The Placer herald., 1862-08-30
[For the Herald.1
Universal Emancipation vs.. Douy ylasisn.

Editors Herald:-lhrough your consent
effect of the forthcoming proclamation Of
universal emancipation by Mr. Lincoln on
go between" alias Douglas party. This
proclamation certainly sweeps the last plank
from the platform Of the go betweens."
1t narrows the contest down to end presents
the country with the straight issue of un.
disguised, unaluIterated Abollionisln, with.
out the possibility of side issues, or middle
ground. 1t converts the war into war for
the abolition of slavery, and the overthrow
of Southern institutions, and the rights Of
States, and with them the right of free
Government and Republican institutions.
From this time on, the very nature of
things must necessarily preclude the possi-
biliy of the existence of more than two
parties during the continuance of the war;
now not only prosecuted with an utter disre.
gard of the Constitution of the United
States, but with the proclaimed and avowel
purl ose of overturning our liberties and sub.
verling the Government reared by the hands
of our fathers and consecrated with their
blood
One of these parties, which will be the
Abolition party will rally with renewed zeal
and energy to the support of the Admins
tration in its Abolition war policy, now that
it has bent the President to its purpose and
forced him to depart from the Legitimate pur.
pose with which he set out, to wit The pres
ervaton of the Constitution as it H. and the
Union as it WAS, and to make this war a
war for the abolition of four millions of lust.
fuI, beasly negroes
The other party will be the glorious old
National Democratic party, the correctness
of whose princ pies is alles!ed by the former
greatness of our country, and were always
the same in Massachusetts that they were in
South Carolina. With these :wo parties in
the field, one of them fighting with all the
desperation inspired by the delusions and
hatred engenderel by a terrible fanaticism,
for the abolition Of slavery and the destruc-
ton of our liberties; The other battling in
the most glorious cause that ever animated
the breast or nerved the arm Of man; being
nothing more nor less than the preserva
ton of our liberties and the perpeluity OF
free Government. 1t becomes matter OF
some Importance to know how the SO called
Douglas Democrats will identify themselves
since they are left without principles or plat
form in consequence of the late Abolition
war policy OF the Administration. When
our Douglas friends disbanl rs q party rs
they must Immediately do. will they array
themselves on the side of the Abolition par
ty, that is waging a desperate war on every
princip pie dear to a true Democrat, or will
they rally like Democrats to the assistance
of the National Democracy and assist ns to
beat back the wild wave of Abolition fanatir
csm which threatens to enguIf the country
in eternal ruin?
We would welcome their return rs tho
father welcomed tho return of the prodg gal
son. The falted calf would be killed, AMI
they would again be feasted in their faith
er's house with all the "pomp and circum,
beiil,ing the joyful occasion of the
return of the wanderers When they do re.
turn to the Democratic fold as they must
necessarily soon do, suggest that wo sing
on the occasion the good old hymn:
81 once was LOST but now Pm found
7 onpn was hlin1 hut now T snpN