The Placer herald., 1862-08-30
Public Speaking in Auburn.

The people of Auburn have of late had SUR.
felt OF Abolition thunder. First came our old
friend-.the giant Sibley--whosc voice resounded
through our streets and echoed and reverberated
in the surrounding hills. There were not many
people present to hear Pardon H., but the few
that stood by him, Uere sound the ,cool.
Next came MIR. Sargent who spoke of the House
OF Representatives. as my House" and the Pucii-
ic Railroad Act as my bill" which he had pass
ed for the benefit OF California. Those who lis
tened to him were convinced that he was great
man--in his 0lcn estimation.
On Thursday night we had Mr.. Fargo and c. J.
Hillyer. OF MIR. Fargo, TO whose remarks we. lis
tened throughout with patience, can say but
little--aS we are not expert IN celebrating upon
nothing. The burthen OF his Song seemed to be,
the necessity OF voting the Republican a!ids
Union Administration ticket. in order to prove
they were not traitors in sympathy with the South
ern Coniederacy.
Mr.. Hilyer's remarks indicated study and
thought We rank our townsman as the most tai
ented young man, in the Abolition party on the
Pacific Coast. He declared himself fairly and
squnrcly on abolition grounds, denounced slavery
us the real cause Of the war and declared it the
right of the President as Commander in Chief by
his order, to abolish it throughout the whole
country. His theory is, that the rebellion is the
natural result OF slavery, and that abo litionism
is the natural and only antdote, and that he is
in favor Of sacrificing if necessary, half the peo-
pie Of the free states to effect that object. He
touched upon all the hackneyed opprobous terms
about mud slls" and southern aristocruts'
heretofore used with such telling effect in exciting
all the preudices Of Northern men against the
people OF the South
The Democratic, party. he declared was the
harlot that with open arms had rushed into the
lustiul embrace OF the monster slavery. Though
in certain points. his speech was contradictory,
illogical, fdlse and inconsistent with itself. it
nevertheless an effort second only to the incenda-
ry speeches Of Senator Sumner to which in
style and diabolical meanness. it bears a stong re
semblance and it stamps Mr.. Hillyer us the most
firmly fixed openly expressed abolitionist of this
coast
Both these gentlemen declared the Republican
party dead, and the great leading object OF the
Administration j. the war, and the end to be oh.
tanned by the war is the abolition of slavery. it
follows that the supporters Of the Administration
and of the war must be an abolition party, call 1t
by what name you will.
1t was little amusing to hear them talk of the
great sacrifice they had made in giving up the
Republican organization.
The main drift OF both speeches seemed to he to
prepare the minds of Republican, to accept and
approve the proclamation of the President, an
nounced to be forthcoming. for the abolition OF
slavery in all the States in arms against the au-
thorty of the Govcrnment,-- or in other words.
the total abolition of slavery in all the States:
and take ii to be the fact that the Republican
leaders have determined TO commit their party to
this policy. without regard to the ruin that my
result to the industrial interests of both North
and South or the guarantees Of the Constltu
ton.
MIR. Fargo is Clerk of the Supreme Court. an
office that pays aboat 100000 per year. and Mr.
Hliyer is Reporter for the Supreme Court. anoth-
er place that yields about six or seven thousand a
wear. Poor fellows how they do suffer.