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ton naturally arises, ii the SIX were entitled
TO their freedom because Slavery wasincon-
sistentn &C., was not the boy Charles
equally entitled to his freedom! Was the
boon of liberty more precious to the 6, than Ii
would have been to Charles! 1t seems he
bought Charles at his earnest solicitation,but
with the understanding that as soon as he
had by labor earned enough 10 pay Mr. Is.
! back the money ne had paid for him, he was
to be free. Well suPposiug he had remained
with i.r. B. six years, and Mi. Is. is satisfied
he has earned enough to compensate him for
the amour; expended in his purchase, would
there have been any merit in thus letting him
90 freel Most assuredly not. And the reas-
on is, because Charles had by hard labor
earned his freedom. He was entitled to his
freedom, not from gift, but by right. But
farther. Mr.. B. itseems agrees with Charles
that if he proved bad slave, he should have
the privilege of returning him back into the
State of "dbSolute slarsry" from which he
TOOK him, But asks one, did Mr.. 3. fulfil
this agreement Did he not upon finding
him worthless slave give him the same
; chance to gain his freedom from another
master, to whom he might sell him as he
engaged with Mr.. Birney? We answer
Mr.. B. did fulfil his agreement to the letter,
and upon finding Charles lazy &C., sold him
into 'absolute Slavery" unconditional sidoery'
without the least chance of gaining his free
dom. And what renders this act still more
plaripg and in consistent, is, that this dealing
in human flesh, this traflicins in the body and
soul of poor Charles, took place little over
one month after he, Mr.. D. had been cOu-
WINGED of the fright" of human beings to
their liberty, and his "dgty" as Christian
I 10 give it 20 them. Wo are sorry for the
sake of humanity that such an act should
take place. But so i. is in Mr.. James G..
B;rney's case and he is the man presented
I by the freemen as the candidate for the high
est Office in their power to bes,ow. After he
had sold Charles lie became convinced he
. lau uOEc "FOugs anu SESAS u +eFVh NH''D
him that he may give him his freedom. But
We ask, why did be not give Charles his lib
crty when be liberated The six! The six were
liberated from Consciousness Of deity" aud
ahi right. Why did not the same concious-
ness Of duty and right extend to the poor
boy Cbarlesl Mr. Birney obtained for this
youn. man 500 dollars. We should think
bis cheek would biueh At the bare reccoIec-
lion OF tie transaction. Where Is The 500
dollars Obtained for the body AMI soul Of
Charles! Is it put into a fund and used by
the Third Party to Disseminate their pTinci-
pies through the land, and ifpossibe e.ecI
James &. Birncy 10 the Presidency Of these
United States!
We riD come to 20 other conclusion in
view ofthis case, but that thc iae;s as PIE
scented by Mr.. Birney himself, place him in an
unenviable condition. We are sorry he has
been guilty OF such transaction. And were
we to excuse him, ii would be simply on the
ground of the total depraoity Of human M
tUre.
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THOMAS w.DoRR.

The Providence Journal says "Shays was
ultimately pardoned upon taking the oath oil
allegiance TO the Government he had al
tempted to subvert, and it is equally true
that Dorr might obtain his pardon Tomorrow
by the same means-If there IS such thinS
az treason Dorr is traitor, and justice and
mercy alike demand his punishment. 10
extend pardon before submission would be
an act of hostility to the cause of civil iiber-
ty." Thus it appears he is ''sufierin'' from
obduracy alone. The cells are spacious
8 by IA feet, clean-and the food wholesome
aud the employment the ligbtest ''the manu-,
facture and painting ofpaper fans and screens
Still it is, that to such man as Dorr, Sc
we're punishment, depriving him also' unit
restored, of civil rights.
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BIRNEY DATES.

