The Twenty-nine

Samo weeks since, the namcs of 24 persons in thiscounty, who called themsöJves "Members of the Liberty party," were published in the State Journal, attached to an article in which they decTared their intention oí voting for Mr. Clay. A similar article has since appeared, with more signatures, making 29 in all. These articles are publishing all over the State as evidences of thedecline of the Liberty partv, and as inducements to otber Liberty men to do Iikewise. We fínd no fault with any Liberty man for altoring his opinions or conduct, for good reasons, prompted by conscientious motives. Nor do we condemn the publication of their opinions. These men are prqfcsscdly members of the Liberty party, but intend, for special reasons, to vote for Mr. Clay for President. Of course, if they are Liberty men, they will support tlie whole Libertyticket, with this exception, ndwill continue to act with us hereafter. . Should they vote the tickets of the other parties at the coming election,(vith the exception of Mr. Clay) after publicly & voluntarily avowing themselves to be Liberty men, they will thus convict tliemsehes of gross hypocrisy. This, as honest and honorable men, they will not do. As many of the signers have always hitherto been known only as Whigs, and have acted with that party, we are pleased that they have now become "merabers of the Liberty party," even though they think it their duty, for this once to adhere to Air. Clay.Wearepersonally acquainted with onIy a few of the gentlemen named; but we have ascertained, that out of 19 of them, one never voted the Liberty ticket but once, and that was threc years since, at town meeting: a second has voted with the Whigs generally: a third has been a Whigfor tuo years past: a has declared that he never considered himself a Liberty man, but voted the ticket once because he didnot like the candidates of his own party: and has stated that he regretted signing the circular, and that if he had previously seen Clay's third letter he would not have signed it: a fiTth voted a part of a Liberty ticket last spring -for thefirst lime; three or four others have never voted a full Liberty, ticket at any fall election, but split their tickets; and the remainder have nover been known to vote a Liberty ticket, or any part of ona, on any occasion. Uf the politics of the remaining eleven we have no information, but presume an inquiry would produce about the same result, Froiu this statement it will be seen that the Liberty pai'ty has gained quite a number of voters who have never been with them before. whileit has lost noaesavingon the Presidenta! ticket. As to the reasons assigned by the signers for voting for M r. Clay in preference to Mr, Birney- because the farmer is opposed to the extensión oí Slávery and tó Annexationr and Birney eannot be elected - we have already treated of them fuly in the Signal. But we are airthorized to say, that these reasons will he fully discussed by one of the speakers at the State Meeting at Ann Arbor, October 9 - a gentleman whose courtesy and candor are acknowledged by all who have ever heard him. We respectfully invite all these gentlemen to be present at that time. They shall be welcome to a seat among us, and to the hospitalities of the occasion.KfC. M. Clay's Itliaca letter, which called out the disclaimer from Mr. Clay, was published extensively at the South with commerrts suited to the Iatitudo. - The New Orleans Courier published it with these remarles: "We entreat the people of Louisïana ana to peruse this startling document with attention. It has been industriously and widely diffused throughout all the States where slavery does not prevail, wiih a view to enlist the abolitionisfs or Liberty partij, as this letter calis them, on the side of Mr. Clay; and not without effect, as we are ïnfbrmed, in Illinois, Indiana, & N. York. Will the people oi the South eountenance a man or a party wha eourts the support of ourdeadly enemies - whose ends,if uccovipIisJicd, 'would Ie the destruction ofoxtr Uves and proper ly, and evcrything we Iwld dear?"