The Placer herald., 1856-10-04
Republicans nism--.Abolitionism

acquire full clear view of the doctrines of
the different parties in the field; and in order
to attain this object, we must strip them of
all hgh-sounding titles and grandiloquent
1ummery of expression. The shout of liberty
is easily raised, because it is a sentiment dear
to the American people; but if it is only
started by ambitious men, to cover treason
able designs, and deude the unwary into the
support of the traitor; such impostors should
meet the concentrated scom of all freemen.
This we maintain is true of the so called
Republican party of this day We further
believe, and will show that the doctrines of
this party lead to the same results as those
of the abolition party, aye-that it is the
abolition party imposing its treason upon the
people under new name We are aware
that this fact is attempted to be covered up
by the leaders of the party denying the fact
and asserting that their object is not sympa-
thy for the blacks, but desire to enhance
the condition of the white man. These crafty
men know full well the odium that attaches
to the declared abolitonists, and hence their
plan of adopting another name-a name once
revered as designating party of liberal
national sentiments, based upon the precepts
of the constitution Of our common country.
The abolition party have never attempted
to reach the abolition of the institution of
slavery in the States by asking Congress to
legislate directly for that object. They have
admitted the Constitutional barrier to such
acts, and have cursed the Constitution be-
cause it was so, and done their best to facili-
tate the escape of the slave. They have
petitioned Congress for the abolition of
slavery in the District of Columbia, and
swore eternal war against the admission cf
free. Three thousand cegymen petitioned
Congress for the repeal of the fugitive slave
Law, and all the power of the protestant
church in the North has lcen steadily at
work in advancing the supposed philanthopby
for the enslaved negro. They Illuminated
falsehood upon falsehood about the usur
patton and growing power of the slave States,
denounced all northern men whether in or
out of Congress, who true to principle, stood
forth the advocates of non-intervention with
this domestic right, as false to freedom and
their country, branded them as proslavery
men and stigmatized them as dough faces.
Exeter Hall sent Thompson, a member of
Parliament, to lecture for them through the
Northern States, and the British press lent
its powers to this unholy crusade.
Where now are these advocates of aboli-
tionism? For whom are these same clergy
men now at work! What party is now re
iterating these arguments: where does the
this same British press labor? Everybody
knows that, that might and main all these
unite in sustaining the position Of Fremont.
The aboltionsts were in favor of confuing
slavery to its present territorial limits, that
by the increase of blacks, that race might
ultimately overpower the whites and by star
vaton or horrid domestic war force aboli-
ton upon the south. The Republicans to-
day occupy the same position. The aboli-
tionsts denounce the people of the south as
ignorant and barbarous, arraycd the Union
in sectional war, and refused to obey the
laws of Congress; the Republicans of the day
applaud Senator Sumner for doing the same
in his place in Congress, and raise armies to
resist to the officers ofthe general government
The abolitonists charged the Democrats of
the free States with being perjured and bought,
the Republicans of to-day are doing the same
The abolitionists raised the false cry of liberty
or slavery 10 delude the people, the Repub
licans are doing the same to-day.
Take this Republican party where you will,
upon any point involved in the old issues
between the Aboitionists and the Democrats,
and you will find it occupying the same posi-
ton, and a close observer will only be able
to detect among the cardinal doctrines Of
their faith, the additional feature Of the pro-
scriptive faith Of the Known othings; nearly
all their leaders having given their adhesion
to that faith and now proclaim themselves
as good "Americans" as the Filmoretes.
Let no man be deceived by a name, but
when he casts his vote for Fremont feel that
he is guilty Of the treason Of aboltionism.
Trouble in the Camp.
With all the discipline of the grip and password
American Party, there are yet some wrongs that
the members of it cannot be forced to submit to.
The nomination of Mr.. Moore for clerk sdstaste-
full to the last degree to many of the order be-
cause it is evident that he has used his present
official position in paving the way to his nomina-
tiOn
By virtue of his Office he has been enabled to
visit every mining camp in the county within the
M ST four manl hs This is an ad Xantann that the