The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-08-04
EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE.

EXTRACTS FROM OUR C0RREsPOsDENCE.
La,cn Ridge p. o., Marshall co., I'LL have
obtained three dollars, (which is enclosed) for
twenty copies of the Facts for the People.
wish YOU TO send them to my address and the
post Office as above very much rejoice that
such an enterprise has been entered into BY
yeu, as the man said when another one broke
the end of the egg, to make it stand.
Truth seeks no conceslment Let her banner
be unfurled to the world We have nothing
to fear from truth. Success to your labors IN
the Era and Facts. N. ,.
Granville, Licking co., Ohio, July 10, 1853
Enclosed You will find twelve dollars, for which
please send to my address one hundred copies
of the Facts for the People. The progress OF
Reform and liberal principles in central OHIO
were never gaining ground faster than at pres
emit The light of Free Democracy as shed
forth by the Era and kindred journals, is pro-
ducing desertion in the ranks of Hunker Con-
servatism to an alarming extent. The broad,
liberal, and purely American doctrines set
forth in the Pittsburgh platform, cannot fail
I to reyolutionize Ohio. Whiggery is dead, and
its history written; but the old Horned De-
mosraey has yet to hnger out a short and fitful
| existence.
To our friends abroad we would say, Ohio
must and shall be redeemed, and set right be-
fore the world upon the great subject of hui
man freedom. +. A. j.
Freedom, Illinois, July 8, 1851 herewith
send you one dollar for the National Era
| Please direct it to John :. Stocton, Freedom,
/ La Sale county Illinois | shall soon have
! more money to send He wants to commence
the lst of July is an old Wing says he wants
to know the true ground the different parties
occupy | do not know where he can get it
so correct as in the Era. The truth is sought
after by many in the old parties. We sent
last week for 100 copies Of Facts for the Peo-
pile, and shall probably soon send for more.
Free Democracy is on the rise in this section
of country Ia our township we last fall gave
80 votes for Hale; the other parties gave SO
together, for their candidates. The watch
word is onward. We have State organiza-
ton that now publishes the Western Citizen at
Chicago for 81 per year-have 10000 sub
scribers promised. We also have also county
and township organizations formed, and will
probably 90 to work through the whole State.
Illinois must be redeemed, the Black Laws
swept from our statute book, and Freedom pro-
claimed to all God speed the day. j.
Ohpet, Eaton county Mich, July I2, 1853
Seeing the Facts for the People advertised in
the National Era, thought that we must have
at least one club in this anti-slavery communi-
ty; so | went to work, and got up one, and
have another in view. Many did not like to
take it, because they did not know what it
was | can send you another club soon, per-
haps more, as the whole county of Eaton is
thoroughly woke up to the Importance of sha-
king off Hunkerism. Mr. st. Clair has been
laboring in the county for the past six or eight
weeks, and has done great work in reforming
public sentiment on the great question of the
day. He together with Professor E. NJ Bart
lett of our village spoke before large mass
meeting at Charlotte, the county seat, on the
4th of July.
Enclosed you will find 81 for six copies Of
Facts for The People, w. Ed.
Lexington, Illinois, July 4, 1s53.-Enclosed
you will find 81, for which you will please send
Facts for The People. | think it grand thing
just what the people want-especially in this
part of the country. shall send for more
soon. j. e. nj.
LocKPoRT, july 25, 1853.
To the Editor of the National Era.
For about menth have been on bust
ness tour through some Of the Western States.
In all parts | had to rejoice at the fixedness Of
purpose manifested by the people-on steam
boats railroads, in hotels, &c.--in opposition
to the slave power. Truly, the harvest is not
only great but ripe-ready to be gathered.
My joy, however, was sadly turned into mourn
ing, from the apparent apathy on the subject
of organization. Ii is not that the people want
light 80 much, as that they want an oppOrtu-
nifty to act out their convictions of right at the
ballot box in a manner that will tell News
papers and other agencies are good; but with
out lcorking organizations the great Anti-Sla-
very crop will not be gathered. Keep our
principles Mt masthead; but ct the same time
a spirit of love for the dows. frOdden slave, as
well us a due allowance for the frailties of hui
man nature, should prompt US to let by-gones
be by-gones and extend to all who are n0w
ready to act with us tho right hand of fellow
ship. If this spirit of ioue giving the penny to
him who comes in the eleventh hour) mani
Tests itself, and thorough organisdtioa, the
troops Of freedom can be marshalled, not by
tens, bit by hundreds of thousands, and, sooner
than the most sanguine anticipates success
will follow, accompanied by the rejoicings of
a grateful people and the approving smiles of
Deity. JOHN RoBERTs.