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Mr. Birney And His Slaves

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Day
2
Month
September
Year
1844
Copyright
Public Domain
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On the first pago wül bc found a lettor from Mr. Birskt to Col. Stone, written in 1836, do'.asling bis connection wiih Slavery. As vn have very juñiiy ro-.ders who are not idcimfkd witli i!-,c Liberiy party, we. respectfuHy ask thern to read this letter, which was wriiten long bcfore Mr. BTiiey'6 nominauon for the Prosidency liad been suggested. It cannot fail to cany the conviction to all that the writer is a cundid, generous and honest man. One Mitcheli, n Kentucky editor. Iiob rccently eet afiout an árdele iy in which Mr. Binfir.Y k held up as a onsaihmate hypocrite because hu sold a man lor 50 ) a month or two after he hud executed deeds of manumiasion dcclaring elavcholding to be a ein. This letter esplains all the circumsrancei. Mr. Birney wcaafterwavds eatitfi ed tbnt he did wrong ín selling Chnrloj,-ind endeavored to re-purchase hini Ih.'it he nigiht give him his frecdom, but it was beyond lúe power. No Whig paper in this S:ate has publiahcd Mitchell'a letter: but tho Detroit Advertiser lioe copicc a 8currilou8 article alluding to it from.thp Siiltn Register. Uut Mr. Birney's own statenen: i Btifíicient to all candiel men. The Cincinnnti At las thinks "Mr.Bi rney'o conduct worthy of praisc after reading his letter." The Oh o State Journal, in which Mitchell's letter waefirsi published saya of thie letter of Birney: "The conduct cf Mr. Birney in the emancipation of his slaves, appears i4i n rnucli rñore favorable lighi when explained by huneelf, than it does ns drawn out for the pub!i eye by our Kentucky friend. We find much to pruise and coinmcrid in the courso of Mr. B. lowards lus tslavcs, arel linie to condemn, if he hasfaithfalLy repreaented the facte," ia the letter alluded to." Our friendswill do well to preservo thia letter of Mr. Birney till after election. UT An article respecting the Jackson Mass meeting on Wednesday, was received ast week too late for insertion. Notices ehuld be sent in as early as Thursday, as our papers are printed somewhat in. advance ol the dato.

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Signal of Liberty
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