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Eaton And Ingham Counties: For The Signal Of Liberty

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
October
Year
1845
Copyright
Public Domain
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At a meeting of the Liberty men of the Counties of Eaton nnd Ingham, agreeably to previous notice in the township of Tyler, on the 17th of Oct., David Barr, was called to the chair, and H. M. Munson appointed secretary. H. R. Jefirus, S. D. Morse, J. S. Fifield and J. H. Hendy, were appointed a committee todraft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The committee having retired,the meeting wasaddressed by M. S. W. Wilkinson Esq. The committee then reported the following resolutions which aftera separate reading and discussion, were unanimously adopted: - Resolved, That we have unabated confidence in James G. Birney and Nathan M. Thomas, ourcandidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor to be supported at the coming election. Resolved, That we view the approaching election with increasing interest in view of the increase of Liberty votes in such States as have recently heid their elections. Whereas we believethe Liberty party to be in its origin and design the libeeration of the sla ve and whereas tlie sentiment is sometimes received that the commiting of partial evil for the purpose of avoiding a greater, and whereas we as abolitionists, further believe the doctrine thus preached is designed to allure liberty men into the poisonous coils of the Democratie and Whig party, - Therefore Resolved, That we as Liberty men forever spurn the sentiment thus promulgated, and stand firm to our holy cause with our banner unfurled on which is inscribed oui motto - "Liberty - Libertv- Liberty!"Resolved, That nolwithstading the American" proslaVery cliurches are ihe bulwark of Slavery, an organized political party is necessary to its permanent and speedy óverthrow Resolved, That we will spurn all alüance wi'th either oí the old political (Whig or Democratie) parties. The Convention proceeded to ballot for Representative, and Elisha Smith (of Onondaga) was unanimously declared ihe nominee of the Convention. Resolved, That the proceedings be published in the Signal of Liberty.

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Signal of Liberty
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