The Placer herald., 1862-07-05
COMMUNICATED.
DUPLICITY OF THE ADMINISTER ALTON
...BLINDNESS OF THE PEOPLE.

to say they ere opposed to the political tenets
of the Abolitionists, and to and interference
whatever with slavery where i; exists. Let
us examine this deduction and see what it
amounts to. Before the election of Mr.. Lin.
coin to the Presidency, he wrote to friend:
81 hate slavery as bad as any aboltionist."
He also said in the same letter, that he
"wcud disregard decision of the Supreme
Court before he would permit slavery in
Territory" We appeal to every honest man
if anv one making such declaration, is fit
to be President? The decisions of this
Court is as far as the law can be carried-be
yond it is anarchy. But here we have Mr..
Lincoln announcing himself as an anarchist
and revolutionist. his will is to be substi
tuted for the decisions Of this highest judi
cial tribunal known to the Constitution, why
not abolish that instrument and declare him
dictator in due forml Will any American
citizen, not lost to shame, continue his sup
port of President who sets at defiance the
tribunals established by the Constitution
the Court of last resort-created, among
other things, to interpret that instrument
itself? What is this but the one man power
Such an assumption has cost many sover-
egn his head, yet the people who support
Mr.. Lincoln boast of being treemen!
But let us examine few Of the acts of this
Republican President The party that pl lac
ed him in power has repeatedly declared that
its aim was not to interfere with slavery
"where it exists" yet this same party, by an
act Of Congress, abolished slavery in the Dis
trict of Columbia, affixed price upon each
slave withoW tie consent of the 0,Uner, and
when it was proposed to submit the bill 20
the people of the District for their ratiica-
ton or rejection, it was voted down by near
" unanimous vote Of the Republican mem
bers of Congress. Could there be more
fagrant disregard Of the will of the people?
What is this but practical abolition! Is it
not the entering wedge to the abolition Of
slavery in the States! What right has Con-
gress to take II mans property from him
without his consent-or to place price
upon it without consulting hm9 Where is
the ~ arrant in the Constitution for this exer
else of power? Mr.. Lincoln, be it remem'
bered has signed this bill, and it now has
the force of law. If appealed to the Su-
preme Court, it would be declared unconsti,
tutionaI. but what cares Mr.. Lincoln, or the
party that supports him, for this tribunal!
He has declared that in the matter ofslavery
he would disregard its decisions The ceebra,
ted William Pitt made speech in the Brit
ish Parliament, which Franklin heard and
applauded as the best he ever heard, in which
he said: "No Government on earth had a
rght to impair a mans right to his property;
and that if any man, acting in defense OF this
RIGHT was to slay an officer of the law, he
would simply be discharging his duty, and
would stand justified before the world"
But in this protessedly free country, under
Republican Administration, differing from
the Red Republicans Of France, only in the
fact that it (Repubcan ADMINISTRATOR has
blacked its face, is property less secure than
under the monarchia! systems of Europe.
We want to hear no more of the virtue and
intelligence of people-of any one man,
or set of men, who will tolerate such an ar
bitrary exercise of power in the officials.
The adiectives used above will not apply to
them. Their tame submission to the tyra
nv and unconstitutional acts of the existing
powers betokens the downfall of our RepubI
lican institutions with as much certainty, as
did the corruplions of the people the DOWN
fall of the Roman Republic. There must
be re action-there must be an arousal OF
the Democracy of the whole country, or the
dark pail of despotism will enshroud the
land.
But a little further. Mr.. Lincoln and his
Republican friends say they are opposed to
any Interference with slavery in the States.
He found it necessary, recently to issue
counter proclamation, disavowing that part
of General Hunters proclamation pro-
claiming martial law in one of the military
districts in the Gulf States, in which he de-
clares all the slaves in said district to be
'storever tree." This "right," President Lin
coin saws in his counter manifesto, ne reSer-
ves to himself" if it becomes necessary to
exercise it. Observe closely the language,
but more particularly the thin veil which
covers his duplicity and real designs. lie
did not think of dsavowing the act OF Gen.
Hunter until Edward Stanley, from this State,
1. L.,l a,a.aoini ed military Governor