James Gillespie Birney (1792-1857), corresponding secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, ran for president on the Liberty Party ticket in 1840. The party was founded by abolitionists who wanted to place slavery on the national political agenda. This article advises “the Irish” to vote for Birney because the abolitionists were the only Americans who spoke well of Daniel O’Connell (1775-1847) who was called The Liberator of Ireland after the 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act was passed. The Irish were advised to vote for liberty and for the man that O’Connell felt it was an honor to meet. The Emancipator was a New York, New York newspaper published for the Anti-Salvery Society from Aug. 1835, to Dec 1841.
The Emancipator. “For Whom Will the Irish Vote?.” November 5, 1840. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-128/. Accessed on November 13, 2024.
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