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Title
Letter, Hinton R. Helper to Benjamin S. Hedrick, October 15, 1856
Source
Southern Historical Collection
Date
1856-10-15
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New York, Oct. 15. 1856,
Prof. Hedrick. Bravo! You are right.
Stand Firm, and friends will gather around you. I have not the pleasure of your acquaintance, but it would do me good to take you by the hand and tell you how glad it was to find that my dear old native state has at least one fearless patriot[?] within her borders, there are tens of thousands of men in the state who entertain views similar to those appeared in your letter, but they dare not open their mouths. A remarkably free country! Fremont will probably get 50,000 majority in this state. “The work goes bravely on.” If the election could be postponed six or eight months I have no doubt several of the Northern States would bring out an Electoral ticket in favor of something free – say, free speech, free soil, free labor, free press, free schools, or Fremont.
In the faith, very truly, yours &c,
H. R. Helper
Prof. Hedrick. Bravo! You are right.
Stand Firm, and friends will gather around you. I have not the pleasure of your acquaintance, but it would do me good to take you by the hand and tell you how glad it was to find that my dear old native state has at least one fearless patriot[?] within her borders, there are tens of thousands of men in the state who entertain views similar to those appeared in your letter, but they dare not open their mouths. A remarkably free country! Fremont will probably get 50,000 majority in this state. “The work goes bravely on.” If the election could be postponed six or eight months I have no doubt several of the Northern States would bring out an Electoral ticket in favor of something free – say, free speech, free soil, free labor, free press, free schools, or Fremont.
In the faith, very truly, yours &c,
H. R. Helper
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