Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Articles, Letters to the Editors, etc. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Free Labor Circular Description An account of the resource It is more than 14 years since the undersigned engaged in the business of providing for the friends of free labor, supplies of both Dry Goods and Groceries, produced without the aid of slave labor. Believing that he was thus promoting a consistent testimony against slavery, and acting the part of a true friend of his country, whose sure prosperity is manifestly linked inseparably with the maintenance throughout the land of honest, compensated labor, and encouraged by true-hearted patrons in all the free States and several of the slave States, he has persevered through many difficulties and discouragements: with what success, as to furnishing a variety of articles of constant consumption, is known to those whosestandard of right prompted them to apply for goods of that character. It may not, perhaps, be improper in this connection to express the sentiment held by the writer, in common, he trusts, with his fellow abstinents from the products of slave labor; that, had even a majority of the people in this an other countries, who think they are opposed to slavery, or who profess antagonism to it, maintained the principle of non-participation during the above mentioned period, not only would our beloved country not have been afflicted with its present trouble, but slavery itself, if at all in existence, would have been too weak and too unimportant as an instrument of power, to claim at this day any consideration. The object mainly of this circular is not to give utterance to sentiments, whether of the writer, or, as he supposes, of his patrons, but to call their attention to the present situation and condition of the free labor movement, and of the free labor supplies.  From causes known to all, we cannot at present obtain free labor cotton from our usual sources, and though efforts, some time ago begun, to obtain this important article from other places, may bring sufficient supplies for the free labor demand, it is not known how long we may have to wait. It therefore becomes my duty to advertise my customers that they will do well to secure without delay from the various stock on hand, such goods as they may need for many months to come; for, the advancing prices will facilitate the early disposal of the present stock to transient buyers; and the interest of the establishment will be best promoted by speedy sales. Those who wish to aid in the concern will kindly bear this needful matter in mind; not only as regards cotton gods and goods of which cotton is a part, but as regards Tea, Coffee, Spices, and a variety of articles, the sale of which is required to sustain the store; and without such patronage the store could not long be continued. With a view to an increase of demand for these auxiliary articles, a pretty good stock of Tea and Coffee has been secured in anticipation of further advance in prices, which will be gladly sold now to the friends of the store before any further advance takes place. From causes which, it is hoped, are only temporary, and not resulting from the troubles of the country, there is at present a very limited stock of free labor raw sugars in the country. In consequence, the stock of refined sugars has been exhausted, which it is hoped may be soon renewed. Patience, as well as self-denial, needs to be practiced by the friends of the slave. Respectfully, GEO. W. TAYLOR, N.W. cor. of 5th and Cherry St. 9th mo. 9th, 1861.   Philadelphia Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Friends' Intelligencer 18:27, p. 430 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 9.14.1861 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource George Taylor