New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-07-13
A GERMAN VIEW OF AMERICAN "DE-
M0CRACY."

Of all the exiles whom the European
revolution has brought to our shores, none
yields so trenchant, merciless and indie
pendent a pen as Mr.. Charles Heinzen,
now Editor of a weekly journal in this
city, called the janus. A radical demo-
crat, speaking right out what he thinks on
every subject, avowing his opinions on re-
ligion, literature, politics, or individuals,
with perfect GOODNESS and indifference to
the opinions of the majority, he necessarl-
" often shocks the feeling of his readers
and makes foes where he might make
friends, but he also often tells the truth.
In a lecture recently delivered at Cincin-
natl on the subject of Pork, Mr.. Heinzen
was led, apparently by the association OF
ideas, to review the policy and platform OF
the Loco-Foco Convention at Baltimore.
From this part of his remarks we below
translate, at some length, not only for the
benefit of whom it may concern, but also
10 show that the Germans in this country
are not all disposed to go it blind for the
sham Democracy. Here are the words of
Mr.. Heinzen; let those cry out who are
hit by them:
The fact that the " Democratic party" of the
first Republic in the world has, IN the lace OF the
world-rung Gar and in the year 1872, made the
repression of agitation against Slavery leading
article of its platfofm-this fact has IN my eyes
something so horrible and saddenlng, that 1t
would be folly to cherish any further faith IN hu-
MARTY, were it not a crime against reason TO
doubt it. But anticipate Permit me to cast
glance into the past. Slavery, as you know, IS as
old as the human race The first slave was weak
woman. and she doubtless will be the last
Among savages, to this day, the wife Is the re-
cognized slave of the husband, who regards her
i'm the light OF a mere domestic animal. Inc
slavery of men began with lrGT, and IN the history
of war-a trade OF murder-it certainly is mark
of progress. For originally the rule was, to put
all 10 the sword, to make no prisoners. AT later
period it was discovered that the victor could en-
ploy the vanquished to his personal advantage II
he granted them life. and from that time he made
| them slaves. This origin OF Slavery, as II existed
| among the Greeks and Romans, also indeed among
| the ancient Germans had at least an appearance
of right i'm its favor. For, grant the night III man
| TO mt an enemy to DEATH and 1t follows that the
voluntary sparing of life by the victor may be
| viewed as riehtful means OF obtaining property
| in him who was spared. Later still, the progress
of mankind opened another and civilized method
| of obtaining this right OF property. warriors be-
| came simply robbers, who stole peaceful men VINO
| had done them injury, and brought them to the
| trader whom they had injured still less. The
| trader examined not the right OF the manstealer,
| he examined his wares-his two legged cattle-he
| found them worth the price-he paid the price,
| and claimed-who will dare dispute the title "a
| human being as his, and sought, neither IN the
rights of love parentage, foundation Tor the
| claim.
Illus have we reached the prosaic ground of
| North American State Rights" Southern
| RIGHTS" and Northern democracy" The an
| cestors Of the Democrats purchased their pro-
| perty IN human beiDgs-hOnestly and honoraDly
Tc5s wifi no pTcfssf 1T a. gentlemen and cru
with ready money indeed, cash down, IN SILVER ana
| in eod-for at that time false bank notes were
nor and afterwaId this property thus honestly
acquired. bore yOuDg-llke the s"ine-ahd ~
creased and multiplied in accordance with the
Iaws of Nature and the command OF scripture
for this human property has this excellence, that
| it-without effort on the part of the owner-does
not remain a dead capital, but bears interest by
it's own action: So that property bore young pro-
| pertv, and the young property again younger
| down to the present hour.
Gentlemen Won are no Communists, and know
| that property is sacred. And II property III
| things is sacred, how much more so must De that
| in man! This Is the basis OF North AneIlcah
ll0mnrr0cX.
| ssme side For there is not word IN the Ooh,
| stitution which declares that stealing men ana
| trading in men are crimes and that when
| - NOT forbidden by the Constitution, accord
| irg TO the platform Of the Democratic Con,
| yention at Baltimore Is LETT TO the se'erai
| States: so that We, If we should pickle negro
| flesh. ard make sausages of negro children would
in mn resnect act unconstitutionally. | challenge
| Won gentlemen. to show me single paragraph
| IN the Constitution which fOrbids any good DEM
ocrat the privilege of slaughterlng, roasting and
| picking the negroes. , .
No donbt some will say that North America
emancipated herself few dozen years TOO soon
from England, for otherwise she wouiG nave oeen
| included in that act OF Parliament when put an
end 70 slavery in the British Colonies, at an eA.
| nense of $50 600. 600; but in that case what
| p,youId have become of the North American De-
nocrscyl In that case it woun have been lmPos-
| sible for 1 COO 600 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. anu cnil
dren incuded-to have lorded IL over 10
S5 CO0 0OO of men: we should have seen no sia's-
LoIder in the Presidential chair perhaps noun
| - conveptions would not have been n'ehteoi
a sbnonId never have heard OF the slave'catchhg
| Ia,y and the bloodhounds would nave Deen Si'u1
nm IN the stall instead Of the editorial roonl Nc
| should have had no Baltimore nt'oiu2' al and
| democracy would have wanted the real soul anu
| .a,r,aI boHd of it's unity. Universal history 10,
~ Ill INIT the history of human blindness
a.tei ~ "a Persians. Romans and Carthagenans,
GmaInbs and Ghibelnes, Protes'ants ana SatnG'
G"" Rnsssns and Turks, Germans and fTshc a.
| lra,;ans and Austrans-they nave ous' -
hung gentb because the true means Of unity es
tnc - 80 blindness. Had they known the &c.
cpst OfNorth American Democracy, Iiy law
S'o ard established it az hnan'i IN 6rm
o,id un;on have forever been playeu III have
soUndaton. and eternal peace
blessed Humanity North American Union If
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