The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-07-12
Speech Of Gel. RiehardsOA-The New
HumbuR Party.

We publish, on the first page Of tO-day's
DENOcRAT, the bold and powerful speech
Of Col. VIM. 4. Richardson, the bosom
friend of Douglas-delivered in Congress
on the 10Th of last May. II shows clearly
the Abolition proclivities of the Admins
tratiOn. 1t proves, beyond the possibility
Of successful contradiction, that Gov
eminent is supporting in Incidence hun
drcds upon hundreds Of black men," while
the wives and children of volunteers are
furnishing for food. Col. Richardson states
the startling fact, which should arrest the
attention of the people, "that the Govern.
ment is already paying one hundred MouS-
and dollars per day for the support and
employment Of negroes. paying it, too, out
OF money raised through the toll, depriva.
tons, and taxation of our own kith aud
kin" This sum must be materially in
creased. Even at its present limit the
people, the labOring and producing classes,
are taxed upwards Of thirty-siE million
dollars a year to pay for the support Of
negroes! Before the year expires, in all
probability, this sum will be increased to
one hundred millions Of dollars. The
greatest, richest and most prosperous ma
ton would sink under such a burden.
Again, says Col. Richardson, for the
negro you expend mere in single year in
the District Of Columbia than you appro.
pirate for the government and protection
Of all the people in all the organized Ter
ritories Of the United States. The negro
is made superior, in your legislation. to
the pioneer white men that settled the
great West" These statements were ut
tered on the floor Of Congress. in the
teeth of the Republican party, and had
they been incorrect, they would have been
promptly met and contradictcd. No one
attempted, because no one could, refute
them.
Nearly the whole time of Congress has
been occupied in legiSlating for the ne
grocS. Congress has entirely ignored the
l1merests ma anhUSt the existence q white
men. This the people are beginning to
understand, and are arraying themselves
almost to n man in opposition to the
shameless and corrupt Republican party
The leaders of that party perceive and
appreciate this uprising of the masses,
and are trying to evade responsibility and
avert defeat by changing the name but
not the platform of their party. Under
another and more attractive party name
they hope and expect to steal into power.
They see the necessity Of a change, and
taking advantage Of the loyalty of the
people, they are organizing Union
party" 1t will be the Abolition party in
disguise. They cheerfuIly change their
name, but resolutrly adhere 10 their plat
form. 1t is a cowardly dodge, but te-
shallow to deceive any one. Col. Rich
ardson thus sarcastically refers to the last
shift of the bankrupt Republican leaders:
"Under the name Of Republican, Abolition
can do no more harm in that character its
role is ended 1t will next appear in new
! dress. Already its leaders are calling loudly
| for the formation ola so called Union party
this is indeed an attempt tn steal the livery of
heaven in which to serve the devil. Let the
people, being forewarned, be furearIned against
Lii,
such Affiliations, for one more success Of the
Abolition party, under whatever name il NAV
| assume, and our nationality ia lost forever and
the wreck of our Republic will strew the path
way of nations with those Of Greece and Rome"
Democrats, beware Of this spurious
Union party. Heed the warning of the
cherished friend of Douglas. Manifest
your adherence Of AboitioniSm by Scorn.
fully repudiating an alliance with CONFESS.
Carpenter, Fitch & Co, the Abolition
leaders Of the Union movement. BE not
deceived by the reckless and rcInorseless
lies OF the Sacramento Lnion and its
slavish iHIitators. In all this broad land
OF ours there is not viler or more un-
scrupulouS Abolition sheet than the Sac.
ramento Union. 1t has Systematically
misreprescntcd and persistently villifed
the Democratic party from its first issue
Recollect that it is Government organ
and receives Government patronage, and
dares not reflect upon or expose the
villainy Of Government agents. 1t favo-s
the Union party because it is well paid for
doing so and dares not do otherwise, even
if it had the inclination.
Gr1rn,,nA.c, A Oh &;