1924. Sold 30 slaves, Leavit says 35,)
to relieve himself of embarrassment induced
by habits ''tending rather TO the dissipation
than the accumulation ofwealth."
1893. In the autumn bought an elderly
man and wife, a member of the Methodist
! Church, and an occasional exhorter, and soon
sold them again at their own request, as he
says, to return back to Louisville among their
friends.
1881. Bought woman, and child four
years old.
Same year lent friend money aud
received into his employment t,ro sLGreS as
security.
1888 Hired five additional slaves of an
administrator Of course paying the olrler
their wages.
Autumn, same year, removed TO Kentucky,
being in possession of the woman and child
and five house servants. Sold the woman at
her own request, as he says, to remain in
| Alabama, and took her child, at her request,
10 Kentucky.
1884. Feb. Bought Charles.
! Soy. Became convinced Of the right of
his slaves to their freedom, and of his du!y
as Christian TO gire it to them.
F, June1. Emancipated six slaves.
/ Jriy 8. Sold Charles, after all those exsl-
/ ted professions.
July Is. Wrote his famous letter to Mills,
! in which he says, 'When take up the Book
I OF Gods love, and there read whatsoever
| ye DO that men should DO unto you, do We
| even so unto them, my conviction is not
less thorough, that slavery noar is sinful in his
/ sight" &c.
I Oct. 6. Received $3.50, first payment for
/ Charles. .
1885. Oct. 1. Received $3.50 more, Sec
ond payment for Charles, year and three
months after those solemn professions--Gtfer
he wrote single letter protesting wish
to free Charles, and after he bad taken the
I strongest abolition stand,
1899. Emancipated 81 slaves at bis faith
er's death, James G. Birney himself being
at the time in the receipt Of more than t'co
housdnd dollars, annual salcry;as an Anti
/ Slavery Agent.
| 11849. Became political "trader" on anti
Slavery capital. % =. I1. 3'i s...
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ness 10 promote what he ho-e,;! deems 4
coed cause, ard his natural anxiety % d
Third Party candidate have sornew ha, obscur-
ed his moral vision to the question able char-
actef Of means and and appliances forgetting
The old maxim that we are ''prohi5itei to do
evil that good may come. We are L;rry TO
learn that the Rev. Mr.. Shipmans lecture in
this place was strictly Ants Slavery, and that
he kept himself aloff from political dabbliug
For this we take no glory to ourselves. We
trust it resulted purely from lhe Rev. gentle
mans sense of propriety. On the subject OF
slavery, its wrongs and its enormiIics there
can be no issue between us and the Third
Party, The only difference between US con-
cerus the most available means and meas
ures Of arresting the progress ard finally
abOlishing this crying evil. We conscien-
tiously believe that the most efficient means
Of arresting slavery and finally destroying j,
is to be found in the election ofthe Anti
Annexation Candidate, and the general sue
cess Of the Wing ticket.
But at all events we hope we have heard
the last of Sunday Mass Meeting." in the
Green Mountain State.
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MASS MEETINGS ON SUNDAY OR
THE GALAXY g. OBSERVER"

The last Observer has tame go-by sort Of
an article entitled IS The GALAXY g. Ob'errer"
making an attempt to reply to our article Of
the 7h instant, on Sunday Mass Meetings
intended to make show ola bellgerent atti-
tude OF the pant of the Galaxy, or to make
it appear that we were disposed to fall foul
Of i,s pacific editor, occupied as he in the
quiet discharge of bis sacred duties, although
Third Party candidate for Lieutenant Cover
nor of the State. And with, and we pre-
sumo unaffected non CHALLENGE it very kindly
awards to us the privilege Of doing all he
talk "herecfer." Now in taking leave we
have few words in reply. When we saw
those Sunday Mass Meetings paraded i'll a
religious Journal, We were alarmed. We
confess it, We felt it to be an innovation
of dangerous tendency, and VIC supposed
it the right and duty oil any Priest or Layman,
Editor secular or ecclesiastie, to liltup the
voice ofi;mely warning.
That we were justified in regarding these
anticipated gatherings as political meetings,
will appear from the following considera-
tons. lst, they were published as Mass
Meetings unqualifedly. Every body knows
what it meant by a Mass Meeting. In these
times of political excitement, there is but
one sense in which they are understood.
2rd, they were published in all the papers in
the interest of the Third Party, party as
avowedly political as any other in the Coun-
try. 3d. the Green Mountain Freemen in
which these notices were first published and
which calls upon all the faithful TO proelaim
them far and near, and expressly states that
these meetings are intended among other
things TO discuss the political responsible
ties of his nation" 4th, Our Third Party
lrieads in Vermont have what might have
been considered respectable precedent
for such Sunday gatherings for political and
electioneering purposes. Has not the NOR
al sense Of this nation been shocked and out
ragged by the habit Of holding such meetings
by Gerritt Smith and Alvaa Stew art on the
Lords day. Is not William Lloyd Garrison
at this time laboring with might and main to
introduce this revolving innovation into
Massachusetts, and has there not been a re-
cent attempt by the Third Party to foist
politics into the sacred pulpit, even in this
County. Witness the late abolition meet
ings in Weybridge and Iiinesburgh.
In view of all these facts, aud more that
might be named, VIC leave it to the candid
public whether we had not just causes of
alarm, and whether as a faithful sentinel we
did more than our duty in sounding the note
ofwarning. with our neighbor over the
way" we wish no controversy, we wish TO
maintain the most amicable and respectful
relations, and We still hope that on mature
reflection, he viii see and regret the impro-
prie,y Of admitting such notices into rclis-
ious paper. We must believe thathis eager
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Ten thousand Wings in Council
AT MANCHESTER.

