The Election

The election for Governor nnd Legielature wiil bc iield in a ftw weeks. Are all our friends prepared for il? Have their nomination3 been mudo, and their tickets provided? Have exertioDs been used to waken ihe people f o the Slave Power, and show (hem how it rules thcm with a rodof ron? We are satisfied Ihat a greater chango has taken place in the views of our citizens generally dunng !he past ycar, on fhcir reldtion to slavery, than on any preccding one. But we fear it will not be manifested at the polls, unhss some exertions are used. In 1340, it ' will be renembered only 328 votes weregiven for Liberty; in 1841, for Governor, 1,213; in 1342, 2,130. In 1343, wc must give at least 4,000 votes, to show that we are alive, and sustain our reputation with our sister States. It can be done with ease, by general and united aclion. Sliall il not be done? We hope to see every county where there are a dozen Liberty men, orgnnized and eqr.ipped for acción. The strength of a cause does not depend alwayd so much on the number of its advocates, as upoii its ntrinsic excellence, and the energy and judgment with wjiich it is pnrsued. The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, but io the wise, the vigilan t, the perse vering. Michigan has not hitherto been much, if at all, in the rear of her sieler státes, in support of' Liberiy principies. The cheering news from Maine and Vermont however, shows that we sliaü soon be left behind, unless we make a vigorous cfïort to keep pace with them. Next week, if our health will permit, we shall present some consideralions at length on our present position.