Columbia democrat and star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1867, 1866-06-27
COMMUNICATIONS.
Abolitionists and Abolitionism.

In the year 1857 an individual named
Hinton II. Helper, who had been forced to
leave his native State, North Carolina, in
disgrace, published book, of which he was
the reputed author, entitled, '"The Impend-
ing Crisis. y This book recommended direct
warfare on Southern society, be the conse-
quences what they might 1t was so ex-
travagant in tone, and so diabolical In its
designs, that it was at first generally suppos-
ed to be the work of fool or mad-man. No
one of good sense could believe that any
sane or civilized person really entertained
any such devilish purposes as it profesSed.
What, however, was the surprise of the
public, when this disunion book was adopted
by The Abolitionists as a campaign document,
and its atrocious principles endorsed by
sIxTY-EIGITT Of their members In Congress.
viii add an abstract of the principles
this book advocated, taken from the large
edition of the work, published by A. b.
Burdick, No. 145 Nassau Street, n. Y,
1860, and the names of their endorsers, &c.
THE PROGRAMME.
/. ''We unhesitatingly declare ourselves
In favor of the immediate and unconditional
Abolition of slavery" page 26. Although
this will destroy the Union of our Fathers!
2. I'VE cannot be too hasty in carrying
out our designs, page 33. Yet each State
has the exclusive right to establish and con-
troll its own domestic institutions.
3. mo man can be a true patriot without
first becoming an Abolitionist, page ll6.
Hence General Washington, Thomas Jeffer-
son and all the patriotic Fathers of the Union
were not true patriots!" What an infa-
nous SANDER.
4. against all shareholders, (such as
Washington, Jefferson and Jackson) we Alb
olitienists wage an exterminating war, page
120.
S. Shareholders are nuisance, and it is
our imperative duty to abate nuisances we
propose, therefore, to exterminate slavery,
than which strychnine itself Is less nui-
sance, page l32.
6. Shareholders are more criminal than
common murderers," page 40.
Z. ssAll shareholders are, (by the Constitu-
toni under the shield of a perpetual license
to murder" page l4l.
g. 1t is our honest conviction that all the
pro-slayery shareholders, who are alone re-
sponsible for the continuance OF the banetul
institution among US, deserve to be at once
reduced to a parallel with the basest crimi-
mails that lie fettered In the cells of our pub
lie prisons, page 158.
9. "Were it possible that the whole num-
Der of shareholders (such as Washington and
his associates) could be gathered together
and transferred into four equal gangs of IL
censed robbers, ruffians, thieves and murder
ers, society, we feel assured, would suffer less
by their atrocities than it does now" page
158.
10 "Once and forever, at least so far as
this country is concerned, the internal ques-
ton of slavery must be disposed of A
speedy and absolute adjustment of the
whole system is, we Abolitionists say, the
true interest or policy of the South, and this
Is the policy, right or wrong, we propose to
pursue, page l21.
IL. Shareholders, it is for you to decide
whether we are to have justice peaceably
br BY violence, tor whatever consequence
may follow, we Abolitionists are determined
TO have our policy one way or the other,
page 12S.
Eve Abolitionists unfurl our disunion
banner to the world. Inscribed on the
banner which we endorsers of the Helper
book, henceforth unfurl to the world, with
the fifll and fixed determination to stand by
It, on die, by it, unless one of more virtuous
efficacy shall be presented, are the notices
which in substance embody the principles,
rs we conceive, which should govern us.
'aThe Notifies on our Banner"
l.. Thord6gh anti-slavery organization
and independent action on the part Of nom
sl..veholding whites of the South
2. Ineligibility Of shareholders; never
another vote to the traf1cker in human flesh.
8: No cooperation with shareholders IN
politics. no fellowship with them In religion,
no afiliation With them In society.
< No patronage to slaveholding merchants,
no guests to slavehdlding hotels no fees to
sla7ehoIding lawyers; no employment to
slaveboldins rhysicians; no audience to