The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-08-08
From the Emancidator.
Personal Abuse.

their candidate, nave expressed marvel
lous horror of personalities, especially o.
personal abuse. The following from one
of their leading oracles, will serve as a
living commentary upon some of these
homiIies
Mr. Leavitt says STAKEHOLDER is rob-
ber," and yet he supports Birney for pres
ident, who has been a large STAKEHOLDER
and slavedealer all his life, until within
ten years, when he sold the greater part
OF his saves-liberate half dozen
come to the free states and received sal>
airy of %, 500 year 10 preach abolition
turned politician, and is now candi-
date for president of the United States. -
LOweN Courier.
Mr.. Birney never was slavedealer in
auy recognised sense of the ep;thet.--
There never was slave OF his who could
say in her old age, that her master had
soil away from her, in the general slave
market, sixteen children and she knew
not what had become of them. He had
on his plantation about 35 slaves, partly.
purchased and partly received from his
father and father-in.law These he sold
in 1924, twenty years ago, and when he
had as little thought of being an abolition
ist, and as little feeling oflhe duty o. eman.
cipation, as Henry Clay has now. In
1884, ten years afterwards being then "a
lawyer of wealth, with large expectations
from his father, he became an abolitionist
and reinquished promising business
and a professorship in Dlnvile College
for the purpose of setting up paper in ia
vor of emancip patton in his own State, and
and on his own resources. Bahed by
the venal treachery of his printer, and
threatened with violence, by his neighbors
he yielded to the entreaties of his friends,
and left the State, rather than be the &C.
casion, however innocent, of disturbance
among the companions of his youth
Here he again started on his own resour-
ces costly enterprise, and perservered in
the midst Of mob and personal violence,
for nearly two years. In 1887, he re-
moved to New York, to labor as the sec
retary of a large society, the directors of
which believe in the doctrine, (Which
Henry Clay rejecls,) that the laborer is
worthy of his hire and paid him for his
services just such q salary as other socie-.
ties in New York were accustomed to
give 10 agents of like standing and cir
cumstances-which he richly earned, and
continued to receive for nearly three
years, and no longer. In 1899, he took
for his patrimony all his fathers slaves,
twenty seven in number, which he eman-
cipated, leaving the other property to his
sister. In 1910, Mr.. Birney was noni-
mated as candidate for the presidency
and declined; but on being nominated a
second time by national convention, he
accepted. Whether that acceptance, un-
der The circumstances, shows him TO have
become politician, or is proof that he
is ambitious of Office, let those Judge who
bring the charge, AS the dates are ma
eral, we recapitulate.
1918. Removed 10 Alabama and became
planter, having about thirty-fve
slaves.
1924. Sold those slaves, in a body, to o
neighborng planter, under necessity
for the payment of debts
1926. Became professed christian, a
member of the Presbyterian church,
and soon after coIoRizaionist.
1888. Removed to kentucky, in easy
circumstances, still Colonizationist
and was elected vice.president of the
Kentucky Colonization Society.
1884, Jamuary-Became gradual E.
mancipationist.
February-Undertook to assist Chs.
at his earnest entrealy in Obtaining
his freedom, by advancing 5000 to
be worked out by him on certain con.
ditions.
May-Became an Aboli.ionist, and
Immediately emancipaed all the
slaves of which he considered him
selfthe owner.
July--Charles failing to comply
with the conditions, he returned him
to the plantation from which he came
only submitting to the loss of 500
for his humanity.
1885. Seeing that the legal forms which
the transaction with Charles had re.
quired, rendered his proceeding in
the case Inconsistent with his prin-
cipes, he attempted TO recover him,
but Tlford had sold him down the
r;yor hnvond is roach