The Placer herald., 1862-09-27
THE PLACER HERALD
AUBURN. SEPTEMBER 81. 1869.
The Presidents Edict.


The order abolishng slavery, has been given to
the world. abraham Lincoln. President Of the
United States and Commander in Chief Of the
Army and Navy wills it. and so it is law.
Eighteen months ago. such step would have
startled and Mortified the public; but the public
mind has been educated to this point-as the
modern phase has it. Newspapers are preparing
TO chime in with the cdict and endorse the policy.
and We are told that army officers generally ac-
quiescc No one seems astonished at the order,
although if carried out it is a violent breaking
up of the domestic relations Of States claim ed
by the President to he vet members Of the Union.
Such an event never yet occurred in the history Of
a people. without producing a complete wreck
and decentralization in society aud State. All
seem to regard il as a matter of course. although
its effect is violation OF property rights rs es
tablshed by constitution and law, and the de-
structon of the social system of millions Of
white American people aud four millions Of blacks
We have arrived at the Rubicon and without
question Of future evil, have passed The boundl-
ries-thuS defying fate.
For ourselves. we have ever believed this to lie
the leading political design of the leaders of the
under the assumption that it is consequences
does not alter the matter to our mind the end
is thus reached.
Those OF the Democracy OF the North. who call
themselves ''c0nscrvatve.n have folted along in
The current and thus become educated to this
point
The ont and ont declared aholtionsts. we
know have desired and advocated this measure.
and Of course they are not usfoniShed that il is
done. The poor storm tossed ship of State is
drifting. drifting. God knows where.
This tremendous revolution cannot take place in
the South without producing TO a certain extent.
4 mighty revolution in the free States. II the
blacks OF the South are set at liberty, it is not
probable that they will remain at their old homes
A large number will wander into the North. to
disiurle the Interests Of labor and the eQuilihri-
rum of races in that region. 1t i not so difi-
cult to tear down system, as ii is to build up a
new one.
The revolutions of the past eighty years in Eu-
rope sufficiently attest the truth OF this. The
difficulties of Europe were not aggravated by an
attempt TO eqnllIze politically. so distncUvely
marked races as black and White-it WIS an at
tempt to regulate upon terms OF equal rights, the
members OF the same race. II will therefore be
found. that assuming the most perfect >uccess. TO
the Presidents orlerthr greatest diificnlyyctr re
mains to be solved. viz:-"Nhat will he done with
the bldcks?' Neither philosopher or stteSmln
has set been able to answer this query sati-fac-
tory All experience proves that the black h :
received no benefit from obtaining the political
atatus of the white man--under such crcum,t.,n-
ces, he indu-es in belsty practices Is his most
exalted idea of liberty. and retreats back to the
barlmriSm of his native Africa.
That this will be the result Of releasing him
from bis present restraints in America. 10 scnsi-
ble man can have I doubt. The States OF the
West being convinced OF this, and toreseeing that
il is within their borders that most OF these emln-
rn1t ed hacks iii wander hnI .Snl laws
cour, eing such migration. and vSl portions of
their people regard it a. question vital to their
interest and to the white race generally.
The clouds are thickenin g--darller and darker
becomes the horizon the gloom becomes impcn-
etrable. and the flash OF the hostile cannon only
serves to make darkness Tangible.
Who can see the finger OF fate, and whittier it
points? his feet are shod with wool, and although
bis stride is onward, none eau say to where his
steps lead.