Weekly National Intelligencer

Mr. James G. Birney, the recent abolition candidate for the Presidency, having been taken to task by one of his friends for consenting to be voted for as a member of the Michigan Legislature, and, if elected, to take the oath to support the Constitution of the United States, has written a letter to that individual in explanation of the inconsistency; and a more shameless avowal of atrocious recklessness and profligacy was never made by mortal man. Mr. Birney says, in so many words, that he should have no objection to taking such an oath; for, though the Constitution does recognise slavery, and does contain certain other objectionable provisions, he should take the oath to support that Constitution with the understanding that he was to disregard all parts of the instrument which he should consider as conflicting with the Word of God, and with what he deemed the great principles of morality!

Every thing in the Constitution of the United States contrary to Jas. G. Birney's notions of what should be there, are, in his view of the case, null and void, and of no binding force whatever! If James G. Birney or James G. Birney's opinions were of any consequence, or he was ever to reach a position in which they could become of consequence, it would be a duty to deal with his letter in such terms as its atrocity deserves; but, as the case stands, a simple statement of his avowal is all that is necessary.—N. Y. Courier & Enquirer.