The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-20
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Upton, Cedar co.. Igtcd, Dsc. 81, 1851
hope It'll to he able TO send you a few names
20 add to your lst from time to time, as | find
that If "a man can DO induced to take your pa
per- BIO is most sure to be right when the time
fJr working comes round I would Just sug-
ge,t to the friends in the East whether, in view
Of oUr inflncy and weakness in Iowa, and the
peoal ar state OF the pubic mind among us
which is now very unsettled just in the condi-
ton To be favorably lmpressed-it would not
be right and exp dent for them to lend us
some assistance, in the form of lectures and
funds, to advance the good cause.
Pdyson, adams co., Ill.,, Dec. 81, 1882. Last
year but three copies of the Era were taken in
this place; they, however were read by more
than five times that number of individuals, and
new the readers arc increased in the same pro-
portion to more than fifty. The expectation
that future articles from the pen Of Mrs Stowe
will adorn your paper, has no doubt materially
induced the increa-e in the list Of subscribers
In this place but the principles which you 80
ably and fearlessly advocate are beginning 10
take root here, many acknowledging their SUI
periOrity over those advocated by the old par
tieS and ayowing that they have voted for the
last time with Hunkerism
LsWiSton, Lincoln CO., Ne. Dec %, lS52-
We have over 100 Hale voters in this town. and
more than 100 more that say they would have
voted for him If there had been any chance of
his election. ! believe that there is enough of
just such Hale men in the States to have elect.
ed him, ii they had all voted for him am
sure that We could have carried this State and
this is one of tie hardest If tho friends of
freedom will but keep organic ed we can carry
the entire North before the next election.
Troy Oakland Co.. Mtch, Jan 3. 1853
the 2lst of October last Senators Cass and
Felch Gov, McCIeand ex.M. c. Stewart. and
Gen Stevens NJ C.. since elected from this
DISTRICT with others, attended and made six or
eight speeches to four hundred spectators. and
on the sl't we raised pole, iO7 feet high
at the townhouse two miles from the village
and on the 81 Of November this town derosted
SO ballots for Hale 80 for Pierce and 100 for
Sontt. Thursday evening last we met, organ
lied, beard speeches and adjourned for one
week We are trying To extend the circulation
Of the Free Democrat to circulate the docu.
ments, and double our voters
Cha=y ~ Y. Jan l. 1883 We, as ma.
ton have gone too far in the wrong of extend.
ing slavery. We cannot 20 back. We must
take the consequences; and ~ VIC have sown
the wind, we also shall reap the whirlwnd. If
Jefferson trembled for his country in his dnv
what should the good man do when slavery is
made national liberty sectional and no man
can get nomination 10 office AZ President un-
les he Is known TO have pledged himself to the
service and interests Of the slave powerl
Don't despair there is "good time com,
ing7-Ed Era
York, ~ Y jan TO- 1883 And now one
word OF entreaty As far as you can, persuade
Free Democrats of the Importance of an earlu
and q full organization Only look at it-witE
next to no organization, we have made the
hosts of the enemy tremble what may We not
do in the next four years if we organize al
Onoe, and thoroughly, vigorously, and energet
ically bring the truth to bear upon the mind:
of the people
Pine Grove, Gala CO., O., Dec. %. 1882
Would it not be n good plan to circulate al
once. systematically and thoroughly n sufficient
number of Free Soil documents to place at least
one in the hands of every voterl Your "Facts
for the People" did good service here. Those
who read them have ever since given to Hunk
erism hestating, doubtful support Tn,
platform, and the speeches of Gddngs, Mann
and Townshend, have also had good effect
as shown by the increased vote at the last cleo
ton Van Buren, received 4 votes in this town
ship Hale received So We should have crcu
lated many more Of these documents if W,
could have procured them in time but tn,
hopes of doing good are better now than eve
before
Somerset, Niagara CO., " Y, Jan. y, 1888
Whoever reads the Era among us, is very sur,
70 come out within the year a Democrat
SteubeRViils, q, Jan. 3. I853-Belieying al
do in the principles laid down in your pros
pectus, hope this year will not close without
fifty thousand subscribers on your list
Manchester Dec 81, iS52-Our vote wa
small in this toSn--coDfned almost entirely Il
the readers OF the Era, some OF whom haC
never even thought before that they could vot
with any but the old parties We count on al
that read it year.
Merton, Mass, Dec. 80, Is52.-We shall b,
del GIFTED u know that the Era il preachinl
truth to so 900 subscribers ere SO has fed h
comforts us some 10 know that il has reached
half that number already.
A friend in Boston, determined to circulate
information among the people, writes
Boston, Dec. %, 1881 have hopes Of in
creaslng this list TO ten and thus making the
whole number sixty for this years effort which
must answer for beginning.
A fair illustration Of what individual efforts
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