Detroit Liberty Association: For The Signal Of Liberty

JMkssrs. EDiTOR9:_Our Liberty Associatio meet8 regularly in its Hall, on ta appointe eyening; every second Tuesday. The numbe who attend, and the great anxiety to hear the obhects of the Liberty party, are very encouroging. Detroit has been ever po dovoted to money making- hna been so perfect a thrall to party bondI age, and ao enslaved by the aliurements of pleasure, tlint no moral cnuse could attnin health or strengih in jt. Tho Subbath is openly violated. Intemperance cóntinually augments its haunts, ímmorality has its dens of indulgenee. True, much of religión and worth is to be found here. but its city inflence is very circumscribed ir.deed, and seeme almost powerless before the adversé flood, which rolls into the City from t he neighhuring lnkep.This fact hna been íllustraled in the small and never increasing anti-slavary voic of the City. The same 30 or 40 persons, who originally feil slavery lo be inhuman- unchristian- and amonter ryrant in our instituiions, still make the bal. lot box the record of iheir sent-ments, but heretofore ïhey couid not get their fellow citizens to altend their meetings nor read their vritinge, and of course could not nugment iheir vote; a strong contrast to the interior of the Staie! The feeling, however, isnowchanging. The country is acting as it hns always done, on the City; its moral influeuce purifica our city atmosphere. The d.Husion o anti slavery intelli?ence is revelutionizing the politicnl elementa, anrt gradual !y introduces a powerful principie into them. Ench day adds its instructivo comment. and just at ilie present, the iniquitous jchemeof "annexntion" startfes the eommunity y its glaring wickedness and unconstitutioniliiy.Owing to those cnuses the Liberty meetings of Detroit are now uitended b crowded audienccs. The nssociütion has taken the Hall permanemly, by the yeur7 and has fitted it up wiih benches. with a rising floor in the back part, and other conveniences. Each erening ndds to the conver s, by a proof not to be doubied, for it is manfesied by a signed adhesión to the assuciation's book. Amongthe converts is one remarkable in every way. A gentleman of standing- of lalents - oí experience - and by profession peculiarly fitted to docide jusily on Liberty principlee. I allude to the Hou. Ross Wilkins, Judge of the United States Court for the district of Michigan. This gentleniari was a delegare to form our State Coii8titution, and nobly distinguished hiinself, by the stand he took against iniroducing-color as a qualífijation for voting. He wisely thouglu tliai the Almighty's act in giving to his creatures such hne as he pleased, fonned no ingrediënt forsuil'ruge, in a repuhlic of unqualiS:id equalitv. and wasavery trite reason indeed for violating the sanctify of our cardinal.principle - "taxationand representauon."This gentleman bns become convinced of the propriely and necessily of ihe Liberty org.inization. He has untted wiih them, and without comprouiUingany one of his democratie principies, has avowed his precedence f those writien in ourDeelaration of Indepcndence. and graven on the genius of American republicanism. I wish tbose could hear his eloquent exposición, who ihink ourconstitution guarantees slavery. I wish those could witncss his whoJe hèaried devotion, who timorously cling to partios, because uf oíd adhesión, and fearto givo free course thro' ihe ballot box, to principies mplimted by God, and wlíjch beat in the heaitfor expansión. Hi8 eloquent appeals have roueed the Whigs from thetr apathy, and though they declined the profferred discuetion of the Liberty Committee someniouthaago, a gentleman from their pariy. Mr. Z. Platt, formerly Attorney General o this State, has declared his iniention to discuss witli Judge Willuus Borne of the principies.I should eiafe that ilie Aesocia'ion throws la doors open to public debate. Friend and foo are alike iiivited to ppeak out theirsentiments From the known abilites, Information and eloquence of Mr. Platt, an interesting discussion niay be expeeted. T-e last meeting of the Associaiion wns held on Tuesdny evening. It was addessed by C. H. Stewárt: afterhe had concluded, Mr. Platt wns loudly callcd upon, but as the hour was then adva nced, iie dcclined untilnext evening, asserting his confidence to be able to refute soiue of the positions advanced by Mr. Stewart. Judye Wilkrns was then called upon. and made a brief statement of his posittons: hc would undertake to support them against Mr. Platt or any oiher person, and if convinced of their error would cheerfully confbss it and vote for Mr. Polk; but until then should vote for Mr. Birney. On next evening however, he would be engnged by judicial duties. The meeting then adjoorned to Tuesday. the lSth.with the upderstandi ng that Mr. Platt should have the floor.