THE PEOPLE'S JOURNAL
JNO. S. MANN,
EDWIN HASKELL,
IMES
rIDELITY TO THE PEOPLE
. -- (I71 : , - 1,E - ITS - 1 7 016 ;- , - F - IIIDAY - , JAN. 6, 1859
PEFSSILVANII
State Temperance Convention.
A Man Convention of the friends of Prohi
bition will he held. iu Harrisburg, on the 26th
and ‘...7 Jritturtry next. at 10 o'clock, A. M.
w e h e re every city and town and temperance
organszation will be;represented fully. Never
have we mot under such circumstances as the
present. Voters of Pennsylvania ' come up to
the Metropolis and gcet the good men you
have: elected to enact a law suppresing the
the the drinking houses and tippling shops.
Tistingulshetl man from other Statas will be
with us so assist in our delilsefatens.
‘ F 4 ditor ‘ s.
pill please insert:this call : and clergymen are
rerptested to read it to their congregations.
by order of the State Gen. Com.
T. : WAT SON, Ch n.
IV. J A CKSON, Cur. lecertary.
_Phil. November 18. 1853.
grrlicro wil be a_Temperance meet
ing it the Palmer Schoel House in Rou
let, on January, the 14th inst., in the
evening. One of the Editors of this
paper will attend . 1 - trfissist in , the e . .5er 7
cises - of the evening.
rir What has become of the Agricul
turd Society of Potter Comity.? Have
our faimers made up their minds, thai i i,t
is of rio use for them to improve in their
system of farniing ? If not, let them
'wake up to the :necessity of agricultural
meetings.
lar The meeting of Eulalia Division
of S. of S. to-morrow evening will bean
important ono, and a full attendance' is
earnestly eq ested. In addition to the
instalation f officers for, the present
quarter, an important proposition for
renting the Mil will he laid before the
Division. Let every member be in at
tendance at/the call of duty.
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rirLFICTURE.--401IN MANN, Esq.
will lecture at the Court House, Wednes
dey evening next. This will,be third in
the course of lectures provided for by
Coudersport Library Association.
llar We publish on the fourth page
some forms of petitions, which any one
can cut out and paste on a half-sheet of
paper, when it will be ready for signa
tures. We also publish in another col
umn the circular of Lewis Tappan in
relation to these petitions, to which we
ovory readrr. Let
ua take care that each of us are not
responsible for the continuance of the
Fugitive Slave bill, and kindred meas
ures, which will rest on our shoulders
until we have done all that we can for
for their repeal.
Neal Dow . Lodge of Qood Templars
has initialed a very important move.
meet, as will be seen t y the l nceedings,
which we publish in another column.—
The traffic in intoxicating drinks now
carried on in this county h _in defiance
of law and public opinion, though not
very extensive, is sufficient to ruin now
and forever, quite - 41 number,. who wou:d
S. were it not for this curse, among our
test citizens. Let all who are willing
to do something for the entire removal
of this hateful traffic from our county,
take care to be represented on the '27th
inst. in the , Convention called
,at Dusk
ingville by Neal Dow Lodge.
The Free West.
We have received the first three num
bers of-n fine looking paper published at
Chicago, bearing the above title. We
like the name, the tone, and the appear
ance of this paper very much.. It is pp
with
s tlre times.Hns faith in the people.
wring with spirit and power,
and goes in for.fedeeming the State of
Illinois from die control of Hunkerism
at • once. That is the kind of paper that
will take with. the people. It asks for a
o list of, ten thotisapd subscribers to start
on, and it will get them, for its own spir
it is cop . , ageous, and the Free Democra
cy of Illinois are ripe for the movement.
• Would to God we had such a paper as (
The Free Ti'est established at Harrisburg
-. limo. •
—„_„
Several new advertisements have
tPtn crowded out this week, among
• which is that of Mr. Lewis Mann, which
will appear next week. By the way,
we would say that Mr. Mann has "Just
Receiied" from the city, a complete
stock of new goods of nearly every de
scription, which he offers for sale at very
, rgaionable prices. We thiuk.,so at least,
OP THE LADIES WREATH AND Pit.n.
