The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-11-14
County Corresponding Committee
ANOTHER FORGERY.


We received, night before last, by the
Western Mail handful, purporling to be
an extra from the office of the Genesee
Democrat, published at Flint, Genesee
Co., Michigan, containing a statement
signed J. B. Garland, respecting the NOM
inalion of J. G. Birney as a candidate for
representative to the Legislature Of Mich>
igan by the democratic convention of Sag
NAV county, of which Garland was
member. Accompanying the state
ment is letter purporling TO be from
James G. Birney, in which he refers to
private interview between him and Gar
land, In reference 10 his nomination, and
says, that on reflection, he has concluded
to accept the nomination, if made by the
Convention. He goes on to say, that he
is aud always has been "a democrat of the
Jefersonian school," and pledges himself,
if elected, 10 60 for democratic men and
measures. and to forego the agitation of
the slavery question in the Legislature.
To this is appended an affidavit of Gar
land, to the correctness of the copy of the
letter, and certificate OF the County Com
mittee. to the good character of Garland
The reason given by Garland for publish
ing this letter, is, that he had stated its
substance to the Convention which nomi.
mated Birney, and that Birney's denial OF
having authorized the use OF his name as
candidate, has imposed upon him the
necessity Of publishing it, in defence of his
own character for veracity. Such, in
brief, is the substance of the handful, and,
on a careful examination Of its contents,
we do not hesitate 10 avow our belief that
i, is base and unprincipled FORGERY.
By whom it was committed, we are, Of
course, unable to Judge. One thing. how
ever, we think mus. be true, that il was
not wing, for any man capable of perpe.
trating the forgery. must know that it
would be detected and that its exposure,
if fixed upon wing, mus, do the
party thousand times more injury than
the article could do them good, even if il
were true The probability is, that it was
done by some bitter enemy to the whig
cause, who was desirious of fixing upon
that party the odium of so base forgery.
We shall await with some curiosity
further developments in relation 10 this
affair, and, in the mean time, express the
hope that the fraud, thus attempted may be
fixed on the perperator of il, to whatever
party he may belong, and that he may
meet with the public condemnation which
such turpitude merits. We hope, also
that no wing paper will be imposed upon
by the article, so far as to give it currency
till its true character is established Mass.
Spy, Oct. 80.
THE FoReERY.-We remain Of the
same opinion expressed last week, in reIa-
ton to the handful ostcnsibly from The Of
fee ofthe Gouesee (Mich.) Democrat with
a letter purportng TO be from James G.
Bi-ney--lhat it is an entire forgery from
beginning TO end. So long as there is
any doubt Of its genuineness we could not
aid in giving it a currency. The whig
cause rests for its success on the TRUTH.
With that it will triumph, and when the
truth sinks, it is better to sink with it to
rise again when that rises, as it certainly
will rise, than attempt 10 stand 5y any
equivoca means.
Hhe Editor of the New York Evening
Post processes to believe that the handbill
is aohig forgery, and accounts for our
remuneration of it by saying we were prob>
ably mot let into the secret The Eds
tor Of the Post will not think it strange if
we ask him what reason we have ever
given for the implication contained in his
remark2 And further, whether we are 10
take that remark as indicating his person.
al estimate of political morality, ADD the
course which he individually, would adopt
in similar case!-Mass. Spy, NO0. 6.
~ BASE FoRaERY.--The New
York Journal OF Commerce, of The 4.h,
says
The evidence to prove the document,
noticed in our last, purporing to be adj
dressed by J. G. Birney 10 J. B. Garland,
Esq, fSaginaw, q base forgery. is ire
sislibly conclusive. In fact it appears that
ii was never copied from The Flint
(MichigGm) Democrat" to which it was
accredited, but from handful, headed
"Genesee County Democrat, Extra."