New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1874-01-01

BY WILLIAM STILL,
For mary years cor aec,sd with the Aat Slavery
OHce 10 Pr il,d~ilhia. and Chairman Of the
Acting Fig,.ant Con nittee Of the Philade' phia
Branch Of the Underg' ound Rsilr ad Illus
trsted with 20 fine Rneraviugs hy B"nsell,
Schell, and Others. and Pa,raits from PhOt
graphs from Life.
nending the Utd-rsround Railroad h An r,.'
selects few brief extracts oniy rom ri -,
friends Of Ere dom who have 7il,3 -.
work.
From I'm. Lloyi Ga rison:
have examined it 18th . e. :,
interest. 1t is m,st iinporarr por "a j \
t'-Slsvsry histry Its eliab!en->, NOR 'oNe5.
cannot be 'al-d in question. 1t ls b" k tor
every household.
From 8 P rAase Chief Jp-tice 81 Z. 5 81.
PRIME Cut:
No one probably III had equal opportunities
With yourself OF listening 10 he narratives Of
fugitive slaves. No one viii rrpes' them more
iruthfnlly. and store- can :e more fraupht
with interest than theirs.
From j. H. XcKim:
A book unique in kind startling in in
terest and SO tGdslworthy III It's staten-n -
cannot fail to command large reading now.
and in generations yet to come.
From Hon Henry Eilson, Zee Hssident:
You have don. good work This story Of
the heroic conduct Of fugi,ves OF oppression
and Of the devotion of their friends. will be
read with deep interest, especially by the old
friends Of the slave in ths stern struyg e through
which We have passed hope yonr labors will
be rewarded by a grateful public
From Hon. Charles sumner:
T1odx Pail has 81 81.
part. but it trust Away. be remembered CRATE
70 ly, a. one Of the peculiar institutions of our
country. cannot Think Of it without throb.
bling heart Il
You do well TO commemorate those associ.
ated with it BY service or by bene6t-,he ss
viours and the saved.
From Horace Greeley:
For most Of the yeas have lived, the escape
Of fugitivss frogss slavery and their efforts TO
battle the human ant other bloodhoundsfSh0
tracked them, formed the romance of Amers>r6
History That romance is now ended, ar s3uE
grandchildren will hardly believe its leading
incidents except on Irresistible testimony.
rejoice that you are collect!ng aal presenting
that testimony, ard heartily wish yen grea,
success.
FROM Wm. H. Fm,cs,, DID,:
Having read Thu record of THE USpEa
GROUND RAILROAD | can only say that it is a
work of extraordisty interest and Of great roiue
as an illustration Of the terrible desp9is.u
which little while ago reigued over u 81, and
which is now (thsrk he.veE = no more.
FROM John G. FIntitr:
The book is morsintesestias than onp ~ atance
Ii vilr be of permiLent value to the historian Uf
the country during the sr:i slavery struggle.
cAecrJsli ,Jrr.',i Il 10 The public faccr
Roa Gen o D. Hot ard:
You could not prepare work that would ~.
ford more INSTRUCTION nd interest TO me than
detailed hist.ry Of III. operations of the so
called "CndeYzr,ued -.aiiroaj.' Ian, lcti1tted
at the exauirat 81 | have been permitted to
give the proc zd ID TX hoassnis will rise up
to call you b. a. o. our faithful record Of our
"iegai:sed cr!m,.
Frs~ Hon. As,ry 9. o-y:
Nr. Stills ,1Ik arrears " ne to b. one Of
great intere<t, and l most heartily unit N re
oorrnead,ng /. 10 The public dt'ention.
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