The Placer herald., 1856-11-01

not injure, but rather benefit the slave, by giving
him more space. Ii will not add to the number
of slaves but only enable them to scatter a little
as they become ''too thick to drive" Well. if it
would not injure the slave, nor add to their num-
ber, or injure any free State. then why set up
such howl of holy horrop as to shake the Union?
1t will be said perhaps, that it would injure the
white people who settle Kansas. Well supposing it
should. are they the first who ever passed law
that would injure them? Would that authorize
other States to interfere? | think not. When
did New England learn that slavery was injurious
to the white race, even wrong itself? Why,
when slavery ceased TO be profitable to its people
and they had sold the most of their slaves to
Southern planters. Well. Kansas, should il be es
tablished slavery. will have the same school of ex
perience in which to learn, and probably the same
eye to the mi ghty dollar as to know when it is
incxpedient or moral to hold a further prop
erty in their fellow man, and cease to make that
man a chatte When did moral New ngland be-
come conv nced of the enormitv of even the Af
rican saveltrade? Not, before the revoluton not,
until 1887. when it was proposed to prohibit it by
law OF Congress-nO. Northern members then
voted, and made compact that it should be con-
tinued twenty years; and history tells us that
New England ships, and New England men, made
good use of their time, knowing that it was short,
and robbed Africa of more sons. and made more
! gain to themselves, than they had ever done be-
fore Now how did it happen that conscientious
New England, so short time past. was oimpica-
| ted with slavery, and the slave trade? We're they
not then as now sons Of the Pilgrims? Were they not
aa moral. aye, pt0us then as now? Did they not
draw their morals, and their rel gion from the
same blessed book then as now? Has God in his
mercy given them new revelation that their IA
! theirs ''wot moi ofT' Supposing when they were
engaged in this, now to them. unholy traffic, New
York had discovered the higher Law and forbidden
them. Why they would soon have waged hot
ter war upon the Empire State, than their fathers
Il f,o Grc Gov ..ter 4, ,Init,
| If slavery is the same now. as when they were
implicated with it--and the Bible the same, then,
they have no more right to interfere with it in
I,ansas than New York, or old England had to
disturb them in the enjoyment of it, much less
does it afford them the right to keep up a polti-
cal agitation, and disturb the peace of the nation.
Already are they talking of letting "the Union
slide'already are they holding Conventions un-
der flag with but sixteen stars. That jag, that
emblem of our Nations sovcrereignty, which has
| ioated over us for more than eighty years, the
pride Of every American. and the wonder of every
| Nation That f0g. that has witnessed all
struggles and all our glory and that has added
star to star from thirteen to thirty-one. 1hat
Hag that was the memento Of the glory of the
past. and around which so many found hopes cus-
tered for the future. That .f1g has. by the ruth
| less hands OF Republicans been mutllatcd and
torn. and the stars which answered to the names
of fifteen sovereign States, are blottcd from its
ample tolls-what madness! Well may we cry
spare thatifag' 1t is this madness that bids
fair to render our country, as it rent its tagand it
| is to prevent ths-that every conservative should
vote for Buchanan. | say vote for Buchanan, not
but that believe Mr. Fillmore national and patri-
oc, and standing on a national platform, but be
cause the danger is too imminent to throw away
conservative votes-fanaticism is not divided, it
| presents bold united front. and boasts of victo
| ry | think the boasting vain, yet so peril0us is
| the issue, to commend united action upon
the strongest candidate. 1t is not only important
| that should succeed but our future peace
quires that the majority shall be heavy, and ia
naticism stand rebuked. Now as all know that
Buchanan is much the stronger candidate and
statesman Of good character; better. far better,
that all unite on him. and give him over
wheming majority than for conservative men to
| divide among themselves and throw away votes
| upon Mr.. Fillmore. and can but hope that all
good Americans will see it in this light and vote
accordingly Republicans of this State knew
! that their doctrine was obnoxious to large ma
! ority of the voters Of this State and their
| ddatc too well known to create enthusiasm here.
and il was necessary therefore to bait with the
| roHrGad, in their fishing for men, knowing they
must cover the obnoxious bearded hook, or meet
| with no success. The railroad we want, and we
must have it. but trust very few will be so guled
as to bite at such hook as that presented by the
| Republicans, with the expectation OF getting
road 1t is great national work, worthy the
pride and eXerti0ns OF great nation, and need
ing nations energy for this accomplishment
with less than this. it will not he done. 1t never
will be built by a faction. To become party
measure would be its greatest curse. Let those
therefore who want the road, (and we all want
it,) strive to keep the nation together, without
| civil or sectional strife, that its energies may be
devoted to the constitution until its accomplish
ment and let it with its iron bands, unite the
eral States more closely in a bond of union, than
they have ever been before. In union it will be
built, without it, never. Let railroad men ponder
on it, and notbe caught by silly device. Dem
ocrats right for not putting it in their plat
form, for principles. and not individual objects
should be the plank on which nation should
stand-but as party. Democrats are in favor of
the road-Buchanan is in favor of it, and so are
a large majority of his supporters.
Gentlemen, have written long answer to
your polite note, perhaps entirely too long; yet,
| feel there is too much at stake to be silent when
| have fair opportunity to express my senti-
ments. | am not mad with the NORTH love
New England as my native land. the grave yard
of my ancestors. and the residence of my kith
and kin. With all her "iSms" | love New Eng
land. | greve. it is true, over the madness and
folly of some of her sOns--but in the midst of the
higher law, fanatacism there is much that is con-
servative, and great, and good. The past (des-
pite the vagaries that have more than once led
her astra thank God, is safe-srive with
ne. and with thousands Of her conservative sons.
by gentle and persuasive means to prevent her
in this, her day of excessive madness from doing
violence to herself aud to her sister States until
the waning of another moon, and her sense Will
again return to her. and her future shall then be
as glorious as her former career has been brilliant
and patriotic | love the South too and the East,
and the West-it is all my country. | owe allie
glance to the whole-I owe eXertions to the whole,
and in this her greatest time Of need, behooves
all her heretofore happy family, to throw aside
all partizan feeling, all selfish feelings, and work
in harmony togcthes, to save our beloved country
from being rent and torn asunder and preserve it.
intact, adding star to star to the rich inheritance
of free government handed down to our chill
dren, and presenting to an admiring world, not a
failure--but the best, the freest-the hdppiest