This was glorious display of the Wing
strength in the first Congressional District
The Rutland Herald gives glowing account
of it. The procession formed four feet deep
and extended two miles, while large numbers
gathered about the speakers station and else
where. After the music followed ladies, no
represented the &c States, bedssked with
evergreers and appropriate badges. Then
followed soldiers of the revolution, invited
guests, speakers. officers of the day &c,
" bile banners were floating in the air through
out the whole line. Anammoth wagon con-
veyed mechanics plying ., Their trades. This
was followed By a team drawing farmers
welding their fails, and engaged in the va
rious la5ors of Agriculture Another vehicle
carried 20 ladies, followed by big cartdTawn
by 90 oxen upon which the farmers OF Airing
ton were mounted. Aiterreaching the ground,
and partaking ofan ample repast furnishej
By the citizens OF Misunderstanding conveution
organized aud unanimously nominated ,E4
Hon. SOLOMON Foor as Representative &c
congress.
Mr.Foot then addressed the assembly with
his usual eloqnence and ability.
The Hon. Geo P. Marsh was then intro
daced aud addressed the Convention foi an
hour and half in powerful speech.
Hon. S. S. Phelps WAS then called upon,
and appeared on the stand in the midst Of the
enthusiastic cheers Of the multitude. He
dealt The blows of giant upon Loco-FOco
ism and Third partyism.
The Convention at Manchester was bat
one among legions Of other immense gather
ings of active Wings throughout the Union
How cheering to the country, and how GAG
dening TO the hearts Of the deluded and de-
luding followers of Polk, Dallas, Free 1rd6'
and Tsros. This mighty Convention IS
harbinger ola glorious triumph for the ''S'
Congressional DISTRICT
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PoMTIcAL ABoLITIoy.-I can hardly be
expected that candidates for Office in this
party can very readily see the inconsistency
Of for a seperate ticket at the Presidential
Election, in New-H Hampshire and Maine,
fearing, perhaps, that the ranks may be in
jured for the regular set-to in March. So
Mr.. Stuart of New Y ork, the Liberty candi-
date for Governor. can't afford to counten-
ance any deviation whatever from the regular
push-ahead. He was found on the FIRST Sab
beth in August preaching political abolition in
a grove in Trenton. Y. Y.lsfrom the floor Of
a wagon.
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NEXT GOVERNOR.

Since the opening of the present political
campaign, notwithstanding the unparalleled
calumnies upon Mr.. Clay, not aword ofscan-
dial worthy of notice has been uttered against
the Wing candidate for Governor by cur OPP
ponents. In relation to him the tongue of
sarder has been hushed. Not even Loco
Focoism so ingenius in sucn things can sfix
a stigma upon his character either in public
or private life. His abilities to discharged the
duties of Chief Magistrate are undoubted. As
politician he has ever been out and
ont Wing. In Congress lie showed himself
an able and industrious aud ardent adyocsi.
Of protection, distribution, and all those pin
ciples Of national policy which a;s combined
in the Wing cause. With scarcely an exceF-
ton every true Wing in Vermont will vote
fer WILLIAM SLIDE for Governor. No Wing
Aboli,ionist can consistently refuse to do SO.
If there is any one thing for which Mr. Slade
during his long public career has labored
more earnestly and successfully, and endured
more abundant couiunely and reProach il is
in the noble cause Of genuine Abolitionism.
No one has been, OF is this moment more ar
IDENTIFY devoted to the causs of emancipation.
And ye, because he does not follow in the
track OF certain se!f-aPpointed guardians of
the Abolition cause DC, together With J. O.
Adams, SeS7rd, Cassius Il. Clay. Giddings,
and host of such men are denounced by tbs
Third party press as traitors, and 20 be striek-
en- down crushed and exterminated. Yea.
these pure spotless mushroom rhilan;hropists
who have so suddenly began 10 swarm about
US, nov impudeu;ly denounce these great pi-
oneeg= Of the anti slavery cause, because they
are unwilling TO pull down the pillars of tia
Constitution and dissolve the Union, in tho
vain hope of thereby striking of tbs shackles
from three millions of slaves az the South.
Mr. Slade will never GO TO such monstrous
extremiiies TO accomplish the abolition OF
slavery which may and will be accomplished
by peaceable means. He resorts TO the power
oftruth as more eiFectual han polical organi-
cation 10 compel men 20 act. He relies en-
moral suasion and on political action so far
as to withhold votes for those who are not ia
vorable TO the freedom Of. the slave as far as !,
can be accomplished by restricting its opera
tons, and prohibiting its extension to the Ter
ritOries, and especially from candidates who
will not war 10 the knife against the admission
Of Texas as the means of strenet hening ani
perpetuating slavery forever in the Union
And TO prevent this balefuI result he would
sustain Henry Clay.
Under any combination of circumstances
which can exist Henry Clay will stretch forth
the arm Of opposition TO annexation. We
therefore call upon all Wings. and all Wing
AbclitiOnists 10 go FOR Mr.. Slads. Can true
enlightened Abolilionists throw aside man
ike WILLIAM SLADE, TO follow the mock
philanihropists who are now prac;icing their
arts Of duplicity among Usl
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Or. CLAIR. somsiimes Reverend, and any
thing to suit his necessities, mas la,eiy WIN
drawn his membership from the Congrega-
tional Church. and gone over TO the Metho-
dists- 2 Ile,will leave them Tor any new 90,
ieet. after qnaflering upon them as he did
upon his ne,p clerical friends two or three
wear, ago. St. Clair s. Tracy, Ia pretty pair
have been the Pope and first Cardinal in
managing political anti-Slavery ia these
dark regions.-Neio Hampshire Sentinel.
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CommOn'oeGlihct' kentucky, {
Mercer coMRtn. Set

