The Placer herald., 1862-01-11

States and rule them as Provinces (and as
soon as they were provinces all the States
would be in the same condition) or else to
divide the Union Jorcoer Andrew Johnson,
in recent speech declared that every Abo
tlonist was Dsunonist, and Horace Gree
ley, in his Tribune Of November 9th, de
clares himself an Abolitionist, and yet a
Unonlst. Now, who is right or who is
wrong! A Disunonist being one who wish
es to overthrow and abrogate the present
Constitution, Of course every man who
avows himself and Abolitionist must be a
Disunionist, for he openly advocates the re-
pndation of the present Constitution. Ger
nt Smith, in recent speech in this city,
openly proclaimed himself an enemy to the
present Constitution. Hero are his words,
as reported in the TriJune:
II confess that when the war begun. [ thought
1t would be short one; for was so simple as to
assume that the Government was already. or
quickly would be, aroused, not merely to fght
thc rebels. but to conquer them. | took it for
granted that the Government would behave ra-
tionllly; and aooaid no more SuftY the Constitu
ton than Gny otter Paper to Staaad IN is ,raV-
slave property no more than any other property.
Very soon, however, began to learn my great
mlstake-ior very soon the Government. instead
OF moving its irresistible might against the foe,
and doing 50 1ctM or Uith0Ui ConStifiti0n car
rying it by its side or trampiiag 1t u9dcr foot as
mlght seem mast erpedient-Was found Worship
ing and incucating the worship of the COnstitu-
ton, and tying up with its provisions the hands
OF both Government and people,
Now, Nhat is this but the talk of an open
enemy against the Constitution? las any
man put in Fort La Favette expressed such
Il
swear allegiance to the Constitution? lie
tacitly acknowledges that the Constitution
which Mr.. Lincoln is sworn to support,
stands in the way of his Abolition pro,
grainme, but yet he calls for ts overthrow
in order to carry out his silly IDEAS Of negro
freedom. Horace Greeley is not a whit be'
hind Gerrit Smith In the Tribune of the
9th inst, he exclams as follows:
"Aboition and Secession, Light and Darkness
Truth and Falschood. Right and Wrong, Fact
and Fallacy, are as nearly alike Heaven lep
us if, in the daah doys that are reighing d1icl
on oar uery sou}s, Weshun truth because it is not
pleasant, and strive to exercise this devil of Sla-
very by the gibberish, nine times worn out and
ninety times weaker than water. which sham
conservatives glibly utter. Better fling at
once every mustet into the Potomac ami recaN
our gallant men, than to pyate foiiies at home
,chich uW matte their doughtieSt deeds Of none
efecH IF ne must hare the disgrace Of u su5-
StantiGl deftat, let rs meet tbot 0ace, aisd be-
fore ,ce hare muydeyed-ye that is tie a0ord-
eng more men. If We must yield at last TO the
Shareholders, and think their thoughts and do
their dirty work, let us at least our cash for
that will be Il consolation in the lower deep of
our degradation"
The substance Of all this is, if we cannot
have Abolition, emancipation, (Which is
Truth, Fact, Right, Lch>,') let us recall
our army before any more men are "mur
dered." 1t is murder to fight for the Union"
simply. Better fling every mnsket into the
Potomac" than to fight such battle Il
would not do for Democratic editors 10 talk
as Gelrt Smith and Horace Greeley do, and
we merely note their rawlings to show how
essentially reasonable Abojitionism is in
every fibre of its existence. The talk about
"slave property being treated with more
consideration than other property, is sim
ply a device to deceive the people, and, if
possible, rush our country upon the rocks
and breakers of emancipation, where we
should shipwreck our Constitution and our
country, for the convulsions that destroy the
one must desolate the other.
". Y. Caucosion.