The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-09-11
ENDORSERS OF THE. HELPER BOOK.
THE FIRST INCITERS TO RI
OF, BLOODShED AND
.goC-- CIVIL WAR.
JOHN A. BINGHAM A SIGNER.

DOCK recommended QITect warfare on
Southern society, "be the consequences
what they might" 1t was SO extraVa-
giant in tone, and SO diabolical in its de-
signs, that it was at first generally sup,
posed to be the work of fool or mad.
man. No one could believe that any
sane or civilized person really entertain
ed any such deVilish purposes as it pro-
fessed. What, however, was the. sur
prise of the public when the book was
actually adopted by the Republican par.
ty as o campaign document, and its
atrocious principles endorsed by SIX,
TY-EIGHT Republican members of
Congress and all the influential mem
bers Of the party! Below will be found
an abstract of the principles it advoca-
ted, taken from The large edition of the
work, published by A. b, Burbick, No
145, Nassau street, N. Y, 1860, and
also the names of their endorsers, &c. !:
THE PROGRAMME.
1. We unhesitatingly declare ourselves in
favor of the immediate and unconditional alb
olition of slavery .-PAGE rs.
2. We cannot be too hasty in carrying out
our desgns.-PAGE 33. .. .....
8. No man can be q true patriot without
first becoming an AbOlitiOnist.-PAGE ll6.
A. Against Shareholders, as a body, we (that
is, the Republican signers and endorsers) wage
AN determination War,-PAGE l20.
5. Shareholders are uuisances, and it is our
imperative duty to abate nuisances; we propose
to Exterminate Slavery, than which strych
nine itself is less nuisance. l39. ''
6. Shareholders are more criminal than com
mon murderers. l40.
7. All shareholders are uuler the shield of
q perpetual license to murder,-PAGE l4l. .
8. 1t is our honest conviction that all the
pro.slavery Shareholders, who are alone re-
sponsible for the continuance OF the banefu
institution among us, deserve to be ut once re-
duced to parallel with the basest criminals
that lie fettered within the cells of our public
prisons. 1853.
8. We're it possible that the whole number
(of slaveholders) could be gathered together
and transferred into four equal gangs Of IL
censed robbers, raffans, thieves and murder.
ers, society, we feel assured, would suffer less
from their atrocities than it does noW.-PAGE
1853.
10. Once and forever, at least so far as this
country is concerned, the Internal question of
slavery must be disposed of, A speedy and
absolute abolishment of the whole system is
the true policy of the South this is the policy
which we propose to pursue.-PAGE l2l.
II. Shareholders, it is for you to decide
whether we are to have justice peaceably or
by violence, for whatever consequence may
follow, we are determined to have it, one way
or the other.-PAGE l28,
WE UNFURL OUR BANNER TO THE WORLD.
Inscribed on the banner which we (W. IL.
SEWARD, h0RACE GREELEY, and the en-
dorsers,) herewith unfurl to the world, with
the full and fixed determn ltion to stand by it
or die by it, unless one of more virtuous eff
cacy be presented, are the emottoes which, sub
stantially, embody the principles as we con.
ceiye which should govern us. ......
THE NOTICES on OUR BANNERS.
I. Thorough organization and independent
political action on the part Of non slayehold
ing whites of the South
2. Ineligibility of Shareholders; never an-
3. No cooperation with shareholders in pol
itics, no fellowship with them in religion, or
afiliation with them in society.
4. No patronage to slayeholding merchants
no bequest to slave-waiting hotels; no fees to
slaveholding physicians no employ to slave
holding lawyers; no audience to slayehCl ling
parsons. .. .. .. ...... .r..
s. No recognition of pro.slavery men, ex-
cept as rufians, outlaws and criminals.
6. Immediate death to slavery, or if not i'm
mediate, unqualified prescription of its advo
oates during the period of its existenCe-pA'
GEs 1865 and 1877. ,at .-'H @.a
7. Thus, terror -engenderers of the South,
have we fully and frankly defined our position;
we have no notifications to propose, no COM
promises to offer, nothing to retract. Frown,
sirs, fret, foam, prepare your weapons, threat,
strike, shoot, stab, bring on civil war, dissolve
the Union, nay, annihilate the solar system, if
you will--do all this, mere less better, worse
anything-dO what you will, sirs, you can neith-
or foilnOr intimidate US; our purpose is us firm
ly fixed as the eternal pillars of heaven; we
have determined to ABOLISH SLAVERY,
AND, so HELP US GOD, ABOLISH II WE
WILL.-5PAqE 1874 .sT rr.as.rs fes
THE ESDoasRps A,nsRs ann .nrrroRs OF THIS
:" REVOLUTION AND rnrAsoS.
New YoRK. March @ 1883
DEAR sm.-If Won have read and critically
axaminsd fbe work, Won will probablv adree
With me- that no course of Argument so success.
fully oonlrOyertipr the practice of slavery in
ths f1nitsd States. and enforcing nreoise and
adernate view of its prostratioS efeots, mate
r;ai and moral. has eoualled thai Of the yelume
untitled. "The Impending Crisis of the South;
Eow' 10 Meet il, INV Hinton Rowaa Helper. of
North Carolina. iyYJE Tt09I
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