The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-01-06
WASHINGTON, ID. G..
EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE

DdnwHe, KY Dec 8, 1S52-The friends of
Freedom polled but small vote in this State
on the I'd Of November, and this for various
reasons. The Pittsburgh Convention was con-
vened at too late period to allow an efficient
organization. Some gentlemen. who were
placed on the electoral ticket DETECTED. and
went over TO Scott, to be bddlv beaten. The re-
suit was, no ticket was perfected till October :;
then 1t was too late to canvass the State
Meanwhile c. NJ Clay the soul of the move.
ment was confined at home nearly the entire
summer and fall, by affection and business
We are not dsheartened The signs of the
times betOkOn a brighter future The great
question is to be kept before the People. Sue
cess 10 our mOttO-our watchword Ontrdrdy
Hencetorth let the Free Democracy mind
their calling better; and if National Con-
yentlon ~ found necessary, let it be held early.
without regard to the Wings and Hunker
Democrats.
Much is gained by being first in the field.
And why should we wait for the old parties to
display their colOrs first Does not experience
demonstrate that whatever be their apparent
hue 10 the beginning, they invariably assume
IN their progress the pro slavery die? Thou
sands and tens of thousands in the North TO
the scandal Of the truth and great abuse of
their oonscences, voted for Pierce and Scott.
IN the humble hope of gaining some crumbs
OF Executive favor. They shall have their
recompenso. Such men, Northern men, with
seven principles-fye Ioayes and two small
fishes" held together by the cohesive princi
pie OF public plunder,' do more to perpetuate
slavery than all the world beside II Northern
men would stand by Hale, Sumner Chase. Mann.
and their noble cOmpeers who maintain the
right slavery would die in twenty-five years.
But now, how longl | am a Southern man
by birth and education and though a resident
Tor several years of a free State | am unable TO
understand how Northern man can be the
apologst or supporter of our peculiar institu |
ton" " Give me liberty, or give me death :" |
KENTUCKY.
Racine, Vas, Dec l. 1857 see you are |
liable to be misled in some Of your extracts.
owing to distance from the various fields bv |
not knowing the full facts
You say Durkee was defeated by a coalition
of Wings and Democrats. The Wings are
hardly subject fairly to this charge
The Wings could hardly expect TO elect Du-
rand, IN any circumstance; and probably mt
least half Of them, especially in the country.
expected and desired to vote for Durkeo and |
think with the appreciation Of leaders in that
party especially the Seward Wings who are
large majority. From some cause they
thought that this State might possibly be car
rled for Scott by great effort. If, therefore.
their candidates for Congress would put forth
special and unwearied efforts, and furnish the
sinews OF war;" 80 much the more would the
main chance be improved Mr.. Durand IA
fellow townsman) did put forth that effort, and
denounclng the Baltimore platform of his par
", stumped the district on the Free Soil prin- :
olples, without reservation and of course, in
the MAN. drew off those Wings who were pur
posing to vote for Durkee, especially az their '
papers insisted that they could elect him (Du. P
randi If true to their party | do not think
they were sincere in this, but they doubtless Il
were IN regard to the result in the State. =
think the Free Sellers were as much mistaken
lat least was.) and it was not keeping in mind II
the constant foreign addition to our popua- "
ton, almost all Of whom, at least the first wear D
or two If not longer, are Democrats. You see p
we have made bad figures in this county.* u
-Four years ago, the dsaffection towards "
Cass was nearly as great rs anywhere in New W
York. Almost all the leaders in this place ci
and county embraced the Van Buren, princi- IN
Pies and, as result all the APPLIANCES w trust
none but politicians know how e '@
in behalf OLA 10 them'
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WORCESTER, Mass Dee. 49, 1882.
To the Editor Of the National Era.
DEAR SIR: cannot resist the impulse to ex-
press the thanks Of one small household to the
author of those fascinating papers called "Sto
ries for Children and Poct4 in the National
Era Let me add my hope, that the name of
that author may he given to your readers and
that other contributions, in the same depart
ment may follow. This say, in consequence
of the ominou- word concluded in your
last number. Truly yours,
T. w. HIGGINsON.
The author is Miss Eliza L. Sproat who
lives in Philadelphia. We shall have more
contributions from her in the course of the
year.
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Although tho election is over, the Independent
Democrats Association Of the District Of Columbia
feel indsposcd 10 disbaud their organization. The
success Of the Compromise Democratic candidates at