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To The Liberty Party Of The State Of Michigan

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Day
8
Month
April
Year
1844
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Public Domain
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At the late Adrián Convention, and at divers subseqnoot meetings of friends in De troitj end of the State officers and othcrs al Jackfion.it appeared ubviuus that we must have r leoturer or lecturcre, who would pervode the Slate - distribute tracts, and orgnnize hbcrty ssociattons in each town. The tract nnd asseciation system, once set in operation, would tuke care of ts vicinity, end if generally adopted, would pervade the lüriiole State willi uniform and effectivo organizaron. Information would be continually flowing over it: oür friends would be encouraged, es wel! by mutunl contact as by the assu ronce that what they were doing, was oïeo doing all over the State; continua) streng Ui and accession would be the result. Ileretofore the want of bcoks wa3 an obstacle to town associations. The iracts supply tiiis deficieucy. ,HavinL latoly visiíed Lena wee and Jackson couniiea, (espbcialJy the Jatter) nnd nided to start this 6-strm, I can ppeak of ils efficiency and the zeal of friends for lts universal adoption. Indeed, its efficiency must be obous tonll. - The question is - how can it be fet gnlv.gi - Of course, it requires means. It is first requisite to have the tracts: (hen we must Iiuve a lecturer. This lecturer must possesu many requisites. He must understand the cause weJl - the politica! 83 vell ns the moral branch: He must be a m:in of rcasonable eddress and good sense: he must be of business fiabits and possess considerable pliysical powers, - for the fatigue of trnve]!inr, and lecturing and orgnnizin - again and agaiu, is far more harrassing t!mn an inexperieticed person can suppose. Above all he must he instinct as it were, wifh the cause: his very heing sSiould be pervaded with a seise or' ts importance, and with zea! for its advancement : a man who wil! never flag nor tire, but whose spirit will raise him over every obs lacle. Snch & ruan is rarely found, end when found, of course, has his family to support, 8nd his own business io care for. Evph though he consent to the arduous duty, he raust receive fitting compensa! on for Ihe exclusfve devoiion of his time, ond an adequate snpport for his family. Tlio funds, for ihis purpose, can come on!y frcni friends through the State.The friendd in the western part of the State have been so imprcísed wuh.lhcimperious sense of duty on this jsubject thai they have engaged the services of tlie Rev. Mr. Bement, at a compeneation of f500, as I have been infortued. In the eastern part we can easily do, at least as much, and it were shamc not to do so. On the part of friends in Jackfon, Washtenaw, and this cilj', as we'! as upon my own, I sm happy to be able to state Ihat we have found a gentleman every wny qualified for the arduoii8 du Lies of agent, and that we have prevailed on him to postponea project his circumstances rendered necessary, and to devote his time excltisively to the A. S . cause, at" least until after election. Iallude to S. B. Treodwell of Jack&on, nov the President of the State A. S. Society, - Chairman of the State Central Cooimitteej - State tract distributor and holding J know nol how many offices, the crowded evidences of our respect and his own merits. The welf knowrs name of Mr. Treadwell renders it needless for me to say more thari that he, like Mr. Birney and many others, has been much reduced in circumstances from sacrifices to this cause, Mr. Trehdwell carne to this State many years ugo nnder an engagement from the State A. S. Society, which ws not fulfilied. His properíy has brfeén gradually dimimshing and his family support depends on his own labor. I would spcak more fully of his merits, bui that delicacy forbids. Notwithstanding the past, he will again trust the State, and at our requesl hns consented to take the field as lecturer, Sec. His Circuit wiH be Jackson, Hillsdale and the counties enst and aorth of them. We hope he will be well sustniDed, and that wherever he goes, friends will feel it a duty to collect the contributiona of their neighbors, nnd hand them to hira. It is necessary for some one or or more friend or friends immediately to aseu me this duty. Let l hem go round with a poper and get subscriptions or donations for tracts and agency. A day thus epent; will not be mis8ed. Who would not cheerfully give marjy days lo ensure Euccess to such a cause as ours? Recollect it is a cause of sacrifices, and that some friend musí take it in hand in each town, oa wb faii. kext falíi.Friendi you who read thia and approve tho plan, don't wait to consult your neighbor - don't allow feeliny lo cool - grt your ha': mount your horse: take along n sheet of paper andpencil: go to your nexf neighbor: osk what he will give: get his money or his promise, it it be fautsixpence: