Mountain Democrat., 1857-05-02
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FinttcrAnRs
An enthusiastic admirer of n. p. Banks,
! Gate Speaker of the Lower House Of Con-
! grcss,) a full-blooded, ardent, unadultcra-
ted negro wOrshipper, in communica-
ton published in the North Californian,
innocently and ignorantly comes down
t on his own faction 'Hiike thousand OF
brick" under the pleasing dclusion that
I nc is giving the Democratic party 'jcSSc!!'
lie reflects with truth and severity on the
acts of his own party, but he don't knO'c
it,! lie holds the South, Pierce and the
Democratic party responsible for acts the
Black Republicans committed! a more
perfect and sclf-Satisficd specimen Of vcr-
dancy, VIC have never seen. 10 prove
that we have not misrcprcscnted the dar-
key sympathiScr who seems so anxious
to acquire notOricty, We quote few SEN
tenccs from his communication, as Spcci-
mems Of the whole. He says:
"Thc carer of the 3lth Congress clo-
sed on the Sd Of March last. 1t has been
an cvcntful one whose acts rttirct diShon-
or upon the American name. The doingS
of it's members, individually and collect;
lively, have taken in wide range Of out
rag" and crime. The popular branch has
fStcrcd within its embrace aud conf
1cncc, murdcrcrS, aS>aSSinS, violators Of
private and public rights"
True, every word of it; but what bet
ter had we to expect from a Congress that
elected y. p Banks, Speaker "a Con-
grcss controlled by ncgrO-worshippcrS?-
Congress governed by no principle and
actuatcd solely by its hatred of the Dem
ocratic party? Who arc responsible, the
minority or majority, for the "outragc
and crime" so justly chargcablc to the
'34th Congress So Surely not the minor
ity and the Democrats occupied that
honorable position in that Congress, no.
torious for lis corruption. Who were ac-
cused of accepting bribcs. and ''rcSigncd
to ovoid trial and scrutiny? Black Re-
pub;icans--mcmbcrs of the dominant par
ty in that Congress which sanctioned
Outrage and crime" AMI foStcrcd "mur-
dcrcrs, assassins and violntorS Of public
and private rights!
We agree with the correspondent ofthc
North Californian, that its "acts reflect
lishonor upon the, American name" and
the Black Republicans, who were in the
asccndcncy, arc responsible for those
"dishonorablc acts" When a party in
power is forced to cxpclits own adhcrcnts,
it conclusively shows that they have been
guilty Of some great Outrage" or Crime
and had not the accused members re-
signed to "avoid trial." even the Black
Republicans would have been compelled
to vote for the expulsion CT their friends.
Members of that party alone were accu-
scd ofsef ing thcir rotes, and they ytacitly
admitted the accusation by rcSigning ra-
thcr than submit to an investigation
which they knew would result in convict
ing them of outrage and crime"
The Black Republican members riotcd
in corruption and would have supported
by every thicving bill introduced, had
they been kept in cheek by the Dem
ocratic minority, who could not prevent
but did expose their disgraccful proceed
ings. The negro-worshippcrs protected,
defended and fought for their corrupt
brethren, but the proof of their rascality
was so positive and convincing, they did
not dare to meet trial. The "34th Con-
grcss', was n Black Republican expert
ment, and as its "acts reflect diShonor on
the American namc,' it is the duty of cv-
cry honest and respectable voter to assist
to crush the foul ism. The first expert
mcnt was dishonorablc, the second may
be fatal.