Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-10-03
The Endorsers of the Helper Book
The First Inciters to Riot and Blood
shed.

The Endorsers of the HELPER Book-
The First Inciters to Riot and Blood
shed.
10 the year 1857, an individual named Hin.
ton Rowan Helper, who had been forced 10
leave his native State, North Carolina, In dis.
grace, published book, Of which he was the
reputed author, entitled "The Impending CrI-
sis." The book recommended direct warfare
on Southern society. "be the conae ouences
what they might" II was 60 extrayapant In
tone, and 30 diabollcal Ia its designs. that II
Was at fret generally supposed to be the work
OF fool or a mailman. No ono could believe
that any sane or civilized person really enter
tained any such devillsh purposes as Il pro-
fessed. What, however, was the surprIse of
the public when the book was actually adopted
by the Republican party as q campaign docu-
ment, and its atrocious principles endorsed by
SIXTY. EIGHT Republican members of Con-
gress and oil the Influential members of the
party! Below will be found an abstract of The
principles Il advocated, taken from the large
edition of the work, published BY A. B. Bar
dick, No. l45 Nassau street, N. Y, 1850, and
the names Of their endorsers, etc.:
THE PROGRAMME.
1. We unhesiiatlngly declare ourselves In
favor Of the immediate and unconditional Alb.
clifton Of Slavery-pags 26.
2. We cannot be too hasty In carving out
our designs. page 33
3 No man can be true patriot without fret
becoming an Abolitionist. II6.
4 Against Shareholders, as body, We, Chat
10, the Republican signers and endorser,i wage
an Exterminsting War.--psgs 100.
5. Shareholders are nuisances, and IL is our
imperative duty to abate nuisances; we propose
therefore, to Exterminate Slavery, than which
stryohnine Itself Ia lees q nuisance. page l39.
6. Shareholders are moro criminal than com.
mon murderers.-pgge lao.
Z. AL slavehol1er arc under the ahield of q
perpetual license 10 murder.-paes Ill.
8. IL 10 our honest conviction that all the
pro-slsvery shareholders, who are alone respon-
sible for the continuance of the baneful insti-
tuition among us, deserve TO be at once reduced
to Q parallel with the basest criminals that lie
fettered within the cells Of our public prisons.
|-pass 1853. -.
8. W ere Ii possible that the whole number
(of slaveholders) could be gathered together
and transferred into four equal gangs Of IL
censed robbers, fuffiRns, thieves and mur-
derers, aucieiy We feel assured, wonld euffer
less from their atrocities than II does now
page 1853.
10. Once and forever, at leaet 80 far 40 thie
country is concerned, the internal question OF
slavery must be disposed Of. A speedy and sb.
solute abolahment OF the whole system is the
true policy of the South, this Is the policy
which We propose to pursue.-pags l2l.
IL. Shareholders! ID is for y0u to decide
whether we are to have justice peAceably or BY
violence, for whatever consequence may follow
We are determined to have IL, one way or the
Ioiher-po9e l2S
Il WE URFURL cUR BANNER TO THE WORLD.
Inl0fibed on the banner which we (W. H
SEWARD, HORACE GREELEY, and the
indoIsers), herewith unfurl to the world, with
the full aud fixed determination to stand by Il
or die by IL, unless o1e Of mtrs virtuous Ell
oacy be presented, are the mottoes which, sub
stantally, eubody the principles 90 We conceive
which should govern us.
THE NOTICES ON Qua BANNERS.
1. Thorough organization and independent
political action on the part OF non-slavehold-
Ing whites Of the South.
.. Ineligibllity OF Shareholders; never an
other vote to the irafieker In human Hesb.
3, No cooperation with slayeholders In pol.
itics, no fellowship with them In religion or Of.
filiatlon with them In society.
| 4. No patronage to slayeholding merchants
no bequest to slave.waiting hotelS; no fees &C
slaveholding physlciana; no employ to slave.
holding laWyersi no audience to slaveholdipe
persons.
S. No recognition Of pro-slavery men, ex
ceptas rufAans, outlaws and criminals
| D.. Immediate death to slavery, tr II not
immediate unqualified prescription of its ed.
vooates during the period of its existence -
Passs 155 and I57.
4. Thus, terror engendersrs Of the South,
have We fully and frankly defined our position;
We have no notifications to propose, no COM
promises to offer, nothing to retraos. Frown,
sire, fret, foam, prepare your weapons, threat,
strike, shoot, stab, bring on civil war, dissolve
the Union, nay annihilate the solar system Il
you wiE-do oil this, more, less, better, worse
anything-do what you will, sirs, you can
% firmly fxed 90 the eternal pillars Of heaven
we have determined 10 ABOLISH SLAVE
RY, AND so HELP US GOD ABOLISH
1T WE WILL Page 1877.
TIE RNDoRsKRs, AIDrRs AND ABETroRs OF THrs
| or7 RKyoLUTloN AND TREASON.
| o New YoRK, March 8, 1859
DEAR SR:--lf you have read and critically
examined the work, you will probably agree
with us that no course Of argument 40 succesa n,
fully controverting the practice Of slavery ir
the United States, and enforcing precise ant
adequate view Of lie prostSating effects, ma
terlatand moral, has equalled that Of the vol
ume entitled, "The impending Crlsls of th,
South; How to Meet it," BY Hinton RowaI
Helper, of North Carolina. lg
rgJ1aH -
| Correspondence or personal interview In re-
lation 10 this enterprise may be had with an,
one Of the undersigned, who will be pleased I,
receive subscriptions In aid Of Its speedy con
summaiion.
| An early response from you 10 respectful!
Isollcited. ~. ." a'--
| s.'A4 w. H. ANTHoN, Treasurer.
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