Evening star., 1932-05-01

house, in anticipation Of what happened. and
the doctors children were taken over and put
to bed before the mob came"
The saying that 1t pays to advertise
demonstrated itself in the case of the Era, for
shortly after this show Of mob violence the
circulation of the paper jumped up to $4,000
paid subscriptions, which Is unusually large for
that period in the life Of the city.
Later the publishing and editorial office of
the Era moved TO the site of Lansburgh &
Bros department store. Seventh street
between d and Il, and 1t was here that Uncle
Toms Cabin was published in 1850 and 1851,
and the site 1t still occupied when the
Republican party was formed in 1855 out
growth, 1t Is said. Of the Liberty party, which
had its beginning as early as 1641. In its
platform 1t asserted the principles that slavery
can have no support under the Constitution;
that it should be abolished in the District Of
Columbia and the territories and that the
fugitive slave act Of 1893 Is unconstitutional,
IN that 1t denies to the alleged slave the right
of trial by jury. And it favored emancipation
by the people Of the States.
1T was in support of these principles we are
] told, that the National Era was established
in Washington In January 1s47. and that
before coming here DR.. Bsiley-as the
successor Of James @. Birney-had for some
years been engaged IN the publication Of a
weekly paper at Cincinnati, called the
Philanthropist
Today we publish rabid newspapers OF all
kinds, and nobody particularly; If we
want TO read them we do and If we do not,
that is our business. But this was not so
many years ago, when less regard was held
for the first amendment to the Constitution.
which provides: Congress shall make no law
respecting an establishment Of religion, or
prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or
hid nf nf ha
press; or the right of the people peaceably to
assemble, and to petition the Government for
a redress of grievances" And so, in 1841,
disregarding the law of the land. Cincinnati
mob threw DR.. Bailey's types and press into
the Ohio River, and that ended the
Philanthropist.
However, the doctor was not long in getting
landed again, and So In 1847 through the aid
of an association Of abolitonists, with Arthur
Tappan Of New York at their head, the Nation
al Era came into being, with a subscribed
capital Of $4,000. A Mr.. Noble was employed
as business manager, and Dr.. Bailey was
engaged as editor. Soon the latter bought out
the business and assumed control proprietor
as well as editor. From the first and probably
throughout its career, the Era printed ON
the presses Of Buell. & Blanchard, who had
their establishment on Sixth street just south
of the Avenue, and. later at Indiana avenue
and Second street northwest. The members
of the firm were Martin Buell. and William
Blanchard. Buell. lived on the south side Of
Pennsylvania avenue between Twelfth and
Thirteenth streets and Blanchard on the west
side of Eighth street between e and r.
IA /HEN the Republicans organized here in
Wv 1855. according to Lewis C1ephane, it
was one of the first organizations of its kind
in the United States, and was composed Of
a full dozen men, at least, if not a bakers
dozen" However, early start was made,
and Lewis Clephane was indorsed for the
Office of collector of taxes, for which he was
credited with 81 votes, with others not counted.
By the following year, the Republicans had