester Spy says,
at the meeting OF the Freedom Club, the other
evening, Mr. C. f. Briggs, who has formerly
acted with the Hunker Democracy, addressed
the meeting, stating the reasons why he could
not support the Baltimore Platform and the
nominees of the Baltimore Convention.
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LORD ELGIS, the Governor of Canada, has
been recalled
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THE DEMOCRATIC SOUTHERN RIGHrs Con-
vENTIoN OF ALABAMA lately met at Mont
gomery, and nominated George NJ. Troup of
Georgia, for President, and General Quitman,
of Mississippi, for Vice President. Son.e fifty
or sixty delegates representing eight counties,
participated in the proceedings. 1t is a small
affair, but may affect the strength of Pierce
in Georgia.
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Grpprses FrsTvAL-A great festival is to Dc
given TO MIR. Giddings on the 18th instant a.
painesville We received an invitation ~ ''''"''
bat our HOLIDAY for this year Is over
BY the way, the Reps5iie, a few days since Oh
the authority Of correspondent In Illinois, staten
that .ome Pierce Documents had been received at
port Byron Illinois, the two outside ones Of which
were fr.nked by Mr.. Stanton, OF Kentucky, and
Al. Made ones by Joshua r. Giddings
There must be some mistake about this, OF IN,
frank Of Mr. Giddings has besu'"bnsed. We call
NJ. attention 70 IL, 50 that he may correct the re-