The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-12-30
Extracts from Our Correspondence.

ShetJyriHe, Ind, Dee. Ii. The present will
be good time for Congress to pass a law, as Is
provided for by the Constitution, for the elec-
ton of United States Senators. Our Legisla-
ture will no doubt elect Senators in place of
Bright and Fitch, in few DAYS
You have doubtless noticed talk of new
Opposition party on platform broad enough
for all isms. And | am sorry to see Horace
Greeley presuming to manufacture platform
for the Republican party. Now, very much
fear that unless Mr.. - can be choked off.
or little common sense rammed into him. (of
the possibility of both which l have serious
doubts,) the Republican party will be led off
from the PLAIN straightforward path to certain
victory, into the zigzag way of factions to a sin
gle probable victory, with certain ultimate dis
ruptlon. Let as preserve unchanged our plat
form on the Slavery question, and show to .be
world, by It's bold avowal and earnest su;,port.
our sincerity i'll its adoption, and our readiness
to stand or fall, sink or swim, live or die. with
1t. If only this Is done by the leading men and
presses OF the party for eighteen months 70
come, the party will not only come into power
In 1860, but with snch command of the great
heart OF The American people as will give the
Car OF human Freedom a velocity and momep-
tum absolutely irresistible Thousands in In
diana and Illinois, and in the Southern States
too, arc now looking to the Republican party
with hope, who have not vet identified them
selves with it-nay, have batted against Il II
the leaders now begin to hesitate or falter.
these thousands will be gone forever. Then cast
our banner TO the breeze, with the platform oC
1896 in colors living light frown upon all milk
and-clder talk of q pow Opposition on broader
basis. That platform is the best that the South
will over get. But must stop. Yours, truly,
CHARLES FIsHBACK,
Tnia, Ohio, Dee. 81 am much SURPRISED
at Mr.. ID. lurnbull's letter in Tia Era of Ills
week. How man as shrcwd as he is sbonld
fall into 50 gross blnnd,r, and SANDER his best
friend the E,d ! eu at a great loss to know.
certainly he has not read carefully the Tyo
uurl'4. ohd one or two numbers since, the great
contest IN Illinois | cNhort him to turn back.
ana read those papers, and reiract his charge
against the Era, and continue 10 support nm
iilnchingly paper that has done more for
bringing into existence and maintaining the in
tegnty OF the Republican principles and party
than any paper in the land. | have known M
Turnbull these forty years he was a pupil of
mine, and ] hope, therefore, ne will take this
piece OF advice from mo in good part, and. with
out galnsayipg, return to the unwavering sup
port Of the Era, DAVID jackson.
V,tmdqgou, DEL, llH mo. 23d.-The prin-
S'PiO' ihdluttliItu ny lltt 1-iU arc steadily au-
vancng in Delaware and the time is certainly
not far distant when Slavery will be abolished
in this State. The cheering accounts from all
the free States show that the People are deter
mined TO submit no longer 10 the aggressionS
OF Slavery; and If wise cOunsels prevail in the
Republican party, and no hinching from prn-
ciple for the sake of apparent expediency, it
will certainly prove triumphant in 1850.
Westfeid, H., Dee. IL. - Just now, when
there is some feeling with Republicans in
some places in favor Of lowering the stand
ard set up 10y tho party, the influence of the
Era is badly needed 10 comteract any such
bancful tendency. We are firmly Of the opin-
ion, in this section of country that the in
terests OF the Republican party would be adj
vanced by elevatinS the standard to more
thorough-going Ant-Slavery principles than by
lowering the standard Lei rs maintain firmly
the position we have, al least and whenever
there is a possibility Of advancing in the right
direction let as do il.