The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-09-26
w. G. BROWN, ASSOCIATE EDITOR.


/ as the bane 81 all progress, The deadly
poison of the State, and will you not put
; forth so much Of effort 10 free yourselves
from the fouIest evil, and your childreu
from the thick lhronging dangers which
) gIoomiIy threaten in the future, as to vote
at the ballot box for your own deliverance
and theirs2
An example is already before you. In
half the States party has been organized
which taking the name, and animated by
The spirit Of Liberty, plants itself upon the
doctrines ofthe Constitution aud the pres
Icepts of Christianity, aud demands Frees
dom and just wages for all. Cassirs NJ.
Clay, Of kentucky has described this
party in these words. "Then comes the
Liberty Party, embracing large portion
Of the virtue, intelligence, anu legal
knowledge, the Christianity and patriots
ism of the North. Taking the g,ouud.
first occupied BY Washington himself, that
slavery is the creature OF law, and should
be abolished by law, they appea 10 the
ballot box, not TO the bayone!---llke the
great Irish Reformer, having faith in tho
power OF reason, truth and virtue, they exs
pect 10 achive boodIess revolution, more
glorious than any yet arising from force
Of arms This party, which is, Ia truth
only the party of l776 revived, was orr
ganjzed IN 1870. Ia that memorable
year, when the tempest of political excj,e>
ment swept through The land, and lhe cam
dldate of he Wing and Democratic par>
ties had been compelled TO do homage to
slavery, the political BaaI OF cur coun>
| try, there were found seven thoreand
men who bowed not the knee In l84Q,
the proportion Of their voleS TO the entire
nnmber Of electors in the Union, was as
one in four hundrcG-in l943 it was as one
infony. At the same rate Of progress they
wii elect their Presidential candidate,
whoever he Iaay be, in l848,
In the success of this party, US we fairs
y believe, lies the hope Of this country for
It's deIivelance from its greatest curse Let
rs who dwell under the shadow of the
Tree Of Upas, join these friends of Frees
DOM Let US vindcae learfuly but firm
~, at the ballot box, the great doctrine
of inalenable rights for which our Faiths
ers contended in battle. A Presidential
election is approaching. Wings and
! Democrats have chosen their leaders, men
who neither expect nor seek the deliver
ance OF our country from slavery
| Neither Wings nor Democrats DARE
look the great danger of The land in
the face. The Liberty amen have Sc
lected as their candidate for the Presiden-
cy, native son Of Kentucky, afterwards
;-ti. oh. 1oit i,h, bo
surreodred fortune, and the prospect of
political distinction to the demands Of du.
ty, and having given freedom 10 his slaves
consecrated himselfto the great work Of
feylving in the hearts of the American
People their old devotion 10 the genuine
principles of American Libety. This
man is
JAMES G. BIRNEY, Of Michigan.
! They have selected as their candidate
for the Vice Presidency
THOMAS MORRIS, of Ohio
A native of Western Virginia, who has
been from his boyhood consistent advo-
vate of Equal Rights. This distinguish
ed citizen, when, few years since, he
represented the State of his adoption in
the United States Senate, stood up
alone in that body, uncheered by the SYM
pathy of political associates, and uusup.
ported except by ii noble confidence in The
justice of his cause, to vindicate The prin-
ciples Of Liberty against the assaults of
Henry Clay, who then stood forward as
the champion of perpetual slavery. BY
~ III f,h
people, Thomas Morris forfeited the sup
port Of party, bat endeared himself lolev-
er to the lovers of Liberty.
Those are the candidates oilhe Liberty
party, We believe that they and the
principles which they represenlare worthy
Of our support, and so believing, we have
resolved to support them. We have NOM
mated an electoral ticket 10 be voted for
by the Liberty men of Virginia. We in.
woke for it the sufrages of the people,.
We call upon our fellow citizens, whether
few or many, who believe that slavery is
curse, and are prepared 10 prove their
faith by their works, to rally under the
Liberty Banner, with fixed resolution new
er to DESERT it.
At every election, hereafter, let US be
found in the field with candidates pledged
to the sacred cause of Liberty. Let our
prayers continually ascend to that God,
who favors the right for his blessing on
our exertions. Let us be dlligent in maxi
ing known to our neighbors, by converse.
ton. by correspondence, by pamphlets and
newspapers The facts connected with this
great controversy between Liberty and
Slavery. This is the nearest way from
the Valley and Shadow of Death 10 the
Regions of Light, Let us pursue ii bold
Iy and untolteringy, and the rewards of
courage, patriotism and perseverance will
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