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


comes absolutely necessary that we should
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 high-sounding titles and grandioquent
tummery of expression. The shout of liberty
is easily raised, because it is sentiment dear
to the American people; but if it is only
started by ambitious men, to cover treason
able designs and delude the unwary into the
support of the traitor; such impostors should
meet the concentrated scorn 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 a 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 a desire to enhance
the condition Of the white man. These crafty
men know full we'll the odium that attaches
to the declared abolitonists, and hence their
plan of adopting another name-a name once
revered as designating a 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
legisate 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 facii-
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
anv new State into the Union that was not
free. Three thousand clegymen petitioned
Congress for the repeal Of the fugitive slave
Law, and all the power Of the protestant
church in the North has | cen steadily at
work in advancing the supposed philanthropy
for the enslaved negro. They Illuminated
fasehood 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 abol-
tionsm, For whom are these same clergy
men now at work! What party is now re
iterating these arguments! where does the
Exeter Hall folks stand and for whom does
this same British press labor! Everybody
knows that, that might and main all these
unite in sustaining the position of Fremont.
The abotionists were in favor of confning
slavery to its present territorial limits that
by the increase Of blacks that race might
ultimately overpower the whites and by star
vation or a horrd domestic war force aboli-
ton upon the south. The Republicans to-
day occupy the same position. The aboli-
tionists 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 abolitionists charged the Democrats of
the free States with being perjured and bought,
the Republicans of to-day are doing the same.
The aboliionists raised the false cry of liberty
or slavery TO 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 Aboltionsts 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-
scriptve faith Of the Know-Nothings; nearly
all their leaders having given their adhesion
to that faith, and now proclaim themselves
as good "Americans" as the Filmoreites.
Let no man be deceived by name, but
when he casts his vote for Fremont feel that
he is guilty of the treason of abolitionism.
Trouble in the Camp.
With all the discipline of the grip and password