The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-11-03
DER NATIONAL DEM0KRAT.

DIR NATIONAL DEMOCRAT, published at our office
since July 9th and Of which thirteen numbers have
already appeared, Is designed to circulate among our
vast German population a Family Newspaper, adj
vocating Christian and Free Democratic principles
Inviting the attention Of the readers Of the National
Era to the subjoined recommendation notices of the
Religious and Free Democratic Press we would call
upon them To act energetcaIly in the extension #
our circulation Friends OF the cause of Liberty call
upon your German neghbors, and invite them to
subscribe for six months or one year Our paper is
the handsomest cheapest German paper in the coun.
try and, rest assured those whom you thus induce
to subscribe, will never regret it, but thank You for
having called their attention to paper which, while
it incucates healthy notions Of genuine Liberty to he
promoted and enjoyed here oarth does not forget
to point to Heaven as the source Of our strength.
TERMS.
One copy, one year - Five copies. one year 81
Three copies, one year 5 Ten copies one year 10
&C. Persons who procure a club Of three five, or
ten subscribers two dollars each may remit to us
at the above rates retaining the balance a. a remu-
neration for their trouble.
All communications must be post paid, and ad-
dressed to BUELL. BLANCHARD.
Washington, D. c.
From tie Columbian, CoiaRs5us, OhiO.
The Lutheran StaHdard, of this city the organ of
the Lutheran denomination of the West has the fol-
lowing notice of the German Anti Slavery paper
at Washington. We presume il is from the pen Of
Rev DR.. Reynolds, President of Capital University,
who is a personal acquaintance and friend of Prof
Schmidt editor of the D,mokyW
DER NATIONAL DEMoERAr.-W have received
the first and second numbers of this new weekly pa
published WashiOgtnu Inv Pr Sci
IL Is certainly the handsomost German newspaper
published in this country, and we have never seen
any printed In Germany itself superior to IT, 1t is
large quaro of eight pages, of five columns each so
that every number is in itself small volume and
the whole, when bound, will make n very fine VOL
ume As the name implies. this is to be "a political
paper; but, as understand from the proprictors,
its position will be an independent one-cndcavoring
to advocate that which Is good in tho principles of
both the great political parties that have long d
yidod the country How the editor will succeed i'm
this, must he left for time To determine Besides
politics the paper will endeavor to supply its readers
with great variety of matter, in almost every de-
partment of literature and news The foreign news
promises to be of especial interest and very copious
and the editor has provided himself with great
rioy OF the best German newspapers and periodicals.
from which To make his selections. No one who is
acquainted with Mr.. Schmidt whom many of our
readers will rocOllect as the former editor of the
huch6H ssttUng, and Professor of the German Ian
guage Nc, in Lafayette College, Easton Pa can
DOUBT his ability to furnish paper of the very high
est character
We are induced to notice this paper at greater
length IMAM usual, IN consequence of the decidedly
Christian position which it occupies At the close of
his prospectus the editor says Our paper is design
cd to bo family paper it shall be edited in Chris
tan spirit and upon Christian principles we would
enliyhten the understanding. strengthen the will pu-
rty the heart, and nouriSh the faith The necessity
Of such political paper has long been felt by those
at all acquainted with the state of the German polit
cal press of this country, and is strongly illustrated
by the following extract Of friendly letter forward
cd TO Mr.. Schmidt by Mr.. Hertlc, editor of German
paper called Fteiea Baefter published in Albany,
York:
." | am rejoced to learn from the Nafioaal Era,
which reached mo yesterday, that you design from
the 4th of July next to publish Free Democratic
German newspaper ***Ss But take the hb-
erty of making single remark and this is the reason
ofmy troubling you with this note. You say in your
prospectus that your piper shall be- cORtrOfIfd by
Christian principtes For an English paper, this is
Ineligible enough the ma ority of the American
people are still deficient in philosophical develop
ment but for German paper this position is behind
tho times. Ii you examine all the German political
papers, without AN exception. from the bunker pa
pers To those OF the Abotonists you will longer
see single vestige Of religious coloring in them
simply because thoy write for tho German public
tho later and best papers have placed themselves de
cidediy, and with the appreciation of their readers
upon panthcistc PLATFORM which bears ia its bosom
the promise of the future"
This is no SANDER Of ours invention of the edi-
tor of the National Demokrat but the testimony OF
one of their own number, in regard to the character
and contents OF our German political papers. They
have no faith in Christanity-not trace of il is 10
he found in their columns the only religion they
knowledge is panthesm-the dedication of thom-
selves, and all nature around them What stronger
evidence could we have of the need for such paper
as Mr.. Schmidt proposes to publish