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The Liberty Vote

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Parent Issue
Day
16
Month
December
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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The whole Liberty vote willamountto" 60,000 or more. We give a list below, from the official returns, as contrasted with the vote of lastyear:. 1843. 1844.' Wisconsin, 198 450 New Jersey, 00 131 Pennsylvania, 2,417 3,133 Ohio, 7,400 9,163 New Hampshire, 3,402 4,152 Vermont, 3,563 3,923 Connecticuf, 1,872 1,944 Massachusetts, 8.901 11.100' New York, 16,275 15,812Michigan, 2,775 3,632(t5 The Oakknd Gazette announcea that it will hold on to the oíd principies of the -Whig party, but goes the Natiréism1 in addition. The last Gazette of its opponents: "They sücceeded in enlisting the religious sympathie of (by a fair computa tion) oiie hundred and iorty thousand Roman Catholics, who voted ex masse - as foreigners - as Catholics, bacfeed by the' whole spiritual power of Rome - thtf Polk and Texas ticket. We say again, we wcmki not sacrifice one principie fur which we have contended in the pasi campaign - but when we see we have been defrauded outof our it iswell to inquire, by whom, and for vhaf? We are satisfied that a eonütkm between the Locofocos and the Catholics, has prod'uced these disastreus consequences to our country, and for one, we are in favor of add ingan issue to our creed, that will forever afteh guard against such a dangerous union." Is it riglit to arouse the vindictive feelings of our citizens against each other by such chargesí so entirely unsüpporfed by" the least partiële of evidenceí What proof of a "coálition'-' beuveen "the Catholics and Locofocos" can the Gazettc pro.duce? Has "Roorback" been heard from again? CC?" It is stated that Újübáé Island iê i the only Sta'.e ihat hr.sgiven an increased shico 1-10. The vote for Clay was 525 argcr than for General Harrison.

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Signal of Liberty
Old News