Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-02-13
PRINTING IN GERMAN

The following are the proceedings OF
a mtetingheldin the thrdWard Of the city
Of Columbus. A large portion of the citi.
zons Of that. ward are Germans, and the
preamble and resolutions express their
just Indignation at the refusal of the whig
portion Of the Legislature ito print im-
portant documents in the German Ian
guage,-as there are very many Germ an
citizens who cannot read English.
From the Ohio Statesman.
THIRD WARD HICKORY CLUB.
Pursuant TO adjournment, the. Club
me, at Krauss' Military Hall, February
I'd, at Z o'clock P. M. The President
took :he chair, and called The club to or
der; when the following gentlemen adj.
dressed tile meeting in an able and eIo-
quent manner; viz: Messls. Leonard i,
Reinbard, lin GERMANY Hazeltne, Bald.
win, Gilbert, and Cassidy, Esq'rs.
After which, Mr.. Viking presented
the following preamble and resol utious,
which were unanimously adopted amid
deafening peals Of applause:
Whereas, The majority of the House
Of Representatives, in the present Gem
eral Assembly of Ohio, has shamefulIy
refused to appropriate a single dollar to
print important official documents in the
German language, notwithstanding thcv
knew, that 100000 of our German breth.
ern did ardently wish, and desire them
10 do SC, because they unfortunately hap
pensd not 10 be born OH the same soil
with these wise Legislators, and conse,
quently, had knowledge to them mpart-
ed in another tongue; and whereas, we
deem it essentially necessary, that every
freeman who wears or aspires TO the
proud title Of anAmercan citizen, should
be thoroughly acquainted with the admin
istrsiion of public affairs, in order to
watch over the jewel OF Freedom:--
Therefore,
Resolved, That we deem it beneath
the dignity of German American Free.
man, to longer beg at the hands of these
whig legislators, what the smallest sense
Of justice would have granted at tho first
calling.
Resolved, That the 10000 German
voters Of Ohio, as our legal Representa-
lives, be requested 10 express the joint
md Simultaneous indignation Of $4,000
Germans in this State, at the ballot box OfI
A.!
Resolved, That we will use our exer.
ions tecreate fund for the printing Of
'ftical documents in the German Ian |
Iuage, by voluntary contribution.
Resolved, That our democratic friends
n both branches Of the Legislature, who
o ably pleaded our cause, be requested
o accept our warmest thanks, aid to
est assured that their names will live in
he affections Ofevery German in Ohio.
Resolved, That the chair appoint a
ommittee of three, TO prepare subscrip-
on lists, and report the result 10 the
ext meeting.
Resolved, That ou: English friends be
.quested TO aid US in our undertaking.
Mr.. Flood offered the following reso-
Itions, which were also adopted without
dissenting voice:
Resolve, That the native born citi. !
ms Of this Club, and democratic citi- {
ms generally, will respond to the reso. .
tion just read; and that we, too, will no
nger ask as a favor TO have documents q
in,ed in the German language by whig 9
,gislature, but the 100000 Democratic |
Iers OF Ohio, at the next election, will I
tile that question, and demand it as I
.ht, and woe be the coon that dare op- {
SO their will in matter SO clearly just c
d proper. r
Resolved, That our efforts, so far as p
{ means will allow, shall not be want. {
8 10 assist our German friends in dis. v