The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-04-22
LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, April II, 1852

LETTER FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, april II, 1852.
To the Editor of the National Era.
Everybody seems to be talking, writing, or
reading, about Mrs. Stoves admirable tale
UNCLE TOMS CABIN. 1t was a happy thought
of yours to suggest to this talented writer the
utility of writing for your paper. And when
did it ever occur before, that two Volumes
made up from the columns of weekly paper
had such rapid sale? am reminded of
singular passage that lately read in the Lib
orator, relating to the Era, that deserves notice
Just here Abiding to some remark of Mr..
Lewis Tappan respecting the establishment
and success of the paper, Mr.. Garrison said
Now, this hearty approval of the Era shows
the milk-and-water quality of his abolitionism
for that journal is 50 polite, adrot, and care
full not to give offence, in its management of
the Abolition question, that it has no more
claim to be considered anti-slavery than scores
of other journals which make no special pre-
tensions on that score That the Era has seven
teen thousand subscribers is demonstrative
evidence that it is not 1dical sheet If it
were, in spite of its undeniable ability, its sub.
scription list would be very lean one if it
were it could not be published three weeks
consocutiyely in the city of Washington"
Had it not been for the Era, UNCLE TOMS
CABIN might never have been written or pub
lished. Does the fact that, in SO short a time,
twenty thousand copies of this admirable work
have been sold, and that orders for it are COM
ing from the slave States evince that lit is not
RADICAL work Does the fact that the elo-
quent Wendell Phillips draws large audiences
demonstrate that he is not a radical" speak
err According to the logic of the L'berdtor, a
lean subscription list is proof that an anti-sla-
very paper is radical sheet, and a large SUBJ
scription list is proof that it is milk -andwater
concern: Ergo, slow sale of an anti-slavcry
work shows that it is radical work, while u
rapid sale evinces that it is a milk and-water
affair | am pleased q. the fact that the Era
has three hundred exchanges in the slave
States. That number Of "Uncle Toms Cabin"
then, has been circulated throughout the slave
States the past year. Has any other anti-sla-
very paper accomplished more during the same
period This felicitous story is destined, !
doubt not to be circulated throughout the
whole Union, and to achieve mighty harvest
of good. The editor of the Christian Inquirer
says: "Having lived ssSen years in the midst
of slavery, we can testify to the perfect and
full accuracy of these pictures of the American
institution. 1t is the book of the times, and we
culated"
The Tribune of this city has recently ap-
peared in new and beautiful dress, and it's
friends have been highly gratifed to know that
its circulation is rapidly increasing It's total
circulation April TO- 1852, was 1880! and
the receipts tor advertising, for January, 1852
S75,657.32!! The editor, in view of these facts
says:
There are some journals mot many which
print more copies daily than we do, but we be-
lieve none in the world of a political or general
character whose aggregate circulation is equal
to ours. And we have a just pride in the con-
sideration that we might increase our daily
issues by compGances to which rivals, honored
in society and pillars of the church, readily ad-
just themselves-by advocating temperance in
that manner which distillers and rumseliers
approve, and opposing slavery in the abstract
only, while upholding it in practice, &c, &c.
Whether that course would on the whole he
pecunlarily advantageous to us, we have never
yet inquired Suffice it that we do well enough,
financially, as we aren
In many respects | rejoice in the success of
this paper but believe its circulation and use.
fitness would be greatly increased if it relin-
pushed its partisan character. as political
paper, and advocated more strongly the rights.
while it rebuked the wrongs, of the coiored
people The same may be said of its respect-
able contemporary, the Evening Post.
Anniversary week is approaching. Prepa
ratlons are making by the National, Religious
ana Benevolent Societies to have unusually in
terest'ng annual meetings Eloquent speakers
are invited to address the meeting to be held
May nth by the American and Foreign Anti.
Slavery Society 's" ANU
Why Mr.. Editor, do not the Ant. SLAVERY
members of Congress let their constituents
know that they are alive, and alive TO the cause
Oh freedom | have observed that in England
Mr Cobden does not wait to be pushed forward
70 acuon by his constituents, but that he leads
'"em Ana so with other Parliamentary dvo-
Gates OF progress. Should not our Free Soil
ana Anti-Slayery Senators and Representatives
oe up and doing! Are they afraid of agita-
uon They were sent to Washington TO agi-
tate the country on the subject Of American
slavery. IL il expected that thew will initiate
measures, and resolutcly prosecute them 10 al
vorce the General Government from .l, ,ar-
ticipation in the foul disgrace of the nation
Even the South expects it. Judge Allen. |
know, has been and is sick. and therefore for
the present hors du combat but why has not
the new Massachusetts, Senator, Mr.. Sumner.
Put the trumpet tofhis mouth! Why has not
Mr. Hale and Mr.. Chase, Mr. King Mr. Mann.
Mr Campbell Mr.. Durkee, &c, sounded the
aana-Slavery bugle, long and loud! Not for
Tue sake Of agitation but for the sake of the
suffering and the dumb; for the sake of law,
'nelr coantry's honor and welfare. FREEDOM
cts EvERY-LEGIsLAroR WILL DO HIS
o., The speeches Of Dr. Townshend Mr..
MI, uhhngS aud Mr.. Rantoul, have been read
H." In much satisfaction but the people expect
MAJ Tue Antl-Slayery members Of Congress will
rail-, - combined and powerful effort that will
Der o Ss :, Ant-Slavery host increase the num-
whenevsr n'Te who are for abolishing Slavery
power power and hasten the time me- when 9 liberty
t sbs io Dc proclaimed throughout the land to ali
Tue inhabitants thereof s'' '''' '''' -
letter S.d g'''a 10 see, in the Western papers, a
Cbs Gr from our excellent friend, samuel Lewis
C onvam,;n OF the National Committee to call a
Offices Of pn 70 Nominate candidates for the
'0''den' and Vice President by which