Communications: To The Electors Of Genesee County

Freemen of Genesee: We are approaching a crisis the most eventful of our political existence. The consequences involved in the great national contest now approaching can only be estimated by an infinite mind. Mere political ascendency or party policy form but a small iiem in the coming election. The struggle is directly between slavery and liberty. They never so fairly met each other in open field, dressed in their own political costumes, as at the present time. The question is now to be settled, whetherthe indomitable spirit of slaverv is to extinguish thedimfiresof liberty on our allars: remove the lnststone fromthe temple of national freedom, and intrench itself behind invulnerable bulwarks and obtain an irrevocable ascendency over us; or we, by the approaching shock, are to clieck the mareh oí despotism, compel a retreat, rekindle the fires of expiring liberty on our altars, and begin from tliis time to emancípate oursèlves and country, and our bondsmen, and convince the world that freedom is something more than a name. We are presented at this election, with twoofslnvery's champions and-most successful managers. One selected for the express purpose of dragging Texas into the Union with his success, and we are asked to voté for him because his election will enthrone Slavery in a new kingdom. hereditary and forever. Will you with a heart yet palpitnting in a freeman's breast,vote for Mr. Polk - i f you do, you hope by that efibrt to secure Texas, enlarge the borders of sJavery, and increase its horrors forever. VVill you vote for Mr. Clay who who says he has received more opposition and abuse from abolilionists than any otherman in consequence of his defence of that institución? Why have liberty men opposed him the most, if he has not been the most hostile to liberty, and his attachments to slavery the strongest? Are we told we must not carry aboJition into politics? Slavery is created, sustained, upheld and lives only by political action, and by political action alone can be destroyed. We may lecture, petition, preach and pray and write against slavery, and then vote for slave holders, and slavery will live. These have been long tried, and the South has laughed to think that the North has not yet found out the fact that men become dough faced voters before they become dough faced representad ves. And now "if neither words nor grass will do, we must try what virtue there s in" votes. From political action aloue arises all the hope of its friends and fear of its enemies.Are we toid not to leave our parties? Our parliea have left us, and become an ti-repüblican, and have woPully departed from the great chart of our national inde pendence, which we firmly adhere to, and they have forsaken. Boih of the oíd parties claim to be fepubücnn. VVhat a compound of arisfocratical Democracv! Can thei'e be any thing more astonishing to angels, or men not interested in the spoils of crime, than to sêe on the breast píate of our young republie, "We hold these truths to beself evident, that all men arecreatedequal & are endowed bv their creator wifh certain inalienable rights; among these are Ufe, liberty, and the pur-suit of happiness, and then we see this infant nat ion grasping in its bands the throals of three millions, fflaking the brief histoty of our government the blackest page in thebook of time. What more inconsistent than to say we are republicans when our census pfesents every sixfh man of our republican governmenta slave? What a mockery of Liberty to say we are all s free and independent people, and yet present the greatest mass of slaves the world ever heard of. The world never saw the like before. Nu wonder the foreigner excïaimed while gazing at the fiag as it waved its broad folds over thecupitol of our nation, the temple of Liberty, "The fust ion flng, that prouldly wnves, In splendid nuxkery, o'er a lnd of laves! ' Has not thaf man ceased to be a republican who becomes a slavehalder, and has he not forleited all clairn to our votes, as republicans, according to our Declaration of Independence? The siaveholder isa perfect despoi, his plantation is his kingdom; his subjects, who are his equals, are his slaves; and as sueh a master he deprive these subjects of their time, their wages, íheir properíy, their children. their wives, their liberty, and, if necessary, their lives. Can we, as free men, represent ouriselVesamd our senïiments at the head of our nation by placing a slave holder in the Presidential chaiF? What a medley of contradïctions would appear if we should write on our votes preoiselywhat is expressed by every vote cast by a freeman for a slaveholder: "I am a republican. I believeallmen are created equal, nnd are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness: this election aJlows me to represent myself & my sentiments at the head of this nation the coming four years. And now to secure one who wil] represent me and my sentiments, I cast Ihis republican vote for