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Liberty Nominations

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Day
5
Month
September
Year
1842
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Public Domain
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The Detroit Advertiser and the Marshall Stnte?man have puhlisbed the letter of 5lr. Slude, to vchich we adverted some weeks sincc, advising abolicionista to renounce their separate nominal ;ons, and connect themselves vvith the nld parties. The editor of ihe Statesman says of the letter: "The only ground whici) can be taken against it is, to dony. the utüity of a tariíF, and to go for one-eided free Irade, which we ore sorry to see the Abolüionists of the east are doing. Ifthey adopt this principie we have not one word to say. but ïï tliey regard American fret labor, wouíd nottlestroy onr home market, and northern interests, let them select anti-slavery men, (not party abolitionists) and require the other partie: to nominate them, or similar, for their candidates. För ourselvep, we will support no other fhan men opposed to slavery and m favor of nortliern interests. So help us all good Angels.'' Now we 'take ground' against the letter, without reference totariíTor free trado- - because it dissnades from one indispensable method of spciuing Ihe succersof ihe anti-slavery cause- separate nominations.As to the Editor' s advice to abolUionists to 'Select nnti-sJavery men, not party abolitionists, and requ'ire tlie otlier parties to nominare thcm, or similar, Jbr thcir candidatos,'' we say that uitli the first part of-ihe ínjunctibn, we ínthis county cannot comply. Tliere are no abolitioniets Iiere except those conncctfd vyith the Liberty party- cr, at we Iumw of none. All others are party whigs, or party democrats. We suppo.se the same thing" is true of nearly all parts of the Staie. But should we select unexceptionabie abolitionists for office, and "require' tho olht-r parties to nomínate them, we sadly fear the requisition would not be at aïl regarded. But our respecied neighbor goes farther, and not merf ly advises us,but gives ntterance to a solemn vou that he -v ï 1 1 "support nn other than men cpposcd to elavery, and in favor of northern interests." To this we rcspontl with all our hearts, amen! He specks our mind exaclly. Of course, the Slateetrmn will not 6upport Merry Clay for the Presidency, as he has pub licly declared hiniself opposed to all emancipation, gradual or immediate."Oppósed to slavery" - who is not opposed to it? Will nol every Whig ör Democratie concluíate for office in the Siate readily profese opposilion to elavery, when there is a prospect of gaining votes by it? Why attempt to revive the old nseless queslioning system? The Editor the of Stote?mnn has too inuch reflection not to be aware of the finility of trying to elect efficiënt aboUlionhts by eecuring the nominal ions of Whigs. Whatever may may be the'r private feeling5,when electcd we fina them ivhigs first, and abolitlonists aflerwatds, if indeed, hey do not renounce all fellowship Wlth the cause. Bnt it is useless to argue the matter. The Liberty party were elow to believe the experience of years; and nothing but stern necessity compelled tbenfl to make separate nominations; and having enterod upon their present comse, they will pursue it until a more cl2fible melhod of accomplishing theii object símil be discovered. In the meantime, we wish to inquire of the Stateeman, whether those who vote for the Whig nominations which are about-to be made in CaUmun county, will not thethby support the whig party - and whether thátparty is or is not "op?o?ed to slavery?"' We wish to ask the editor still further, whether he knows of ony better way of abolishing slavery than that proposed by the Father of his Country m the following vords: "There is but one proper and effectual mode by which it (the a: olition of slavery) can be accomplished . and that is, by the legislntive Diilhority; and this, so far as bit süfFR.AGIÏ WI1I, GO, SIIALI NOT BK WANTIRG. George Washington.QAlvan Stevvart writes concerning his brief visit to Michigan: Mr. S. and myself reached Detroit with a pioapant passage over the lafce, and then went West of Dciroit 110 miles to Marshall, 80 miles railroad. and remained 8 dnys with that unyieldinar nd noble friend of slaves, Br. Fitch. The Rev. Mr. Cleveland, the Minisier of Marshall, is a gentleman of tbe highest order of talent and eloquence, and to be President of the future college; and is a true voting abolitionist. I addressed the people ofMarshall two Sabbath evenings, and besides a maee meeting of two dnys. Michigan I think will he our banner State. Abolition of a politica I character is springing up, in different parts of the State spontan eously. This State is now rapidly improving in every point of view. Such grond fields of wheat, such remnrkable improvements in hufbandry as five years have brought forth, are astonishing. She'asa State has tried all the nostrums of Iegi6lalíve quackery, and is now preparing to take a new etart in which sho wili do justice to herself and othere, iinder the protection of noble and elevated principies."

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