Loa ANNviti.—On our fourth pnge will
be 'round the Prospectus of this gaga
:
zine - ;_whieh we commend to`'., lovers of
good reading.
sta
tioas, the gnestion, " ;Vhat is oiiginal Sin?"
having Lear -put tman aged Indiait chiof, ho
primiptly "La2inOts!”
A .Piopeslif on,
. Thanks to the activity of n few,svork
.
ing friends of the Journal, wo received
new aubscribers enough" Court;Week
to satisfy us that our list might be largely'
increasadqrsakour friends would but
make a little effort in our behalf. Arid I
now that our paper has received the
cordial endorsement of such standard
papers as the N. Y, Vceniiig Post, Bos
ton Conzmorcealth, • Miltitaukee =Free'
Demo&al, Vortlarrii. Aquirer, Pittsburg
quturday Visiter,.Pa. Freeman, Man
chester Democrat, National Era, Nor
thern Christian - rliliiocale, .and others
too - numerous to mention, we have no
delicacy. in urging - our friends to put the
Journal on such a footing o i f usefulness,
and pecuniary ; independence as its char
acter deserves. But we will not ask for
this effort on the part of others without
putting our own
,shoulders to the wheel,
and therefore we make
,the following
proposition :
We think we ought to have an addi
tion of Iwo hundred new Subscribers by
he first day of June next; and if our
friends will take hold of the matter in
earnest and raise us this: numer,.we
will commence - the next volume with
entire new type, advertiSements and all.
This till take more money than we
shall receive for two hundrediubscribers;
but never mind—we are not afraid bf a
little expense.
And now, having seCour hearts on
this addition - to our aubscription'list, and
on making this improVenient in our
paper, we call on.our friends to stand
by us.
We have made an apportionmerit of
this incre,.se among the townships; ac
cording to the vote for the =State ticket,
which we publish below, and we. think
it is in the power of any • one *man in
each' town to obtain the - qUota: fOr his
town without any. difficulty; Who will
try?, .
Abbott,
Allekny,
Bingham,
Clara,
Coudersport, none
Ittifalia; ' none
IGCLICFVGi, 4
Harrison, . 17
Hebron,
I lector,
Homer,
.We have more subscribers in lilyssee
,than in any other town in the county ;
and vet. ming to iirr 15trr....11...“.../
liberty vote, her proportion of, the in
i crease is larger than any other ; and yet
we have faith to believe she will be the
proposition, first to Make tiptbe increase. : .
Now, friends, there is our
and there is the work before ypu. Shall
it be done ? Shall . . the Journal com
mence its seventh volume in an entire
Inew dieis, with its influence doubled in
'obi's comity ? Is our offer not a, very
'liberal one.? If , so, will yoti turn away
from it before making up your.mbui to
do up ur share . of the work at once?
We h o es not. : ~ • , .
Cofidirsport Academy.'
The first term of - this-Academy under
the admirkration of Mr. BLOOMINODALE,
closed on....tuesdap last. We had the
pleasuCe of witnessing the exercises,
uponi that occasion, and . found quite a
number of the friethtsTand patrons of the
school had preceded us to the hall. It
is a long time since we have seen so
many people in attndance at the Acad
emy, when no: effort had been made to
get out a ,crowd,—whith is , a• sign of
progress.. Those 'who assembled on
Tuesday, we suppose were drawti there
simply because a new, interest has been
created in this institution ;
.and the ex
ercises on, Tuesday. show very clearly
what has created this new life. Mr.
BLoomisiinat.r. is perfectly master of his
business. Fie has waked up the energy
and ainbition of the students. The
whole school is alive with thoughts, and
energy, and determination. ;Of course,
riiitors are attracted to such a school; for
it is full of interest, •
About fifty students were in attend
mice the last term. This was well under
the circumstances, but nothing `short of
seven, yjive will do for .the nett term,
which will commence on Wednesday,
the 18th day of the present month.
Progress.