Henry Clay, of Kentucky, who owns fifteen thousand dóllnrs woVth of slaves, to whom he makes no other remunerntion thnn to keep them like his cattle, 'sleek and well ciad.' " The paper on which it was w ritten would blush, and the ballot box which receivcd it would gn,an at such an undisguiáed inconsistency. Are we not bound to say to those who entreat us not to Jeave tire party, comeback to the principies of the Declaration of Independence, and we shall be togelher. Stand there and we will stand by you- we love prmciple and justice more than party, and although one forsake us, the other never shall. Are we told to vote for Clay, or Texas ; will ceme in, and in voting for him, u-e votengainst slavery? This is the kind of management which is always exerted - over representutives in Congress,- i senting two evils - making une the mallet and the other the wedge: and being a case of necessity and not likely to happen again, our members have yielded to the south, and they, to reward tlieir service,brand them with "dough faces, go home where you belong." Mr. Clay says with him personally there is no objeclion to the annexation of Texas: the diflicullies. immediately in the way are with some body else: when some body else is satisfied, he is ready. M r. Clay sees no objection to its admission on the ground of slavery - could we and Mr. Clay act in harmony in our opposition? Mr. Clay is üriven to his ppsition on annexation in consequence of the other party's making it a party question, and.getting the start of him. Elect Mr. Clay, and, like Mr. Benton, while he condemns the course of the other party, he can form his own plan for annexation - make it his measure, and with his party in power, and with the aid óf the Democrats who desire annexation, the thing is done. And Mr. . Clay wil! have the credit of keeping and of getting Texas in. Ashe did in the Missouri Compomise for checking Slavery north of Mason and Djxon's line, where it never would havegone, and by giving it an iminortality on the south side of that line, it is unnatural and inconsistent to suppose that the abolition of slavery will be the least benfitied by the election of Mr. Clay. VVould we select a slave merchant extensively and successfully engaged in bringing slaves from África, and send thut man to Congress to legislate against the slave trade? Would we select and send to the legislature a licensed rumseller the occupier and owner of a large tavern store (vhich yielded him a lucrative employment, for the sole purpose of getling his influence against the traffic of ardent spirits? This would be no more inconsistent than electing a great slaveholder who will not let one go without to the office of Preisidentwith the hope that slavery will sufler by it. Are we told to vote for thewhigs this once, and they will help as? So said Sanbalïetand Tobiah to Nehemiah: "Come down unto the plain of Ono, and let us consult logetlier, and we will üssist you." Nehemiah replied, "we are doing a great work and why should the work cease white we.. u., u iu yvu uu uie pmins of Uno." "They thought, "says hef "todo me mischief." the Sotrh wish to ..s ry nny p.oint. th )■ :-ake it a p rtv qtrestion, anJ being n measur of die pmy, ihe obedient North, lor ihe kult o d awmg etrnit arrd kpng their e.u in iht traces, have alwaye hitchud on and c)r,,mcí} thr .neroua thing ,nta heing. I f there is any ni8-'vingJt is on!y for ibis once. Th doing #rong irice mo.e that good mav i;ome. hal rumeJ u,. Are we told ihai we Ii loose our votes il wc NUfipwrt ihe Liberty lickei? We shall loose ou k-otea ij we d. nou Four years ago the sana .story w;,8 tü!d us "Help us ihis once, you wili loosfi your votes if you don't:" Who that wasa !olitionist four yenrz ago ditï not loie hia vote given for nny orher enndidate bttt Binley! Did not fhe n.an who oied for Mr. VanBurenIor.se na! Did not the mm who yored for Gen. Harrisen lirose his! Did not the man ho voied for vlr. Tyier loose hia, or wonse ibin looee it?- What did the nbolitiomsis or iheir ca-se gain the (ïst four year for the tens of thouönds „f votethoy had conxcd away.at üvi last prewdewtiaï elec non? , , Mr. Birney,the Liberty candidüte, is of unbleinshed moral character. Why should we tr.insfer !.e sins at tbeslaveholder, ihe ducliat awd tin ian.bler, to ibe head of our nation. when we liavi .flered for our Buflïage one has r-washeo ■ is hands fa nnocerrey" ot slavery- is ofirnclnblechoracíer and as competent to guide lüenffairBof sinteas eiiher of the others. Mr irney, long ei nep, when forbidden by ■outhem mtfuence and southero example, hbérated nis tüs-ülaves Without money and without prio-, anci is now the firm advocate of our cause, and' hae wnfirh.ed his precepts-by on of the brgdtest xamples of modern history. He ir ín t'heon md practice precisely what we wie) him tobe- The "perfect embodimenf of out eentunenta."W'hy bhoul j we admire and gaz'e upon i im thro" thejear, press him to oür hearts witH almoat■ id..lairoua devotioo, select hun fó&Y tiie wor;nes of