Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-19

No press 10 the North has done more
I'd influspce the Republican mind against
the South than the Albany Euening
Journal. No Journal throughout the
late Presidential campaign did more, by
coarse, viudictiye, violent language, or
partizan bitterness, to make the fee
North hate the slaveholdng South. No
journal labored harder to circulate the
atrocious sentiments Of the infamous
Helper Book; and no man than its edi.
tor more heartily abused those who
deemed it their duty to copdenp that
book and its teachings. Its editor, not
content with endorsing it, and giving
money TO help circulate it for political
effect throughout the Nortb,-devo;cd
whole columns Of his paper to extracts
from it and nov, after the Poison has
done it. work-after the Impending
crisis" which that Book war expressly
written to bring on the South is staring
Us 10 the face,-this man. Thurlow
w eed, as if alarmed at the fsightIul
conseque noes Of his own diabolism, thus
fees to the confessional and, like trem-
bling criminal, with ashen lips,-to ac-
knowledge, if not to beg forgiveness Tor,
his past transgressions
From the Albany Evening Journal, Monday
THE HELPER BOOK.
Now that South Carolina, and the
Fire eaters" of other Southern States,
threaten TO Dissolve the Union, we have
instituted rigid personal inquiry into
our own course and conduct towards the
South. This inquiry results in a con-
vction, that, with one exception, we have
not, in thought, word or deed, wronged
our brethren Of the Slave States.
We read tho Helper Book, hastily,
soon after its publication. 1t was the
work Of a Southern mana native and
re ident Of North Carolina. 1t con-
trasted the advantages with the disad-
vsntages Of Slavery, proving, as we
thought, that the prosperity of North
Carolina was retarded rather than pro-
tnoted by Slavery. When asked, there
fore, to aid in the publication of large
edition of "Compend," we contributed
800.
At Washington, in December lest, we
first learned that this "Compend" con-
tanned the following recommendations:
lst. Through organization and Independent
political action on the part OF the nOn-slave-
hol ling whites of the South.
I'd. Ineligibihty Of acknowledgements an
other vote to he tratficker in human flesh.
Sd No cooperation with Shareholders in
politics-no fellowship with them in religion
no thiation With them in society.
Alb. No patrOnageto slaveholding merchants
no guestship In slave.waiting hotes-no fees
to slaveholding lawyers-no employment OF
slaveholding physicians-no audience to slave
holding parsons.
5th No recognition Of pro slavery men, e1-
cept IS ruffians. outlaws and criminals
These recommendations are rep,lg-
nant to, and in conflict NTH, our prin-
c'ples, sentiments and sympathies. =
While these principles, sentiments and
synspathies are all in favor of Freedom,
they revolt at such modes Of scarfare
We have neuer opposed or thought Of
opposing slavery By such means ; nor
have we erer cherished, nor Intentionally
giuen countendnce to such spirit.
Is there anything in the annals of po
litical prophesyiog or partizan etfrontery
to parallel thisr After circulating the
"Helper Book" as . campaign docu-
ment, for nearly a twelvemontb, and
elected q President on the strength of
tive are coolly told, that "its recon-
lamentations are repugnant to and in
conflict with our principles, sentiments,
"aud sympathies." Having sown the
wind, these demagogues are afraid now
that they are going to reap the whirl-
wind,-and hence, their anxiety to ap-
pease, apologize, and explain, things that
do not admit Of being appeased, apollo
gized for, or explained. We shall not
be surprised next, to hear Gov. Morgan,
VIM. Cullen Bryan and the sixty-elgbt
Republican members Of Congress, all
crying out now, se,iotim, repudiating, as
Weed tries to repudiate the responsible
ity Express.