The two disulk•ries heretofore- in op-
eration in this vicinity have been dosed,
and a week or two ago Mr. Knica for
warded the old material—said to be in
good repair, and capable of doing usi
ness- for twenty years—to the manu•
facturt•r, to be' worked . MO mere' useful
utensils. There has another 'small
establishment in operation' a- few 'miles
south of us; but that, we belieye, is now
closed, after having destroyed the' fainily
of: the proprietor, 'and, lastly, the pro%
prietor himself. Thus the stilkivorm
recedes .berere the rtd;nricing, tar of
TrutVand progress. When the import ;
• t
atiens of - intoxicating liquors .shall cease
in Western Crawford, the infinenced
the destroyer shall cease:. May that
period speedily arrive.—Connecrulville
Courier. , ,
Such >ins of news as the above are
full of encouragement. They show that
th'e liquor :traffic cannot withstand the
flood of light which is pouring in upon
this great question. Honest men will
I'lo longer engage; either in making or
selling the sou 1-destroy inebeverate,
What Weight most we Give to Pro
slavery Decisions of the Supreme
Court ?
The slaveholder and his Northern
Allies rely chiefly for their defense upon
the allegation that the ConstitutiOn •of
the United States. upholds slavery.
We regret to say that a few . opponents i
of slavery:arei constantly giving the
slaveholderS'aid and comfort by affirm
ing the same thing. In fact, the Gar
risonian Abolitionist Is more active in
asserting the charaeter of the
Constitution than the slaveholder him
self, Which' we thii?k a most suicidal
Course. It-is a little remarkabie that all
classes of persons who assert the .pro ,
slavery character of the Constitution, are
unabie to find any thing in that instru
mentlitself to sustain their interpretation,.
but are obliged to rely entirely -on the
decisions of the Supreme Couit. We
admit that these are entitled to great
respect, and 'are only to 'be questioned'
for good reason'.. But Courts, no more
than individuals, are entitled to reSpect
for mere arbitrary decisions unless these
decisions are accompanied by good and
sufficient reasons. Now what ,reasons
do the Judges give for deciding that the
Fugitive Slave law is Conatitutional, or
that the Constitution legally construed
gives any support whatever to the l insti
-tution of slavery ?• Do they take the
words of that instrument, and apply the
usual legal construction to them ? Not
at all. The .'judges, like the people, are
unable to ;take the great Charter of our
Union sustain slavery by any thing in
the instrument itself; but being deter
mined to uphold slaveiy, they decide
that . .4 - persons held to service " means
slaves, becatise that was the intention of
the members of • the convention that
framed the instrument. .
Osw•eyo, 7
Pike and Jackson, 11
Pleasant Valley,n one
Portage, 5
(ballet, 4
Sharon, : 14
Sweden, 4
Ulysses, 31
West Branch,: 2
Wharton, 4
We submit that such reasoning is not
entitled to respect. and that the de"cisioir•
of a Court founded on such reasoning are
not Such authority as should settle tho
question. And here we eommend the
example of General Jackson on the
Bank queition to all true men, as the
only safe course of-aption. Wtio does
not remember that, in the:face` of the
decision of the Supreme Court thdt the
United States -Bank was constitutionally
- chartered by Congress, the old Republi
can.vetoed a renewal of the charter,o
the ground that it was unconstitutional ?
And his arguments were accepted by
majority of
. thd people, and the decisiiin
of the Supreme Court was' overruled.
Why not overrule the decision Of the
same Court on the slavery question, if it
is wrong ?
.Just.as sure. as truth is mighty, these
pro-slavery 'decisiOns will be overruled.
Let no one accuse us or presumption in
this matter.
.
We have good authority 'for asking.
the people to within:a their. respect for
decisions . not founded on solid arguments.
•
The SupreMe Court of. Pennsylvania, is
setting us a good example in this. respect.•
The Judgei of this Court overrule their
clwn decisions so fast that no lawyer can
\
tell his client what the law will 'be by
the time his - Snit is decided. ' In the-last
Instancehere this overruling propen
-
sity was anifested, they give such good
reasons fo the fgasition taken, by limbs
who asset that the - pro -slavery decision
of the Supreme Court is not entitled to
spect, that we , insert. it here. In•the
case of Schriver v. Meyer, 7th Harris,
p. 92, the Court say—
" But it is demanded of us that we
shall follow the decision in Weidman v.
