The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-01-06
Extracts from Our Correspondence.

#, Georgia, Dec. q, 1851 have request
ed at least half a dozen persons all that knew,
entertaining principles corresponding with your
own, to help on the cause, by taking your paper;
but find none disposed to do so. Three of
them expressly avowed their fears that, if they
were known to be patrons of Republican pa
per, their business or standing might be injured
For this l am not disposed to blame the ind-
viduals so trammelled, but do most heartily
regret that so much cause for the suppressing
of free thought exists.
/ cannot here omit to award to you the Just
need of commentator of one obscure Repub
lican, for the stand you have taken to sustain
and perpetuate yonF party principles. And
must confess that, though am subscriber TO,
and an admirer of the Tribune generally, his
late efforts to turn the Republican party into
the ranks of the Americans and Douglasites
at first sckened me at heart For the Tribune
is powerful, and feared it might weaken the
party. Its language, being properly interpret
ed, recommended the political support of Doug
las-than whom no one has done much more
to promote Slavery aggressions. You might
on the same principle--that is for the sake of
success-jon the ranks of Buchanan. 1t would
also support for the Presidency an American,
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extension. Suppose the parry to rely on the
promise of Southern American politician,
and BY combination to put him in the Presi-
| dental chair, to what extent would he 90
in fulfilling his promise? And where would
then be the Republican party and its princi-
/ pies? rejoice to learn that such advice is
not to be followed. We do not want success in
| the establishment of principles to which we are
| opposed but only the success of those which
we approve, and have united to maintain.
Fort atkinson, Jefferson Co., His, Dec "a,
| lS58.-By the Constitution, the citizens of each
State have equal rights and privileges in each
other State The freedom Of speech and Of the
press is GUARANTEED, and, Of course, to preach
the Gospel to every creature-this following
| from the before mentioned rights, thus guaran-
tied Now, / would inquire, through your
paper, (when you have leisure whether these
rights are not equal to that of catching slaves
in free States-and, if so whether we have not
the same right and necessity of urging Congress
to pass d law to compel all persons in other
States to assist in enforcing these rights, and
appointing commissioners las in the Fugitive
bill TO carry. out such law-and, above all,
keep the Federal army on hand to enforce it,
as the Slave Power have for their bill The
South talk e Constellation when Slavery is in
question, but never when Freedom is assailed /;
and what is worse, the Republicans do not talk
| these rights, would say to them, when you
respect our rights, then complain of us if we
are delinquents but not before. When they
talked about the right to carry slaves into free
territory, would talk about the right of North
ern citizens going South without being lynched
EnosJ,,rgh Falls, r., Rec 90, ls5s~The
| Republicans should meyer consent to lower their
platform below that adopted at Philadelphia,
for the sake of mess of pottage. We should
lose our distinctive principles, and, | think,
| pottage, to9, as it is very doubtful whether we
could carry the strong Republican State of Yer
| mont in such a mongref position. ''r'
| IHtsbuyyh, fW., bee. 81, is5s,-Will Jon
please soon let the world know whether you
think the scheme of the shareholders to prepare
Mr.. Douglas for prosperous run into the
! Presidency, ~ g; appearance of persecution,
| is going to be successfully / long go saspeeted
that the course Of Mr.. D.: on the Kansas qques-
+, t:cr was in pursuance of a Southern scheme to
create for hfin ssi0,ss, aoSularitv in the North
to set him up as hopeful Candidate in is6G=-
one who, if elected, would be for them all they
could desire in President.
H With what wonderful skill and ability these
Southern politicians manage to divide, battle,
anu s',asess.. the Free State men Of the North
When When shah shall # i be oafaeaeff%%issys
Eiys.s GoLD.-The New York Post states
in is money criticize 81 Friday afternoon: "The
result Of the assay Of ths goa Eo4i tRe Cherry
HiVer EiiHes RECEIVED within few days from
t!easenyortR, kansas By Msssfsr SeKelh Fer
ris, 4 Co., of this city, shows that, with tbs sx
ception of a few small lots from Georgia, it is
the finest gold ever received from any part of
North America its value after melting being
$1,000 per ounce-fneness, 97O4 thousandths"
II The Tribune says: A large banking house
in Leavenworth proposes to establish a branch
lat the mines, for the purchase of gold from the
miners Ihsrs has already Lear g smell dspasit
at The Assay Qffce in This ciity, Of geld ffgom
/ PLENTY OF SAw-MILIs. = The Green Bay
wis. 4dpqcqte SAYS there are now, on the Dor
ders Of Green Bay, thirty.six mills, with q ca:
pacity for saving upwards of 460,00O,OOO feet
of lumber annually. This does not include the
shingles, laths, and timber, manufactured