The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-11-07

nomination for that office. The circula
says:
ITO James Fraser, Esq. Mr.. Brine,
propounded the following inlerrogetory
-" Would IL mol be best 10 break up boA
political partaes| having reference to thu
Democratic and Wing parties
Mr.. Birney further stated TO Mr.. Fra
Ser, As 10 the Abolition question, 1T BE.
ING LEADING QUESTION WITH ME,
WILL NOT TRAMMEL MYSELF
ON THAT SUBJECT"
The foregoing facts Mr.. Fraser stated
at the School House, in the presence of a
number OF gentlemen, on the 9Th Oct
inst"
Mr.. Octavus Thompson states in wri
ting, as appears by this circular, that in
conversation with Mr.. Birney, after men
tlonlng the intended nomination TO him
Mr. Birney replied, that should he be SO
nominated and elected TO the Legislature,
HE SHOULD GO THERE UNPLEDGED
TO ANY PARTY, and furthermore
asked me that if he should be so nomina-
ted, would it not be better for he Wings
not TO nominate candidate2'
The Democratic Convention met Sept.
%. Twenty five delegates were present
from five towns. Mr.. Brney was de-
clared nominated, for Representative, the
Detroit Free Press says by majority of
one The same paper says, that Wings
favorable TO Brney intruded themselves
into the primary town meetings, and under
pretence of benetilting.the county in some
local interest, went for deleg ates who
We're favorable to Birney, and thus secur-
ed his nomination. The Free Press fur.
Their says:
We learn also that the Democrats who
were put in nomination for county officers
by this mongrel convention, Immediately
declined upon discovering the trick of the
wings, and because they would not run on
the same ticket with Birney, who IS con-
sadered the aoOrst enemy of The Democrat
&c party IN that County,"
Owing to these circumstances, another
nomination became necessary, and the
Democratic committee issued a notice for
a Mass Meeting, to be held Oct, II. In
their circular, they repudiate Birney in
the strongest terms. They say:
"Fellow citizens, are you prepared 10
elect man, whose avowed determination
is TO ANNlHELATE THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY-to support man
acho openly orooos his intention TO BREAK
UP THE PARTY-principles for which
we have long contended, and which are
dear 10 every sound Democrat We an
swer no, and fondy trust you will cheers
fully respond to the call"
AS TO the thing itself, if any portion OF
Mr.. Birney's fellow citizens are disposed
to avail themselves of his experience, le-
gal knowledge, and eminent abilities to &C,
com7lish any measure for their benefit,
we have yet TO learn that such an inclna>
ton is neinous crime in them, or that a
compliance with it on the part OF Mr. Biz.
ney would necessarily render him obnox>
ious to the charge of hypocrisy or treach-
cry. Ir Massachusetts, and in other
States, IN many instances the Wings have
renominated and voted for the nominees of
the Liberty, and yet nobody dreamed of a
"cOrrWpt coalition" between the Two par.
ties, Il only proved that, under the cir.
cumstances, the Wings preferred the Lib
erty candidates to the opposing Democratic
ones. Why, ther-the reader will nat.
ura!ly ask-if there be nothing ia these
transactions for which Mr.. Birney is Just,
ly censurabe, why should there be so
great hue and cry respecting his treach-
cry and underhanded vIIany? The an
swer is, that all this commoton has been
raised by certain leading Wings, and these
falsehoods are manufactured and kept in
circulation in the Wing papers for the
purpose Of destroying al! confidence in
Mr.. Birney, and thus inducing as many
Liberty men as possible 10 vote for Mr..
Clay. The only hope of the Wings in
this Stale is in the destruction of the Lib,
erty party. For this purpose they labor
without ceasng.
In order 10 get up some sh0a0 Of proof
for all their groundless assertions, the
Wings of Detroit sent Mr. briggs all
the way from Deroi; 10 Saginaw TO gath.
er up as much news as he might be able.
He fulfilled his mission, made a report TO
his employers, and to obviate it mea-
greness, the State Wing Committee pub.
lished it under their sanction. The amount
of the testimony is, that briggs went TO
Saginaw to get afidavits to prove that Biz
ney had accepted Locofoco nomination
for the Legislature he asked sundry per-
sons 10 swear to this, but every one refus-
ed and he wrote down what certain per-
sons told him in his travels, and after he
came back 10 Detroit, made oath that GER
tain persons told him thus and so! On
the strength of this evidence the State
Wing Committee gravely and officially
assure The public, through the Advertiser
that this evidence is Of a character TO con
vince every candid mind !" The bearsay