The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-03-29

A correspondent Of the Baltimore Patriot fur
nishes that journal with translation Of an in
famous article from daily German paper,
established in that city to further the doctrine
of American intervention in European affairs
Ii is called the Baltimore Wecker, Walker,
and Its editor appears to have labored assidu-
ously to 'wake up" Americans to a sense Of
their benighted condition under the teachings Of
the fathers of the Republic; and the better to
advance this object, he has lost no opportunity
OF kindling ill-feelings between native and
adopted citizens, and even between different
classes Of the latter. The translated article
can have no other object than to provoke quar-
rels between the Germans and the Irish; it is
foul libel Of both Irish and Americans, and is
calculated 10 call forth an amount Of discord and
luminosity that cannot fail to be felt injuriously
in the community. We will do the great body
Of German Americans the justice 10 believe that
they deprecate as strongly as ourselves the as
pensions Of the German editor, whose attacks
are noticeable principally because they indicate
the temper and tactics Of a class of foreign in
terventionisis now in our midst.
The article is as follows:
"Sr. PArRIcK AND THE IRIss-Pstrick the First
10 said 10 have been a saint who destroyed many
serpents. have no reason to doubt il. His breth.
rem, by names by which the whole Irish nation may
be understood, are more given TO the destruction
Of potatoes than snake murder, and therefore in
morals they are MT quite as strong ne in liquors
and gin. withsl, they continue Christians, spd
their Christian brethren should not forget them,
inasmuch as, independent Of their boat6c faith
they possess nothing worthy Of notice.
"For the Yankee, the Irisbman, indeed, has
some redeeminR qualities, which. in Germany.
are termed carnal virtues or doctics. They con
sist Of
A love for Stone Cor bod) carrying.
A love for mud kneading.
A love for canal and railroad digging.
love for the Sunday law.
A love for tobacco chewing.
A love for numbering the English language.
A love for public temperance aGiirs; and
a love for liquor in private.
These virtues are not in repute with the Ger
man; he prefers settling down, solus on farm, in
the midst Of the primeys forest, and for pastimc
or anger, telling the gigantic oak. For that very
reason the American observes him with jealous
eye, whilst he plies the servicesble working animal
from Ireland with thousand fiatterinR tales
The principal epoch, period. on which the
American publicly hauers his brother Irisbman, 10
the anniversary of St Patrick.
"A few bours ago il was st. Pstrick's day, and
from the American statesman down TO tho Arncri
can storekeeper, hov-in the fog Of whisky, the
vapor Of poddings, and the smoke Of broed beef
how did these Yankees bumbug the oredulous .ons
ofst Patrick Toast upon toast Irelands liberty
her greatness, well being. and independence Of the
Lord knows what besidosl But where s the Anne
rican who ever spent thought Of contribut.
ing a cent for European or American Ireland
Does il not occur to your Paddy is strong
in the faith, and suffers hmsolf, willingly. to
be battered and belied, annually, on his saints
day. The Irish, poor simpletons, are exceedingly
modest, and seem TO understand curious things
under the name Of Ireand's freedom Among the
numerous toasts were those in favor of the "old
kings ofIrelsnd 20 "the proper kingdom Of Ire.