The Placer herald., 1856-05-03
doCRACY OUR SHIELD THE STARS AND STRIPES
OTR BANNER,
AUBURN. MAY 5. 1855
Mr. e, B CrOcker,


County for professional purposes, and who is
extensively known as the leading spirit Of
the Black Republican party in this State, de-
sired us to give publicity to a communica-
ton which he has sent US.
Our position upon the question is well
known, but since the gentleman complains
that we have given erroneous impressions
with regard to this movement, We have con
sented to publish his communication, and
our readers will find it on the first page of
to-day's Herald.
We have no idea OF permitting the cry of
persecution to be raised against us. We
wish Mr.. c., to have q fair chance to break
his own neck.
1t may not be cause of reproach to agi
tate as general principle, but when that
agitation directly tends to arousing the most
bitter sectional jealousies without promising
one single practical benefit as the result, we
do conceive it not only wrong but treasona-
be.
It is part of the scheme of these repub-
lcans to place the democracy in the position
of slavery propagandsts, whilst the truth is
they have only taken position when forced
to do SO by the free-soil movement.
We have never before understood the an
nexation Of Texas, to have been consum-
mated for the purpose of extending slave in
t'uence. We have been under the impress
sion that there was a native sympathy be-
tween the people Of the United States and
all other governments Of Il liberal form. and
as it was probable in the case of Texas that
her institutions would be much more secure
by annexation, than in remaining subject to
the Vaccinations of European powers, the
act was passed creating her part Of the
confederacy.
Texas proposed to come into the Union
upon the same footing of any other State,
presenting herself with republican const-
tuition, and the people of the United acceed-
cd to the proposition.
Mr. c., would have US institute q new rule
and inquire into the domestic institutions of
the proposed State, and because We did not
ace are agitators.
The war with Mexico was measure forced
upon us by long years Of i'll treatment--by
repeated violation Of treaty rights, and of
those rules of international law, which are
respected among civilized nations The
American was no where respected among
that people, and all our countrymen familiar
with the facts, will bear evidence of this state
Of affairs Lastly, they marched their armies
upon our territories and murdered our citi-
zens. For resentng this and claiming in
demnity for past grievances, Mr.. c., finds we
were agitating the extension Of slavery
That which appears to us more than usu-
ally inconsistent i'll the idea, is the extension
Of slavery by the acquisition of Mexican ter
rtory, when the truth is there is no people
in the world SO much opposed to the nstitu-
ton of slavery as the Spanish Americans.
If the Mexican war was a pro-slayery
movement, one would have expected the
measure to have received the unqualified ap-
probation of Mr.. Calhoun. But we know it
did not. If it was slavery movement, the
result shows it to have been a most eyre
gious mistake.
The truth is Mr.. c., and his party, cannot
regard anything in a national light. Every
proposition Of a public nature, is measured
in his free soil half bushel-it seems impossi-
BE for them to rise into purer atmosphere.
With regard to the question of slavery
viewed in the. distract, members of the dem
ocratic party take position similar to that
upon religion, some conscientiously believing
it right, will so defend it--and others again
believing it wrong, will oppose it. Like re-
ligon too it is a matter of education to some
extent, and they (the dcmocrats) have too
much regard for rights and feelings to
attempt to crowd their particular individual
notions upon each other.
When the question comes iegitimately be-
fore them, when they are to decide the mat
ter as citizens of their respective states or
territories, and say whether they will have it
as an institution in their midst, they never
fail to exercise their legitimate privileges,
But when Mr. c.. asserts that slavery has
been adopted and held up as national dem
ocratic institution, by the party at large, we
feel very much like charging him with nten-
sional instrumentation
Such a position is not essential to the par
ty, and we feei convinced is not consistent
with the feelings of the majority of the