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Township Elections

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
March
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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Five weeks from to-day the electora of Michigan wiil meet in their respective townships to elect officers for another year. Are Liberty men preparing to take the field? Have you ever considered the necessity of obtaining the 'Town Power,' as Alvan Stewart calis it? Other parties are aware of its importance. We would suggest to our friends that they make early ncminationsof good men, and bring to their support all the aid they honorably can. The proportion of Liberty men in the different towns varies from a twentieth part to a tnajority. Do not be led into any amulgamation with the other parties: you will gain nothing by it in the end. Neifher vote for proslavery men on account of temperance, or any other benevolent object, or for any local object. J)o not put on your tickets any but Liberty men. The result is bad, as we have seen du ring the last campaign. When the Whigs or Democrats afterwards voto their regular party tickets, it is heralded far and near that they have left the Liberty party,when they never belonged to it. We hope to hear of liberty nominations in many towns where they have never been made. if there are men enough to begin, do not hesitale a moment because you are few. The nomination will excite attention and discussion, and convince your neighbors that there are soiiie who dare to act politically for the right. Our whole anti-slavery enterprise originated in the independence and energy of only two or three persons!Op Tne Monroe Advocate takes oxeeplion to oiir ïemrtrk that that poper had been "prostiluted to the elrction of a slaveholdcr" as "an expression unjtist, unwarrantcd and uncalled for by ihe occasion." Let us see wheth er we have done injustice (o our neighbor. - lie admits that he voted for, and advocated the elecüon of a 6lavehoJder to the Presidoncjr: so that there ia no disagreement as to the fact. The only qnestion between us is, was the Monroe Advocate 'prostituted"' by thisadvocacy of another slaveholding President? In ordinary language, we say that a tfaing is prostituted when the pioper and legitímale exercise of its capabilities for good is used for the promotion of base designs or evil results. In this eense, we still contend that our language was not too strong. The Monroe Advocate often presents clearconceptions of what is right and just, and effectuaily i enforces its views on olhers. Through these capabilities for good, it has acquircd an influence with its reader?. This iufluence has been exerted for the e'ection to the Presidency of a Siaveholder - ati avowed and unrepentmg advocate "f the whole system - an opposer of every efFort fer emancipation - and one whd is pledged to use lus elcvation to add to this Union slaveholding terrirory enough for half a dozen slave atates as large as New York, with an unjust representation for slaves, the evils of which the Advocate has so jnstly exposed and reprobated. Is not this properly a "prostitulion" of its influence? We rnuát thiuk so, tinliss the Advocate can convince us that the support of such slaveholding candidates fnr cSice is the appropriate and legitímate business of a Democratie paper.OCp" All the large national religious denominations truckle to the slaveholders more or less. Tiiey dare not proclaim all the truths of the Gospel in Iheir full length and breadth. We had supposed the Universalista to be an exception to the rule, biit the following extract rom the "PrimitiveExpounder" al Galesburg con vinces us that we were wrong. That paper says: "The two Universalist papers, published in the Sotith, the Gospel Messenger and G luist ian VVnrrior, are conducted with much talent and ability and are zealotis co-workers in the great cause of impariial salvation. They seldom refer to slavcry, nor should we advise Uiern ín do so on the score of expedí ency, as doubtless they are nw accomplishing more for i(s abolition, than theycoulddo by directly opposing the institution, arraying the prjudices of the South still etronger against the doctrine, and cutling off the circulation o( their papers." We regret to see such a specimen of doiigh Jaceism in that paper, frnm which weexpected better things. The Apostle Paul might have taken lessons from the Expcunder. How unwise he was when he preached against the silver shrines of Diana at Ephesns, thereby "arraying the prejudices of the" Ephesians "jtill stronger against the doctrines" of Christianity! Paul should have "seldom referred" to idolatry, aa doubtlees be might thereby have " accomplished mvch more for its nholilion!" Such is the teaching we receive from those who are commanded 'to cry aloud and spare nor," and to ehow the people their sins! For shame!(ïjr" Mr. Dorr has refused to accept the pardon offered him by the Legis'ature of R. I. The principal renson assigned is that he could never have enjoyed the rights of citizenship, as ihey wonld be placed beyond his reach by the following law of that State: "That any person who shall be senfenced under any provisión of this act. to be imprisoned for 'life, or for the term of one year or more, shall forever Ihereafier be incapable of beingr elected to any offico of honor, trust or profit in this Stato,nnd of actingas a freeman therein, and of fpötimony as a witness before any tribunal in this State, vnless sud senlenced be revesed.'' Correspondenis are repcclfully inform ed that Communications whicb are not postpaid, are either dpliberatul)' put inte the fire by u?, or eiibjected to perpetual imprisoBment in company with kindred spirits Those who wish their intellectual progeny to escape so doleful a fate will take warning.

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