Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-04-28
MR.. LINCOLN ON SLAVERY.


The Illinois Black Republican champion, in his
New England speeches, which are nuw concluded.
a. the orator Is obliged t. return home, devoted
his" hole attention To- the slavery question. Among
his llIustrat or, reported by the Hartford TU",
r used unC pairing slavery to Tatilesnake III
bed with his children and said be- would not strike
II there tor fear that IT should bite Is children
aforesaid and thi- be- nlled.cd was the position If
IL" Republican party III regard To- slavery IN the
Stac- where II already exists This position itself
l. -" d"n't "diouS enough IL the south. since II
really threatens To- strike at slavery there Whenever
the blow can hc ~atclv aimed while 1t gives NJ H>-
>Iraicrw li,trSrr hat slavery will b. left untouched
even ~ tie states. gu a,c con- IT any constitutional
gntrauicc> - .tiV RESP Ct Ter vested rl@i'- y"
c"fdiuS +" VT Lincoln, the lia'k Republican I">I-
tInn J., this W" will not trr,h slavery wh'
y "\ist~, h"rIu>" W. afraid iic south will IT.,
solve the i'r' II 80 do: bat II II shall hAJI III.
III" south ever becomes weak ard unable H. defend
slavery, why III, n. 1T course. III STRIKE At the
rdtl',iik". and destroy Such =, sIti'n Trdll,
NOR" insui'ing ami dd,tardl, t.an The oIrn, defiant
hh"l'i"nIan IF Lloyd Garrison, and 1t Is much hs-
manly
Mean and ndious a. il is however. Mr. T.ucolns
subs IucHt rcnI.iI k show that = j., alter all tt
illm-i r. tcnr". and that IT." Ella, Republicans Il"
not ~ MT '""''d" by any Nlilgn 1t even that Pl
.vh"h arp-ar~ to S'idrhIitT f.uI "IhIN safely i"t
II" nights II the south For Mr. Lincoln saws hat
the Hr"rTessIhlr cuutict must 90 On, aud III #
avery must b.. cNtcrmInaicd IN the south, or it
Will set It's tool again in New England We would
rs how this c"nIpmts with the dccla AOn that Sla.
very IN the States is not to be ncrfrrrd with; In
TACT the declarations arc exact, contradictory and
SLAVERY, IN consequence ut the latter doctrine IL
constantly !" be- attacked wherever IT exists. That
'>ihr ln"'iable result Of the theory Of "IrrcprcS
-iblr c"niilct," aud while that is adhered TO- it is
absurd, and Insulting Ia rutnnnn SrIsr. 10 clam
thai slavery ~ the Sidt,> l. not 10 be as>a"d.
Mr.. Lincoln, " apt cars, has thus planted himself
distinctly upon the platform e Mr.. seward. aud his
political i',rfnn'- viii kructirili share the tate t
that arch aglfdt"r. Both. hop" and Irli.vc. will
z" tourctIicN ALL" ruin ~ Vi" triumph If just prin
cy"- ~ III" Irc~ldtnliHl campaign "f neat fall
/ III. '""sf"'t.-.".
We rc.publi~h the above. for the benefit of
those Black Republicans who are yet t,ndcr
footed on the doctrine Of irrrprcr>bic con
heti>n." Thousands, throughout the land.
now prepared to battle in the ensuing P0ltirat
contest for the Presidency against the Demo
/ cratic party, are vocif,ious in their drclara.
tons that they do not design an infringement
Of the rights of the South, nor desire to ahru-
gate slavery i'll States where the institution
now exists. IL they are honest in these As
>crtionS, it il time for them to understand
fully the position Of those traitors whose lc;
they are about to follow. Their greatest
ci'itain has already, heretofore, ayowcd Ii
opinion that the contest between the North
and South can never terminate nor abatc, un-
Ill the Cnion is composed Of all .tuc or "lI
sht,t suites. Another Of their ahlc>t clam
pions now a Ids the weight Of his judgment
and purposes to the prevalence Of a similar
sentiment. Mr.. Lincoln unhcsitatngly aver,
his ccaSclcss antagoni>m to the rights Of hi.
southern brethren, and announces his deter.
min1tion to tramplc them in the dust, when.
ever he can do so with safety to the mon
Nor is there any doubt that this is the tru,
Black Republican spirit Of the country. Tho>,
who contend to the contrary arc either fear
fully sclfdcluded, or trying to "pnll tho
wool" over the eyes Of their countrymcn un
til they can securely accomplish their nefari
Gus designs.