'Mairh, where this very devise ltas re
ceived a construction. , And why must
we follow it ? If the law was totally
misapplied in this case, where one-forty
fourth part of this land Was in contro
versy,.
must we therefore continue to
misapply it as often as the other shares
come up for discussion ? Because we
or our predecessors have wronged, one
- monk our blunderS; must we thereford
{ yrcing 654 three others for the sake of
Our own consistency'? *, * * *
' Does - the eloctrinenf stare decisis hold
us to conform to that decision ? I trust
that, this doctrine :shall never be held to
mean that the last deciSion of a pomt is
to be taken as the law of all future cases,
right or wrong. • *2 * The doctrine
pronouncecho•day from a bench may,
indeed, not be found in any law book,
but the Judge has ascertained and de
clared the sense of the community as
already evinced in its usages and habits
'of 'busideas., If he has, not expressed it
, correctly, society will show its sovereign
power ; his decision Will bet rover:ill'
to-morrow, or corrected-by statute."
:We, have made - tills. artield too long
already - , to.make further comment on the .
abOve-prOfitable,
Them has always been a studied and
perseiering effort among the opponents !
of progress - cripple,. the influence of
reformers by calling them “one-idea
men.'-There is no truth in this charge,
as every sensLble man knows.• Take
our own counry for example, and ybq
find the. most public spirited men,those
who are first . toy good work--. !
among the
.Fred Democracy.. It is so
everywhere. It is the legitimate effect
of our principles. Our Representatives
in Congress 'are a standing proof of the
falsity- of this charge.
. The only practical measures proposed
in the Senate, this Session,. have come
from .SEWARN . CHASE, and SUMNER.
The following extract from a Wash
ington lotter,to the , Dolly Register, does
justico ‘t . o . two of these measures and
their authors:
"One of the best; reptutions as yet
submitted to the actin of the Senate, is
that of Mr. Sumner's relating to the cbl
latethent and classification of the statute
laws of the tfnited States, which I hdpe
will pass Congress, and enable not a few
pitfalls, and smaller holes to be either .
exposed torthe uninitiated and unwary,
Or; securely covered up. Also, a resolu : .
tion of inquiry offered by him to-day, es
to the modification Of the present onerous
ocean portages, and the , method by
which it may be reduced. The present'
enormous charges are exceedingly oner
ous to those who, either from pleasure
or
. busisnsa, communicate : with foreign
countries, and wnile lam speaking of
two such distinguished Frec-soilers, let
me say that they both seem to have ma
ny more thad the one idea which so
many, both in and out of the Halls of
CongreSs, are silly enough to attribute
to them , as their cinly merit.
"The very fait and creditable:arrange
ment of the Standing Committees in the
last CongresS has been greatly modified
by the present President, as much to his
credit, as it, will rebound to theirs.—
When the "healthy organizers" are cav
ered in the sands of the future, and no.
speck marks their - place; statutes may
be raised to keep in continual, rerneni
brance such men as Chase and Sumner;
nay, what is better than either, they
will live in the memory of every being
, that adibires men who can sacrifice pres
ent gain to future greatness." t e ,
OLE rintrlunl our city,
on his turn hme rom a professional
tour through the South and West, in
=I
One-Idea Alen.
which he met with a most gratifying
and brilliant success. He is accompa
nied by Maurice Strakosch and -Mad'ile
Patti, and it is hoped he will give one or
two concerts here, during this 'holiday
season, before he depart3.---PM/ade/phia
North .9meaican. Dec. 24. ,
nr The Erie Constitution says that
Ole 13u11 recently perfertned, to the citi
Zeds of that place "in a horn:' • ' ,He
seems to have changed his instrument—
as he always used : a violin bel'eFe.--q-Buj
fate Morning Express.
The same instrument came into play
in this placek.--Lockport Journal. Vec.
28.
