Review Of The Liberty Party--continued: Ohio

The population of this State in 184C was 1.519,470, being 200,000 less than that of Pennsylvania. The whole vote ofOhioin 1540 was 273.843, of which 148,157 were gi ven for Hart-ison, 124,782 for Van Buren, nnd 903 for Birney, Although Harrison's majority was so 'arge, y et in ordinary elections the partje are as nearly balanced as may be. the Legislalure being about equally divided between them. Ilence the result at the pending PresidentiaJ election wi]l be determined by incidental circunistances, rather than by any decisive party majority. I In 1841, the Liberty vote was 2848. in 1842, 5,423, in 1843, 7,480. In 1840, the vote was one in in 304, in 1843 it wasone in 36. It wil] be observed that the Liberty vote in 1840 was very small, according to the populcüion, vet it has doubled each year since. The last election was very closely contested, and a ])orlion of the Liberty voters were induced to bestow their suFrnges on "the inore favorable candidatos. "Thcre are five Liberty papers in the State. The Philanthropist and Herald is published at Cincinnati, daily and weekly. It was the pioneer Liberty paper of the West, having been established in 1835. Mr. Birney was for some time its editor, after he was driven from Kentucky. The press has been several times demolished and thrown into the river, but it has been replaced by onother, through the contributions of the friends of Liberty. The present editor is Dr. Bailey. - I He makes one of the best dailies in the country. It e.xcels in reason, thoughtand argument, and will therefore have much influence with those who are govcvned by such considerations. The poper is also remarkable for candor and courtesy; bui the Doctor has no íahh üi banners, hickory poles, or any paraphernaliaof that kind, as a means ófsustaininga party, or exalting its favorites for public adoration. The circulation of the Philanthropist is now 3200, and is rapidly extending. It has much improved 3nce the paper has been published daily.The Liberty Herald is published at "Warren, Trumbull County. It wascoranífenced about a year since, and has met with good encouragement. The Editor íbrmerly published a Whig paper, and wields a ready pen. lts iniiuence must be higlily beneficial. The Aurora is published weekjy at New Lisbon. It is smal], and is Antimasonie, Liberty, and Teraperance. The Spirit of Frecdom is a new paper, just commenced at Chagrín Falls. Cuyahoga County.The Liberty Courier is the title of another Liberty paper, published at Cadiz, Ohio, edited by M. H. Urquhart.- We have not seen it, but it is we spoken of by our exchanges. The Democracy of this State have been gen eral ly characterized by the most abject submission to slaveholding dictation, second only lo that manifested by the ïeading Demócrata of New Hampshire.- A political profligacy, and contempt for all moral considerations, is evmced by many prominent politicians of the party, and nothing favorable to human liberty can.be anticipated from them. unlessit be wrung from them by motives of politica] advantaerè.■ The Whigs in OWo, as in most of the States, have made large professions of being "more favorable" to Liberty principies, bnt the evidence of their sincerity is entirely wanting. We do not know of a solitary principie of the Libjrty party that has received the sanction of a public convention of Whigs in any part of the State. But they take much credit to their party for the personal services of Mr. GiddSngs in behalf of antis lavery objecls, and much fault has been found with Liberty men because they would not support him. The propriety of their course, however, is evident. Mr. Giddings is opposed to the existence of the Liberty party: he considere it entirely unnecessary; he has teken the stump agninst it, and has declared, that he had done more to use it up than any other man in his District. How foolish, then, would it be for Ljberty men to vote for their avowedJihcaJ opponent, because on some points lie coincide:! with them n opinión! But he does not advocate all the antislavery pnnc.ples of our party. The object of the Liberty party is the extinction of Slaery throughout the United States by the competent Iegislative authority: the object of Mr. Giddings, as he has often declared, is to reduce slavery lo its original limite as a Stale institution, and have it there. Suppose he could accornplish it hour much would be gained? The accursed institution would stili exist,to make war upon our fne institutions, and be combatted for another half centory to come. Henee its destruction is the only safety of the country. VVe would have Mr. G!ddings remember the example of lheold Roman Cato, who habituallv fin. ished every speech in the Senate. by the eüptessicm, Wdnda est Carlhogo!"Cartnage muát be destroyed." In like wanner, insleaá of ever announcing tothe slaveholders that