Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-04-30
The SENTINEL
YpsILANrl. WEDNESDAY APRIL 80. I845.
COLLECTIONS Cons;deredn

trative OF the Controversy between the Wing and
Bifney parties, previous 10 the late election, and
the position OF The latter party at the present time
With regard to the Signals fling at the mechan-
icai execution of the article in question, intended
no doubt, TO Inquire the business Of the Sentinel,
we view II as Development Of smallness which
we hope may not become its main characteristic
The merh Of the ''produc.ion," which the Sig
nal fails to discover, we apprehend consists IN ITS
being too true representation OF the spirit, prin.
ciples, and practice, Of the Brney party to .pay
our subscribers for reading it,"
BE this as IT may, whe laughing il off as
light thing and assuring lis readers that it wou,d
not pay them for reading, the Signal deyotes a
long column, tabating nine lines) 10 correct some
misrepresentation. Let us see some of these
misrepresentation and corrections. "Out of
thine own mouth thou shalt be condemned" Ac-
cording to the Signal the first error and correc-
ton is the following:
The writer makes us to require the Wings to ssup-
port the candidates of the Biney party" the only
condition of our cooperation since embracing the prin
cpls OF the Liberty party is net sufficient to
aid support of our idats, is, indeed, neces-
sary prerequisite to united action with Others
The liberty party not formed a temporary COM
bnaton for aassng little political capital be sold
out to the highest bidder it would command
any price in the market. 1t formed carry out
the great principle of EQUAL RIGHTS in all their ram
hcations To do this practically it is necessary that
we support Principles and Men OF the right stamp
We therefore admit to fellowship with unless
they will do this. When the Wings will do this, they
will become one with to all intents and purposes
Here is an admission Of the truth of what is
called above misrepresentation, and covert at.
tempt to sustain the position; for, who are the
men OF the right stamp? is there one such in the
wing party? Many there are certainly who have
made good fight for the cause of Northern rights
or rather of "equal rights" and against slave in
fiuence, and these men have been constantly and
enthusiastically supported by Wings while they
have as constantly been the prominent marks for
the darts of the 'thrd partv.'
We repeat then the misrepresentation that sup
port to the candidates of the third party, alias
'men of the right stamp ia the irrevocable condi.
ton OF IFS cooperation. But this condition is to
the Wings an insurmonntable obstacle, for, while
prejudice at the South would prevent the noblest
Hank OF the Wing army from wheeling into The
line, the totally undetermined position of the Biz.
ney party on the questions OF the Tariff, Distrbu-
ton DC, would prevent any general cooperation
IN the North. These considerations should salts
~ reasonable men that the allegation that the
Wings by Cooperating with the Birney party
could prevent annexation, is totally unfounded. -
But let us look for mement at the policy pursued
by the third party.
lis leaders knew well the disposition Of the
WhIgs-they knew their inractabiity-- they had
seen splendid example in the treason of Ty-
Ter, and his utter assertion by the party, they
knew well too that the rank and file at least of the
party were opposed to annexation, and they pre-
tended to know that Clay was as likely to effect
annexation as Polk. Now TO US il seems that men
cunning as serpents" would have reasoned thus:
Let US support Mr.. Clay. II he is elected and
thereby annexation prevented, our object is attain.
ed. 1.-The prove ant to the principles upon
which ne is elevated, truly this measure is lost,
which is also the case if Mr. Polk is elected; but
the wings losing all hope and confidence in their
own leaders will with one accord come over to Us.
and We shall thereby the sooner acquire strength
to compass our ends. This plainly would have
been the result had the representations ofthe Bir-
ney party proved true. But the adage, whom
the "Gods wish to destroy they first make mad"
towards the third party part already is, and tine
remainder soon will be, realised. e
ihe next misrepresentation is, our remarks on
the Ineiiciency Of the uirtua abolition of slavery
by appointing no STAKEHOLDER to office and yet in
the article before us, do not see that is placed
IN any more favorable light: The Signal thus
defines its "position."
Our position is, that should the National Execu tiv
refuse to make any appointments Office from ong
the slave holders for four years. it would GO very far
towards establishing healthy anslavery sentiment
throughout the nation. -
This then seems to be the object towards which
the labors of The third party are directed. They
have been accessory to the extension of the
bounds of slavery from the "Missouri Comprom-
Use line" to the Rio del Norte. 10 order that some.
time in the distant future, an executive NAV be e.
lected who will appoint shareholders 10 Office.
which measure is to establish "heallhy anti-sla.
very sentiment throughout the aaton." Any
method of abolition is far ''nore sure and speedy
than this" Even Clay's pIan its "becoming ex-
tinct by the inevitable laws of population" s-s
We cannot of course speak for the .wri;er.''
bat for ourselves, and we trust for the Wing Par
ty, we will answer the Signals question. "whether
1t is principle of Whiggery that Shareholders
ought to be put into National Offices, and if so, will
he tell US why?" No sir, we have no such prin.
ciple,s neither have we the converse that Slaue-
holders ought not. The Constitution embodies
| our principles and we recognise no disabilities moi
found in that instrument. Even dark treason does
not work corruption of blood or forfeiture" to the
! descendants of the traitor and we do not leeye