New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-11-20
The whig Party and Freedom.
IgsrrssoS. Ohio. Nor. u. 49,

JEFFERSON Ohio NoT. 70, l3s5.
To tic Eai,or Of The Iri5He:
Permit me to terder to you and TO our friends Ii
New York my congratulations upon your recent
triumph The victory appears to- have been achiev-
ed amid the encouragement OF protested friends
es well as the open hostility OF political foes. But
that consideration viii increase the enjoyment OF
those who. surrounded by such circumstances,
have labored assiduously Tor the good OF mankind
and the welfare OF our country, basing their action
mon the principles of truth and Justice. The time
has arrived y hen the Wing party Free States
can only succced BY force OF correct principles. It
is nov TOO late to tel oQr people that they must
not discuss the subject Of slavery. They know
that ulurderous war has been waged 10 uphold
tina, institution That every man in our Free States
is doomed to labor and toll to detray the expenses
of that " arr That our fellow men by hundreds,
nav bv thousands have died in Mexico Tor no other
purpose than TO extend slavery and TO open up
slave markets upon soil heretofore consecrated to
Freedom While the blood ard treasure Of the Ma
ton is thus poured out on foreign soil. il VIII be In
vain Tor dough-faces TO tell the people they must
remain silent under the degradation and insult to
which they are subjected; popular Indignation viii
manifest itself. Servlhty TO The slave power must
be regarded with contempt. The policy OF silent
submission can no longer ne lpICcu pom us W Z
all see clearly that the question OF negro emanclpa
ton is now swallowed up in enc OF more immediate
interest that IS ,rhser IRE ourselves shall b. SHARES
or Frelmep The contest has involved the
question of Freedom or Slavery to ourselves and
our descendants and rejoice that the people are
awakinc to the reality OF the momentous issue.
Under this issue we have seen the People OF New
Hampshire arouse from their degradation and hurl
from political power the dough faces who had so
long discraced their State. Maine too is coming to
the rescue Pennsylvania has awakened from her
Rip Van Wrinkle sleep and although she has
shown so much nsensibility to cause OF human
freedom while her own People were permitted to
enjoy the benefits of their labor yet when they
were told to surrender up theirow highest interest
in order 90 extend and uphold Slavery. they have
aroused themselves 10 the work OF redemption, and
NAV henceorth be regarded Free People In
Ohio we have many difficulties to encounter. The
Southern portion OF our State is divided from the
Slave States OF Virginia and Kentucky only by the
Ohio River. large portion Of our People are from
those States. They have brought with them
feelings and prejudlces in favor OF Slavery and
they are slow in discovering its usurpations and
outrages Not so on the Reserve. This is the
Gibraltar OF the Whis party in our State. This
is the proud Banner County. As you recollect IN
1914 we received from the fair ladies OF Lexington.
Kentucky, a splendid banner wrought with their
own hands a token OF their appreciation Tor our
efforts In the " hig cause. But while this banner
is borne proudly forward in every political conflict,
the ndomtable Wings of Old Ashtabula Will be
careful that it shall never be trusted to the hands OF
douch-faces or services. notice that much has been
said in some Eastern papers as to our candidate Tor
Governor having lost votes In consequence OF bis
Anti Slavery sentiments. think it perfectly clear
that his open and unhesitatng ayowal OF hostility
to the Black Laws OF our state and his determine
ton to resist the aggresslons OF the Slave Power,
prevented his defeat. Thousands OF Wings In this
State would never have gone to the polls except
for these considerations While they have no idea
OF Joining the Liberty party, called they feel
it worse than idle call ourselves free while they
submit to be made slaves by Southern outrage
But B ebb proved himself man equal to the emer
eencv Never was the Wing flag entrusted to
more gallant hands. The Locos had calculated
that the advantages winch the Tax Law and the
existence OF the Liberty party had given them
would fleet their triumph The rich and misery
Whgs stayed al home on the day OF the Election.
In consequence OF the Tax Law. The douehac
Of the party would not attend The Liberty party
voted their own ticket, aud in the Northern part OF
the State the storm ragged urlously all day. The
aged the sick and the lntirm could not attend
This loss fell heavy upon the w hlss here, they
were by far the most numerous. Yet we triumph
ed under all these disadvantages, against the
tive efforts Of enemies and the dead weight OF
lukewarm friends resting upon In tins County
and in 1rumbuil where the Wings boldly pro
claimed their doctrines the Liberty party has
dwindled down low that they cease TO attract
attention.
lnthc whole State they have gained less thanthree
thousand. The truth is. the great mass OF that
party are honest and sincere. and II the Wings
take proper ground they viii act with Their
existence depends upon our doughtacns. But
greatly rejoice that we now have Wing States
enough north OF Mason and DiXons line TO elect
our President The humbuc that must permit
the South to rule in order to obtain Southern
votes has curscd party too long. 1t is by some
still held up MS scarecrow to riehten dough-taces
The fallacy of such miserable deception should
be exposed Northern ireemen should know their
strength They should feel the true dignity of free
principles By the firm and determined maintain
ance of our rights shall not only gam all OF the
Free States east OF Illinois ISIS, bat We shall
carry Kentucky aud Maryland, and probably North
Carolina Yours for the right