Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-09-16

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The north has been in consequence ofits own dough-
facedness, treated with shameful contumely, in the
distribution of patronage, and appropriations; its
rights have been invaded and its liberties violated by
the repeated addition of territory, with few inhabi
tants, but having equal representation in the Sen
ate, In violation of the Constitution which was ex-
pressly framed, with such anomalous compromises,
Tor the then existing states and such others might
be formed out of the unsettled lands belonging the
then States. For sixteen years only since the era
of the nation have northern Presidents been elected
eight years have they administered the government
to the interest of the Union: for four years
one basely sold himselfto support Southern princi
pies; and death bereaved of the patriot Harrison
in short month after he had entered upon the du-
ties of his office. During much the greater part OF
our remaining existence as nation, our destines
have been shaped and moulded by narrow southern
sectional policy which has more than once beggared
our finances, Frustrated industry, compromised
our national charactera and plunged us into expensive
and dshonorabe wars. In view of all this, and more
which might mention it is just right: it is due
to our deep INJURIES and destroyed confidence, as we'll
as our preponderatng Importance to assert and main
Administrations this stand ready to do. Nor
have southern Wings objected to this; in humble
opinion, they will not. Be this as it may, not until
the nominations are made, and all their attending
circumstances fully seen are we s'ready" to give our
vote and influence.
But, granting that after the nominations are made,
we see on the one side candidate and his party
pedge1 to continue and promote this same policy,
nominated for the very purpose of perpetuatng sla
very by the unconstitutional annexation of slave ter
rory at the expense of the blood and treasure of the
nation; candidate of that faction so rapacous in its
demands, that the free labor of the nation must be
reduced to level with It's servile TOLL that the
whole immense internal commerce of the north and
mighty west must be sacrificed to MAINTAIN its servie
wars;-the broad domain of the nation, must be
knocked off under the autoneers hammer, to specu-
lators instead of being equally distributed to the
States and graduated in price SO as to come within
the reach of the poorest citizen; when, we say, we
see such candidate the one hand, and on the
other candidate and party firmly opposing all this,
and striving might and main, to preserve the Con-
stutional landmarks of country and to hedge in
slavery, we do noxious weeds, that it may not
"James X. POLK and the factious Baltimore Con-
vention on the hand, and a Henry Clay,
with the unanimous reclamation OF the wise and pa
triotic the other our choice is already made and
we dare avow it. Nor will the fear of being called
proslavery, induce to forbear any opposition to
slavery, except the senseless abstraction of voting
for Shareholder.
If the continuous extension of slavery and the
domination of the perpetuaists faction at the south
can only be checked by the elevation of a patriotic
southern man, though he lie aholder of slaves, We
shall rote for him. in preference to throwing our vote
away and permitting the erls deprecate. Is this
proslaverya Do we vote thus because we love sla-
very No sir, there not patriot at the south a.
morg all her distinguished citizens, Henry CLAY not
excepted, whom should not love with the greater
ardor, and support with greater aacrity, were they
but clear of this evil.
But to come nearer home, and to the more Impor-
tant nominations so far immediate action on slave
ry is concerned, of Members of Congress. Ofcourse
no Shareholder can be nominated here, and we are
sure we shall be very far from Withholding sup
port from men, nominated candidates will be,
under solemn pledges to plant themselves as rocks,
and stand if necessary to the DEATH against any fur
Their invasion of the Constitution, another viola
ton of the confederaed faith of the States which
were parties to the original compact and who more
over think with ourselves, on other important ques-
lions besides that of slavery, for the purpose of sup
porting those whose only recommendation is, abo-
tionsm so blind in its zeal, hyocritlcal in its
professions that lifts not its hand where it may be
effectual against the unlimited extension of the in
stitution it much pretends to detest.
1t is false that pledged to support any slave
holder the Wing party may nominate. You are sufi-
GENTLY acquainted with the wing party to know that
it never could be rallied nomination made as, for
an instance, was that of James K. Polk.
We have thus answered your test not by plain
yes or no, because it does not admit of such an
swer. You call it simple and just; here again your
fondness for falsehood appears uasmuch it is ex
ceedingy intricate and sophistical; embracing in one
direct proposition, what must be decided by con-
sideration of many conditions and qualifications
"We dare do any thing that man may do" 'Who
dares do is none" but we have long since learn
ed not be swerved into course we did not approve,
by the challenges of opponent who sought to make
us do as he would have us, by daring us.
With regard to our sincerity, we are willing it
should be tested as you are not; we are perfectly
willing our paper should go weekly into the hands of
Liberty men, who perhaps are as capable of judging
of our professions as the "Sigmat" On the contra
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