Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-13
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shameless, audacious hypocrisy Of the nigKcI-
wOrshpers in applauding and seemingly sus.
tanning Judge Douglas at the present time for
his course on the Kansas question. We said but
a abort time asO this dangerous and fluatical
party villihcd him, burnt him In effigy, hcaped
curses ON his head for advocating the same
principle they are now commencing him for
advocating. What their motive is, II 10 not
difficult to guess. 1.-THE Kansas Nebraska bill
were On outrage, . swindle, according to the
repeated assertions Of the Black Republicans,
few years ago. can II be . fair, just and honor
able Act noWH II Judge Douglas was
"dcmOgogue and traitor" when he introduced
and zealously labored for Il, as the niger wor-
shippers assured their dupes he was, can he be
q statesman and patriot nOwP But Black Re-
publicans, doubtless, can reconcile the absurd
Inconsistencies Of their leaders.
We have the records TO prove that they were
insincerc aud slandercrs then, or they are de-
ceitful and base now. 1t will be rccollected
that the first Grand Know Nothing Council
met in juno, 1855, in Philadelphia. The States
were equally represented, each being entitled
to seven votes, including the District Of Colum-
bia. They were, therefore, enabled to lay down
q Platform embracing the celebrated 18th sec.
ton. This section, while 1t pretern,itted any
expression ofopinion as TO the powers Of Con.
gross to prohibit slavery in the Territories,
agreed to abide by the existing legislation on
the subject. Whit was the effect of this dec.
larationf A general boiling on the part of the
Northern members and their subsequent afiF.
alton with the Black Republicans They re-
pudiated the idea with scorn. Their voices
were still for WARRIOR agitation. The FIRST
demonstration was at Cincinnati, in November,
where some fthe Northern and North Western
States were represented. They there resolved
I" That the repeAfof the Missouri CsmprOmISe was
an iniraction Of the pghted faith Of the nation, and
Mdt u should be restored and II efforts TO that end
should FALL Congress should refuse to admit into the
formed ous any portion OF the Territory from which
that Institution was excluded BY that Compromise"
They then proclaimed hat"Stephen A. Doug
las was the Infamous author Of that repeal" and
that they would "hold him and the Democratic
party responsible IOF an infractiOn of the
plighted faith Of the nation; now they eulo.
gise him and add 10 their duplicity and infamy
by introducing resolutions indorsing his course!
Then they were the vehement opponents IF the
ansas-Nebraska bill now they profess to be
its ardent supporters Then they insisted up.
on the restoration Of the Missouri Compromise;
now they pretend to be rejOiced at its repeal |!
Then their Journals, their pulpits, their speak.
era and their gIee clubs, in language ut once
coarse, malignant and false, hurled their harm.
less anathcmas against Judge Douglas now
those same parties are praising him extrava-
gantlyl Then they subscribed literally for
and distributed freely, gratuitOusly and album
dainty pamphlets and speeches againSt him and
the Kansas Nebraska bill now with equal libc.
r"lity they publish and circulate his speeches
Ia favor Of the same principle!
II will be remembered that when the Phila.
delphia Convention adopted in their Platform
the celebrated 18th section, the Delegates from
the non.slave holding States, with the excep.
ton Of those from New York, the peculiar
friends Of Mr.. Fillmore, seeded and joined the
Black Republicans. They nominated and cleo
ted a Governor in New York. Upon what
principles wns that contest Fought In oppo-
sition TO tho 10th section. In their Binghamp-
ton CUSTOM Nominating Convention they de-
nounced the repeal Of the Missouri Compromise,
and declared that under no circumstances
"should tho institution Of slavery receive ex.
tension from such repeal, thus denying the
great principle Of free government-the right
of the people TO regulate their own institutions
to suit themselves. What said the secedcrs
from III" New England States, Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Connecticut?
Alter an in0amatOry preamble against South.
ern X. Ms for making in the Philadelphia
Convention, "abject and accomplishing sub
mission to pro.slavery legislation fundamen-
tai article in the creed of the National Ameri-
can party" they therefore declare
That the great barrier 10 slavery, ruthleshy bro.
ken by the repeal OF the Missouri prohibition, ought
II Be speedily restored ami that IN any erent, no
State erected from eny part OF the Territory covered
by that Compromise ought ever to be admitted Into
the Union No q slave State"
Less than two years ago the Black Republicans
sQlcmnly pledged themselves in conventions
not n support any man who voted for the re-
peal Of the Missouri Compromise, or who would
not pledge himself TO vote for its restoration.
Now they are silent as mummy on the sub
jcct, and profess to have unbounded confidence
IN the honesty, wisdom and patriotism of the
author Of the bill repeating 1t! A more dis.
honest, trcaCherouS, unprincipled faction never
disgraced country.