The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1854-08-03
TO OUG REEDEBS.


The adjournment Of Cgnsresa, and the ces-
rs.cn Of or daily issue are eyents 10 take
place before tie appearance Of lhe next num-
be- Ct OR weekly pa!er. Il some shall regret
tAc subs.denco OF excitement ia cur columns
from tLe-c causes, many viii rojoice in the
orlaaced l.crary intcres; they are to receive
The S4zol'Seri," HOliy-W ood,n Leonard
Wray,2 Ses.1on in Russia" and several
o-her principal productions Of great merit, will
bo vigorously prosecuted to completion; and
We have before us q fae collection of choice
lEcso and poetic contributions of minor i'm
po-talco. These, together with tho mass Of
llyrc Practical subjects constantly claiming
CO attention, viii hoIcsforth impart to the
NdtioHCi Era an interest that will, as ever, Sc
cure to It waym welcome to the honos.eads
q thousands Ct tho rcee.aen IF our country.
ENcoUEAGEC.-A fIienG, IN sending us six
teea neV rubscEibers from Madison, Intiana,
s-ys:
you ger have raised rather more than
~ share Of the 1000 new subscribers. trust
every aeent l1r the Enc has succeeded as well
would. TIE Era was never moro popular than
BOW, ard i must and VIII be sustained Youl
irc1cl oil regret exceedingly your great loss
- tire czI a~inc-5 CT your DGliy bat it may
u'Gmately be p-omoav, Of your interest. by
extending lie circulation Of tic Era. Ycu
seed ros fee tho Gie,i,y Of your early friends
Inc ro1crCi illumination is, our Era must be
J@st1roe5"
This IS Caly cre Of tho many hearty re-
spe-se5 vc lave received to cur circular letter,
i.tc'y addressed 90 some six or seven hundred
&C oa- srecial friends en1 agents. We fully
c0..c-r wi5h cur friends from Indiana, IN the
belief .hat by little extra effort or tho part
Ct cur numerous f-ionGs, We shall soon receive
The 1000 I'D iicGal Subscribers asked for. The
prospects, 90 far, are very encouraging.
Ia o-der 10 make the Era Is attractive as
possible 70 tie family circle, NC shall begin,
Immediately after the adjournment of Con-
rrcs5 the publication Of tho "Saxon Serfn
-li -cycral cthe- literary productions Of great
neris.
Nail FAILuaEs-yVe have Of late received
numerous letters from subscribers residing in
he S-.tcs Of iiinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa,
cslt tanning that they have received no Era
s'aco about the 2S5h of jane last. After
th3-ocsa examination into the cause Of there
fsilu-cs, 20 aago Gscertaincd that the fault Is
i lie CEicaso post oidoe, to which ,fiee the
TaPe-s Gre sent fr,m here for distribution. II
appears that mail matter has been living at
that ofise fcr upwards cf four weeks, tn4isfrlb.
ttcd, owing to tie fact that they have not had
sufficient force to perform the duties Of TIE
caisc
We laid this mater before the Post Office
Department. some time since, and en- Saturday
last had personal interview with EIr II.
King, the Oblgug and energetic First Assist.
:u5 PoztmasteT General who informs US that
orders have been given to the postmaster at
Chicago 20 increase his fJrce, and to work
thcm day and nigh: until the business of the
office shall be fully brought up. Our subscri-
bers may therefore expect to receive, in few
days the missing numbers Of their paper; and
We have eVely reason to believe that they viii
hereafter be subjected t. 10 more such DELAYS.
PUTTING OURsELgEs.-An extract of a let
ter, bestowing great praise on the Ere, found
rs way, by mistake, ito cur PEPPER Of the goth
instant.
70" The Herald of Freedom is the title
of proposed newspaper, az the seat Of Gov
eminent Of Kansas Territory, TO be commenced
On the lss Of September. G. w. Brown is to
be the editor Charles Albright, Union Emf
grafton Society, Washington city, is an agent
Tor this paper.
DEATH OF SAMUEL LEwIs.-We regret to
learn that Samuel Lewis, a prominent leader
Of the Free-SoileEs, died at his residence near
Cincinnati, On Friday night last.
THE CHoLERA.-The spread of this disease
is very general Thus far, we have not seen
the evidence upon which to base the belief
that single case has occurred in Washing
ton.
10 Hon. OEsaInus Cole, late Wing mem
Der Of Congress from Wisconsin, has announced
his intention to act with the new party Of Free
dom hereafter
R A State Convention of tie friends of
Temperance is to take place Of New York, on
the eth Of September.