The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-02-16
South, Of course, are trying ito manufacture u
party capital out of the fact.
EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE.


party capital cut of the fact.
EXTRACTS FROM OUR CORRESPONDENCE.
Ert'aet Of a letter from correspondent in Ne,c
York.
| We appreciate the necessity of daiIy Anti
, slavery paper at the .eat of the National Gov
eminent, and trust that it NAV never be dis
continued while the evil which It opposes con.
tinues to exist We think one copy. at least.
should be taken by every Free Democratic
League" In the country, and left in some store,
once, or other public room, where all the mem
bers OF the League can have access to it, We
would also suggest plan which we are about
adopting, VIZ the investment of some fifty or
one hundred dollars in Anti Slavery pubiica-
tlons, for sale and circulation in the county.
purchased OF the publishers, at wholesale
prices they can be disposed of by the friends OF
the cause, on terms far below the retail rates
Pdwtmeket X. L., Jan. 81, ls54-The bill in
troduced by MIR. Douglas in reference to the
meD Territory, will call out the real lovers of
! Freedom, and probably many will range them
selves ON the Anti-Slavery side, who have never
been known as the friends Of Freedom | have
never seen the time when valued bold paper
at the seat of Government more than now, or
when such paper was more needed by the
country.
Canton, ILL.,, Jan. "a, lS54-It would much
oblige your subscribers in this place, if you
would insert IN your next paper the following
| At a county meeting held in Canton, Janu-
airy IL, 1854, the following persons we're elect
ed County Committee to complete the or
I ganfsataon Of the Free Dcfnevsracy IF said
county:
II. s. Thomas, of Vermont township; L. S.
Cocks, OF Canton; John Gregory, of Farming
ton Isaac Johnson, of Buckheart; Francis l..
Overton, of Bernadotte T. s. Cocks to be Cor
responding Secretary. Also John nj. Wright
was nominated as candidate for State Senator.
correspondent in East Rochester, Ohio
says, :" The effort in Congress to force through
the Nebraska bill is doing wonders for the In
dependent Democracy do not know man.
either Wing or Democrat, who favors the pas.
sage of the bill, in this part Of Columbiana,
Ohio"
MoNTRosE, February 6, 1854
To the Editor of the National Era.
ought sooner to have written you the fact,
that the popular sentiment of this District is
clear, and strong, and rising. in vindication of
the rights purchased by the North in the Mis-
souri, Compromise
| The disposition of many was to acquiesce in
| the Compromise of 1850, as a sort of necessity
| hoping it would satisfy the demands of Slavery,
and give quiet to the country
| No one thought the concessions we then
made would have inspired it with such arro-
CANT strength and guilty ambition or that, in
defiance of all its pledges, it should wish to
! spread It's degradations, and crimes and blight
over vast Territory consecrated to Freedom
by the legislation and the popular acclaim OF
over thirty years.
Whatever may be the result of this aggres-
sion, it is certain that it has awakened dormant
energies that will not soon be allayed The
South now has lost all claim upon our respect
and confidence. The want of faith manifest
in this claim is so gross and fragrant, that
hereafter we can place no confidence in any
promises they may make. Slavery stands up in
the countrywide, defiant fathless-making
impossible demands, to which we cannot sub
NIT, until we ourselves are degraded to the
level of bondmen.
But my object, moro particularly, IN writing,
is to mention, that during our court two weeks
since, there was held at the court house a large
meeting. Hon. d. Wilmot was invited to ad-
dress them which he did, in strong and elo-
quent terms. His speech was well calculated
to nerve the popular arm, and excite the popu-
lar Indignation in resistance to these exactions.
He reviewed the whole Nebraska question, con-
vinosns sAe j.Se-AsHs=--nd n,a~eA ;+L .r-a lr
to the patriotism and justice of his auditory,
that were responded to, loud and earnestly
| Indeed, there Is but one sentiment here SEN
timent which, | earnestly hope, will yet save
! our country. Yours, &c, l..
A GOOD SUGGESTION.
GREENWICH, WASHINGTON Co., N. Y,
January "a, 1854.
The Corresponding Secretary of our Free
Democratic League has beon instructed to send
for copy of the Daily Era, for the use of the
members. AS macy of these Leagues have
been and are being formed all over the North,
would it not be advisable for each League
wherever there is u daily mai) to instruct
| their officers to procure copy for the use OF
/ the members? I can think of no one thing
that would tend more to arouse the People, and
concentrate efforts in the right direction, than
the reading of such daily paper.
Cannot something be done in this matter
In this way we can secure you from loss, and
| advance the cause more rapidly, by the greater
efficiency of our movements.
Wishing you the success you SO richly de.
serve sc. X.
|
1t is with no ordinary degree of pleasure
that this morning forwarded you the names
of thirty near subscribers for the weekly Era
These men are all operatives in one establish
ment, the Pennsylva Iron Works; many OF
them are master workers in iron, and are
shrewd and intelligent. ! mention these facts tC
show our friends in other sections of the cOun-
try, that the Free Democracy of the old Key
stone State is being composed of the right kind
Of materials, they have formerly acted with
both the old political organizations but have
become SO thoroughly Disguised with the despi
cable time-serving sycophaney of their lead
ers as to utterly repudate their old fogy asso
cates and their cry now Is, Free Soil, Free
Labor. Free Men, Free Speech, civil and re-
ligious liberty to all men everywhere, and un-
der all circumstances. The signs Of the times
now certainly indicate rapid growth of the
Free Democracy in this part Of our State. The
braska bill has walked up the slumbering Ell
ergies of our citizens to the bold and shameless
aggressions of the slave power.
DAYTON, O.. Feb, 1853.
/ The Nebraska Bill seems nauscous, even t
Il pro- Slavery men like the editors of the Empire
let tie traitors pass such bill, and they shall
have agitation to their hearts content.
/ UPPER Providence, PENN, Feb 6, 1854.
To the Editor of the National Era:
Agreeably to resolution, forward the pro
ceedings of a meeting irrespective of party
held at the above place, February 4th
THos. HOPKINS.
Pursuant to public notice, meeting of citi
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