"Know all men by these presents that l.,
James G.. Birney. OF the said county of Mer-
Ger in the State of Kentucky, after careful
and deliberate examination TO ascertain my
duty as a citizen of the United States and a
protested follower Of Jesus Christ in relation
to slavery and having arrived at very sat
isfactory conclusion that slavery IS inconsis-
tent with the great truth that all men are
created equal, upon which, as conceive,
our republican Institutions are. founded, as
well as the great rule OF henevolence deiiv-
cred to us by the Savior himself that in all
things whatsoever We would that men should
do unto you, do We even SO to them-i do
therefore, independently of long and faithful
services, hereby and by virtue of these pres
ents emancipate, manuuit, setfree, and forev-
err discharge from the condition of slavery !.
In the above extract we have his reasons
fully given. The first is that slavery is in
consistent with the great truth that "all men
are created free aud equal" and the others
ale equally conclusive. By this act six hu-
man beings were set fress- But notwithstan-
ding the six are freed, the 9TH slave. boy
Charles, still remains in sldrery. The ques-
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GIVE publish few "Birney dates"
which show up political abolitionist in his
true light. No honest or consistent man,
in our humble opinion, can. give him his
vote.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-06-22

THAT MA NJ E.
them,

Why do the whig papers anG orators
dislike 10 call The Democratic party by its
rich, and proper name! why do they be
stow on i, some other appellalion' For the
simple reason ,ha, lbey are as usual unfair
and unmsnIy. Knowing that the Demo
Gratis hold at this hour The principles OF
Thomas Jefferson ard Of 9S, they resort to
this poor, pitirul means to make the people
believe that the Democratic party have
swerved from their ancient faith and gone
to worship strange Gods. All we can say,
is, that we pity the poor things who thus
expec, TO create such belief Can any
one FOR momen, suppose that reasona
BILE man will be thus Influenced by namesl
Surely The principles Of both parties will
be looked into, and although you name one
An,imason, Whig, Adams party or wha,ev
er else you please, nevertheless the cIoyen
foot of Federalism will appear revealed'~--
Again, call the other party, Republican
marty, Loco Focos, or what you will, still
they are that same Old Democratic party
What folly il is then, thus 10 attempt TO
blind the public, for to use phrase of AL
exander Hamilton, it's "pork still, only
with different sauce" But noiwilh
standing all we have said, we daily see
some wings almost choak over lha, worC
Democrat.
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NEW COUNTERFEIT.

A new counterfeit note Of Sl0,purporling
TO be Of the Mechanics Bank of Phlladel
phia was detected in Baltimore, last week
1t has been offered to one of The city banks
for deposit, and was detected by the teller
The editor Of the Baltimore American says
il is the best executed counterfeit he has
ever seen; the vignetle in the centre Of the
Iesenung the signing Of The Dec
laration of InGependence-and the orna
ments from each end appear TO have beer
obtained from the genuine dies The only
Ielect is in the signatures Of the Picsiden
and Cashier--every thing else is in III,
oesl style of engraving. Keep look on
for them.
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DoubVul.

