Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-04-04

support Of positive law be Withdrawn
Now, who mede-who maintain the posi-
tive lSw7 You, fellow. citizens, yoHl Y
are the men upon WhUse votes this dread
fol system stands; without whose votes i
could In no way, be maintained. If yot
desire the removable of this canse-ff you
desire. the extirpation Of this, cancer prey.
ing upon your prosperity, your peace,
your honor, you must vote against it,
There Is no other sure way. II yo1 de.
sire to have the laws which establish sla
very repealed, yon must ssnd men to your
State Legislature. who will boldly adyo-
cate aud vote for their repeal. Are you
Christians, and do you regard that system
which, In the language Of an eloquent
kentuckiRn, "abFogaIes the cleaEest lawt
of Nature, and outtages all decency and
justice" as a manifest violation of the law
of love revealed In the New Testament,
aud will you not so much as attest the
sincerity of your professions by n vote 2
Are you patriots, who in common with
the distinguished m, We have quoted,
look upon slavery as the bans of all pro
gFess. the deadly poison of the State, and
will you not putlfpgth so much of effort to
Tree yoprselvss from the fo6iest evil, and
your urchildren nom tie thick EhtoneinQ
dangers which gloomiIy threaten Ia abs
future, as To vote at tue ballot box for
your Own deliverance and thsirs2 -
An example is already before you. Ia
hatt tue States party has been organized,
which taking the name, and animated by
the spirit of Liberty, plants itself upon the
doctrines OF the Constitution aud the pre-.
cepts of Christianity, and demands free.
dom and just wages for all, Oassius In
OIay, OF Kentucky, has described this par
ty in these words: "Then comes the Lib
erty party, embracing large portion of
the virtue, intelligence aud legal know.
ledge, the Christianity and patriotism Of
the North. Taking the ground, frat oc
cupled by Washington himself. that sla.
very is the creature of law and should be
abolished by law, they appeal to the bal.
lot box, not to the bayohet-like the great
Irish Reformer, having faith in the DO wer
OF reason, truth and virtue, they expectto
achieve bloodless revolution, more Rlo.
rlous than any yet arising from force OF
arms, This party, which is, intruth, only
the party of l7T6 revived, was organized
IN 1910. In that memorable year, when
tempest of political excitement swept
through the land, aud the candidate of the
wing aud Democratic p1rtfes had been
compelled to do homags to slavery, the |
political Basl Of our country, there were |
found seven thousand men who bowed not
the knee! The humber of Liberty men
has since rapidly increased. In 1910; the |
proportion of their votes to the entire |
number of electors in the Union, was ms |
one In four hundred-in ls43 Il was as |
one tn forty. AT the same rate of progress
they will elect their Presidential candi. |
date, whoever he may be, in ls4s.
10 the success of this party, as We fairly |
believe, lies tue hope OF this country for |
its deliverance from its greatest curse: |
Let us who dwell under the shado v ofthe |
Tree of Upas, join, these friends Of .Frte-i
dom: Let US ylodicate ftarfully but firmsl
~ at the ballot b9xs the great dgrlgineiofl !
laallenaole ttgats for Which our tFkthSIsf 1
Contended 10 battle. A9PrSsidenttaft6fec
ton Is aPpr9AShipgy Whigss ADJ eDShioss
Gratis have chosen for their leatitts. man.
who neither expect nor seek the deliver
ancs OF our country from slavery. Neither
wings nor Democrats dare look the great |
danger OF the land in the face. The Lib
erty men have selected as their candidate I
Tor the Presidency, native son of Ken. /
lucky. afterwardsiIad IA distingutshed citfEsn5l
ot Alabama, who surrendered fortune, and
The prospect of political distinction 10 the
demands of duty, aud having given free
1om to his slaves. consecrated himself
% the great work of reviving 10 the hearts
# the American People, their old devo.
ion to the genuine principles of American
Liberty. This man is
JAMEs G. BIRNEY, Of M.chigan.
They have selected as their candidate
or the Vice Presidency
THOMAS MORRIS, Of Ohio, H
A Native of Western Virginia, who has
been from bis bOyhond co nsistent adyo
'ate of equal rights. This distinguished cit.
zen, when, few years since he represented
he State OF his adoption 10 the Senate Of
he Udtted States, stood up alone 10 that
lOdy. uneheered by the sympathy of po-
itlcal associates, aud unsupported except
oy noble confidence 10 the justice of his Il
cause, to vindicate the principles of Lib.
erly against the assaults of Henry Clay,
who then stood forward as the Champion
of perpetual slavery. By that most signal
.ervice to The cause of tue people, Thomas
Morris forfeited the support of party, but
sudeated himself forever to the lovers of
Liberty. .slE,2siq Il
These are the candidates of the Liberty
party. We believe tbat they and the prin-
ciples which they represent are worthy of
Our support, and SO believing, we have
resolved to support them. We have uom-
mated an electoral ticket to be voted for,
by the Liberty men of Virginia. We in
yoke for il the suffeages Of the people.
We call upon our fellow citizens, whether
Few or many, who believe that slavery is a |.
curse, and are prepared to prove their
faith by their works, to rally under the
Liberty Banner, with fixed resolution never
to desert it. at every election hereafter,
let Us be found IN the field, With candi.
dates pledged to the sacred cause Of Liberty
Let our prayers continually ascend to that
God, who farors the Right, for his bless
sing on our exertions.. Let us be diIiRentt
in making known to onr neighbors by con.
versation, by correspondence, by pamph-
lets epd newspapers, the facts CONNECTED !
with this great controversy between Lib.
erty and Slavery. This is the nearest
way from the Valley of the shadow Of
Death to the Regions OF Light. Let
us pursue it boldly aud unfaIterinRlK, |