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Indiana

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Parent Issue
Day
12
Month
January
Year
1842
Copyright
Public Domain
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The State Liberty Convenlion met at Spiceland, Nov. 22. It appears from a report to the convenlion, that in Wayne county the cnndidates nominated by the Liberty party received irorn 299 to 442 votes each. In New Garden township, the Liberty vote, was from 135 to 157, while the votes for the Wbig and Democralic parties ranged from 15 to 43. This is a specimen of what can be accomplished by "moral suasion." The following resolution was proposed by Arnold Buffum, and was carried after an animatcd debate. Resolved, That we recommenu ihe as8embling of a National Convention of Delégales; either at Pittsburg or Cleveland, the first 2nd, day in Cth mo. next, for the purpose of adopting a Declaration of Sentiments, in relation to the questions of national policy, which now divide the sentunents o the American people. Five delegates were appointed toattend such convention, should it be approved by by the Liberty party in oiher States. A marble statue of Washington has recently been brought from Italy, in a vessel calledthe Sea,and Innded at Washington city. The same vessel has gone, or is about to go, to New Orleans with a cargo of human beings in irons, who were as well endowed by their Crealor with rights as General Washington, and according to the doctrine of '76 they were born equal" wilh him, but unfortunately they were black, and a very different fateon that account has befa tien tbem. The Elkctions. - In twclve States there has been a falling off in the whig vote, in every State. Less whig votes n these States compared with the election of last year, nearly 200,000. In five of these States, the Democratie vote is larger than it was Ia3t year. In the t wel ve stales tho falling off of Democratie votes, compared with last year, amounted to about 50,000. The following was wntten apparently by a Quaker, in referencc to his brethren ofthatdenomination, butit wil! apply very well to some leading on-the-fencegentlemen of other denominations arnong us: "We are wearied and disgusted with the continua! sophistical cant, this unnecessary caution about working in our own strength and time, for the promotion of the abolition of slavery. Men are naturally cautious enough about doinggood. Wonder who3e time and strength those people Vork in, who do just nothing at all but find fault with those who do work."