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Mr. Birney At Syracuse

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Parent Issue
Day
2
Month
December
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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We alluded in our last to an 'awful disclosure that was threotened Mr. Birney by certain "gentleman of property and standing" inthiscity. - We tnight have ndded that it was reponed that thcre was a gentleman in town who knew all about the matter of which the leiier treated: and different persons were solicited to go up with him (o Chittenango to confront Mr. JBirney. Well. at Syracuse an unknown gentlemanly appearing man. soon after Mr. Birney's arrival at the A; merican Temperance House, called on Mr. Chase and requested to see Mr. Birney alone. - Mr. Birney wae gitting in the parlor with eeveral friends who had met him at the Depot; and when informed of the desire of the visitor, went bolow into a room with the gentleman, when the following conversation subatantially took place: Stranger. - Do you know ine, Mr. Birney? Mr. Birney.- l do not- thoujrh I think I have seen you before. What may I cail your name, Sir? - That you shall have in due time. Mr Birney, you are going through the country frying to hurt Mr. Clay. I have your biography. and utiless you desist, I shall exposé you before the people and hold you up to public contempc Mr. B. - T shall pursue my own course, regardless of threats. There is nothing in my life but what I feel willing to meet on all occasions. fif. - Well, Sir, I ghall confront you at your meeting this afie. noon. You K-ill ihen know who I am. The stranger left, and Mr. Birney returned to :iis friends. Mr. Birney attended his meeting as though nothing had happened, during which lie reviewed the public acts of Mr. Clay in connection with slavery, placing it in iis own dark and di8graceful light. When he had done, he 6taied there was a "personal matter," concerning which lic feit bound to speak. He then related bis interview with the siranger in the morning; and in connection gave the ou lines of his early education and habite. He claimcd for himself no particular virtue, and admitted in particular his sine of omission and commission to the slave - but challengedany man to point toa dishonorable act in his life, or to a period in which he had not met fairly and honorably the obligations and du- des which he owed to his equals. He called on the stranger, if present, to stand forth and acousc him! After n pause of a few moments, and no reply, the claj)j)ing commeneed! The applaiise of the multitude broke forth to the no litile chagrín ol the sons of Roorbach, assembied on the occasion.

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Signal of Liberty
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