he only wished their insfitution confined wilhinr State limits, we would Itave him say that its Destrucft'onwas the great object of eoncentrated effort with Abolitionists. Btrt we bave no right to prescribe the mensure of hfs antislarery action, nor can he ar nis f friends justly complain,that while he isour unremitting politica! opponent, we withhakl from bina our sufTrages and sup)ort, while we concede to him that esteem and regard to wbich bis honost and sincere efforts lor the advancement of human frecdom justly entitle him. The present position of A1r. G. is that of an antislaverv Whig; and it is underetood that he will voteforClay - a slaveholder! We shallsee how weJI he will succeed ín serving I two masters - Liberty and a Proslaverj Party, Ofhis oíd antislavery associates in Congress, Morris, of Olüo, and Gales of New York, are both avowed Liberty men, whiïe S]ade of Vermont has been superseded, but is a decided opponent of the Liberty party. We cannot but think that Mr, G. will 'soon become wholly a Liberty man, or that he will modiíy his antislavery position, and become more completely devoted to the W hig party. The Liberty candidate for Governor ofOhio is Judge King, of Trumbull County. He was formerly a Whig, and his qualifications for the office, we believe, are universally conceded. He is represented as a good speaker, evincing more depth and profundity than brilliancy of i mind. The prospecta of the Liberty party, notwithstanding the small numbei's I with which it commenced, are highly fa-J vorabie. The organization is noweral; the Liberty papers have become permanently established; the State has abundance of good Liberty Speakers; and the other parties are so nearly balanced thai the. position of the Liberty party attracts general attention to its principies] and measures.Thecolored p'opulation of Ohio in 1840 was 17,342, it having increased 7,000 in ten years. The laws of this State are highly oppressive to this classof citizens. They are not only taxed without representation, but their oath is not allowed in courts of justice against white men; and thus any out rage may be perpet rated upon acolored man or his family with impunity, provided it be not witnessed by white persons. Such astatute isa standing disgrace to so great a State.MICHIGAN. The population of Michigan in 1840. was 212,267. The whole number of votes given was 44,392, about every fifth person being a voter. This probably is as large an extensión of the right of suffrage as can be found in the world. Harrison received 22,933, Van Buren 21,131, Birney, 328. Harrison's majority was 1,802. The popular elections in this Staf e. show that on all ordinary occasions there is a Democratie majority. - That party have carried every election for Governor except one. At the last election, the Democratie majority wassome five or six thousand. They elected every senator, and all the House ofJRepresentatives except about a tenth part an instance of party success, perhaps unequalled in any State in the Union. The great secret of this success is. that a large portion of our population are foreigners. At the formation of the State Government, the Democratie party avowed themselves the special friends of foreigners, und allowed them to vote on the adoption of the Constitution, whether they had been naturalized or not - a measure which the Whigs opposed. Henee the voters from foreign countries have generally supported the Democratie party, and have given them a decided preponderance in the control of the State, except for two years. Henee the probability is, that the vote of Michigan will be given for the Democratie nominee at the next election.The vote oí the Liberty party in 1841 was 1213, in 1842, 2130, in 1843, 2,775, having about doubled in each year. In 1840 the vote was one in 135 of the whole: in 1843 it was one in 16. In the second Congressional District, the Liberty vote was one in 11: jn Jackson County it was nearly one in five. Mr. Birney received votes for Governor in 26 counties, being all except four. Michigan gave the largest vote for Birney in 1840, according to its population, of any State; and it is noiv surpassed by none except New Hampshire and Vermont.Ihe first anti-slavery paper in the State was the Michigan Freeman, commenced in 1839 at Jackson, and conducted by that indefatigable Abolitionist, S. B. Treadwell. While it was in b bands, the formation of the Liberty party took place, and ihe Freeman became one of the earïiest suporters of the new organization; and by its continua! presentation of the one idea," gave ihat consistent and uniform tone io the anti-slavery feelingof the State which has since been manifested by the Liberty party. The paper was subsequently removed t Ann Arbor, and its titlè aliered to the Signal of Liberty. A considerable edítion ofLioerty tracts have been issued recwitly at Jacftson for