The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-06-30
FACTS poR THE PEOPLE.
BENTON CEsrRE, YArrs Co. N.Y.

DENIok SEkIkk, tAIfs 70, ~. l.
June 20, 1883
To The Editor of the National Era,
Some ten days since, determined to make
an effort toward the distribution of 100000
copies Of Facts for the People and as the re-
suit of very slight effort, send you eight
dollars
| designed to send for 100 copies, but par
ticular business claims my time and attention
just now; 30 ] concluded to send the above
amount and make out the 90 at another time.
You will therefore please send as many copies
as the eight dollars will buy, at your terms.
If the friends Of Freedom will but make
trifing effort million copies might be scat
tered over the land. Light and truth, quietly
and unobtrusively given, are what our people
need said million copies-why mott Are
there not near 100000 who voted for John p
Hale, and as many more who sympathize with
us but who, from motives of expediency, were
induced to vote for another candidate!
Now, suppose the above number, or the half
Of them, should make an effort, not such an
one as the enemies of Freedom glory in making,
but just to ask the next ten men they see, state
the object, and my word for it, they will get
the shilling or sixteen cents, if for no other
reason but to get rid Of your importantly
Why, sir, the half of the names obtained
do not vote with us, or sympathize with our
object; yet the price being so small-and you
know they pretend to be governed by facts,
claim to be knowing, and intelligent, &c, all of
which told them did not dispute, therefore,
to appear consistent with what they claim to
be--they will readily hand me shilling or
quarter And this too, is the place where we
want to sow the seed with our opponents.
Again: Facts for'txs PsepkT is put at SO
small price, that in their circulation we can
not be charged with money speculation.
have long believed that if q majority of our
real friends would combine their efforts if but
for one or two years, the work could be done.
If 100000 would see to it that ten copies of
some cheap pamphlet Of facts were put in cir
culation, the aggregate influence would be
more than all the stump speakers in America
and yet we can do all this with a few cents
outlay; for greatly prefer to have every reader
pay for his paper--he is more likely TO read it.
To conclude, sir, there is q small band of us
here who are enlisted during the ,car, and with
the fullest confidence expect the victory and
my answer touching the ground of that conf
dence is There is a God.
Yours, truly, PETER YORK.
We insert the above as a specimen of the
letters we occasionally receive respecting our
new monthly. The second number is issued,
and contains, among other articles the plat
forms of the three parties, as adopted in 1852.
These should have wide circulation. 1t is
somewhat remarkable that neither the Wing
nor Democratic platforms recognises the exist
encc Of Supreme Being, in this respect con.
trasting with the Declaration of Independence
and the Free Democratic platform. Before
our next issue, the Fourth of July will have
passed. We would suggest to the friends Of
the cause that this natal day of our nations
independence will present favorable occasion
on which to procure clubs for the Facts for the
People. Who will, on that day, send the largest
club