The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-02-24
EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE

fore to say that | cannot vote to sustain the
resolutions.
EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
70 10 publishing extracts from our cores
pondence, we do not endorse everything that is
said, but we like free expression of opinion.
Ed Era
Near Fairhauen, o., Feb. 5, 1863-In read
ing that admirable production, Uncle Toms
Cabin, | was struck with the utter contempt in
which the slave-trader is held by the respecta-
BILE stakeholder, and it awakened reflections in
this wise If it was not for such characters as
Shelby and st. Clair, and respectable slave
holders generally, such characters as Haley,
and others Of his class together with the over
seers, lSambo and QuimbO, for instance) could
not exist. They are part and portion of the
system; it cannot exist without them. So, also,
we hate slavery and condemn Shareholders as
being in the wrong yet if it was not for Us,
they could net maintain the system which de-
grades man to level with the brute, makes
him subject Of property, with the separation
of families, and all the other evils which are
part and parcel of the system. say, that if
we did not patronize them, by buying their
products of unrcquited toll Il mean the people
Of the free States they could not maintain the
system 80 that We bear the same relation to
the STAKEHOLDER that he does to the trader in
the bodies Of his fellow-men.
Wilmington, D., Dec. 3, lS52-One year
ago commenced taking your paper, with many
doubts whether the principles you advocated
were correct and whether the policy you main
tanned should be carried out | determined
however to see what you had to say in behalf
of emancipation. And now, after reading and
rejecting for year, am fully decided that by
no Just lac can one man be held in bondage
by his fellow. Liberty is the common birthright
OF all men. God never intended that one.half
of the human race should come into the world
with pack saddles on their backs, for the other,
booted and spurred, to ride them by the grace
of God" | only wish your paper was read
weekly by all the ministers Of the Gospel in
the United States We might hope that many
of them would soon begin to preach another
gospel than they do now IL is painful to re-
fleet on the position of the American pulpit on
this great question of human rights Until it
is reformed, have but little hope that we shall
do much for the abolition Of slavery in the
States. The Gospel is, after all, the great
means by which the world is to be revolution
lied and, ! am sorry to admit there is too
much room for the accusation of the infdel,
that the church is the main prop of slavery.
Erieviile, ~ Y, Dec 81, Is52-Old Madi-
son county, the Gibraltar Of l. berty, should BIO
ambitious to lead of in the phalanx with
vanguard of 900 subscribers for the National
Era ), and know whereof affirm when say
that the members of the Free Democracy Of
this county could do 81 with profit to them
selves while they would also at the same time
be furnishing the members of snhcahhy polit,-
cal organisations with the medicine of which
they are in pcrishing need. Had ! the oppor-
tunity, would urge upon our Madison county
Free Democracy, las would also upon our CO.
adjutors everywhere,) their responsibilities in
this respect; for verify believe this to be the
most efectual as well as most economical mode
of multiplying converts to our principles, and
Fastening on the suspicious day when the
whites OF the North shall be released from the
thraldom of Party and the blacks of the South
shall be disenthraled and enfrsnchised, and
both black and white shall stand up together
in the conscious dignity Of fieemen Verify
that good time is coming" and in view Of
the recent election Of Gcrrit Smith, we in thi.
Congressional district almost feel that with us
the light of that day has already dawned How
else can we account for the mighty change in
public sentiment which has resulted in his tri-
umphant election How else is it that his ira
ducers, both ut home and abroad, are 30 sig.
nally rebuked and his honesty, patriotism,
philanthropy, and eminent ability are 80 fully
indicated! How else is it that even in their
own town Of Cazenovia, he had decided ma.
jority over both his very respectable competi.
tors, while in his own town he received five
sixths of all the votes cast In view of these
facts we should take courage, and by redoubed
efforts strive to hasten on with accelerated
speed the glorious consummation which We 81
ardenty desire and confidently expect
"0n, then. for Liberty
| Our households and our native land
We must, We WILL prevail
| Then foot to foot and hand 10 hand
| There's no such word As-faL'
Martins Ferry, q, FEB. &, 1861 like the
suggestions of J. G. Whistler in the last num-
Der Of the Era and am willing to offer plan
TO raise Sl50,00 to put them in practice II
is this That each one OF us who had the pleas.
ure Of voting for John p. Hale pay 81 for the
glorious privilege lot the Anti-Slaycry men in
each town, county, or State pledge themselves
for as many dollars ~ they had votes and it
can easily be raised. There may be some who
are not able to give that amount: but there
are hundreds who can give twice, thrice or ten
times that amount In this township we polled
~ Free Soil votes that being about SO per
cent. more than our former strength and we
are ready for that many dollars, TO be expend-
Cd under the direction Of = judicious committee