Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1844-11-01
From the Madisonian
Dark Coalition with the AbOlitiOniStS."

Such, at length, is the charge sneering-
ly made by the Federaists against the Re-
publicans. And this, too, after J. Q. ADJ
ans has been striving for ten years to mo-
del the Abolition party for party purposes
TO elect Mr.. Clay, who once elected
him!
But it seems that the Liberty men have
in reality as much independence as the
Whigs-cerlainly as much principle-and
will not now, and never will hereafter, sup
port either the Wing candidate or the De-
mocratic candidate. And yet they are
charged with having formed corrupt Goa
lition with Mr.. Polk, by the proh'gate
wings. J. Q. Adams, Daniel Webster,
Horace Greedy, G. M. Clay, &c. &C., the
principal Clay leaders, after trying for
months and years, by the most direct APP
peals to induce the Liberty men to vote
for Mr.. Clay, now turn round and charge
them with a corrupt coalition with the De-
mocratc candidate for the Presidency. be-
cause they are resolved to vote for Brney,
their own firm and indomitabe candidate,
Mr.: Webster says to the Liberty men, If
you vote for Mr.. Clay" The did not tell
them how much he had abused Mr.. Clay,
only year and half before, i" he will
be elected. IF you don't vote for him,
Col. Polk will be elected. So that, ifvou
vote for your own candidate, you will be
coalescfng With the Republican party. -
Such is the profound logic of our oppo-
nents! It is no harm for J. G. Adams,
Daniel w ebster, and G.. NJ. Clay to call
upon the Liberty men, in the glare of an
October's midday sun. to unite with the
Federalists npon Clay. Oh, no; no harm
in this. Their Southern friends expect it.
But when the Liberty men, after listening
with great respect to the coon orators. sig
nifty their determination to support their
own Birney, the whig leaders become so
vehemehtly indignant, that they do not
hesitate to sound the alarm of {" union Of
the Liberty men, with the Republicans.
And they would rouse up tl.e whole South,
as one man, against Colonel Polk and his
friends, because the support Of Birney by
the Abolitionists will add, if possible,
more certainly to the election of the Re-
publican candidate.
Surely these wings must have hard IA
ces and short memories, to suppose they
can do with impunity that which they
charge as a monstrous outrage in 9TH
ers.
We append letter from Mr.. Birney on
the policy, &c. of himself and party
BosToN, Oct. Is, 1914.
You have learnt that I have been nomina-
ted for the House of Representatives of the
Michigan Legislature by the Democrats OF
the County in which reside. No Liberty
party organization has been formed in that
County. The nomination has no relation 10
party measures but was prompted by consid.
erations of local interest. My neighbors were
told that, if elected, would serve the county,
whether were nominated by the Democrat.
ic Convention, the Wing Convention, or BY
seceders from both these parties. So were
they, that would consider myself as repre-
senting the People and not Paftf. No pledge
of party service was proposed. none was Civ
en-. I expect to be voted for by Wings as
we'll as by Democrats. Ihave just received