Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-05-14
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Gerrit Smiths views Of the Liberty
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Gerrit Smiths views Of the Liberty
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BY the annexed extract from the Signal of Liberty
it may be seen that Gerrit Smith differs widely in his
opinions of the ultimate fate of the Birney Party from
some of its edherents.
II said, that the liberty party is temporary. You
WILL perhaps, be surprised toIeatn, tina, 1t has been
aud IS yet. my belief, that il will never obtain the
reius of Government--aud that it will never, ill.,
deed, comprise large minority of the American
voters. have often made the remark, that, had
one hundred thousand votes been cast by the Lib
erty Party last fall Congress would not have vo-
ted TO annex Texas; and that should two hundred
thousand be cast by it next Fall, the peaceful
and speedy destruction of American slavery would
then he sure. The Northern portions of the
Democratic and Wing parties would not contin-
ne, in the face of two hundred thousand liberty
party votes, to be the proslavery servants of the
proslavery south Hence and not TO make il par
ty of millions--have I, from the first abored So
hard to swell with all possible rapidity the men,
bers of the Liberty Party.
dread The effect upon the Liberty Party OF The
idea, that it Is permanent party. This idea will
be favored by the attempts Of yourself and others
to add other objects TO the one object of the party.
have always fat;ered myself that the Liberty
Party would be incomparabIy purer than other
political parties; and that it would be so, not
mainly because of is humane and holy objec, ];
but rather, BECAUSE from its necessarily brief en-
durance, i, would hold out little or no inducement
to the ambitious and selfish to Join it. Ere we
have enrolled in the Liberty Party one tenth of
the voters of the Nation, other political parties,
which, looking after the interest of the Nation,
have more permanent character. will have ia
ken its good work out of its hands, to accomplish
il themselves. There will be TO abolition Pres-
dents, no Liberty Party Governors; and ere the lib
erty party shall have elected dozen members of
Congress- our Northern Politicians. "a faithful 10
conform TO the changes of public sentiment, as
other weather cocks are to the changes of the
winds. will be shouting forth our doctrines to the
top of their voices"
The Signal the contrary, lin another column) in
Inmates that the Liberty Party not organized Tor
any temporary purpose-not merely tor the overthrow
of slavery-but will also carry out the principles of
equal rights into al their practical consequences and
applications, and support just conducive
to social individual freedom"
Very we'll, this is what all parties claim but then
we generally trouble other parties go little int de
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Just We see no reason why the Birney Party should
| be excused from this Go on then, gentlemen, and
evolve this general exp ression perhaps may there
CIV discover some of your ''distnctive principles"
SuEFThe English Nail from Canada, passes lhro
the United States Cor the first time, under the con
vention recently adopted, upon the arrival of the
Caledonia at Boston. Ii left Boston Immediately
under charge of an agent accompanied by aguard
of outriders, &c. and reached Burlington W. on
Wednesday evening. Free Press.
Where was The anglomania of the Free Press
when it penned this article? Gone to sleep. we
snopose; or it would certainly have 'smelt raj,
in this measure. An English mail must be car
ried by an English agent accompanied by al
English guard through part OF The United States
where no one ever dreams that guard is neces-
sarv for our own mails, and when instead of re
turning The compliment and permitting American
corresponce to pass uninterrupted through their
ordinary convevances, it is all, even the crres.
! popdences and instruction of our Foreign minis
tiers liable to be subjected to he espionage Of the
English Post office. But we observe that when
the Free Press wishes to give "JoLn Bull rap
he invariably applies the term British > the Eng
are OF course quite different