enïïst the ladies in the cause: set other friends ogo'wg to agaist you: do this (and it is easy) and a triumpliant result m full is certain. Mr. Treadwell will take care of the rest. Mr. Treadwell will keep an account of every cent, and will render it failhfully at the noxt Scaie meeting. Every donor will there see his name in black and white. The pricè of tracis will be put as low as is possible, consistent with supporting the system. All may be sure of that fact. No one wanta to make a profit out of the cause: our endeavor ie barely to support it, and to prevent eny one person from becoming a 6acrifice to bis zeal. The selection of Mr. Treadwel] for lecturer precluded his acting on the subject and created the necessity of some person, otlier than the Chairman of the Central Committec, addressing you. Henee the duty has been committed to me. In conclusión, I am hnpny to inform friends that the material for an ab'indant harvest existe, - abundant beyond what most of us mfly conceive. I have been inuch tfarough the State. My professional avocations créate intercourse and continual travelling through it. I have lectured consicerably on the Liberty principies, and have been recent ly in Jackson, Washtenaw and Lenawce. Every vvhere I have found the most encouraging proepects. Crowded audienee3 werc in attendauce: neither work, nor roads, norweather, nor timo were impcditnente: the anxiety to hear was universal. The afternoon meetings were nearly as full as those in the eveninjr, and midjjight oflen found the people still anxious to Jearn. No other pnrty nor queslion attracts half such crowds. {tib erty associations were cvcry whcre formcd, and tracts Ieft. Mr. Becklcy hos lafely been to the Grand Blank und Flrnt región?, where he delivered stirring lectures, and added much to the cirrulation of ihe Signo J. 11 ie experience is the same as mine. 1 found very genrrally tbaf we lost countless 'votes Jast i'all from mere want of tickets and orgnnization: with very rare exceptions, no Jiber.y tnnn reinainml at the polls. We in'ght eaeily have pol !ed from 500 to 1000 inore votes, hod tickets been distribuled. Let tliis f'act stiruulate Uf now to vigihuce and tifort. Another fact is, thatas a general thing, we ncither had lectures nor made efiort of any rkind in a Isrge part of the State. In juslice to the cause, I am bound to say that the Central Committee of which I was chnirman did nothing ïchatcver.' did nol even once put pen to paper)! The reason was my unexpected absence for six months preceding the election. No matter, however, what the reason was, the fact jexisted and was fatal. The Liberty canye, Jilee a piloliess siiip, was Ieft to flounder about, here and there in theocean of polUi:; sotneiimes on the top of the seap, - soraetimeF in their holïows: but lïko a trust worthy vessel, her own impregnable qualities saved her: ehe come through" right side uppermost, wilh a cargo increased 33 per cent, on her previoua year's outfit, Bhewinglhat slie could neilher be füimdered by adverse elementa, nor hmdered from prosperity even bj the faithlest-ness of those, wbo were en. trusted wilh her voyagc. Bad as these ciicnrnstances have been for the pa9t, they aieencouragiug fur the future. A repenlant sinnr always works doublé i score?. Ai this end of the State, wc mean! to do up severa] years work, during the present eeason. We will have lecturers in tlie field - our tracis will be di?tributed - ano nssociations will be every where at work. Let each iriend be bu.t faulilul in his pphere: lel ■ us put forth such energies ns we can easily command, nnd. Michigan will cast 10,000 votes on the Presidencial election. The nnm ber mny seem large, bul I state it serioosly and on delibera! ton, and not for mere effect, - a species of claptrapism I thnroughly despise. Michigan is well leavened wjth A. S. principies - to her hearts core she is anti-slavery. Let each one, out of owns, and especially out of polilical and dollar and cent Detroit, Jook round hini; and if he can'find a pro-slavery man, or one who expresses other than an abhorrence for slavory and a desire for its extinction, let him mark the exc.eption, and a child may count their number. Michigan is decidedly anti slavery. , Take this fact in connection n-ith past supineness - with the directness of the fall vote on our issue of Slavery or Liberty - with our lecturing, tracts and organizatipn, and say wül it be difficult for riDELTTT lo more Iban treble our last year's vote, W(ifch. was the spontaneous result oL mere feeling. An offer was mude by a leading whig gentleman to win Jackson county alone to an actual Liberty majority if a cerfain salary was paid-. A democratie gentleman óf this county expects us to carry the county after the present year. But recollect, friends, ïny calctilation is founded on faithful and full work: if you give ir, I am content to abide its ju.dgment on my estimate: if you do not, the failure be upon you, and not me.

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