The Empire County argus., 1856-04-26
Rcpublicamism In California.

Rcpublicanism In California.
The result of the recent charter election in Sac
ramento disclosed the fact that this new element
in California politics has already in IA measure
organized, and now its patrons are hu,y at work
preparing for complete and effective organization
throughout the State Of all forms Of fanaticism
and intolerance that have ever wriggled into pub
lie notice. this Black Republcanism is the profound
est, the most absurd And particularly absurd it
seems for men in this State to introduce into polit
ica circles this vexatous issue of the sister States
That a community. made up of men who started
from every nhabita6le portion of the globe and
came here through all the hardships that were
ever experienced by land or sea. over the Tlain,
and around the Horn. across the ISthmus and
through the wilds of Mexico should seek mem
bershp in this Union of States. and therein live
happily. prosperously and well for the space of SIX
years and then all at once discover that the Con-
slituton of tic Confederacy is lie. that the De-
claration of American Independence is a SANDER
and that their fellow citizens are not endowed with
the same natural rights they so jeaousy guard to
themselves is marvelous-passing strange! Can
it he that the few lucky d., ,gs who were born with
rights and qualifications fitting them to sit in
judgment on the acts of all preceding time and
then. in their wisdom, carve out the des'inies OF
States should all have so played their part on
lifes stage. and must now provide against the ex-
ercise of these privileges by those who are to come
after them, to settle in other new cnes and add
other new sovereigniies to the galaxy of States!
These Republicans who seek to leSislate in
advance for the States hereafter to be admitted
into the Union, and by one sweeping interdcton
Iorestal legislation at its proper source by doing
belle the name they have assumed, 80 far their
success would affect their fellow citizens but the
discrimination that is implied in favor of the Afri-
can race, fully entities them to the qualifying
prefix which the world attaches to their name
The Black Republicans, to strike at once and e!-
fccvelv, at the point whittier their every effort
tends, should volunteer their services for pierces
crusade against the freemen of Kansas-particu-
lary rs it is said soldiers of the regular army are
protesting against being led into fratricidal war
There's chance for Republicans to distinguish
themselves an openingan opportunity Of cover
ing themselves with and rolling in glory-if glory
he, MS they seem to consider. placing metes and
bounds and restrictions to the spirit of liberty.
Pierce ard the Republicans are in the field under
different ensigns and are recognized hy dissinlilar
watch worls-but as certain as one and one are
two. they are both aiming deadly blow at the
peoples first prerogative. Crush this sririt of
independence which impels Americans to seek new
fields for enterprise and then PROMPTS them to
erect here and there another and another sovereign
State to be cmLazoned on their countrys flag
and there will remain very little to be done. A
breath would turn the scale in favor either Of Fierce
or Rcrublicanism.
Then why not join hands in this march against
State Rights and Squater Sovereignty" and then.
Mes.rs. Pierce, Gid'lings Hale & Co.. after silrncng
those Kansas squatters You need only pull straws
to decide, whether thereafter States admitted into
the Union should be all Slave or all Free!