The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1853-05-26
ANOTHER IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE.

ANOTHER IMPORTANT ENTERPRISE.
Oar subscribers will SEQ that we take them
to he real working people, disposed to give a
lift to every good work. While we arc labor
ing to launch tho Facts for the People, there is
another enterprise, in which we have no per-
sonal concern or interest, but whose import
auco to the cause of Freedom justifes us in
urging il upon their attention We moan, tho
establishment OF n German Anti.Slavcry News
paper in this city, to be conducted by FREp-
BRICK SCHMIDT, native German, aud to lie
devoted TO the support of independent or Free
Democracy. Mr.. Schmidt, by his learning
and experience, is cminently qualified for the
post Of editor, and the following Appeal will
show the backing he in TO receive during the
first year Of the enterprise:
APPEAL TO ESTABLISH A GERMAN PAPER
AT WASHINGTON.
The Executive Committee of the American
and Foreign Anti-Slavcry Society propose to
establish weekly Anti-Slavery Newspaper at
the Seat Of Government, in the German Ian
guage, to be edited by Mr.. Frederick Schmidt, a
native German, and man of learning, Chris
tian principles, and editorial experience, who
has resided in this country twenty-ono years.
With the aid already secured, the sum of the
three thousand dollars will DO sufficient to
publish the paper ono year; after which, it
will rely upon It's subscription list II the
undertaking prove successful the sum con-
trbutcd will be returned by Mr.. Schmidt to
the Committee, and by them expended in cir
"ulatlng the paper gratuitou,ly among the
German population.
1t is earnestly hoped that there will be found
one hundred friends of the cause who will inn
mediately remit thirty dollars each, to make
mp the above sum, so that the paper, so greatly
needed, may be issued, if possible, by July 4th,
1853 But any sum, be it more or less, will DO
gratefully received Remittances may be
made Ia Buell & Blanchard, printers Of the
National Era, Washington to William r.
Whiting Esq, l2i Pearl street New York,
treasurer of the American and Foreign Anti
Slavery Society or to the undersigned, AZ Beck
man street New York For the Committee
LEWIS TAPPAS,
Corresponding Secretary
The following statement has been handed
10 us by Mr. Schmidt, and it sufficiently ex.
hibts the importance of the movement.
"Thc number Of the inhabitants of the United
NthJor, VINO Use the berInan language ~ mo
dunn of intercourse, ia at least four millions
the great bulk Of whom dwell in the Northern
az free States Among them are circulated
above one hundred German political papers,
together with qnitc number Of religious, lite
rary scientific, and agricultural periodicals..
Although the German population in gener.
ally if not unanimously y, opposed to the further
extension of Slavery within the United States,
their aversion is more the product Of an innate
feeling than Of an enlightened understanding
more dsapproval Of the cruel facts which
have reached their ears, than a condemnation
al the perverted principles from which they
cmanate
The public press il in letters, and subscr.
Went to the bddngs Of the leaders of the re-
sIectiVe parties. Public opinion is influenced
indeed formed in order 10 insure party success
and not 81 elicit the truth aud cause its ami.
cation Hence tho German population are at
present enchancd N the trinmpbal ear of the
Save Power, and the inmate feeling in favor Of
human freedom lies dormant
" lt is a characteristics Of the German mind
that il seldom is influenced by excitement, bu,
open b conviction by means of sound argu
meDt
The cause Of Human Freedom calls for tn,