Although we have classed NortN Carroll
ma with the doubtful States; yet we believe
,hai she might with much more propriety
be put Gown as certain for Polk and Dallas
Gov. Polk is native ollhat State, and was
educated lhere. But we wish TO give ou,
opponents all they can fairly claim; ant
more too Father than iAke from them, 1t
Ncn'ucky, Clay's own State, we shall pust
the enemy hard. He will have such 6gh
IAere, as he hever had before. If any lin
ID calculator thinks we have made the dem
pclaiic ticket too strong, he can cast off i
re pleases, 66 from ii; and still have e
Tough for Ioung Hickory, Dallas 0nc
Pictory"
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VERY SINGULAR PHENOMENON

friend, who has ust returned from the
South, tells us that about forty miles this
side of Tuscaloosa, oa the road to Hunts
vile, ,he driver pointed 10 a large hole in a
ield, which ne said was The greatest curios
lty in the world. The passengers went To
he spot, and found round hole about sew
'nty feet in diameter, with the earth on all
,des apparently solid, and overgrown with
grass. There was water al the bottom,
apparently 100 feet from the surface. 1t is
at the top OF ridge OF earth, upon which,
al the distance of twenty rods, stood the
deserted dwelling of the owner of the plan
tation. The driver stated that about three
years ago, ir the dusk Of the evening, the
planter was startled by rumbling noise,
and stepping from his door, was aslonished
TO find that magnificent pine tree, imore
than hundred feet in height, and noble
Ioak which stood by lis side in an open
field, had both disappeared! On going to
The spot this hole appeared, but nothing
was 10 be seen OF the trees, nor has the TOP
Of these ever been reached--lhough a
sounding line had been sen, down three
hundred feet. The planter deemed it un
safe TO remain so near a neighbor to such a
catastrophe, lest that should belal himself
and his family which befel the pine and the
oak; ahd so he removed to another house a
mile distant; yet, nothing Of the kind has
happened since, and the wonder still re.
malns unaccounled loI.- SATURDAY. CouH
er.
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pRESIDENTXAL ELECTORS.

sCT' Every mail briggs us renewed evi
dence Of the enthusiasm that prevails in the
Democrats party throughout the country
in favor Of the Democratic candidates Polk
aud Dallas, ard assurance from all quarters
of the certainty Of their election, So con.
fdent o(sncess are the Democrats at Wash
ing,on city, that bets. to any amount, are
offered, that Clay, will not get a single
electoral vote, south or west, except Ken
tue v his own state. And ii is said tina, il
he gets these, he will have 10 scratch for
them,
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GGElllA!JIALho

MARRIED-On 18th inst, by j.
Musgrove E-q. Mr.. JAMES DENAN, t,
Miss MARY FAIRMAN, both OF Mt Pleas
ant.
In Munay, on the OH inst, by Davio
Floyd, Esq. Mr.. p. CREvELING, ano
Miss MELvINA p. SoMERs, both ol
Madison township.
In WilkeSberre, on The 2l inst, BY
Rev. w. Suddards, Rev. X. B. CLAx
snd Miss ELIZABETH, daughter of III,
late Judge Scott, Of that place.
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THE CANAL BOARD.

Tie ,oarranto applied for TO the Supreme
Court by the Attorney General, under the
direction Of Gov Porter, was argued before
that tribunal on las, Tuesday. The con
of the law, under which 'h'
new board was chosen, was vindicated viii
signal ability by Mr.. NJ CoRMIcK Of 'hi
place, and JESSE MILLER, Esq, one Of The
Commissioners. The Governors side wa
represented by Mr.. Johnson, and FreGericl,
NJ Watts, Esq, OF Carlisle. We have OF
file skelch of the able argument delivered
by Mr.. Miller, designed for publca ion it
our next paper, Mr.. NJ having never
been Bred to the law, his mastery efloIt
agreeably surprised even his wames'
friends & has contributed much to enhance
his reputation as sterling republican and
statesman. Dem. Union.
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During recent discussion in the house o
Representatives, onshe bill making appro
prialion 10 furnish the Presidents House
Mr. DUNCAN of Ohio, after stating that O
The Sc, 900 appropriated for this purpose il
|'40, some 8 500 went for ,cine-- moved
that none of This should go for liquor.
he promptly Withdrew the motion upon :
suggestion of Col. WENTWORTH of Illinois
hat i, was unnecessary, as Coz. Poll
did not drink aCine'