We hope these allusions to perform
ances “in a horn" hive a different mean
-1%.Y from that which vulvr peoplp at 7
Ach to that expression. Will the Lock
port Journal, please to amplify its mean
ing ?
NEAL DOH LOOOE, No. 133,
Decena4er 3Q, 1853: ; S
Whereas an illegal traffic in crdent
•pirits iscayried on to a considerable ex
pntin this County, which is detrimen
tal to the common good and ' general.
•
peace of society; and, Whereas we be
lieveit to be 'the duty of, all working
Temperance Organizations to unit& their
efforts in suppressing such traffic; there
fore, • .
Resolved, That,.a delegation of 'Good
Templets and Sons of Temperance meet
in Convention on Friday, the 27th day
Jan. next, at 10 o'clock, P. M., in• Neal
Dow Hall, of Cnshitigville, for the put
pose of divising some means and con
summing some plan by which the ille
gal Sale - of alcoholic , drinks may be sup
pressed. •
Resolved, That the several LoJges
and Division shall be entitled to seven
lelekates each, exclusive of their, pres
•ent of f iciating W. C: Ts., P.W. C. T.,
and W. P.; and P. W. P.s,swho shall be
entitled
- to membership without an elec=-
tion.
Resolved, Thaethe W. C. T. appoint
a committee to confer with the several
Lodges and Divisions uvdn 'this matter:
Resdived, That 't se proceedings be
published in the P ople's Journal, and
their publication 13 considered'a due nd
tice to the several L dg4s and Divisions
of the County.
' R. W, BENTON„'
S. A. SLADE,
S.B. DICKENSON,'
N. B. Neal Dow Lodge holds its
weekly session. on Friday evenings.
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,L.7' . Thu wutioe' r - iiie fo - ii,lttrf of the
week made sad haVee'With the sleighing ; but
to-clay Nve . :aro mad‘ sensible-that it Is mid
winClef.
Gerrit-Smith's Speed!,
Nevi York papers we find the
&flowing sketch of GerritSmitl4, .speeclt;
in Congress, an Tuesday. The Tribune's
correspondent- says :. "Gerrit Smith's -
speech, one says; was imposing, brilliant
another that it was able; dignified, and
clothed with rich eloquence and solemn
ity of manner which impressed the'
House; another that it was eloquent but
unargumentive, captivating but unsound ;
another, that hisrioice was good, manner
graceful.and.winning, but in ability was
not equal to expectations. Smith's on
slaught on the Administration was rather
gratifying to the s' Union. Derriocrats,"
but grieves the ards." Preston's
reply is genera I ronounced able, fe
liditous, and -telling. His hearing was
lofty rind genteel. Here is the report of
what 'was said
Mr. Gerrit Smith said, as this was the
first time he had had the floor, it might
be well for him to confess in advance, he
was in_the habit of imputing errors to
men very freely;'perhaps on this occa
sion he should follow up that habit ; it
might be a bad hibit, but it is not a coun
terpoise 'to this habit, if it is .a , bad one,
that he claimed no exemption from errors
himself. He abounded: in them, and
was willing gentlemen should make re
prisals upon him. He hoped that while
he bold his seat here he would be in a
teachable posture. The President's Mes
sage fully . and warmly endorsed the
conduct of the Administration in the
matter of Martin, Koszta. Now he was
not prepared to bestow unqualified praise
in that particular. -"He was not ready to
accord great credit to Captain Ingraham
. for hiss just determination to rescue
Koszta, and yet hei , would that Ingraham
• had 'gone one step further; he would
that !Ingraham had insisted on Koszta's
being set at absbluteliberty ; he would
have left nothing at that point, to the
discretion of Trance or the French Con
' sul, or to the discretion of any other
Government. would have bad him
hold no 'terms or enter into any' treaty
with kidaapders: Koszta -was a kid-
napped American citizen ; as such the
American Governmetit was bound to set
him absolutely free, but Capt. Ingraham
represented the 'American Government
on,that.occasion, and for that occasion he
was the American Government.
