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Congressional Convention

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Parent Issue
Day
3
Month
April
Year
1843
Copyright
Public Domain
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The friends of Liberty in Congressiona! Disj irictNo. L ih Michigan; eriibracing tlie Counties, Ilillsdale, Brnnchj St; Joseph, Cas-, Uerrien, Van Buren, Kalarnazoo, Calhoun, Jaekson, Barry, Allegan, Ottawa, Kent, Oceanaj wilJ assemble ih Corivehtion at Üuioii City on Wedncsdáy the ninelccnth doy of April, at 1 o'clock P; flf. to lilake tisnitablc noniination fot Congress, td bc supportcd by the fiiends of Liberty at thfc ensuing eluction. The c'diivention is not designed to rnake a nuir.iimtien nierely, but to rally together as many oftiiy friends of Liberty as possible, and our fellow citizens generaüy, in o great mqs mceRng to be held tvojdh3's and two eveniügs, in order to givc omplë time for a ful! and free t-xprèssion of views from dac!i and evei-y one who loves Liberty and hates 7'yrantiy. Thfc undcirsigned beiieve that t-ucJi meetings are more saüslactory generally to those who atfcudi tllem, aiitl for inorb bencficial ih giving bur cause a favorable mpulge; thnn whëre a few set ppeeches ohly are made. Let each nhd every one thereforc titnultancouely rnllj'j should it rain or be bad travelling to this freo will gathcrilig of the friends of Liberty lo poüf out his full hcart in behalf of suifuring humanity, and h;s long duhonorcd, degradcdj slavery and party riddeu country. Farmers1. Ye, bone and muscle of the land, will you not jird on your annout and rally for euch an object, harncssup your teams end bilng along with you as many of your frioads ond ncighior?, men and women, as you can induce tocome. To whom shall the imploring bondman and out sinking country, in tliis tlieir time óf g-iat extremity, loók for aid, if'not to you? Shafl periled übterty and huma'riity ever make tliís appeal to you in vain? Nevcrí no, never! we doubt hot tfiat éVcry person who j shall nttend this gaihering of free liearts will bo most amply repaid for bis small sacrifico of timt? and means. Come, then, one and olí, , coítie to strengthen the hands and cheer the heartsofonc another, to move forward the grent, the good, the indispensable cause, to redeem the ?Jave and our country, whoee detiny is one. A. Saunders, C. S. Youngo, VV. P. Hurd, D. Buell, J. W. Clark, J. Zimmerman, Bela Brown, A. Waters, J. B. Buell, S. J. Hammond, L. IIa;vle?, J. S. Fitch, N. Thon.as, S. B. Trcadwell, L. Stevens, E Hussey,C. Gurnoy, J. N. Stickney.P. S. The people of tfnion Ctt have assureil us tlmt they will joyfully receive nnd onteitain uil the friends from nbrond who como to thcir place lo attend the convention.

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Signal of Liberty
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