The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-11-27

etSSI,Si hAV Neeulf PVlb0u Of tue 5t1te, ant
viii you not put forth 60 much Of effort /,
Tree yourselves from the foulest evil, anC
your children from the thick throngInI
: dangers which gloomily threaten IN tht
future, % to vote at the ballot. box for youl
own deltverance aud theirs2
An example Is already before you. In
half the States party has been Organized
which, taking tho name aud animated by
the spirit Of Liberty, plants itself upon
the doctrines Of the Constitution and the
precepts Of Christianity, and demandS
Freedom and Just wages for all. CasSIus
II. Clay, Of Kentucky, has described this
party In these words: "Then comes the
Liberty Party, embracing large portion
Of the virtue, intelligence and legal knoWl.
edge, the Christianity and patriotism OF
the North. Taking the ground, FIRST occu.
pied by Washington himself, that slavery
is the creature Of law and should be aboI.
ished by law, they appeal 10 the ballot.
box, not the bayonet-like the great Irish
Retormer, having faith In the power OF
reason, truth and virtue, they expect ia
achieve bloodless revolution, more plo.
rtous than any yet arising from force Of
arms. This party, which Is, In truth, only
the party oil l176 revived, was organized
IN 1910, In that memorable year, when q
tempest Of political excitement swept
through the land, and the candidate Of
the Wing and Democratic parties had been
compelled 10 do homage to slavery, the
political Baal OF our country, there we're
found seven thousand men who bowed
not the knee! The number OF Liberty
men has since rapidly increased, In 1910
the proportion Of their votes to the entire
number OF electors in the Union was "a
one IN four hundred-in 1913 Il was "a one
III iorty.. At the same rate OF progress
they will elect their Presidential csndi.
date, whoever he may be, In 1913,
10 the success Of this party, az We fairly
believe, lies the hope Of this country for
us deliverance from It's greatest curse
Let US who dwell under the shadow Of the
Tree Of Upas join these friends OF Free.
dom. Let usvindlCate ieariully but firmly
at tho ballot.box the great doctrine Of
inalienable rights for which our Fathers
commended in battle. A Presidential cleo.
ton Is approaching. Wings and Demo.
Gratis have chosen for their leaders men
who neither expect nor seek the delivSs.
S a OF our country from slavery. Neither
wings nor Democrats dare look the great
danger OF the land In the face. The Lib.
eeEty men have selected as their candidate
Tor the Presidency native son OF Ken.
lucky, afterwards distinguished citizen
Of Alabama, who surrendered fortune and |
the prospect Of political distinction 10 tbe
demands OF duty, and having given free.
dom TO his slaves, consecrated himself TO |
the great work of reviving in the hearts Of |
the American people their old devotion 10
the genuine principles OF American lit.
erty. This man is A Nv
JAMES 6. BIRNEY, OF Michigan.
They have selected as their Candidate
for the Vice Presidency
THOMAS Norris, Ut Ohio,
A native Of Western Virginia who hos
been from his boyhood Consistent sIvn.
cate OF Equal Rights. This distin0uishad
citizen, when, few years since, he renTe.
sented the State OF his adoption in The
Senate OF the United States, stood nm alone
IN that body, uucheered BY the sympathv
Of political associates, and unsIlnported
except by noble confidence In the ins.
uce oil his cause, to vindicate the princ;.
pies OF Liberty against the assaults of
Henry Clay, who then stood forward M
I! tne champion OF perpetual slavery. By
tnAt most signal service to the cause Of the
people, Thomas Morris forfeited the sun
pott OF party, but endeared himself for.
eYer to the lovers of Liberty.
Ihese are the candidates of the Liberty
party. We believe that they and the min.
lples which they represent are worthy
Of our support, and so believing, We have
resolved to support them. We have nom.
mated an electoral ticket to be voted for
oy the Liberty men Of Virginia, We in.
woke Tor 1t the suHrages OF the people. We
call upon our fellow citizens, wbethsy few
or many, who believe that slavery is n
curse, and are prepared to prove their
!, by their works, to rally under the
Liberty banner, with fixed resolnt;on
never to desert it. At every election here
alter, let us be found in the field. with
candidates pledged to the sacred cause Of
Liberty. Let our prayers Continually AZ.
;end to that God, who favors the RIGHT
'or his blessing on our exertions. LEI no
be dtllgent in making known TO Our noioh.
oors by conversation, by correspondence
" pamp9lets and newspapers, the facts
,onnecte1 with thls great controversy be-
."eeh Liberty and Slavery. This is the
nearest way from the Valley Of the Sbad.
w OF Death to the Regions Of Light, Let
IS pursue it boldly and unfalteringIy. and
ne rewards OF courage, Patriotism and
perseverance, will, in due season, be ours,
JOINS GILMoR,
JoRX EMERY,
S. N. BELL,
Committee.