the nboüiion ranka as the glory of the American peopie and send him to represent us uidpnnicipniein ihe honora of the World'e Convention, and then buaely desert him at the pollt. tor a laveholder? Vote for Mr. Birney, and we vote for the man we want. Tt wil! take no more votes to elect him. lin Mr. C!ay or Mr. Polk. We have as goud righi to expect the oiher partie3 will come t. is. as tbey have to expeet us to go to ihein. Ii by our going to thetn we could elect Mr. Clay. nú keep Texas our, by the mm:-, rule, f thcv will cotne to us, and elect Mr. JBirney, Texus vill bekeptout without the choice oí evik, VW ur Mr. Birney, and we shall in tbat act expres ur setuimenis, show ouruelves consistent, anü secure the approbaiion of our consciences whiltr 'emory shall live:- and every abolitiun vote mil be a shot thrown into the enemies cimp. hich niak.08 it tremble Irom centre to circumereuce. Only once in four yenrs doea slavery com wi'hin tlie rencb of every freeman. Will we bt 'bontionisis and wisb we bad an opportunhy to -üow our disapproval o!' aluvery. and then, a.son .a slavery journcys through the free staten in search o, lecruits and woishippers, bow down and pay nibute to the iiMi.sterí A mistrablr ttolmonisi indeed is that inau wiio ia not one a he e.tction. I theie nny patrioiitsrri in that sold ir who can blusit-r ia the eainp, Uast oí lil.eiu aid .ndependence, foamout lus rage agpiüstiüie tyrant eneiay atatiieiance, and ihen, on the dny '. bf.tile. when that enemy is near,and tg of oli l.e war is cm., deserta U8 cofrades, or joint me enemyï Vote for elavd.oldeiö ihi„ year, umi jou wijl have slnveliolders presenied neiune. Kvery libcrty vote cast into ihe ballot box ia uulüinmon eciure, read in the cipitol of our na ion. utid lieiircl nnd listened to by every slavehulder, ntid wil] be copiad mío every ijewjpapei n ihe Ünion. No mots or gng rules, or n.an rohbera eau check its vibrations, till the ir o slaveiy is made to tingle, and ibe south hear voice in every vote, saying, offer us no more gatnllere, duellists or sloveholdera for the firft office ;n om narion. Plausible excuses will be asaigned, why slavery can be overthrown by elevaiing the slaveliolders to. puwer. You are called up.jn to represent yourself and sentnnents for the nexfour years at the liead oí this n.aljon. Vote (or a slavehoider, and f elected you s'arid in th clinracter of a slaveholder. You know tliat Mr. Clny and Mr. Polk are in favor of the contmiuince o; slavery wiih its attendnnt evils. VVhen you vote forone of these, you aay, liI votè for the c-ontinunnce of slavery our yeara longer, vote íIibi' millions fis innocent and as niuch entiiled to (ree dom as myself. shali remnin in bonds Cour years lunger; that families should be rent nd lorn ns-.sunder, and. wives whipped in tho open field in the presenee o' their husbando four yenrs loi.gcr f vote that the slave trade may be carried on beween the States, and thnt children may be forced 'iway from parents and carried to the market, and 8old to the highest bidders, and burns off in returnless bondage for four yenrs longer." Freemen. this is the nflumce and bearing of you r vote f,i a slaveh-lder. Faint are our hopes o! escuing the prey from the lion by caressing andBy the avenuo of the ballot box. which is soon to be opened, you are to enter the halls of Congress, the Scnate chamber, and the preeirlemial chair. in the official character of the man wh ■epresenrs you there. This vote mny be. the. last ynu will evercast in a preeideijtial electi..n.- fíundredsof ihousanda vote this fnll for the last tune- you wj]l siand at the ballot box, dnthed n-U with party, hut wiih individual reeponsihility. V u are casiing your vote tor tlmt day when God sliall canvoss it in-ihe pn.sence of the unl oun-; slave. whoae bleeding cause is committed toy.iur fiüelity. Ifyou vote for 'a ilavftholder, you vote for the continnnnce of slavery, and do all yuu can to bequeath it to your childjon. The convention submit the subject to yonr con ideration as men, as phií.ihthiopisis, and as clmstiuns, whosepiinoplesarc not to be swept away by the hurrahs of a crowd. the ñnng o: sups, or the waving of flags. We pre.-.ntyou 'vithalistoi candidaies fur county oiTicers, se;ected with care. and als,-, recoiumended w you 'he Liberty candiclate fnr Congrí Ss nnd fot the Seríate, who are wol! q[ -iMifis to disMge tht Hutiea of the office they are calledf to fill, aid Whosè moraï characters are uriimieachable, spnre paina to make your influencie feit up,n others. Ttel" ïswrittPn on the walfs of shivery by the siiadowy lm.d oí ar, e-iging Ö ,d. Our cause :s Tncre.]8;d with a rapidit unparalleled in the Msiory cfnatiuns. Frorrt the first cornn.encc:ient oi political actiofr. anticlpation has bf-.ei, ■fcirrthe rcar, and alth-ough onr enemv ma btairt a numericaí victory over us thisfall. itwiii e ingloriuus, and wuh no other boast tfran thnt f'n gr-nt who. viewinghis riutiiji. ex■inirned, ''arrother such viciory as this. and ] a.. ieh withoirt an army."