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Day
22
Month
September
Year
1845
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Public Domain
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if the N. V. Tribune, and the Albany and Sy' racise Jonrnals had kept tïio flag of Emancipation jly'mg, nfter they rai.ed it somo montlis ! fincc, many of the country Whig papers f vou!d by tliis time have raised the standard ' and exerteda powerfu! influente on the proslavory portions of the porty. Here in Mich' ignn the position of thnpe papers would have been favorably regardrd by a large portion of the Whigs, ond of the Whig1 prees. We ' J:nve corcfuliy vntchfd the state of fecling in the interior cf the Sïnte dnring the ]ast ton 3 years, and we knov whereof we affirm. Thf N. V". Tribune has been very extensively cirf culatea, ar.d has largely given tone to the ' character of the mass of the Michigan Whige. l Tiie State Journal, of our village, nof only professe8 to be anlislaverv, but etoutly conl tends that the Whigs are the "only truc ana tieUverjr party1'! What would IJenry Clay r eaytothat? c The Jackson GazUe, foreveral years pa-{, liaf blowed hot and cold botb, at the same i breath - arguing nntislavery, defendinjí Whig i flaveholders, and abusinj.' Liberty men, all at ince. It could readily take any side te ínter est might diclite. The Marshall Statesman,under its furmer ed , itor, Mr. SimundsjWos as 6trongly ant3Íavery es a paper snpporting slaveholders well could , be,Sc was weli coi ducted. We beüeve the pres f ent editor hos sdded an antieiavery article to his Whig creed, if we remember rightly, snd i would doubtless go for any kicd of Wkig an tislavery. We hnvp nr mpinq nf 'mñtr'xntr nf theenl character of the Adrián Expositor, as the ] editor ha6 ceased exchanging with us. The Oakland G.izette we etippose to be ] nnder the guidance of a recklc63 Whig of e Pontinc, who wouJd be ready for any thiug, t pood or evil, nud would be as well prepared r for ultra abolition, when it niight be for his interest, os he was last fall for stistaining the ntrocious anJ aristocratie doctrines of the Native Americone. Snch is the nosition of the Ifindinjr Whiír i1 CT C3 country presses on Abolition. As to the city, n the Express and Advertiser are evidently conpervative, and wish to fight the VVhig baúles p in the good oíd way, with Slaveholders at the r liead of the party. Henee their bitternc36 c egoinst the Liberty party whicli most t )y stands in the way of their Euccetse. c In the niass of ths Wbig party of tiiis Stale, there is a large amount of antislavery x feeling, ond we have been wel! aware that it t wou lo manifest itself in Borne way, though ihe i, particular channel would be formeel and shaped by circumstances. In tbe Democratie party we all knov that there is an essential g ence of feeling and action, one portion being r Consorvalive,oppose(] toall important changee, ( while Ihe other ís Radical, advocating new Q meosuree, and known as the "Young Üemocracy ." Tbe íramo difFerence exists emong the Whigs, altliough as yeí less 6trongly j, veloped. One portion of the party is ,( ral and the other Conervative. The Detroit Advertiser representa the latter claee, which have long governed the party, while the course of the Siate Journol 6uits the "Young Whigs." They are for muking it 'the party . of prores." f, Such is the real state of the Whig party en t Imsquéstioh iri thís State. Many ofitemom .j bera knnw perfectly well that the Liberty party are on the true Aboülion ground, and . ihst they cannot eucceed a party unless they also take it. They wish they were f placed rijrht upon it, but the influence of the . Detroit junto has faeretofore hindered them from inakmg a move towards it. But the hst Jackeon Gazutte brings us the doings of the Wliig Convention of tbat Counly, in which the party pledges itBelf to trui Jj sluvery principies. After enuraerating other reforme, the Convention enteis upon ths clave r ry queetion thus: J ho Resolved, That the syefpm of American q. plavery is opposcd to the free principies of [tepubiican governinent; ut variance wit!i and on destruotive of the beat in'erests of our counm Iry; an outrage upon the rights of the ennr slaved; nn invetérate foe of the Iiberty, hap piness, and welfare of the free; and the great ?vil of the land. which demanda the vig6U reus and united action of the people to nv ibnlish. ab Rcsolïcd, Thht lh outrfiges lately comu-( nitted nt Lejting'ton, KenUicky, nyainst that .oble Whig ond friond of liberty, Cbssíuh M. 