The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1852-06-24
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on various branches Of this great subject are
constantly offered to the Society but it lacks
the means of giving them to the public through
the press Intelligent, well-informed lecturers
are wanted to awaken public attention, to
collect popular assemblies. and to enlist the
sympathes of those whose avocations deny
them the opportunity Of reading Anti-Slayery
publications Agents are desired to aid in the
formation of auxiliary societies Editors apd
authors are to be enlisted in the cause and
frequently, information and statistics to be
collected at much expense of time and labor,
are needed for the use Of members of Congress
and other public men, The instrumentalities
Tor influencing public opinion and correcting
prcjudccs and erroneous statements are mani
fold, but they can be welded only be associated
funds and labors
A crisis has arrived. in which the friends of
the Antl-SIavery cause should reorganize and
act together. Unless they do this their efforts
60 circumscribe the area Of slavery. to break
the letters of the slave and to rescue the free
colored man from his present degradation, will
be fruitless. Should the present mighty com
bination Of capitalists merchants and poll
tcians aided by number of popular divines
enlisted in their service, succeed in suppressing
all manifestations of sympathy for the slave.
all discussion OF the denominations of slavery,
all compassion for the fugitive. the North will
undoubtedly be prepared to sanction the de-
signs now entertained for the erection of New
Mexico. Utah. and Southern California into
slave States, together with the annexation of
Cuba, llayt. and the Sandwich Islands all to
be added to the domain Of the STAKEHOLDER
Let MS never forget that duties are ours, al
though events are not; and that whatever NAV
la Ia i.lt
Providence 10 punish our guilty land he re-
quires us not only to love mercy but to do JUS
tice-a command we fail TO obey, 30 long as
we refuse to use lawful means 10 secure mercy
and justice to others. Very many have no
other opportunity Of 0beying this command.
in regard to the cOlorcd race, than by their pc
cuniary contributions to the Anti-Slayery cause.
The efforts of the 4 and f. A. s. Society are
now enfecbed by the exhausted state Of their
treasury
APPEAL FOR FUNDS.
Friend, and brethren, we appeal to you in
behalf Of the Society In the language of
Scripture. we cXhOrt you tn show your faith by
your works 50 fully aware are oar enemies
Of the Importance OF influencing public Opin-
ion by the Press, that paper has been estab-
lishcd at the capital Of our Republic for the
single and avowei purpose Of yndicating and
UNFOLDING human bondage large portion
of the newspaper press IN our commercial cities
Is enlisted IN the Same.unhOly cause Public
Tnmor tells rs, that a committee in the city of
New York, comprising many of its wealthest
citizens, raised fund of 100000 dollars
and knowing that opposition to slavery has its
strongest fortress in the religions sentiment.
this committee has spread broadcast through
the land multitudes Of copies of pro-slayery
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the aspirants to political power and emolu-
ment are thus active and Jealous in supporting
and extending horrible and degrading des-
pQtsm, to further their own selfish and amb-
tious views, will not the friends of righteous
ness justice and mercy, be zap and doing
We beseech you to reply, by enrolling your
names among the members of the A. and + A. s
Society, and by speedy and liberal contribu-
tons TO its treasury.
DAVID THURsTON Congregational Minister
Vassalboro Maine
SAMUEL FEs,ENDEN, Portland Maine
TITUS liUrCuINsOE, Woodstock Vt Chief
Justice
LAURENCE BRAINARD, S. Adams Vt
CHARLES Francis ADAMS, Quincy, Mass
SAMUEL OsG0oD, d. d. Pastor Of the Fir.t
Cong. Church. Springfield Mass
WILLIAM c. CHAPLIN, Fall River Mass
j G FoRMAN, Unitarian Cong. Minister, Nam
tuckct Mass
j. c. WEBSTER, Pastor of Cong Church Hop.
. knton Mass.
]. =. WmLIsroN northampton, Mass.
john PIERPoNT Unitarian Cong Minister.
Mediord, Mass
BANCROFT Fowler Congregational Minister.
Stockbridgr, Mass.
Isaac BAssGrr. Stockbridge. Mass
WItII,d w urrNry Stool bv;d,,o Mu..
WILLIAM w. PATTON, Pastor Of Fourth Cong
Church. Hartford Conn
WILLIAM JAY, Bedford, NY
w w EvERTs, Pastor Of the FIRST Baptist
Church. Wheatland, n Y.
s. 5. JoCEIyN Pastor OF FIRST Cong Church
Of williamsburg n Y.
louN CHANEY, Minister Of the Free WIN Bal-
tet Denomination.
d. NJ. GRAHAM, Pastor of Free Will Bapti,t
Church, Sullivan street New York city
J. WARNER Williamsburg. n Y.
LINDLEy MURRAY Moore Rochester n Y
HARMON KNGsBuRy, Staten Island, NY
j. A. PAINr, Nj D. Albany n Y
WILLIAM + WurrING. New York city.
JoHN RANKIN, Brooklyn, Ny.
LEWIS TArpAN, Brooklyn, n, Y.
ARTHUR TAprAN, Bclavjllc \ j.
GEORGE WHrpLr BellcyI!e n j.
&. ID. CLEVELAND, Philadelphia
SAMUEL RuoAD,, Blocklcy near philadcI hia
CHARLES AVERY, Minister of the Methodist
Protestant Church. Allegheny City Pa.
CHARLES b. BoYNToN Pastor of Pine street
Cong. Church, Cincinnati, Ohio
JoHN RANkIN. Pastor of Second Presbyterian
Church Ripley Ohio
L. b. HuDsoN, Professor Of Languages, Oberlin
College Ohio
JOSHUA r. GipDING', Member of Congress
from Ohio
FLAvEL BAScoM, Pastor Cong. Church, Gales
burg Ill.
JONATHAN BLANCHARD, President of Knox Col
lcgc III.
CHARLES DuRGEE, Member of Congress from
Wisconsin
j BmELow Washington City
JoHN G FEE, Pastor Independent Congrega.
tional Church, Cabin Creek, Lewis co.
kentucky
ELLIS CLIzuE. Amsterdam, n Y
Ncr York Man. 1882
BALL0f!NGS IN TIE LATE DEMOCRATIC CON.
VENHoN FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PREsl
DENT
The Convention proceeded to ballot for pom.
lnee OF the Dru.ocr ,pc party for tue Pres ,denc,