The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-11-06
THE COALITION,
THE PR 90 F

a. The Green Mountain Freeman anngi,ea
| at the untoward aspect which the avowed
acceptance of Birney of the Loco nominal
ton in Saginaw county has given to his integ-
rity as AbClitionist no longer endeavors to
deny the fact, but to palate the course OF
this shouting Presidential nominee. That
Mr.. Birney's talents and influence are greatly
desired in the Legislature of Michigan is the
substance of his apology. But the folio wing
deposition shows clearly in what direction his
influence was exerted. II elected he pledges
himself to carry out Democratic principles,
and in the mean time to refrain from agita-
ting the question of abolition in the House
Is it credible that the Democrats of Saginaw
would have made a nomination without full
assurance from the wireworkers of the party
that Birney would subserve the interests Of
Locofocoism. His own letters, speeches and
conversational which he expresses his prefer
ence to free trade and Mr.Polk over NJ. Clay,
show that after casting aside his Abolition
purposes he could enlist into the ranks of Lo-
cofocoism without the least violation of his
long cherished predictions in national poll
tics. Brney is indeed Southern man, was
brought up in the school of free trade, and is
now doing the work which his early prejudi-
ces enjoin npon him. In an address to the
Liberty party in Boston on the l5lho of Octo
Der he brazens out his base apostacy in the
following language:-"I shall stand in The
position hare taken, equally prepared tore
sist the shock ofopen enemies or the panic Of
real friends" This fierce determination
eff Birney is not the offspring of the moment.
For more than two years past the leaders
have been preparing to bring the Liberty
party into the field in 1874 as the ally of Van
Buren-democEacy. To effect that such men as
Adams, Giddings and Slade have been thrown
overheard, and Garrison, Quincy, Child and
others have been east aside to make room for
such men as Leavitt, Stanton, Birney and
others. And is this the course which should
have been pursued by the leader and his par
tizans who have ever insisted that it was in
dispensable to the course of Abolition that its
advocates should stand aloff from the other
political parties, and vote exclusively for Lib
erty candidates. Thousands of Wing cleo
tors in the State of Vermont have voted for
Birney, although utterly desparing of success
under the great paramount duty of envincing
their hostility to Slavery. But what is their
duty now when this very Birney has abandon
ed the dist motive grounds of Abolition, and
even declared himself far more favorable to
Polk, the accredited representative ofthe abom-
nations which the liberty party was organized
to destroy, than to Henry Clay no with the
vast majority Of his party cOuntenance the
objects they pursue. 1t is in vain for James
G. Birney TO urge that he is a no-party man
or even an Abolitionist. How could he ex-
pect to be believed when at the same moment
he openly avows his opposition to Wing men
and Wing measures, and is ready to accept
office from party who for twelve years past
have fought abolition with relentless fury and
now fearing defeat are endeavoring to prop up
their sinking institution by the annexation of
Texas.
And now we call upon all Abolitionists
who have followed Birney thus far to