Perhaps what be ,said might be incon
siikt With the views of
. his peace-loving
friends, who knew his Opposition to war,
yet he justified Capt. Ingraham, believed
in the propriety of a National Armed
Pollee, and, believed here was occasion
forthe.use of such Police, but, that was
not war. Capt. Ingraham was not ready
to- make war on Austria, and did not
thrc . atcn her With war. . Capt. in g mharn
proOerly had nothing to do with Austria,
nor with the Austrian Consul. It would
have been an insult to Austria and her
authority, had he charged her with au
thorizing kidnapping. He had to do with
kh:riappera mho restrained Kosztn's
erty ; 111 he had. to do was to set him
unconditionally : - free, and compel them
to make unconditional surrender of theirprey. Hl'-knew Koszta • was not an
American citizen; but the Secretary of
State argued conclusively in right of
international law—that- he was. Ile
wished that Mr. Marcy had gone further,
and said Koszta was by the law of reason
and right; an American citizen. It is
something
we have - our justification on
something more substantial and certain
than Conventionalities, and the worm
'eaten codes of .Europe.. It is high time
it was placp:l on the. Immutable law of
jtrstice. = -
It had been said that Cdpt. Ingraham
itwaded the righteOf a neutral stale, but
he always regrew! the Secretary cf
State did not positively deny this. The
denial was not needful for his argument,
yelit would have done good. Captain
Ingraham did'not violate ,the rights of
Turkey. Austria did not so. charge.
But Turkey violated the rights of Ameri
cans, because she did not afford Koszta
the protection due him. She was charie
able with letting him be 'kidnapped.
1.,
Turkby had no right to be inva .d.
He held that when a neutral state s all
forbear to do justice to a belligerent, hat
belligerent shall do justice to it.elf.
e Might be•asked whether he would
hie had Capt. Ingraham fire into the
Austrian ship. He answered that he_
would
. have Koszta free at whatever
peril. 'He had said he would not bestow.
unqualified praise upon our Government
for. the 'Kos= affair. In one of the
passages in the letter of Mr. Marcy to
Mr. Hulsernann, of rare rhetorical beauty;
he ventures to insinuate the despotism of
Ausiria. He would not say this was
impudent hypocrisy, but it was in bad
taste, for America is - a far _greater. and
guiltier oppressor.. Austrian ilepotism
compared to Ours, which degrades men
to chattels, isms the little finger to tho
•
• Secretary Marcy tnontioris in his ju.4l
- of Capt. Ingraham, the divine
laW.--A , Do unto others as ye would have
them do unto lbs." Was not this
. !he
very achme of pre - supption 'loran Amer
ican: Secretary to quote thi.?, while the
nation is trampling under foot millions of
its inhabitarms 3 Did he suppose Mr.
Hulsemann stone blind, and that he had
lived in Washington so long Its never t , '
see ,the buyi , and selling of m 1,
women, and chi
ren gbmg on continual.
ly I Arld did Mr. -Marcy suppose Mr.
Hulsemann 'ignorant of the fact that this
governnbent is the great 'slave-catcher
for th,e_slaveholders! Did' he suppose
tir.-Hulsemann did not :know ibute the
slave trade finds in the American govern- -
men! its greitest`patma I—that it comes
not only under general regulation but
specific regulation of Congress ? Did
Mr. Marcy suppose Mr. Hulsemann was
ignorant - of the fact that this Adrninistm
tion surpasses• all predecissois in shame
less pledges and devotion to the slaie
power? The Secretary'exalts the *is
dom of man above the wisdom of God
when he says Christianity requires us
to do unto others as we would have
others do unto us, e;cept when acting
under, legal -restraints: This latter is ,
sheer interpolation of- the: Secretary..
The Administration is guilty; at this •
point of attempting to corrupt
ity in the sacred and authentic record.
The Bible command is absolute.
Ho was aware that had the Adminis.),
tration put the justification of Capt..
