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20
Month
February
Year
1843
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The' candidatos selecled by the Liberty conven tion will givc universal satisfaction. Two bettér men coulJ nol have bee;; fouiul in thc Stale We sliall not now write a laboret] eulogium of Mr. Birney. nor a description of his qualificitions for GoVerhbr. He does not nced it. His character is bcfore the public. His reputotion as a gentleman, n statesman, and n Christian, ir nbovcimpeachrríent. IJisabiliiy is gcnc-rally ocknowledged by his political opponents. Wc wil only say that the Liberty pariy in this State were desirious of manifosting their eensc of his worth, and thereforc selected him for thc highest office the citízcns of this State can bestow. fhtf fact that Iiehas"q'uii!lficatons which 9hou1cí secura" the ühited support of tlio friends of Libo'ri throüghouf'the Union, for n stilí more reep'dnsfble ' siation, was not considerad 'i sufficient bar to bur ' claims upon his services. lie has'becóme onc of us: and we are persuaded this mnrlc of the cbnfidenceof his fellow citizens Will not b6 iháífyíb-' priate in thcm, nor will it lessen the respect Kd' esleem which are conceded to his moral and in tellectual qualifications wherever he is known. We have no: the pleasure of a personal acquointance with Luther F. Stevens, the nomineo for Lieutenant Governor, but learn from friends that he is a gentleman of the highest respostability,. heid 11 much csteem by all who know hitn. Htt emigrated to ihis State about five years ago írom Séneca Coutity, N. Y. where he had previously resided, engaged in practising law. He was universaüy known end respected thero, as a sound lawyer. an upright man, a kind neighbor, and a . warm hearted christian. His legal attainmenta were charterized by soluü:y and practical good tense: and were so universally respected'j as to procure his elevation to the rcsponsible office o f presiding Judge of the District. .. He was also delégate to the Presbytman General Assenibly, which met in Pliiladelphia, in J830, or '7. Pievious to that time, moral and christian dnty, as well as natural feeliug had made Mr. Stevens a warm advocate for the enslavcd: his voice and influence were ever fearlessly exeried in their bchülf, at a time, when to be an Abolitionist, was to affix a self brand of the most odious character. He waa loved and esteemed by all in Séneca coun'y, and nuinerous emigrants in this State, be tlu'y whigs or democrats, will rojoice to find his nams claiming their suffrage.Mr. S;eveii3 1 jcated ii st :.: Centcrville in Sí. Jcseph Co. where he was known as an nfluentiül citizen. That he was so, and was popular will appear froni thcse fact3. Whilé Uiat county reposed i:i the undisturbed arms of democracy, Mr. Stevens was sclected to run on the Whig Rrprc sentative ticket, as the most Iikely name to break up the democratie siipremacy; the election waa very close, but the whig ticket was deíeatedi Mr Stevens was next taken up, as the prominent western candidate fó'f Governor, but after mucli eflbrt by liis friends, tlie Detrut intr st prevailc 1 in favor of Gov. Woodbridge. He was thtn ruu in the whig convention for Congress:nan. Atoi:u of our late conventione, a member oí the whr; convention assured' as, that Mr. Stevens gainel on every informal ballot, until he camo withiir two or three votej of a mnjoriiy. One more informa! ballot had ensured the innjoiity, when tho friends of Jacob' M. Iloward calkJ li i decisión,. and the Detroit interest again prevadcdl Two years later, Mr. Stevens was tl, e nomi'nee of the western countiesfur U. S. Scuaior. Mr. Platl had the interest of the ceittra coumies; both gentlemen wcrealso promineutly named' iu' Detroit for ihe attorney-generalfihip of ilic Slate; and for a long time it was matter of dóuot, whicilwould receive these marks of wliigrconfidence.- At jengtli Detroit once more triumj.hed. G'or. Woodbridge went id the U. S. Senato, and nominated Mr. Platt as Aitorney General. At this time there rt'as an expectotion that Chancellop Farnsworth would resiírn, and if he lind, Mr. Stevens would probably have been his successor Thus prominently beHare the public, Mr. Steveis passed all these ordea's without a wliisper against his character, or competence: his quulitï- cations were universally admitted, and respected. About three years. ago hs removed to Kalamazoo whero he now sesidea, wkh Itis largo; aud. much respected family. Judge Stevens was long opposed' to the Liberty party, on the ground of e-xpediency.. fíe waswith them in every doctrine, but merely doubted the policy of a separate organization, to enforco the liberty principies. He beüeved, as did, and still do, many honest, ad conecienti us men, ihat the vvhigs would carry out th6e principie, and that he would not be justified in leaving bis old party. These oirinions hc fieely avoweil; hiè conviction, however, was that of an honest and' not an obdurate man. He read time's lesson dispassionately, and having seen the supremacy of the whgs irr this State, and in the gcnenil governnient, pass over without-the advance of a single libwrty principie- nay that the fetters of slavery nppeared to strengthen,- he could not fceljustifk'd in longer withholding his palitïcaJ rnfiunee, f rom a party "whose only object was to advance liberty - free labor, and country, by constitutional mcans. It is about a j'ear sinee Judg Stevens avowed his adhesión to thp liberty party, aad he has since acted in perfect consistency. - . He does not desire office, nor would he now ba a eandidate, we are assured, on a whig ticket, even the.ugli there were no l'berty party; he consents to accept our nomination. only as o sacred duty, to advance a dearly cheriïhed cauee, and to manifest his adbesion to it, as based upon truth, christiamt.y, aad the noble lova of universal Liberty- We congratúlate our party on both our nomin atiems. With euch a ticket as Birney and Stevens, we fearlessly enter on the campaign ot I84.'i. Thusearly in the Held, we challenge our opponents to sayaaght agoinst either nomination or to hold up for suffrage bettor men. If the citi 'zenp of Michigan desire to repose our State ad- ministration in thehaar's of p.roved ccia.ietence - of honcsty, virte aod in.telligencc - if they would select liic -ise statesman, the maturod niind, tha pairioit, aad nat tjh.e partizan: the devotoe to ilw true interesas of farming: free laboring Michigan, and not'Ium, wfiose prime object is to uphold party: in a word if they seek experiencetl, talented, and iiones: ritlors, in whose hands o oonfide our State, in its present crisis, where can they find incumbents, possoseing to so grcat a degrceall thes? essential qualitics, as in tüc two men we oflerl-'

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