The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1861-03-02

"uI "eB'V bA1Veb IOT each nun0fe0 acres
Of land he held, or forfeit his title TO the
whole Of his estate. Il Is also equally
well known thst at the time Of the form.
stiOO Of the Federal Constitution, negro
slavery existed In all tho States, not IN
virtue Of any local law In sny Of them,
but from the universal opinion of all civ.
ilized nations that the negro was an infe.
rior species Of the 0eaUs homo, and there.
fore in his normal condition when . ser.
want to the superior race.
II Is also well known that the trainers
Of the Constitution recognized (as oil sen.
sible persons should do) the then existing
state OfnegrO sUbOrdiDatiOn and, instead
Of declaring it wrong, sinful and contrary
to the law Of God, " they inserted in the in.
struDent which they framed guarantees
for its continuance and protection.
Slavery may justly BE- called national,
while frce-negrOisIn, dependant entirely
upon local law for its status, must neccs-
sarily be local.
jefferson, who was the author Of the
Declaration Of Independence, was also the
author Of the scheme for the remOrdI and
Colonization Of the entire African race.
His enmity to negro slavery resulted
from an inVeterate hatred for the whole
African race.
In his Notes on Virginia" deploring
the condition Of negro slavery, he says ::
" The slavery Of this country is unlike
that Of Rome, or any Of the nations Of
antiquity; there tho slave was of the
SGmc race % the master, and could mingle
his blood with that Of the master without
faint but here the blood Of the negro
slave cannot mix with that of the master
without STAIN" In his opinion, slavery
could only be removed by the removal Of
the entirc African race from the continent
Of America.
Tint negro slavery, or the social SUBJ
ordination Of the negro to the white race
is the real cause Of oil the trouble that now
so seriously disturbs the peace of the
country, and which now threatens the
very existence Of the Government, there
can no longer be any DOUBT upon the mind
Of any one who has watched the course oI
events, since the rise of the Abolition
rarty. ,.
Before committing the people Of Cali
lOrnia-bcfore taking sides In this suicidal
controversy frAtricidaI war-every
man should be able to answer, at least tC
his own satisfaction, the following ques
tions:
Do you believe in single race Of man
kind, and that the Caucasian, the MOngo
lian. the Indian, the Negro, and all the
races that compose the 0enus homo, art
the same being !-Or, do you believe thai
the family Of mankind were created BY
the Almighty distinct and different, supc
riOr and inferior, as history has alwayl
found them, aud as they are at this day
Do you believe the holding Of the negrt
In . state Of servitudo to the white rac'
90 great sin, 20 mOnstrOus crime, as t
justify the destruction Of the freest anC
most enlightened government ever knOwT
to man-and the prosperity, happiness
and lives Of the highest type Of the human
family that ever inhabited the earth 7 -
Or. do you believe the negro, in hi
normal condition, when subject to th'
control Of the white man, and that thu
four million Of negroes now In that cOndi
tIon are in better position than any equa
number Of the same race ever were. sine
they were placed upon the earth; ant
that their labor adds more to the advance
ment Of civilization, wealth, comfort ant
happiness Of mankind, than any equa
number Of any nation now in existence
and, also, that the product Of their labO
has added moro to our commercial pros
peri,y, and consequent greatness, IS 9 M
ton, than any other branch Of the indus
try Of the cOuntryi
Do you believe that the negroes OF thi
country should be turned loose, to returl
again to . state Of barbarism, and becOm
burden on the industry Of the whit
man Tor, do you believe Il is for th
benefit Of both races that the negro shOul'
be kept in his present condition, and, b!
his industry, add to his own comfort an
happineRN as well as the comfort and hap
piness Of the whole PeOples
Do you believe that the negro can, b!
any human process, or during any periO'
Of time, be raised to the intellectual lcve
Of tho white man I--Or, do you believ
that, In order to cqualize the races, It vii
be necessary to force down the white man
by arbitrary and tyranical law, ignOrsnc
or superstitiOus fear, or any other mean
that will not be . clear violation Of tn
well known law Of nature, which mus
and willreceivea severe, but Just, punish
ment, due 10 the preparation Of 20 un
natural Q crimes
Do you believe that twenty-five million
Of the white race should be utterly ami
hilatod, and the hopes Of mankind fOrevs
blasted. for the Qualification Of mOEbi'
sensibility-a sickly sentimentalism-'
terrible deluslon, and . blind, unreason
able fanAVicisml
These aFe some Of the great question
which now % violently agitatO the publ
mind, end which nUst be clearly under
stood, and finally settled, before pePtna
nent peace can Be restored 70 the Nation
Every man. before taking sides In th
present controversy, should weigh vel
and decide rightly before entering into
conflict which can only end h ruin an
disaster to himself AMd bis country. Nul
liRcatiON and secession ere mere phraxc