Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-08-02
From the Cincinnati All
JAMES G. BIRNEY.


JAMES G.. BIRNEY.
We Yesterday published tho lettor Of A. s.
Mitchell, ESQ. Editor Of tho Danville Tribune, to
Mr.. Charles Sanford, Of Ravonna, Ohio, showing
the connexion which this candidate of the Liberty
Party has had with Slavery.
1t is we'll known, that from education, prln-
cipes and feelings, we arc not now, nor ever have
been, advocates of slavery in any-even in its
mildcst forms-that we have ever deeply doplored
its existence in our country, and would make any
sacrifice, honorably, justly and practically, to get
rid Of ia sentiment which we suppose to be
common to at loast nne-tcnths of the Amcrc an
people.
We have, therefore, always felt much respect
for that class of follow citizens, scattered in
small numbers throughout the different States of
tho Union, who, though ultra and impracticable
in their Vows of slavery and tho proper modo Of
its abolition, we believed, body, wore conci-
ontious. upright men, and governed by pure and
philanthropic motives. We regretted, that either
a mistaken policy, a sense of duty, should have
led thom to form distinct political organization.
They have however, proper to do SO, and
have brought thoir candidates into the political
porlcction-particularly upon tho subject Of slave
ry challenging the closest scrutiny.
Thoy have not seen fit to stop here. They
havo undertaken to carry tho war into the camp
Of the wings, and havo assaulted the character of
Mr.. Clay with the most uni ust calumnics and
misreprescntations-retai the vilest slanders,
and cndeavorng to represent him aristo-
cratic stakeholder, an enemy to emancipation,
and to human freedom. Tho stale and contemp-
tbc fasellood about the ''white slavos, orig ina
tod with them, and was put in circulation by their
presses; and while the wings with Mr.. Clay at
their head, have been advocating the light of pc
tton-whiIc they, under tho same leader, have
denounced the unhallowed scheme of Mr.. Cal
houn and his faction, for tho annexation of Texas
for the avowod object of extending and perpotua-
ting slavery-thcse Liberty presses have not
ceased to assaiI Mr.. Clay with tho most unjust
and unmcrited abuse.
We in return have said nothing disrespcctful
of them their candidate-because, we have
SAID before, we believed that however fanatical
mistaken, they might be considered by some, all
would admit that they wero influenced by pure
and benevolent motives. We have been led to
mako these remarks, in consequence of applica-
ton having been made to us by near friend Of
Mr.. Birney to publish the statement which Birney
himself gave of his transactions in relation to
Slavery, in letter addressed to Col. Stone in
May 1886. We have compared this letter of Mr..
Brnov's with Mr.. Mitchel's account, and do not
find any material difference in the statement of
facts. The motives and tho feelings which influ-
enccd Mr.. Birney are represented very different
ly by himself from the light in which they would
appear by Mr.. Mitchell's statement. For in
stance, no represents himself as having been
kind master before he became aboltionist and
mover sold slave without his or her consent. and
that he always let them choose their masters
that when he left Alabama, tho mother of the
little girl, charged to have been storm from her
MOTHER preferred to remain there, and wished
him to take her child with him. But as the prin-
cipal charge against Mr.. Birney is one relating
to the purchase and sale of slave, after he be-
came an aboltionist, will, as act Of justice,
give Mr.. Birney own version of that transaction:
'In previous Of January February, Young
held by the Of the late Judge Boyle
OF Kentucky earnestly solicited buy him, les, the
character and temper he knew nothing Al first objected
the ground that intended again purchase
slave, to be held in the absolute
ale left but returned AIM bringing aid TO
his importantly the recommendation of the
law of Judge B. who held slaves other
Of the He lied eonH