'lay, confnin evidence that the instilution of sl1 lomesUc sluvery is abhorrent :o every princiihiMl ui j il ■; k it j ,i-i ij ir 1 1 1. iiiti huiii iu uc i.u'jjished: and, we, as Wl!ic;6 of Juckson rouñty, do nnn1 proc'laim ourselves in favor of" the folloi-vinr principies: IrU Tha' il Inws crpatinjr nny diptinction bel ween men of différent color?, so far 8 the right of suffrnge ia concerned jn thin State, be repenlod. Jd. Thai the further extensión of davery in this county bp prpvenlpd: oud, thnt a!) lawfiil and consuíiuíoinl mcans be fimployed, to efíoct its inrretlin'c abolition in tho Ditricf of Cólumbia mul thf 'J'ri Horige, and to prohibit the intern;) 1 pluvetrade. RffohcJ, Thnt the anutxation of TjPXfs i thi Union Wfip a nioastire inti nt-Vd t hlrputh ïn slavery: and, t is the triumph of elavery ncr f.ecdoni; :tnd, is such it deseives tlie exïcration of every civilized man. Now we well know how easy it ifl to write resolutione, and get half o dozon persons to ;ny "nye" to tficni, and put ibern out as the sroceedings of a great meeting. But we reTard these rêsolntiuns as important becanse hey break over the conservativa course of the VVhig leaders; (for what business hnd these Radicáis to introduce new principies?) jecause they are the first of the kind adopted jy any regular Wliig Conveti'ion in Michigan: )ecause any ac'.ion on the ubject ia evidence jf progrese: because tlie example inny bo con ;agious in other courties; and hecause it commts the Whige of this county to definite principies, lo which they must hreafter as;ent. Every Whig in Jackson County, "as i Whig," must admit that "Slavery is the 3REAT EVIL OF THK LANR, wllich demande the igorous and united action of the people to ib'ilish," or lm mustopenly express his d issent o the position, and tnke his place wii the jroslavery "Locofocos," wliere he belongs. But white the Whigs of Jackson Connty ïave thus "almost unnnimouIy,'? as the offi:ial report informa 115. como out in Convenion for abstract Abolition as a principie, it is uit to be Bupposed that they wilJ at present ake any consislent and efficiënt action in refrencc to it. The true resson for this proession is found in ihe Pact that ot the last elee ion, the Liberty vote was nearly five hundred, nd a moderate increase fot two or lliree years rould enable the Liberty party to overpasa the rVhigp, and leave them in the minority . This 3 the true secret of the profestion of the iVhijjs on this occasion. It is meant to chock he growth and influence of the Liberty party n the County by mee'ing them with the nsertion, - "We ure as much Aboli'ionists as rou re!"id if you doubt it, you miy satisfy yourse'f i a moment by saying to your Wbig Abolionist,- "You eay that "Slavkrt is Thb greatrbt vu ok the land,'' which all should nnite :o )olish. Well, what do you intend Tí) DO l out it? Wil) yon f rom this time forword t Juse lo support any slavékoldrr for office, r ther by eiection or appointmem? ' ( Wtial wiil he eay? "O no, I can't go that!" Veil, what will this Wliig Aboliiionisi do to s abolieh" "thegreut evil"? Notuing, in { cular. unles8 it be to put down slavery, by f utting up slaveholders. Thii8 this simple test, like the epear of Ithu el, wiM cause these ant9lovery professious to ppear in their true chnracter, bo that no ' ny man need be led into any foolish deluon ;epecting them. We beg leave to state to our Whig friends, I iat we havo not the least disposition lo ' arage their antislavery professione. They ' re good as far as they go. But we cannot ecognize ony man as a coadjutor with ud unïfs he consistently acts ovt his professions. Vhere we finrt sucli we consider them as feljw-laboiers, whether they belong to the Librty party or not. But a supporter of slaveoldors is and necessariJy musí be, a proslavey man, and cannot be recognized as a genuino iboliishionist. ! .

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