The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1860-05-19

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Is there any material difference between Re-
publicanism and Abolitionism? Until recently
we were under the impression that there was a
very essential difference. Late events, however,
have convinced US that the twain are of one
flesh and bone
Everybody knows that the Abolitionists are in
favor of abolishing slavery every where in the
Union. They proclaim at all times their pur-
pose, so soon as. they have the power, to abol-
ish slavery in the Southern States, whether the
people of those States wish it or not As Mr..
ry is sin and an evil, and you and (meaning
Northern people, must abolish it," so say they
at all times and in all places. Their mission is
a crusade against the institution of slavery
wherever and under whatever guarantees it may
exist.
On the other hand the Republicans have al
ways, until recently, protested more moderate
sentiments on the slavery question. They have
simply proclaimed a warfare against the further
spread of slavery-against its introduction into
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any more slave States-all the while, however,
carefully proclaiming hostility TO the Abolition
st doctrine of interference with the peculiar
institution" in the slave States. 1t appears,
however, that they were not honest in making
this exception to the adoption of the platform of
pure Abolitionism. 1t appears that the excep-
ton was made for a purpose-to retain in the
ranks of the opposition the conservative Repub-
licans until such time as their party had grown
into such huge proportions that they could defy
secessions, when they would appear in their
true colors of ebony hue-under the black flag
of Aboltionism
1t may be that this language will offend some
of our readers. In this county we have a few
Republicans, who are clever fellows in every
sense of the word except politically. They are
conservative Republicans, and do not think that
any persons, save Southern citizens, have right
to interfere with the existence of slavery in the
Southern States. They do not believe that q
respectable portion of the Republican party pur-
| pose making war upon the peculiar nsttu-
ton" in the slave states. Otherwise they would
be found acting with the Democracy at once.
We ask them to look at the annexed preamble
and resolutions, and vote thereon. The pream-
BILE and resolutions were introduced into the
lower House of Congress by Mr.. Blake, Repub-
lican, OF Ohio, and considered on the 18th March
last. Here are the preamble and resolutions
WHEREAS, The chattelizing of humanity and
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the natural justice and the fundamental princi-
Piles of our political system, and is VIGOROUSLY
a reproach to our country throughout the civil
| lied world and serious hindrance to the pro-
greSs of republican liberty among the nations oil
| the earth therefore
Resolred That the Committee on the Judicia-
| ry be- and the same are hereby instructed to in
quire into the expediency of reporting a bill
giving freedom to every human being, and the
Introduction of slavery wherever Congress has the
constitutional power to legslate on the subject
Here, it will be seen, is Abolitionism in all its
purity-in all of its naked hideousness. Now
let us see how the Republicans vote. If they
are opposed to the chief plank in the Abolition
platform, as our California Republicans contend,
they will of course record their votes in the
negative, Here they are;
YEAs.--Messrs. Adams, of Mass, Aldrich, AL
ley, Bingham, Blair, Blake, Brayton, Burlington,
Buriingame, Burroughs, Butterfeld, Carey, Car
ter, Colfax, Conkling Curtis, Delano, Duell,
Edgerton, Edwards, Elliott, Fly, Farnsworth,
Foster, Frank, Gooch, Grow, Gutley, Hale, Hell
mick, Hoard, Humphrey, Hutchings, Kellogg,
of Michigan, Leach, of Michigan, Leo, Lovejoy,
Mexican, Morrill,, DIN, Palmer, Potter Pottle,
Rice, Sedgwick, Sherman, Somes, Spauldng,
Spinner, Stewart of Pennsylvania, Tappan,
Tompkins, Train, Vandever, Waldron, Walton,
Washburne of Wisconsin, Washburne of Illinois,
Wells and Wndon-60.
Two Republicans, Washburne, of Maine, and
another, declined voting. The negative vote,
100, were all Democrats or Americans.
Here, then, we find sixty Republican Con-
gressmen-sixty influential leaders of Republi-
canism from every section OF the country where
Republicanism exists, voting fer preamble and
resolution which embody all that the most
black-hearted and rabid Abolitionist could
ask
If this is not evidence to California Republi-
cans that .Republicanism, if not already aboli-
tionized, is rapidly becoming so, then they
would not believe though the great Republican
saint, John Brown, were to come from the other
side of the river Styx, and tell them so.