The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1844-07-25
From the ESSEX Transcript.
PROGRESS.

principles OF liberty, as developed ana en-
forced by the Liberty parity are making
rapid progress among The best men of The
country, 1t would be strange indeed if it
were not so. For years intelligent Oh
servers have deplorea and condemned the
corrupt and serviIe management Of polili-
clans, as the great evil our country had to
dread. Any man disposed 10 verify the
truth of this statement can do so by refer
ing to the sermons and speeches, publish
ed by good men and politicians, and to the
articles of the most moral part Of the news.
paper press, for years past. The result
has been that many have taken the ground
that politics were 10 their nature corrupt
ing, and must of necessity be managed
wickedly, and accordingly they have
abandoned the management ofour govern.
ment to the hands of bad men, and have
looked on in dismay without attempting TO
proven, the evils they deprecated. The
men who started the Liberty party saw
and deplored this error. They flung 10
Inc breeze the same banner Of Liberty,
under whose folds our fathers conquered
and like them appealing TO God tor the
'REcTITUDE oftheir intentions,' made the
attempt to establish our politics once more
on the right. The disinterested friends
of freedom are fast joining them, and will
continue to come in, till this great work of
establishing liberty and the rig hts Of man,
az our national policy. shall have been
accomplished. For the encouragement
of our friends we copy several recent ar
,icles from different parts OF the country, |
10 show that the cause is onward.
The Pittsburgh Mercury gives US the
following enumeration of prominent Lib
erly men in the single county Of AIlegha-
ny, in answering the question,-'Where
are the Wing leaders Of lS4Or
Mr. Neville B. Craig, who is known as
one of the most effective editors the Wings
ever had in this county, has abandoned
them atogether-he was the abolition
candidate for Congress at the recent spe-
cial election, and is now toiling, with his
accustomed industry, in the support of
Birney and Morris.
Dr. William Elder, who was q short
lime ago the darling ofthe Wings of this
coun:y-who was elected recorder by
them, and contributed more, by his excel.
lent abilities for stump speaking, to their
victory of 1910 than any man who labor
ed in the field has become disguised with
their blind devotion to Clay, and now la.
bors shoulder 10 shoulder with Mr. Craig
for Birney and Norris and the abolition
ticket throughout.
Mr. Alfred Sutton. late prothonotary Of
the county and man 10 whom has been
attributed (by his opponents, at least,
more political influence than ever any
other man possessed in Allegheny county,
cannot swallow Clay, but goes with all
his might for the Liberty candidates.
Mayor Hay, Uhrae times elected mayor
OF the city and at present filing that sta
tion,) whom we have mentioned above,
was an industrious Wing partizan in
ls4O-but now, we believe, takes no part
whatever in the campaign.
William E. Austin, Esq an especial
tavorite among the Wings in 1910, be-
cause Of his talents as a speaker has rang
cd himself among the supporters Of the
Liberty ticket.
William Larimer, Jr. Esq, is another
leader among Birney men who was De-
voted Harrisonte in 1910. MI l.. spared
neither means nor labor to advance the
cause of the Wings in 1910, and he is
now more Jealous and liberal, if possible,
in the support of the Liberty cause.
r, G. Fleeson, editor OF the Spirit of
Liberty, the Liberty paper here, was a
flaming Harrison man. and was appoint.
ed postmaster in Allegheny city, when the
change came about. He was very hap
py in showing up the inconsistencies Of
the Wings, and of their veritable organ
the Gazette.
David Gilleland, Esq, once register Of
Senate, (and most worthy candidate he
ISL was an original antimason, but when
they began to take up masons for office,
and finished with grand master Clay, he
cried, Hold, enoughI' and came out from
the foul anal gamalon, aud united himself
with the Liberty party.
Russell Errett Esq, the standing Sec
retary of the Federal county convention,
and an indomitabe partizan, in 1910, as
well as before and since, has left the
Wings and goes for Brney.
John Hammer. Esq, who, as a candi-
date for Congress, heads the abolition
ticket in this county, was strong Harri- :
son man in l840 his new position is a
proof that he is sick of Clay and bankism.
DR. William A. Penniman, who was
once Wing representative and very
prominent federal partzln heretofore, has
wholly cut loose from the foul party and
was president of the convention which
nominated the abolition county ticket.
Who that is at all conversant with the rise
and progress OF antimasonry in this coun>
try, have not heard OF Fl. l. Boilman and
AndreM WATSON Esnrs The very enlhnd. |