Butte record., 1856-03-08
Black RepubIicanism.

oScu Oiasses, that u hardly needs orxanZa
ii"n TO ensure complete revolution in this State al the
nexi election Ii is unnecessary Tor say 20 them,
however, that the preliminary being taken 10
effect an organization, which from resent Appearances,
VIII swesp the State Ike whirl wind. We have not
been working increasingly for three years to bd up
healthy public sentiment and vindicate the rights
lhose VINO are In sentiment with US TO sleep the
OF the battle. Republican party will be in the field,
and it Is not in the power OF all the Union 10
prevent n--Eoening Journal
The foregoing paragraph sets forth
clearly, tie intention Of Abolition sym
pathisers in California in regard to the
Presidential campaign.-
We are to have Republican party in
California at the next election. The
The Evening Journl says SO. and We
must prepare to meet it. What think
you gentlemen, who imagine we are too
far removed from the agitation of these
questions. to be affected by them; does
not this sound very much like Abolition.
ism? We certainly think it does. We
are plainly told by the same authority
in later issue, that they are determin.
ed to carry this State, at the next elee-
ton. But we do not believe 1T. Itcan
not be, that enemies to the constitution
lurk IN numbers, in our midst, and viii
obey the call of these arch incendiaries
Their coming in our midst is the fore
shadowing Of sign of the worst kind
Of fanaticism, and threatens the per
petuity of the Union. They may deny
that such is the real o. jet Of their Or
g.nization, and may perhaps succeed in
convincing some of their sincerity, but
the facts stand out in bold relief defying
contradiction. They wage a crusade
against slavery; they advocate the re
peal of the Nebraska and Kansas bill
and other like movements. To secure
these objects they hesitate not to take
the most frightful risks.
Their policy toward the institution O.
slavery, will be of the most aggressive
character. They are determined to co1,
fine it to the States, where it now exists
and refuse to admit new State with 9
slavery provision in its Constitution
They deny the right of Citizens of a
territory to settle questions of this char
acter, and will maintain that denial al
the sacrifice of the Constitution.
Well, let them come. We believe there
are enough right-thnking men in Cali
fornia to put the seal of condemnation
on these fanatics; and we desire to see
the issue made. We believe the princi-
pie of"Squatter Sovereignty laid down
in the Nebraska and Kansas bill, is the
panacea for the future agitation of this
question, that it is worthy alike of it.
author and the country and must be en-
dorsed by an intelligent, free, liberal
people.
1t was the recognition of this princi
pie by our forefathers, that made them
rebel against the authority Of Eng
land, in the management Of their affairs
and throw off the yoke which bound
them to the mother country, aud it will
be the principle by which We will act for
all time TO come.
1t is not in the power of fanatics to
so far dethrone the judgment of the peo-
pie, as 10 prevent the endorsement OF
this principle. They may prate Of ''pri-
viledged clssses' and the "encroach-
N nts of the South'' but they cannot
bias the mind of Americans on this
question. Men may honestly think
slavery as az evil andwish it diG not exist
but thew have the Justice to acknowl-
edge that the will Of the majority should
settle its loc ility More than this, they
will not perpetrate the wrong on the
South of the repeal of the Fugitive
Slave Law; thus driving her out of the
confederacy. To right minded, candid
men we appeal, to unite in Staying this
swelling wave, whose angry crest is lift
ed in our midst 1t possesses elements
of destruction that should be stunned
by men who love American RepuIicanism
and originated with fnatical A Aboliionists,
is party that draws sustenance solely
from the North; its objects are clearly
dlsunion in ther tendency, and Califor-
mans must not be deceived with its spe
cious pretensions.
Let the mautle which concealedits hi
leousness, be torn off that it may stand