The Empire County argus., 1854-08-05
1unTITT0EFaDT.

The papers in the interest Of the Custom House,
and who support Denver and Herbert, knowing the
weakness Of their cause and the utter hopelessncss
of electng their ticket, trying to brand all who
viii not adhere to their waning fortunes with being
abolitionists intending thereby, we presume, that
they are odious to the faction they represent The
cry abolitionism has been used with considerable
effect by craven politicians when they wished to
commit some odious act-an act at which honor
able men revolt So common has this cry become
that a man must cause his respiration to be Of
certain length and his voice toned to certain
pitch. or the whole pack who striving to intro
duce cooley labor into our State are laying abol-
tionism on his trail with red-mouthed anger
The history of our State shows that q class of
men--neither small nor without inhuence-haye
been striving to degrade the laboring classes by
bringing them into competition with servilc labor
and thus make honest industry disgrace. These
men have been silently pushing forward their
plans, and with the aid of band Of willing despe-
radoes, Of which we could name number in this
County, are stigmatizing all as abotionsts who do
not coaesce with them in their attempts to poonize
California.
At the head of this clan and their chosen cham
pions stand Denver aud Herbert. Their past his
tory proves them to be untring in their efforts TO
bring disgrace upon our own State, and upon the
laboring people who have come here expecting
labor to be honorable, and honest industry-no
crime. But no sooner had our constitution with its
free clause been adopted than set Of despcradoes
would crush it out and introduce a system calcula-
ted to degrade and demoralize the people.
The time for being sensitive on the subject has
past Those who have striyen to degrade and dis
grace our State, believing themselves strong enough
to effect their purpose, are pushing forward with
reckless haste, their vorite schemes, while their
minons and tools are branding as aboltionists all
who do not give blind adhesion to their schemes,
We charge upon the Custom House faction an
intention of dividing the State for the purpose Of
introducing seryile labor into the southern portion
Of it, We also charge Denver and Herbert as
being Tie champions Of that measure. That Mr..
Denver was favorable to. this plan his recorded
votes while member of the Senate show-and all
who are acquainted with MIR. Herbert, know that
his every pulse beats in unison with such an object.
But all who oppose this proposition are abol-
tioni8ts, free-soers, beings unfit to breathe the
free air of heaven and therefore should be howlcd
down by the faction.ts and their presses At least
they SO intimate,
1t has been the custom heretofore for petty poll
ticians when they wished to paralize the influence
Of any one who they could not bring into SUBJ iec-
Son to themselves, or make him act in concert
with them, like demons whisper the cabalistc
words "Iacy say he is an abotioust" Being
too coward}y to make the charge upon their own
responsibility, they throw it upon MIR. "Iaey Sag"
and like cowardy knayea hide themselves behind
his rresponsibility. Under cover of this charge
they expect and intend to fasten upon this State a
system Of slavery they could not otherwise get the
people to sanction.
Cur State stands forth the pride and envy Of her
sister States in fact Of the whole world. The con-
sttution under which VIC live is the model one of
the Republic, Under ii We have obtained an cnyi-
able position, ard greatness which has no parallel
in the history Of nations. Shall that constitution
be marrcd, our State disgraced by the introduc-
,ioa Of peonage among our free and hardy sons OF
toll 10 degrade and disgrace them That it IS the
intention Of those who are yelping aJotionsm at
every one. to introduce such system cannot for a
momcnt be doubted. Their every act tends to
this end and it is for this their puppets SO busy
in s;gnatzing with abolitionism those they cannot
seduco to their vile purposes.
THE R1BlNsoS FAMILY.--Ihis family performed
here on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings oI
last week. They had full and delighted audiences
to witness their approximations The dancing Of
the children. Master William and La Petite Susan
we have never seen cxcelled in any theatre indeed
we believe it would be something of herculear
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