The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1860-03-08
COMM UNICATED.
For the DEMOCRAT.
A GLANCE
Helpers Impending Crisis.
For the DENocRAr
ny ISvEsT GATOR.

serious import to those philanthropic in
divilua.s who have ever bean clamorous
for hat result. Some of our wisest states
men have devoted 10 it the most profound
attention. at different Times, ever since the
formation Of the government; and up TO
the present time. no plan has been pro-
posed which could possibly receive the
sanction of respectable portion of those
who were SO solicitous 10 witness lis
adjustment. But the people cf this en-
llghtened and progressive age are sinsu-
laily favored by having prepared for Them
a feasible plan for the uuer arnihila.ion of
the institutions; and are thus spared the
intense mental labor and anxiety which the
formation Of such plan would naturally
require. Helper has kindly furnished
what he considers TO be the "most dis
Greet, fair and feasible plan for the aboli-
zion of slavery That person compe-
tent to perform such labor as our author
has accomplished. should arise in these
degenerate times, in the person of youth
of twenty eight summers, Is the cause
of much wonderment and congratula-
ZION.
The question has long been one Of con-
tention, and a fruitful source of sectional
irritation; and any measures calculated to
ensure peace and harm' ny 10 the country
are hailed with Joy by every loyal citizen
of our republic. But the people Of both
sections have been SO long humbugged in
regard 10 abolilionism, and everything re-
ialing to it. that they (excepiirg the Re.
pubicans will not take any mans say so
in the adaptation Of measures intended to
settle the question.
The Republican plan for abolishing
slavery. (as expounIed by Helper,
is for the Shareholders to emancipate all
their slaves. and give to each the nominal
sum OF So! If any man had made THIS
statement, on his responsibility, and with
out amy endorsement or sanction by men
respectable in Intelligence, tie first and
natural conclusion would have been that
The author was crazy or demented. The
idea of compelling man. or the cilizens
of ore-half Of the United States, to de-
prive themselves Of a large portion of their
properly. without any remuneration to
themselves. advantage 10 their country. or
benefit TO the property thus made value
iess-Is one which never found lodge
menl but in the heated brain Of an aboli-
lion fanatic. Helper says he is a native
and resiIert ut North Carolina, and his
arguments are therefore considered Of
more Wei .hl than similar opinions express
cd by Northern men. He is not resi-
len. OF North Carolina, and is more like
" 10 serve "a term in The Peniten liary Than
t. return 10 his native State. He is a res
lienL of the Tribune office, and his opin-
lons are e"lilled 10 no more wei ight OH the
plea OF nativity or resldehce than any Of
the other Republicans with whom is asso
cialed in the publication and distribution
Of The most delestable and pernlcious abr
oil lion documents.
Emancipation is he most repugnant
form OF abeli'ionism yet proposed. II
takes from the Shareholder that which he
is enii.ied to bv tic Constitution aud laws
un':er which he lives, without furnishing
any remuneration. 1t gives 10 an inferior
race privileges which their intelligence
never entitled them to: and exalts then. TO
position which they could not but dis
grace, and lose at no distant future time
When men tall from social position. they
almost invariably go beneath that from
which they rose. If the negroes are
freed and placed on an equality with
the white race-a position which
they are naturally united 10 occupy
they will assurelly fall: Ior il is one 9f the
irrevocable laws, that every lemenI, or
created thing. in the course Of events, will
find its level or proper status. Ii they re-
turn TO slavery, which no earthly power
can prevent, they will enter into system
Of bondage. which. in all probability. would
be far more abject than that which now
enslaves them. The idea of giving them
500 is not to ts thought of, for there is
not a sufficient amount of money in the
country. If the slaves are freed at all.
they must be permitted to remain on this
continent. The transportation Of between
five and six millions Of slaves to Liberia or
Africa, would be a nautical undertaking
which would convert every abolilionist in
To marine, and then fail in the accom-
piishment. Ii slavery is abolished. there
will be over five millions of beings thrown
upon the States. without any knowledge