To The Freemen Of Washtenaw

Fellow Citjzrns: Having been nominated by the Liberty party of this Connty, for the office of Judge of Probate, nn office of acknowledgc importance, requiring of its incumbent, according to your estimation, amonj oiher quaüficnfione, the exercise of eonnd politicnl principies, you will not deern if out of place in me to declare m intentions in relation to the appronching politica! contest, as I shall thereby furnish you a clue to my qualifications for the office in qnestion. I will say then, that I inlend to vote for Jumes G. Birney for the President of the United States, Because, no en'ertains ''one idea" which is worth irore than all the ideas thal ever entercd the noddle of either of his competiïors, - viz: that slavery be'mg a heinous sin ogninst God, and wrong to mnnkind, as well au a tremeiiuous nntional evil, ought to be got rid of assoon as possible: Beeause, he is the only candidate before the people who has the lenst title to the nr.me of "Democrat," neither Mr. Clay, nor Mr. Polk, having nny rpgard to thfisolemndeclaration1' of oiir domocratic forefathers that, AU men nre created free and equal": Because, unüke eitlier of his competifors, Air. Birney is not in ihe daüy habit of trompling on our glorious corjstitution, which was made for the expresa piirpose of estnbiishing juitice, and declares, Art. Mh of the Amendments,t!iat 'no person shall be depriverj of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law"; Because, he is opposed to the annexation of Toxas to the U. States, for the simple and übviou3 reason thot such annexation cannot fail to exiend and perpetuutc slavery; while neither Mr. Clay nor Mr. Polk have ever objected to annexolion on Ibat account; Mr. Clay, on the other hand, hoving mnde the unequivocal dechration that, "slavery ought not to affect the qnestion one woy or the o'her," while Mr. Polk, as nobody deiiiea, wants it foi the solo purpose of' etrengtuening and consoüdating the t-lave interest:Uecause, Mr. li.rney id the only rational and honest heurted Tariff man among the Ihree candidates, being willing, as he says in a late communie at ion to the people, to retnii) lhe Tari ff of 1S42 uiitil it lias had a l.ir iriai, an.I tlien hóld on u'pon ir, if found correct, and to abandon it, if incorrect ; while Mr. Clav is represented by his friend.s as adverse to meddlmg wi;h it n t al), nnd Mr. Polk by hit friends, as determined on its overthrow at ui] hnzards, rigbt or wrong: Becauáe, Mr. Bimey is opposed to lhe distributinji of iho procced of Li, e public lands araong the States; on account of iho inequality and consequent injuslice of eiich distribution, - the State of Michigan receiving nbom one dollnr to each of her frermnn, while the Siate of Lou'siuna rcceives ubout two and r üi!f to e;ich of ktp: Becnuse, Mr. 13'?. views on lhe Fubj'ct of a naiional Baiilï, aie far niorè judicious and -tnterman-lilce ihan have been expressed by ei ilier Mr. Clny or Mr. Polk - the fonner manffstinir a delire lor sucli au inslitul'on imme diaiely, with brunches extending ilirough oll ihe States, offer ing every facihly fortliemoih of slavery (o creep in and eat out its vitale: ns hnppened witli the old Bank, w!ich nxpired at Pliiladelpliia, after yielding up 20,000,000 of dollars worth of its vitnlity to poiithern slave speculator?; and the liitter, entering his protest, at all times, and on all occasions, now and forevcr.against such an institution, whetb er necessary for the people or not. Mr. Birney, on the contrarv, whiic" ndmitting tiie consiilutionality of a Nation-1 Bank, and that poch an appendage to the national' arrii mav be useful and expedicüï under certniri'circumstnnces, argües against its necessity or expediency at the present time, becoiïse ït is grnnted on all hands, and especially 'oy commercial men, that the currency of the country wiis never mort sound rhan at present, and Mr. liiiney is one of those who would let well enong!) alone. If the time should ever come when the 'xommoi) consent of the Union'" should indícate the nrcoesity of n Nalionnl 'hnk, its mortal enemy, 6laver)', being first an lihilaied, he thinks it ñiight, and ouglit to iave nn existence. Finally, T intend to vote for Mr. Birney, because I think he approoches immentely near er to ihe Bibl e quaiificntion of a good rulcr han eilher of bis competitors, - "He ihnt rueth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." GEORGE HILll Ann Arbor, Oct. 25, 1844.{Lr The Chnrleston M-ercury, the organ of the Democratie Slaveholders, () argües for the election of Polk as follows. We commend its suggestions tothe attention oï those Northern Democrats who intend to vote for him: "By the election of James K. Polk, and defeat of Henry Clay, a substantial victory will be gained fortlie Cc-nstitution THE PrESIDENTIAL POWER AND INFLUENCÊ WILL BE IN THE HANDS OF A Southern man - afriend of free trade, andidentified with mand our Í7istüulio?is, and an enemy of Uw Protective policy and Abolüionism - and we ought not, by any action of our State, to embarrass or lessen the chances of his election, in which much may be gained, or cause his defeat, whereby so much may be lost, and by which we shall draw on ourselves-the blame of our friends in other States, chango their kind feeling into coldness, perhaps resentment and hosfility, by unnecessarily weakening and embarrassing them, and thus increasing the numbers and spirit of our enemies, and add to our difficulties in obtainini? iustice." 6 The Whigs teil us llmt if we vote for Mr. Birney wesliall throw awoy our votes. And then they say if Mr. Polk is electedv it will be by the Liberty party-, ff Polk should be elected by sucli a sírange1 freak n poJiticB, then it will teach us one - the power of votes thrown away. It may happen that at another time they will elect Mr. Birney. We$t. O't.