Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-08-11
COMMON SENSE.
have no other hut woman's reason;
think hun so. because think him So"


think bun so. because think him So"
Ssch seems to be the Only argument al
vanccI by the Black Republican Of to-day
why he 'hould persist in his malignant conr,,
towardo III, SnGth,rn brother. We do no
rropos" to enter upon discussion If the right
or wrongs of slavery American >,avrry-in
trin,ically considered Whether it be de-
cree " divine wisdom or not, is a question
" hirh shall be eft to the controversial diSpo
siton md skill Of those interested more pro
fnundlv in it than ourselves, to examine ant
4, manStratc. There are some views of tn,
suhie"t, however. which are 81 superficial and
Talpabc, that the daily Journalist, currht'
ctiamo, may illustrate them.
Admit that slavery be an evil for the pnr
pose Of present argument. So also is Every
Offence, and every means tending u originate
that offence against the wcll.being If society
Prominent among these we find drunkenness
|. ha, bees; described hy an eminent writer
a, "a iiAttering devil, u pleasant sin, which
"ho-nryrr hnth hath not himself, which who
so","r d'h commit. doth not commit sin, but
he himself i, wholly sin" 1t has been apty
sal again. that all excess is il, but drunk
cnn,'s IS Of the worst sort 1t sroils health
disnantics The mind, md unmarS men. !,
rlYcaia isis 4 larrr.san4e!a >.iliaus,-
puirnt, danycroH, ami mad He that is drunk
i, not NAV. because hciS, for 81 long. void ot
reason that Distinguishes man from beast
The Size, u'sli"tah'y, deserves al the con
d,nhat'n thus ,d'i>:.cd upon it. But whcr,
is tim rcf'rncr or the ihilanthrori>t, - ,ur
mad, that lie would advocate the abatement
of drunkenness. hy tie cxicrmina'i..g--tht
inter and instant cXtcrmination- OF ali whc
chnac.a 10 H. si.iitit-- nj Tire ruUuput q
the cnunrati N Of the clirt?
the word ahourris with Cvlry vafie
" Of crime. The facts disclosed in the daily
Journals Of our large cities, ale enough to
20, *, to the cGntrc e lis soul, every lover o.
':;s ;lri ;. Yet where can hc found that re-
ttiHer 50 chaincl to the Juggcrnaut Of re-
torn, that he would willingly have It's blood
r.~H;'. car. crush III" lie out oF the fallcr
:.' ,.-i..o. l. t.,,ow.nrn+ That lie wuult
i..,.h VA. IL" hn.;cr, every human being
~hr one. Uyi nt,d from the paths Of rcct
t.I"f ~ Intelligent inliyidua'. h"H,yri
W.! !ci t. -, ~ i lea If the elevation. AID
moral improvement It the races Of nauhiud
n aAl uthrr direction than Tor ahrrEation al
Nri,"n >'ny,ry, In, ,vcrarrr,d tn rroiicty
or Id,'h.iiy, e the instant cXtilpatioa oi
a.! system Of wrong or "a, however moi.
,troGs embracing such ,rcmvndor> results,
a.l such utterly inea.cu.4L.c eii.ct,, within
its scope.
How then. IAN those non who arc Win .
to prccilitatc the country into ,i,n war, t,r
tn" annulmcnt Of African slavery IN our
midst, he considered in any other light than
as hnavcs or fool,: knav,s. if practising
upon the >ymrAthc, Of their fellow men, and
pcrl.ing the duration Of tAc1Liua,- Tar rur.
poses Of persona po!I,Ica, a=S an IiA'm at Co.
tr"'>, if they cannot pcrtciy" tht inevitable
Consequence; # their interference VITA H.,
constitutional nights OF their Southern trrth
II. II Tot knavc> the exercise of hi,
common >t>c, would di>,ivntr the me-,
which moss Gcc,ou th,r uudrr,ianGir &, aur
enable them to perceive the utter tr,itlcS>nc>,
Of th"ir IL directed philanthropy, nuc" cn
I'.tton"'i on tbs ;Ht, they w"u,l si',r!'i
"aur'U.r u leave the ahp.i;on &c slavery !.