The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-12-15
EXTRACTS FROM OUR coRREspoN pENcK

Harrison Square, Mass, Nou %, 1853 Il
have commenced the campaign, by sending
you the enclosed three dollars You will please
to send the Era to Lyman Hoilingsworth. of
Roxbury, Mass, beginning with the first num-
Der of the Saxon Serf Mr. n. is a new sub
ssriber. You will please to send the Era 10 an
old subscriber, Alfred H. Sumner, of Harrison
Square, Mass, beginning, Of course when his
last years subscription expires | will merely
add, that hope to send you more names than
did last year. | shall allow each subscriber,
old or new, to have the paper for $3.50
Your letter and circular have been duly re-
ceived. | like your pluck, to use homely but
very expressive word, and bid you God speed.
Yours for the cause, iona. BATTLES. Jr.
p. S. You will hear from me again soon.
JB.
Co,cderspOrt, Potter co., Pa, Nov 8, 1852
Your annual letter came to hand during my
absence, OF it would have been sooner answered
do not know that can increase your pres
ent list in this place much, but will do my
best | enclose So tout of my own pocket,)
for which please send the Era to d. Hart
Wellsboro', Tioga county, Pa, and to John
Bearfeld Wharton, Potter county, Pa
Mr.. Hart keeps an excellent temperance
house, and will request him to keep the Era
on file in his sitting room, by which means |
hope to remind quite a number of David Will
mots old supporters, that the Wimot Proviso
is still in issue.
You are already aware of the triumph
achieved by our friends in this county at the
late election. | hope it will have the effect to
increase the activity of our friends in other
counties, for am confident the same persever-
ing effort would carry any county in the State.
| hope cur State Central Committee will
make immediate arrangements for calling the
next State Convention, so that every Free
Democrat in the State can have timely notice
of the meeting. We have not made sufficient
effort, heretofore, to give notice of our conven-
tions but our present committee are laboring
faithfully, and look to them to make an i'm
preston even in Hunker-ridden Pennsylvania
trust Mr.. Giddings, or some other distin-
guished advocate Of Freedom, will attend our
next State Convention, and that his expected
presence will be announced in the Call 1t is
high time we should make an effort that will
challenge respect; and if our friends will only
york, we can do it. Yours ever for liberty,
JOHN f. MANN
Ottopa Ill.,, NOu. 81, IS53-The friends of
Freedom in this town have long been struggling
against fearful odds; but the prospect is evil
IDENTIFY Frightening the day begins to dawn.
Judging from the amount Of Anti Slavery doc
uments and newspapers that are eagerly sought
and read by the pepole of Illinois, we hope
we shall soon obtain light enough to see, and
obliterate that black spot upon our statute
book. A. HALsEY.
Union Vdiiey NoU "a, 1851 herein en-
close thirty dollars to you for the National Era.
should have sent sooner but determined not
to send until could double the last year sub
scription, and have but just accomplished it.
Those of us that have taken the paper before,
would like to have an unbroken series, with
the number that we now have, as understand
your bill We want the.frst number to COM
mence with $50.
According to the circular, suppose we are
entitled to twenty-five papers, and you will
find the names and their post Office addresses
on the next page. Yours, truly,
M R. SMITH.
Ha,oley, November "a, 1881 have thus
far succeeded in forming a club of thirteen
new subscribers and eight old ones | expected
to have been able to form club of forty, but,
in looking round, | found that many of the old
subscribers have left the town assure you
that will do all in my power to increase the
circulation of the Era to fifty thousand, for |
consider it the best Free Soil paper published
Enclosed you will find thirty dollars which
believe is according to your club terms
Yours, respectfully, VIM. L. STEWART
Nelson Nouenbe, % IL received your
circular in my last paper. agree with you
| that the present Administration are trying all
in their power to crush Freedom out Of exist
ence. 1t is nothing more than | expected
heard the President say that there must be
something done to stop these abolition lectur
crs This was in the State Convention. | know
the man to be little petty tyrant; though
exalted to great dignity, the man is the same
He will scare none but doughfaces | hav,
obtained four old subscribers, with myself
send you six dollars paying one dollar for my
paper. advance all the money, and get my
pay just when they get ready to pay it, have
| not received all my pay for last year yet but
shall some time. | take two Free Soil papers
published in my own State, but can get few to
take more than one. | wish you all the sue
cess that you can desire.
Respectfully yours SAMUEL GRIFFIN.
A subscriber at Norristown, Pa, sending us
fifty -four dollars worth of subscribers re.
marks
"a few more of Judge Grier's decisions will
make things all right here"
Savanna, Carroll co., III, Nou. 90, 1881
have received your circular, and, in addition to
these two new subscribers, | will engage to
forward at least eight more new ones, making
ten. In addition to this, one of the old ones
agrees to get up club of at least half dozen ;
30 we 60. Our Congressman elect, Hon f. B.
Washburne, declares himself Free. Soer.
The next two years will tell how far he can
be depended on He was elected by Free Soil
votes, and if faithful to their interests, can be
reelected
Hamilton, Wayne co., Pa, Nou 80, 1862
Thus, you see, have made something of an
addition to your list of subscribers at tins Office
and you need not be surprised if you receive
from me few more of the same sortn Feel
ing anxious to contribute my mite towards re-
lieving your nervousness, thought would not
wait longer" but forward you what have
got now. Look out for regular avalanche Of
subscribers for next volume. Ha ha wouldn't
| laugh to see your clerks" toll and sweat
under it J calculate you will hear from me
again.
Come along-we'D take off our coats at it.
Clerks.
Forerof, Name, Nou. 49, is5S.-There are
in circulation in this county, Plscataquis, l72
Facts for the People, distributed by the Piscata-
quis County Free Democratic Association, and
at the last September election we threw a
larger vote (relative) than any other county in
the State 80 much for light. The common
feeling in our Association is, that the Facts"
are above the capacity Of the mass Of voters.
Could you bring portion of the paper down
to our capacity we should feel that the change
was an improvement. Give us statistics show
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