Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1850-11-20
From the Fhilade,phia Bulletin.
Lifa In the West the Germans.

:, In my last notes, dated a; Cincinnati,
D mentioned in particular the German popu
S laiion Of the West. and stated that the
J had conceived the idea of main aiming ihei
3 nationality with all its peculiar institutions
customs and religion. Cincinnati is tn
centre of this new desire. perhaps J MA.
say movement; and the cond'ion and as
pIrations Of the German population in Gin
cinna'i may be taken rs fair specimen o
the other German colonies or settlement.
in the West and in Iced in the Eas, also
4 There are $4,000 European Ger mans il
Cincinnati, ~hichis nearly il not quite one
third of the whole population. They re
side in the northern part of the city be'weer
The canal and the hills. So thoroughly i.
this section Of the city German, tha, if F.;
native Of Germany could fall asleep in hi
own country and NV AXE up in this part O
Cincinnati. he would still believe himse |!
in the Father Lani. Up to the present
time, the Germans in Cincinnati have been
very industrious and frugal and have &c
quired property rapidly. |, is frequently
remarked, that they will be the owners of
the property Of the city in ten or twenty
years. They own a erea, amoun. Of real
estate now. But within few years they
have become somewha, prodiga! in pleas
ure expenditures, asd this may impair
their industry and thrift, and totally change
their worldly prospects. Time will test
this.
but while these Germans arct thus thrifty
as 10 other matters, their morals and re-.
Iisious condition is dcploratle. Not that
they do not ouiward'y acknowledge the
Bible ond religion, but they so interpret
the one and practice the other as 10 make
them subsidiary to their free morals and
manner. And the influence cf his state o.
things is becoming visible on the American
population. The Protestant idea of the
Sabbath, is gradually sivin. way 70 the
Roman Catholic idea of its being day of
recreation and m,lh. With this change
in the observance Of the Sabbath will come
train Of evils heretofore b.: isle known
in our country. and which viii! changr our
National character.
While in Cincinnati obtained some az
cura'c Information from well educated
German Protestan, Minister long rcsiden,
there. He says:
The German population in the city and
suburbs have four daily and cigh, weekly
papers in the German language; and they
are as well supported as similar English
papers there are three large German
bookstores and publishing houses. two cir.
cula.ing Libraries, German readinc-room.
and German Theatre. The State Of
Ohio has made liberal provisions for edu-
eating the German children in the German
language, as well as in the English. in
the public schools. Each German Roman
Catholic Church. (of which there are seven)
have large parish school.house, in which
;he youth of The congregation are taught
in the thorough Catholic German manner.
Son. # the Lutheran churches also have
their paro:h. schools {; and even The Ra
tionalis, congregations have their schools.
All this tends 10 create, as they say,
New Germany in the United States. TO
this is to he added their political influence.
They now determine the elections to a
grea, extent. Some of them are members
Of the Legislature and of the city councils;
and it Is owing TO their influence chiefly
that no restraining laws or ordinances can
be enacted in reference TO selling inloAicat.
ing liquors. t
The gentleman Of whom have this in.
formation says, there are three German
pleasure gardens in Cincinnati, one OF
which receives several hundred dollars
each Sabbath simply for tickets Of adin;ss-
ion. In these gardens, they, drink and
gamble all day especially in the afternoons.
Even the German theatre is occupied
every Sabbath from o'clock (afier morn
ing service) until late nt night, by The So
ciaIi,ies of a " humoris,ic coffee party"
OF these Sabbath afternoon coffee parties,
hear German paper: !" Mr.. Sirasser.
(,he director of,he Thentre) deserves great
credit for having started this noble enter
prise. and we give him our hearty thanks
in the name Of the whole German popula.
ton. The tedious American Sunday will
now become to us what it should be, day
Of recreation and pleasure. and we shall
feel ourselves iransplnnied into our Father.
land. We felt most agreeably disnppont.
ed when wo found the Theatre crowded
with ladies ond gentlemen. in spite Of the