Ingraham's conduct on Sitnple, Bible
truth, it would have opened the door for '
the rescue of every A mtrican slave, and
justified the rescue of Shadrach at BOS•
ton, and the celebrated rescue: ;
• (Stnith'a) - neighborhocid—the Jerry res..'
cue at Syracuse—and justified the shed
ding of blood at Christiana, and justified
the deliverance of every slare in this
land. He supposed the Adininisuation
had sold itself in advance to th 6 slave
power. This Administration - had no
right to give up Chtistianity , for slam.
Having further dwelt on this point, he
said :—After all, the Administration has
done us god(' service in attempting to ,
qualify the divine cothmand, " Do unto'
others as ye would have °theta da auto
us." For the Sake of saving slavery, it
impels us to obey the commands of the
Bible, to let the oppOssed go free. He
was glad the Adininiitration had identi
fied itself with Abolitionism..lt should
not have . Bible:
meddled with - theE •
Circular.
To each friend. of Liberty in the
(*tied States :
Your attention is earnestly icgoestpd
to this communication. Please -read it,
with the annexed forms ofipetitions, and
then act efficiently in the premises.
It is believed that the friends of Free
dom cannot do a better service ' to tbe;
sacred cause, than by petitioning the
National Legislature from all parts of the 3
country respecting ; these great objects. \
The reflex influence of such petitions
will be obvious to . every reflecting mind.
It will lead to conversation, ;public dis
cussion, newspaper , essays. public meet
ings, supplicatisns to the Almighty, and
sympathy for the enslaved. Forseveral •
years past there has been a relaxation
among the friends of the . slave, in thii
department of effort .' lt Is helieyed that
now is the time to resume petitioning
with . augmented ellen. We invoke the
aid, therefore, of every friend ,of the
slave, of every anti oiarcsy . ciSiaru, ,Or
every trup.hearted American,. in' this
work of humanity and patnotlim. Let
earnest efforts be made to awaken.our
citizens to the momentoUa importance ot
,the present crisis, and to unite one ilod and earnest demand on their repre
sentatives to grant. the prayers of out
petitions.
Does the-reader askt•Mbat can 'dot
I answer:
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1. Call together •a few. intelligent and
active friends of our cause, arid read '.
them this circular, and the- annexed
forms of petitions. r • '-. ....
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2. Adopt prompt - and systematic mea
sures to have each. citizen called upon
for his signature. • . .
. 3. Separate these forms of petitions,
and attach each to a separate - sheet of
paper properly ruled. '
4.. Get those who can be depended
upon to_circulate the petitions, and pro-
cure the signature-of every citizen - to
each of them. - • :
Have the petitions collected vend
transmitted as soon as possible, with a
letter signed by a few
. prominent
con
stituents, to the Member of Congress
from your. District or State. The paper
should be folded for filing, with an en
dorsement suiting that it •is a petition of
,L-- 7 Citizens of—, with the date.
O. Get The circular and petitions, in
serted in all the newspapers and thaga-?
zines in your county. Request\ the
editors to advocate the prayer.of tde pe4
titions during the whole session of Con.
'
gress.
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7. Get suitable pereons to write tor
the'newspapers, and correspond with the ,
friends of the cause throughouk, your
county and State.
B'. Petition to your - Legislatur, and
try to influence the 'members to right
actidn at thelpresenf crisis.
IL Please mail a copy of each of' the
newspapers in your county that putt.
lishes the circular and petitions, or either
of them, to Lewis Tappan, Cor. Sec., 49
Beekman 'street,: New-York: •Unleith
sent fro4l . the printKg office; the • protege
must be 'pre-paid:
_ Doubtless other matters wilt eaggtst
themselves to you. .
- These petitions are prepareit and cir
culated, not horn any design to dictate
to the friends of Liberty the. particular
topics or modes of petition,. nor because
it is desired to secure minute uniformity,
in the petitions ; but solely_. because some
forms are requisite, and because frequent
requests have been made to the Secre•
tary to prepare and ciNulate some forms.
The friends in each lotiality cen .amend
them, or substitute othirs, if thought .
st. LnWli TAPPAti o Cor. Sec.
Sm. and Fdreign R. S. Society,.
48 Beekman street, New-York, Dee.,
1853.
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capital has bein formed at do Francisco,
for n steamship Co.