The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-01-25

TAs Ignersns 0srmans
has been the practice Of the wing press. for the last
twenty years. abuse and Willy the German population
Of the United States They have been denounced BY the
orators and presses Of the whs party ignorant, stupid
and thick headed The attachment and devotion dis
played by our German population to Gen. Jackson was
always topic for jeers, ridcue. and insult. by wing
politicians and editors We perceive the idea Of
German ignorance is still entertained for that intelligent
and valuable class OF our fellowctzeAs and particularly
for the emgants who have recently to shores
We found in the Republic the organ Of the present ad
minsation, few days since. in editorial notice Of
German paper recently commenced in this city by Mr..
Frederick Schmidt called the Spectator Of the Potomac
the following paragraph:
at millions; and this number is constantly increasing
by immense immigration. Mr. Schmidt says that rom
the fact that the liberal popular party In uefm4W
known by the name OF democrat the imms.anu So
eralv range themselves under the banner oil the parry
which In this country the same appeaton the name
acts upon them like charm, and induces them wl'nou'
farther reflection 10 decide their future political course
Several hundred German democratic papers nave been o.
,abshed and &, the influence Of the democratic name 10
.upsadded the alpoweul influence Of the Pres to per-
peuate the false impressions under which the Germans
form their political connexions
Now, here is direct averment in the Rspu6lse, the
confidential organ Of Gen. Taylor and his cabinet that
the emigrants who come from Germany are 80 ignorant
that they do not comprehend the true meaning OF the
word democracy; that they are cheated BY Its sound
and thus induced to join the democratic party which
thew would not do if they properly instructed, as
Mr.. Schmidt proposes to do in his new paper
And mark the circumstances under which this charge
OF ignorance is made. The Germans are known to be
the most intelligent and best educated people OF Europe
As people, individually and in mass. they are probably
as well educated as the people OF the United States
Germany is the land Of intellect science, and literature
Moreover. these German emigrants who the cabl-
net organ says ignorant have many OF them been
fighting for nearly two years for democracy and liberty
They have exposed their lives and property in defence OF
their democratic principles, and they now come to this
country in order that they may enjoy them without fear
Of moestation and as their principles those OF the
American democracy, they Of course join the democratic
party.
Besides, they know. as all foreign emigrants know.
that the federal or wing party in this country has always
been opposed to foreign immigration and to the natural
zation Of foreigners while, the contrary the demo-
cratic party have been the friends and advocates Of both
II the old federal party under the administration OF
John Adams that passed the Infamous alien law vrtu
ally excluding foreigners from country; and from
that day to this the federal party by whatever name it
has called ITSELF has advocated the extension of the term
Of naturalization to foreigners And is the wing party
who league with the native Americans the bitter
mics Of our foreign population, in elections and at
tempt deprive that population of the rights and prvi
leges which our laws extend to them.
The German democrats understand these things And
they know. besides, that during the late struggles in
Europe between the people and the kings. the
present administration and the wing party have
ifssted no sympathy for the peoples but, the
contrary. they have the Taylor administration sup
ported by the wing party, arrest steamship designed to
aid the popular in Europe; they have il in
terfe ring with armed naval force to suppress revolu
ton in Cuba and at this very period Of time they be-
hold the administration its organ, the wing members Of
Congress. and the wing press, opposing the suspension
Of diplomatic intercourse with Austria, account OF the
butcheres and atrocities committed by that degraded and
barbarous power against the people Of Hungary. who
prosta,ed in noble effort to preserve the liberties
and Independence OF their country.
And under these circumstance the cabinet organ sup
poses that the democratic patriots OF Germany who emf
crate to this republic are so Ignorant and 90 little in
formed, that they be cajoed and seduced to join
party whose principles and sympahies are hostile to them
and their cause.
We do not believe that the German democrats 90
Ignorant nor that the cabinet organ, nor the German
paper which has been started here decoy-duck to
delude the German emgants into the support OF
the whgsm and the administration will succeed in their
schemes Certainly they will not. IL they their
abors with gross insult to the German population Of the
country, they have DONE by mputins such degree Of
ignorance to them prevents their due understanding and
appreciation Of the principles which they profess and the
party in this country which Processes and sustans these
pripciples