The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-08-07
MIR. BIRNEY,-THE PURE ABoLl
ZIONIST.


TIONJST.
Tho fo,low;nq account of Mr.. Birney's con-
uection with slavery we copy from the Ohio
S,,,o Journal but find it in several other pa
,,ors We understand that the facts stated
arc 60 true in the main,as to have called forth
IN anoIoretic letter from Mr.. Birney at the
time in which he expresses extreme regret
and contritiou, especially in selling the slave
Charles. And why should not Mr.. Birney
rcpent in dust and ashes for having kept
slave. yea sold him in bondage after having
solcmnly professed the principles OF Abol-
tiouism. and to have freed his slaves in ODE
dience 10 the dictates of his conscience and
the laws of God. But suppose the support
ers of Mr.. Birney claim from the world the
charity offorgiveness, has not Mr.. Clay long
since expressed personally and publicly his
regret for errors about which they are daily
and hourly clamoring with an unfatigued and
rindictiye malignity. The very last Green
Mountain Freeman is filled with the most
false and railing accusations and the lowest
and blacklist billings gate ever inserted in the
columns of i newspaper against Mr.
Clay and for errors which if even true,
have long since been abandoned. In
the last number Of that most foul and SLAM
derous tool of Loco F ocoism, Mr.. Clay is
charged as being an "inhuman oPprc5sor, q
.'e!ueliSt, black leg, irine bibber, a nominee
VIGOROUSLY ungodly, arLO neither fears God
.'ror man, Tires byoPPressiOn, rObs has .fello'o-
men oftIeir inalienable rights and Liring in
.'Uiolation Of Gods lars" Surely if there is
fnaIjudgment such villainous epilhets as there
applied to this greatest ard purest patriot of
the age who for 20 years has been guiltless of
every offence except that of being as was Wash
ington, the most humane stakeholder at the
South, of which he as deeply laments the ne
cessity as any Aboltionist in existence.a man
whose whole political life has been identified
with his country's glory and prosperity, who
is this moment with his party the only bulwark
in existence against the perpetuGtion Of sla-
very in this Union, and the prostration Of that
noble scheme of policy, which alone can en-
cure our national and Individual well-being,
such vilainOus language we say will meet
an awful retribution. Iftruh could be made
known, there is not man in the Union of a
mere exalted patriotism gilmore unsullied prob
iiy more liberal to the poor, and more belov-
cd as friend neighbor aud citizen than
, this same so basely eliminated, Henry Clay.
From The Ohio State Journal.
Nh. BIRNEY, THE LIBERTY PAR
TVS CANDIDATE FOR THE
PRESIDENCY.
The following letter has been transmitted
to US for publication, by Mr.. Mitchell, the
editor of the Dauvie (Ky.) Tribune. Itpre-
sents facts worthy of serious consideration,
and places MIR. Birney in less favorable
light than we have been disposed to regard
him. The facts are put forth in such a shape
that it seems impossible to gainsay or contro-
vert them. We can only commend them to
The consideration of the Liberty men ofOhio,
with the suggestion that it behooves them to
see that they are not deceived in their man;
To the Editor ofthe Ohio State Journal:
Dear Sir-Ifyou think this letter worth
publishing in the Journal you may use it
If not, YOU will enclose it and direct it to the
gentlemen in Ravenna, in answer to whose
inquiries il was written. YouT friend,
A. S. NJ.
DANvILLE, KY, June 29th, 1914.
TIE Charles Sanford, of Ravenna. Ohio
Dear Sir-You letter of the 10Th of May,
making someinquiries into James 6. Birney's
career as an Abolitionist in Kentucky, was re-
ceived in good time but could not be answer
ed sooner, owing TO necessary delay in pro-
curing the information you desired. l am
not personally acquainted with Mr.. Birney's
movements in Danville i'll the years 1915,
previous TO his removal TO the North. All OF
our older citizens, however, are, and from
,h7m derive my information. Besides, some
things concerning Mr.. Birney are Of record,
and when | avail myself of this latter source
of knowledge, / of course, speak by the book.
That the facts | shall give prove on Mr.. b.,
in a signal and remarkable manner, a great
aposacy from the sentiments he had DELHI
erately and solemnly recorded, there can,
think, be no doubt. That they are now brought
forth from the oblivion in which, for the cred
it of Mr.. B., they should have remained, and
are exposed to the gaze of the world, the
friends of Mr.. B. are indebted to the natural
resentment which rcust be excited by their
long, persevering, and unjust persecution of
others. Their active endeavors, by fraud and
misrepresentation, to mislead the minds and
carry away the feelings ofunsuspecting men
and make them hate one of the best and pur-
est patriots of the age, in the cause, if any be
required, for carrying this war into Africa
MIR. Birneys history is briefly this
He formerly lived probably was raised) in
this County. About the year 1918 or 10 he
removed to Alabama, taking with him large
number of slayes-old citizens tell me about
80. He lived in Alabama till about the year
1888. when he returned to Danville. bringing
with him ONE family of slaves, six in number,
and one small girl storm from its mother" in
Alabama. The remainder of his slaves and
their increase were SOLD before leaving Ala
bama. How it became necessary for him
to sell so large number of men, women, and
children, l have not heard, but think it not
worth while to state. 1t may not be the Cos
sip of the evil-minded. 1t is certain, hOwev-
er that he sold nearly all his sldres before he
returned to Kentucky, and that very soon af-
ter he returned he began to show symptoms
of Abolitionism. The small remnant OF his