The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-12-14
Helner's Book.


to expose on the foor Of Congress, the book
Of Hinton Royen Helper, who proposes in
it plan for servile and dagrarian insurrec-
tion in the South, and the fact that almost
oil the Republican members Of Congress
had endorsed his opinions and approved Of
his enterprise, has produced vast deal Of
Auttering among the higher law gentlemen
Of Washington City, The following are
some OF the points in the plan which Helper
developes in his book
|. Thorough orgsn ization and independ-
ent political action on the part OF the nom
slave. holding whites Of the South.
2. IDeligibility Of Pro.slavery slavehoid-
ers; never another vote to any one who ad-
vocates retention and PerPetuaIlon OF human
slavery.
8. No cooperation with pro slavery pol.
iticians; no fellowship with them in religion
no affiliaton with them in society.
4. No patronage to pro.slavery mer.
chants; no Ruestship in slave waiting hotels;
no ices TO pro.slavery lawyers; no employ.
ment Of prO.slavery physicians; no audience
to Pro-slavery parsons.
5. No more hiring Of slaves by non
Slav eholders.
8. Abrupt disconIinuance of subscription
to pro. slavery newspapers.
7. The greatest possible encouragement
to Tree white labor.
The New York Herald, paper that Wig
orcusly and enthusiastically supported Fre-
mont, in speaking Of the plan developed in
Helpers book, says:
"Reduced to single sentence, all this
simply means an bgrarian insurrection
against the Southern slave and property
holders by the latoring or "poor whites," in
( com binaton with servile revolt, and COM
pretending the slaughter or expulsion OF the
dominant class ard the Confiscatien Of their
property. Againit this ombined NOV
the shareholders could not hold out single
day; and let the "puor white" man of the
South be poisoned with the prospect of ,p.
propriatng his 'ich neighbours eslateS q nd
let The ignorant slave BE- deluded with the
Ab,Iitionists' ndions of liberty, and there
will be very ltth difficulty in the work oi
inuuguruting HeIoer's scheme OF revolution,
emancipation anG coniscatlon.
There is the best evidence that the plan has
the sympathy Of he leading and controlling
spirits OF the Republican party, and material
aid has been furnished for the gratuitous
circulation OF on. hundred thousand copies
Of it, for which purpose the following sub
scrptions have teen made by the masna,es
Of that party:
r. w. Bonne7, New York City, 500;
Nicholas Brown Warwick, R. |, 500;
Asher B. Burdich, Brooklyn, N Y, 500;
Cac-ius NJ Clay, for Kentucky clergyman,
$3.50; William Endic,tt, Jr.. Boston, Mass,
$500; Nj. J Fritbie. New York city. 800;
. Fruthinghsm, Jersey city, N j.. 500;
Horace Greeley, New York city, $780, 3D.
ward Harris, Woonsocket, R. l., 800;
Hinton r, Helper. New York city, 800;
John J y, New York city, 800; Samuel
May, Boston, Mass, 500; Edwin ID. Nor
gun, Albany, n Y, $loO; John Nrsmth.
Lowell, Mses., SlOe; john T. Norton, Far.
minaton, Conn, $500; Benjrmin Rush
PlumbIy, PhiIadelphs, Pa, $500; Marcus
Spfng, Eugleswood, N j., 800: J. S. r.
Stranahan, Brooklyn, N. Y, 500; Lewis
Tapp1n, Brooklyn, N. Y, $500; William
B. Thomas, PhiIade lphia, Pa, $lOO; J,me.
Wordsworth. New YoSk city, $500; A5ram
Wakemon, New York city. 500; ThurIow
Weed, AIbsny, n. Y, $lOC; Bradlord 4
Wood, Albany, N. Y, $loO.
The following is copy Of the card of en-
dorSement Of The wicked and infamous plan
of Helper, with the names Of the membera
of Congress who signed it, as they appear
on the card:
We, the undersigned, members of the
House OF Representatives OF the National
Congress, do cordially endorse the opinion
aud approve the enterprise set forth in the
foregoing circular: