Mountain Democrat., 1857-08-15
Political lGIsslOnaEies.
'FrOm Greenland's 10y mountains,
To Afric's burning sands"-


the Black Republicans Of this State seem
disposed to extend their missionary ef-
forts. The narrow and contracted inter-
ests of State like ours are quite too in
significant to command the smallest share
of their comprehensive labors. They,
therefore, distinctly repudiate all State
issues and with degree Of "hgfaIutin"
QuixOtism, which might well excite the
jealousy of the original Don himself, they
plunge into free fight philanthrOpically
determined to right the wrongs and re-
dress the grievances Of all creatiOn-nig-
gers particularly-Outside Of California.
For her suHerings they have no sympa-
thy, for her wants they have nothing to
offer, to promote her welfare they propose
to devise no measures. Two thousand
miles away they hear the bleating Of the
Kansas sheep, and desperately make
charge upon the flock; they see the hut-
tering of a black windmill in the remote
distance and terrible is the rush Of their
serried columns to the attack. Though
they leave their own fire-sides unprotect-
ed and their own immediate families un-
provided for, they arc yet philanthropists
and exemplary Christians who must
needs 20 out in search of suffering hu-
manity elsewhere. The idea that ''char-
ity begins at home"-an idea which OBJ.
tanned pretty general circulation about
the time Of the PRONUNCIATION Of the
Lords prayer and the ten command
mentsn-has become to them an ''Ubso.
lete idea" They reject it IS utterly in
compatible with the broad, comprehen-
sive, unrestricted and unconHned object
| of their political operations. True, Cali
fornia may have interests which should be
cherished, she may have . future which
should be provided for, and she may, as .
State, present and prospective, require
the active, energetic, and certainly vigi.
liant care Of her citizens to build up and
perpetuate. What Of this Can men
engage in holy crusade to correct all the
abuses which have crept into the admin
istration Of world, pause in their mag
nificent career to minister to -circum.
scribed localitye The sable sons and
daughters of Africa are oppressed and
down.trodden-the constitution Of the
United States is the villainous instrument
through which their degradation and op-
preston have been hitherto secured, and
the Black Republicans Of this, with their
confedOrated brethren Of other States,
have set out upon campaign the object
Of which is to elevate the one and degrade
the other-reJfne the Niger and damn
the GonstitMti0n. Now this, all will ad-
NIT, 10 great work. work before which
Enckes comet, were it sent to perform
the labor Of knocking this earth of-ours
into universal pi," would "palc its inef.
fectual fire." and curl its Intellectual tail
Can those, therefore, who believe them
selves entrusted to perform this nlGgnts
opus stop to correct the evils which may
exist or provide for the wants which may
arise in single State? AS well might
the ocean steamer stay her ponderous en-
gincs to bind up the wounds Of animal
cule which, by the million, each revolu-
ton ofhor iron wheels mains and multi
ates; as well might the impetuous loco
motive, dashing with lightning speed
along its iron track, fair representation,
as tho lamentcd Crockett described i, of
"Hell in harness." stop to perform sur
gical operation upon fractured pismire,
as that Stanley, Park, Zabriskie and 9TH
ers should give q moments consideration
to California, when the elevation of all
niqqerdom, morally and politically, of
themselves, officially and pecuniarily, and
the destruction Of the Constitution Of the
United States especially, arc the objects
1
Of their vaulting ambition.
| Consistency.
p. S.-Just as We had reached the
above point in our discourse, and had
nibbed our pen for further eloquent ef-
fort in vindication of the comprehensive
ness Of Republican policy in this State
just as VIC were preparing to show, most
conclusively to our mind, that MessrE.
Stanley, Park, Zabriskie and others of
that ilk" couldn't be expected to
-"Give up TO party
What was meant for mankind;
just % We were preparing to satisfactory.
ly, as we'll Is rhetorically, elucidate this
important point by stating that Harriet
Hard Beechsr, blind to the poverty and
degradation surrounding them unmoved
by the vices "knotting and gendering"
about such .tetid localities as the Five
Points, and unimpreSsed by the fearful
sacrifices made, day and night, within tho
reeking precincts Of Houston and other
streets, were yet engaged in their Chris
tian CD efforts to remedy imaginary
evils and purify imaginary uncleanliness
Abroad-just, we say, as this point and
its elucidaticn was reached, aletter, writ
ten by that ''man Of pious meditation and
study" addressed to the Settlers and in
tended, fcourse, for their Convention, un-
fortunately came into our possession and
we were constrained to-sWspend.
We are now reluctantly compelled to
declare, that Mr. Stanley is not the man
nor the Republicans the party, we took
them for. They are time-servers-they
are vote hunters-they soGnt office and
are willing to make any sacrifice of any
principle to attain this object. They
''slosh about" generally and promiscu-
ously to win position. They have no
fixed system Of public policy. They are
for niggers, Gs such, if this course sub
serves their interests; they would make
them whitO men If by so doing Stanley
could be elevated to Gubernatorial dis
tinction, Park be wrought into Premier,
and Zabriskie Notary Public.
This letter of Mr.. Stanley, which has
thus changed our views Of the leaders and
file Of the Republican party, we will refer
to hereafter.