Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1845-07-31
The GcrmaMs.-.Let them alone
aud they will go right.

The Gcrma ms. Let them alone
aud they will go right.
In all seriousness we pronounce the
article in the last Gazette relative to the
Germans as arrant a piece Of dema-
gogueism as has appeared in that print
for some time. It's attempt to ge, up a
sympathy in behalf Of Gen. Dodge. is
beneath the dignity Of respectable
journal. and canno, do otherwise than
defea, itself. The Germans in this
vicinity are too discerning and too in.
dependent to be caught in such trap.
They know very well that we have
always treated them as fsllow- citizens
and neighbors ough, to have been treat
ed-wi.h respect and esteem. While
we have known that many of them
were opposed to us in politics, we call
upon them to testify and show if we
have ever attempted, by any clap trap
or demagogue man9uvring, to abrldge
their rights or curtail their privileges.
We have never done it.
The attemp,to couple the wings with
the native party is always put in requi-
si,ion by the Gazette on the eve Of the
election. Blu, our adopted fellow.c,i.
gems know as we'll as we do that they
are two dis,inc. par,ies--,hat the ma
,ives, where they have party. are as
hostile to wings as they are to loco TO-
cos--and that in fact the first organiza.
ton Of The native party was among the
loco focos.
The wings Of the Revolution stood
side by side and shoulder to shoulder
with De Kalb, De S,euben, La Fay.
elite, Koskiusco, and hos, of other
patriots from foreign lands. The
wings of this day are the same, al.
though Dsmagogues and Office seekers
rise up and audaciously call them
FeJeralis,s.
We are not among those who think
that any third party in this country
can be successful. Powerful men
were engaged in getting up the anti.
masonic excitement, and il any indivld-
uals could have succeeded in the crea-
ton Of party they would have done
it. Ii was started as a moral question
and as such gained many adheren,s--
But soon after it set itself up TO be
national political party i, lost the conf.
dence Of the people and went down
So Of the anti-Slavery party, and 80 i.
will be Of the Native American or any
other third party. that arrays itself
against either Of the grea, parties now
in existence. One reason is, tina, as
mere political machine. j. soon devel.
opes in it's leading members the same
corrup,ing influences that are, alas! the
Characteristic Of all other political par
ties; influences from which honest
men wished TO escape by joining il,
md which they see cannot be accom-
plshed. This leads them to fall back
into their former organizations While
the native party may have sway in some
communities for time, il will never
become general, national political
party until one or The other Of the grea,
political parties actually and formally
disband, and the ptospec, of such re-
suit is growing less and less every
year.
We believe, il all those who have
come from foreign lands have come
here Tor freedoms sake. tina. the more
intimately they become acquainted
with our institutions and the frame
work Of our government, the more at.
tached will they become to our country.
They must have their own time 10 form
this attachment, and il will be facilitated
or retarded by the .reatmen, they may
receive from those among whom they
have cas-, their lot. /, is for their in.
serest and the interes, Of their children
to assist in advancing the cause of free.
dom, and we believe they will do it, if
they do not permit themselves to take
hold Of the leading s.rings of dema-
oogues.
We believe ,ha! this eoanirv has