The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-11-07
From the Mich. Signal of Liberty.
Mr.. BlRNEY AND HIS SIAN
DERERS.

Last week we stated the falsehoods
which the Wing presses are so industri.
ously circulating, that Mr.. Birney had
left the Liberty party, gone over 10 the
Locofocos, accepted nomination from
them, and pledged himself to support
Democratic men and measures. AS the
Wing leaders at Detroit are apparently
relying on the circulation of this SANDER
to distract and break up the Liberty party,
and are getting up adidavits to induce the
simple 10 believe it, we shall present II
statement OF all the circumstances respect
ing the matter which have come 10 our
knowledge. The lalsehood itself is un-
deserving lengthy notice; but the use at
tempted 10 be made Of it seems 10 render
lis refulaton necessary
Mr.. Birney resides in Saginaw county.
one OF the least settled o! any of the organ
lied counties of the State. The popula-
ton is very sparse, as appears by the vote
of last year, when the Wing candidate for
Governor received 70 votes, and the Dem
ocratic, l0l. No Liberty votes were poll
ed. In all the new counties, there is
much less party feeling than in those
which have been longer settled. So In
Saginaw. Notwithstanding there was
Democratic majority of 81 in the county,
Fl. l. Miller, a whig, on account of his
personal popularity, was chosen Represen'
tative 10 the Legislature.
The laws of Michigan require the
Board of Supervisors of each county to
publish annually report of all the claims
against the County allowed by them
This the Board Of Saginaw County have
not done. A portion of the people were
dissatisfied with their doings, some OF which
they conceived were not sanctioned by
law and also because three individuals
had been allowed one hundred dollars each
for settling claim with the State, which
it was alleged was not necessarily the work
of an hour. The proceedings of the
Board, and the refusal or negl ect 10 publish
these proceedings, as required by law, ex-
cited considerable interest, and after the
adjournment of the County Court, pub
lie meeting of citizens was held, which
was addressed at length by Mr.. Birney,
and resolutions expressing the feelings of
the meeting were adopted, and ordered to
be published IN the North STAR the Dem.
ocra,ic paper, and the only paper in the
County. The Editor when called on by
Mr.. Birney, refused 10 publish them and
to relieve his apprehenslons, Mr. Blrney
offered to give him his bond to indemnify
him against legal damages. But as he
, still refused, Mr.. Birney requested him to
publish the proceedings in handbills, and
he would pay the usual price. He de-
clined the proposition. AS this looked
very much like a determination TO keep
all knowledge of the proceedings of The
Board from the people, Mr.. Birney drew
us a statement Of the whole affair, to which
he put his signature, procured it to be pub.
lished elsewhere. and circulated ii thro-
out the County.
Having thus taken prominent part in
The affairs of his fellow citizens, many of
them were DESTROYS that he should be
their Representative in the Legislature,
and previous to his departure for the East,
it appears from a circular pu: forth by the
Democratic Corresponding Committee Of
that County, that he was inquired OF by