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The True Democracy Coming!

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Parent Issue
Day
29
Month
July
Year
1844
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Public Domain
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The ieorganization of the Democral artv which was before & conservali prosïavery into an aggressive ro ical siavery party, laboring fór thcexte sionof that great nationol is pr ducingits effect on the minds ofthe bett poTtion of the Democratie party. Oi excïiangcs ín different States say that ; ünusual p ropo rt ion of tli e new con ver are from that party. Aroong these aj gentlemen of ni'uch intelligence, abilii nnd inffuence. The Granite Freernan, New Hampshire Liberty paper, añer r ferring to Judge Wilkins, of our ov Sfatéj has the folio w ing: "AnotJier. The Hon. Minthokn Tompki.vs, of New York, state Senato has also abandoned his party on accout ofthe of Polk, and will giv his vote for Birney and Liberty. Nin or ten of his neighbors, men of nfluenci take the same wise and consistent courae 8titt they corner- The Wabash (ia. Standard of June 14, has the parting ac (fress of its editor, Henry W. De Puy, t ïiis patrons. He leaves the editoris charge of that paper because he canno go for Polk, Texas, and Slavery! A ver good reason fora sincere democrat. The Utica correspondent of tiie N. Y TribiHie, speafcing of the disappointmen o[ the leading democrats 'm that a: t-he nomination says:' 'ï have the names of some of theii leaders who within the last three dnys have declared that they could not support the Texas ticket; one of thetn iorially gave in his adhesión to the PoKtical Abolitionists on Saiurday. ■More Room for the Democraey. - Mr. ííurchíns, of Warrenf Ohio, one of the popular Democratie orators in 184ür hav ing investigated the subject more closely, and seen tlie subserviency of that party to the slave power, has cut its acquaintance, and united with the Liberty party. in its eflforts to bring back fhe government to the design of its founders - to 'establish justice, and to secure the blessings of liberty," The last Emincipator brings os the following notice of Judge Foote, of New York, who is known personally and by reputation to rnany of our readers: "HOW IT MOVES A TBÜE DEMOCRAT. All who are intïmately conversant with the political history of the State of New York, for the last twenty years, know the name and standing of Judge Foote, of Ciiautauque County, as one of the chief counsellors of the Democratie party in New York. For upwards of a quarter of a century he was a jujge, and for more than twenty years ftrst judge of the county, regularly reappoirrted every five yearSjUntilhedeclineda further reappointïïlent. A merchant of e.xtensive business and most honorable reputation; a Chrislión, zealous, exemary, and without reproach; a public spirited citizen, active in support of temperance, Sundav schools.andevery other useful enterprise, he well dcservédand well employed the standing and' inIuence he enjbyed'. As an oíd friend, our only controversy with him fras, that after ali that liad been developed, hestill clung to Van Buren and his party with as detennined a devotion as Giddings still holds and his party. May we not hope the Abolition Whig of the easternmost county in Ohio will now yoke in with the Abolition Democrat of the westernmost county in New York?' We are made happy in the receipt of a' letter from Judge Foote, of 'which we táke the liberty, for the sake of a most timely example, to publish an' extract, to how'the current political moveraents are moving the raind of a true Democrat: - "Jamïstown, Cíiautauqueco., N. Y. } July 8th, 1844. 5 My Dear Sir, - Above you have a draft on the city of New York for ten dollars, to be appüed as foHows: "Five dollars for twenty copies rhe Emancipator from July to November according to your proposal. Two dollars for Mrs. F's. sub'scription .the ' Emancipator, from ■ December, 1843. ';Three dollars for tracts. In this bundie, I wish fifty copies each of Nos. 2 and 3,1 and the balance of your selection, as good a váriefy as yon have. And pleasc to all the antislavery newspapers and pamphlets you can spare, I promise-you-a good account of thenvThis town gave two antislavery votes last fall - I expect it will give sevenlyfive or one hundred this year. I have put on the harness; I have nailed my flng to the mast. We have jüsit organized in this town a society of fifty members; and last week; atiisorganization, I gave them a'talk of two hours, and-the people still crj'ing ouf'tó me tö go on - go on. - It was my maiden aatislavefy speech. I ai now poring over my old files of the Emancipator for facts and staíisrieá. 1 svxnild that I had the facts that are in your mind's eye; but it costs me much abor tö prepare to do justice to the subect in addresses, for I wish to deal in acts. My new stand has quite startled oth partieshere. The truthis tjbls: whenVaiï Buren's letter against aríneí5Miort carne out, all our Democrats extolted it ie to theskies, and so did I; but it cost him re las nominatiem- only seveateen votes from the southerh' Stótes - Polk is nomini- ated, and he comes out in favor of immc díale annexation, and it ivas too much fot r me to swallow. Conscienc'e cried aloud. ir I could not and will not go for if. I exn peet the partisan papers will come down Is upon me üké vulturcs; but I am retired to e private life, & the remainder of rny polifiy cal action most be iñ deféricé of tlie opa pressed. Ourcounty contains a popula;- tion of over 50,000, and I do not beiieve n there are a dozen antislavery papers taken in the county. Itshalínot be so.- E Bufa few antislavery vótes have ever . been cast in the county. See what it { will be ne.xt fall. Look out for the Ides e of November. Do not fail to put in the e old papers and pamphlets, for the people : want light - light - LIGHT. The subject is quite new among the people here, and they are ns eager to get hold of information as you ever saw.5'

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Signal of Liberty
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