genera] distribution. There is great unanimity of views among AboUtionists in thi Statein support of the Liberty party. But there are a small portion of them who are Friends or Non-Resistants, who do not vote, and of course disapprove of the , litieal moveraent About two thirdsof the Liberty voters in this State are from the ranks of the Whigs. This operates somewhat to their disadvantage, and has been the occasion of a constant warfare upon the Liberty party frpra its formation. Sometimes.the Whigeditors assail the tvhole organization as a contemptible, impracticable scheme, sometimes as a hypocritical, deceitful Locofoco movement; and sometimes they cali after their former assoeiates and adherents in tones of intreatyand remcnstrance, urging them again (o return to the support and embrace of the "more favorable" party. JBut the Whigs of Michigan have no ground for asking a single anti-slavery vote. They have never, as a party, avowed themsélves in favor of a single liborty principie; all they can urge is their support óf the right of petition - a sup port, so far as it has been rendered, lame, feeble and inefficient. For instance, there has been a standing Gag in the U. S. Senate for years, and our Senators, two of the most popular men in the party, have not ventured to isp a word against it!The -party, as a whole, I maintain a sullen, inactíve resista nee to I the Liberty party, and their attitude is that of avowed hostility. They avoid j sion as much as possible, well knoxving that our principies are those of genuine ! Democracy, and cannot be argued down. Our Domocratic Legislatures, year after year, have refused to grant the right of suffrage to colored ci.tizens, assigning the most contemptible reasons for their refusal. The members of Congress of that party formerly support ed Gags, and they recently voted thal all attempts to repeal the Slave Representa tion should be con demned!Thus it will be seen tbat nothing essen tíally favorable to the cause of human freedom and the establishment of Equa Rights, can be hoped from either of these parties. But whil.e the prospect of aid from them is hopeless, thtit of the steady increase of the Liberty party is aDirnating and cheering. The Signal and other anti-slavery papers are making their way into the remotest settlements of the State, and are doing their work upon the honest and unsophiaticated minds of tlie backwoodsmen. From the newly settled parts of the State, we are receiving constant accessions to our subscription list, accompanied by the most satisfaetory assurances that our principies are making asteady progresa. ín other parts the hueand cry of politicians have hitherto prevented very many from joining us who know and say that we are rigbt, and who are only kept baciuntil theevenis of the present campaign shall permanently decide the complexión of political parties. Our distinguished fellow citizen, Mr. Birney, is a resident of Saginaw County, in the northern part of this State. We understand that he was induced to lócate there.on account of the possession of a Iract of land which became his by some domestic arrangements; and he ís in rcality, what Mr. Clay is in name- a Farmer- ah actual cultivator of thesoil. At the last election for Governor, Mr. Birney received the unanimous nomination of the Liberty party; and we presume he will continue to receive it, until he shall be triumpantly elected. Those of us who have become acquainted with him since his residence among us, findour esteem and regard continually increasing as we become familiar with the manly frankness of his character, and bis unwavering fidelity to high moral principies. He has not been idle in the anti-. slavery cause, sínce he carne among us. Besides making journies toseveral States, he has memorializedourLegislature, and has spoken in behalf of human freedom in hísown vicinity, in Detroit, Por.tiac, Ann Arbor, and elsewhere, to as great an extent as his other engagements would permit, and has uniformly been complimented by his political opponents, through the press and otherwise, as an able and eloquent speaker, possessed of a well cultivated and vigorous intellect. His recent letters on the Ann.oxation of Texas will favorably bear coxnparison with any of the numerous productions on that subject that have recently appeared; but they have been carefully kept from the notice of Whigand Democratie readers by the conducto of the press from that most potent of all principles-self-preservation.The centre of total popubtion of the UnitedSlatesinlswasHarrisoncounVir e.n.aSSmile.southofthePennsylvanialine Sm-iesduesoüthof Clarksburgh, 2, miles north J5 mUm WP6t and I7? mi]eg ;n a straigrbt f.ne from Washington. The centre of pwpitratíon has moved westward 106 miles msoyears. The Louisville RegÍ8ter eays; After the noxt cenre6 we ca nnd we mus.' haTe the eat of government removed ío the west