The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-01-21
Trials and Tribulations.
WALLow WALLow, NEAR WEsTERvILLE,
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Franklin Co., O., Jan. 8, 1853.
In attending to the renewing of the subscrip
ton for the Era in this vicinity, have lacked
neither faith nor industry. AS opportunity
offered, logged the memory of your subscri
bers, to be in readiness for my final call but
more discouraging job l never undertook
Have you ever travelled in Ohio in an open, we,
winter, kicking hat on the top of the mud
and finding a man under it, resting awhile ?
If 80. you have pretty good idea of what we
are undergoing at present. Having had recent
experience of two hours in getting two stout
horses with five bushels of corn out of nv corn.
field, thanks to the agricultural papers for
recommending deep ploughing,) concluded to
try "Shanks's horse" on my annual round of
renewing and solicitation; but empty / went
out, and empty returned. / could get names.
but not solitary dime with them. Profess.
ora, DOCTORS farmers, mechanics, day.labo.ers--
all-followed the fashion of our glorious Dem
ocrdtic Administration, and were willing to give
promises to pay; and, like the Government,
! twas all they could do, and myself in the same
pickle Wasn't this discouraging2 What was
to be done? Children, instead of watching she
post office, began to look "Gowa IN the mouth, /"
to ttins tho Ira was not a.coming; and the
old folks, furnishing for the pure, unsdulterated
political bread of life, which it never fails TO
furnish weekly, couldn't stand that. so. nav.
ing one way left to get ous, ia good plank road J
without losing my horses in the mud, con.
cluded to measure up a load of oats, and send
you the proceeds, as far as they go, and take
the promises to pay myself. But seriously,
Doctor, believe must give up your agency.
have attended to it for a number of years, in
my humble way, believing / was thereby serv.
ing the cause of humanity, as well as yourself ;
put old age Is creeping upon me, with but
little diminution of the active dntas ana tolls
OF lite, and nv tiEe .s very much occupied with
Them. IT knew any one here whom could
recommend to attend to it, | would but do
not. Two of your subscribers have gene the
way CT all the earth lsst Year; aud the Rev.
William Slaughter, one of the fret subscribers
to the Psilqntkropist, fails to renew, Thus,
while We are surrounded with abundance of
Frovidential blessings we are in tight quarters
in money matters. What commentary upon
our banking system, and the reckless extrava-
gance 1t engenders
In the forty years have lived in this State,
l have never known a more disagresable win.
ter, thus far-almost incessant rain and much
OF the corn is still standing in the selss, end
rotting very much. It has neen impossible to
crib it, owing to its dampness Old corn, suit.
able for seed, is now worth one dollar per hushsl.
This great loss on the corn crop, amounting
to one.balf, will be serious drawback on our
farmers in meeting their debts, unless consid-
cradle advance in price partially remedies it.
A word or two on politics. 1t is written,
He taketh the wise in their own eraftiness -
aud the snarl of Messrs. Buchanan, Douglas.
j Co., on the Kansss imoroglio and Utah abom.
ination, veriGes it. What q spectacle for a
President of these United States, to descend to
the miserable pettifoggery of country LAWYER.
and eat his own words Popular sovereign.
tyl What farce! And what is it leading us
to-? standing army, that tool of tyrsnts; an
expensive war, that no one can see The ENG Of /;
q civil commotion, that ysuld take but spark
to ignite. verify, wicked rulers are one of the
means God takes to punish wicked nation,
Had the Fathers of the Revolution placed their
heel upon the neck of Slavery. vita Its two
hundred and sfty Thousand victims, their chill.
dren would not now have to contend with the
monster, as it overshadows the land. And if
the land would to.day rise in its might aad out
down the accursed thing, our children would
be saved from its untold curses and evils; Pres
idents and political aspirants would not be
bowling down as white slaves to an exacting Oil
garcby. But there is one consoation-light is
spreading among the people Douglas's spsech
has gone into Democratic papers, which have
asreso,ore Kept ,heir readers in Egyptian dark.
asss and it finds response in their hearts;
though they start back with holy horror when
we joke them upon his approximation to Black
Repubicanisa. But, like the Wings, when
the Nep York Tribune and hundred papers
poured the light of Liberty upon their minds,
they ,oiH come and swell the ranks of Ere edom's
host, till Liberty shall triumph, and tae slave
shall be free. Gcd speed the dayl
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