Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-08-18
THEIR OBJECT

a change is rerccptbc! Sight. ifany, effort
is now made to conceal tn real object Of the
Black Republican organization. hmostopcny
they avow determination 10 abolish slavery
at any cost to the peace Of the country. or tt
the rights Of their Southern brethren From
every quarter proofs come t. US, of the COB
rectne"s of-thc- cavi,ws. From ahe Black Re-
publican press, from Black Republican orators,
aud from the Black Rcpublicanpup pits through
out the land. To these latter, more than al
other iustruTuontaititS, is due the fury Of fanat
ici>in, which exists on the subject of slavery
, For yeast past in the Eastern cities, men oi
! talent, solcmnly consecratcd to the service Of
that great and good Being whose Office it was
| to ncu.cate peace on Garth and good will
among men, have been prostitutng the pow.
crS conferred upon them by bcniliccnt Gre
atcr, to stir NJ strife, and rroyakc fatrrnal
discord. Sabbath after Slbhath, instead OF
pointing out TO their auditors the road to sal.
walton, and enforcing those moral prccepts cal
cu!atcd TO make their frllow.bcngs better in
| this world, and fit them for enjoyment Of the
next, these renegade ministers Of the gospel
, of Christ, have stiiven to inllamc the violent
passions Of hatred and malice in the breast,
i-'tsttSfr- tcaIrrS t0WarGs-ti,.,.e Of their ON n
race and blood, who differ from them on the
preston of African slavery Nor Las Calif0r.
IVA been exempted from the bancful influence
OF the Presence Of one Of these traitors To his
God and his country, within her own borders.
In the person Of the Rev. I. Starr King. Of
San Francisco we find one &c these radical
and Incorporate missionaries Of fanaticisIn.
| Why do We so assert? For this reason. On
thc-o ccaSion-aE the-ate anniversary If tho
British West India emancipation, he partic;
patrd in the iubi.ation # his sooty peers and
admirers, Bnd in an address delivered then.
used the following seditious and unpatriotic
/. language:
The greatest DRY If tho i>'hrndrJd wears Va.
not when Adams ;i. Irlic II were fired nh ,hc
SFrit'f ibrttv MIR when our kcfueS met in PEiIa-
dclih'a Ia sitn The De,laraiIun If Ind. pendrrr.
but that day when the British nt,rn ltid uiIInus
1T money on the table If H." House # Cumnl"n-, in
rex creme" fur principle that had bt en- only tuush:
before as an abstract truth.
This is fair illustration Of the fcroritv o(
Black Republican madness. A palpabc proof
Of the lack of all patriotism, in the Black Re
publican heart One Of their most gifted,
spiritual aad political leader, boldly declares.
that the release from bondage Of million of
degraded nrgrotS hy viii Ii release they have
been prccipitated into a still DEEPER Gulf of
degradation and irrcmrdinilc aparr, is nf
more moment aud value To tn, i.u....l ins',,.
than The cniranchiscmcnt fthc marty Millions
Of @h'tc men, mplishcd by the DrcIara-
ton Of American Independence
Entertaing such views. who can hcsitat. 70
believe that the Black Republicans will ESSAY
the emancipation Of the negroes Of the South
at al hrAarls-if they once become invested
with that numerical or political power likely
Ia Insure @ucct.a
One other c"drnce of this being their u,ti-
mate intent, and "c are done. From an tx
change We make the appended extract, rrplrtc
with significant facts and illustration:
Line IN was the chic. If Gre. les trr Pre-. idcnt,
and It is w"i' known thar h. i tiio Lad and tinn1
81 .iboiithiniSn and the following >!."rh recently
delivered Ia New York ny a Mr.. Putnam IL fIirrd Of
Grc'ir., shows what are the real intentions Of tho
Rcpuhiirau party
Th"rr can be m law fr sla, CIV, 70 Aw f.r rob.
berry, tor murder. for tracy.
What tan VI say? WIZ. can say. 'SrhoaI is
out brys TTrrst hr r1rn he S''n, are learned II
l. time Tor action He advised an rrUcai 80 arms :
that ';crv man should hu, Weapons and become
familiar with ,hcir use. How liti. poarr, said he
would 1t ahc to wiring the nrrhs of ,!avch ldcrs
The slaves ali under stand what has been nr in the
John Brown natt'r. Jaw atnSitivr from Florida; ;
he said they understood al aboGt 1t il only needs
tbs help Of whites I" back mp H." slaves IN their
efforts, an4 they would strike for fr. rd-;n
What can be dong? Call the :j"oon slavrh' ii
ers the devils they are; seek their Destruction Call
vnur meetings aud cnnvcnii"ns; say IL them. Give
liberty 10 the slave; buy weapons aud learn 10 rlsc
them, and b. ready to help :hern IL frerion' Mr.
Prime arose and said he had advocated this position
FIR the last ten years. Mr. Putnam said 'l,t there
lie 2',""p ready I" JOIN the negroes, and the slave
power viii soon come Ia an end
Another gentleman thought it best 10 proceed
caut0usiv in order TO do their work all the NOR,
effectively. Here We quote again:
There must DC first step, and the Republican
party are trying to take that step. That will be
something. and III The Git direction.
Such manifestations as these, unvcil the
truth, and must, before it is too late, exhibit
to the gaze Of the American people, the dan
gerous principles on which they stand, and
the terrible abyss Of ruin and national woe
into which they will be plunged, whenever
Black Republican counselS shall prevail in the
Administration Of the Government.
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THE CHARACTER or BREckINRIDGE- Frank
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