The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-04-06
HOW WILL OUR GERMAN FELLOW
CITIZENS VOTE ON MONDAY.

HOW WILL OUR GERMAN FELLOW
CITIZENS VOTE ON MONDAY:
Considerable speculation is aAoat just now
with regard to the direction which the German
vote will take on Monday.
An unfortunate enlargement which we deep.
ly deplore, exists between the German and Irish |
members Of the community. 1t has its :ounda-
ton to some extent, in the indiscre,ion Of indi-
viduals Of both classes. 1t has been more a
personal than a political contest aud should ex.
cite no ha,reds, which may not be easily recon
ced, upon the plainest principles Of common
sense and common justice. If two, or mora
dividuals have personal difficulty, whers
proprety of whole community enlist
cause and becoming parties to the I'd
Belgerent parties can always settle
iculties easier without the interference H.,
persons and i. is certainly with less
that you can quell small, thana large row
We can discover nothing in the unpleasant dif
ficuty which occurred on Tuesday, that should
lead single German citizen, who is a democrat
from principle, to support the wing ticket
Principles are eternal, while men.and their quar-
rels transitory. Asperites and pr-judices
perish with the occasion or the man, but prin-
ciple is self sustaining power, durable as
time itself. To abandon party and party faith,
because little national hatred has been arous-
ed, by the indiscreet word, act ofthis or that
man, is the very climax Of folly. L, displays a
mental weakness, which we are not willing to
acknowledge, as belonging to our German fell
low citizens.
But i, is urged by some, that this feeling par
takes more of national, than personal or To-
cal character. lfso, it certainly bodies no good
to the country, for it shews constituencies, to
revolutionary heroes and their opinions, entirely
too acute. We may and should have our opn-
ions respecting the politics and prominent men
of our native, as well as all other countries, but
we should not allow ourselves to be so overcome
by national pride and blinded by national pre-
JUDGE, az to loose the respect for the institutions
and laws of this country, in our anxiety to wit
ness the independence Of others speedily
achieved. We all have our favortes anon!
the revolutionary heroes of the day. Mitchell
o Brien and Meagher, have their admirers an
their enemies. Kossuth has his admirers an
they are not few Mazzn has his followers, VIII
would loose their lives in his behalf. And Ken
KEEL is not without his many friends. But ma
: we not indulge this admiration, without allow
ing our feelings to become so enlisted in tn
subject as TO take captive reason
May we not reason and discourse dispassion
ately upon the merits of these several distin
guished revolutionary leaders, with those VIII
honestly differ with us in opinion, without be
d coming haters of their persons? Surely
: would provoke a smile of derision, to be tolt
u that we respect no friendships, but such as ig
ANONYMOUSLY defer to our opinions No man ha
: a right to appropriate to himself the exclusiv
i merit of perfection. The loftiest intelects
the country may be deceived at times and unde
certain circumstances and to differ in opinion
not only natural, but honorable. 1t is tn;
mental school, from which the mind reaps il
richest harvests. 1t arms the intellectual ma
with that research and thought, necessary
grapple with, and overcome the most ditficu
subjects. 1t disciplines the mind to exert i,
whole power in the investigation Of subjee
and produces salutary restraint upon the pas.
ions. 1t is that school, and that alone, frol
religious liberty.
; Let us then, as men Of intelligence, rs
above that superstitous and fanatical servitudt
which letters the mind in an idolatrous worshi
of men. We may admire the genius, patr
! otism and gallantry of men, without becomin
active partisans to their cause. 1t is our privi
lege, as well as our duty, to do it Because, tn
moment we enlist as the active partsans G
revolutionary leaders abroad, we are very apt
forget the restraints which law, Justice and pa
liotism impose at home.
But, as remarked before, however widely
we may differ in opinion, about the courseio
revolutionary leaders abroad. it effords no ex
cuse, for changing our political sentiments
And we should be sorry TO see any considerable
f portion of our German fellow citizens, or an
others, abandon their party ticket, because of
difference of opinion upon questions foreign t
the politics of our conuntrv, or Of the unpeas
ant difficulty which occurred on Tuesday.
Let us like men, forget all private grevan
ces, in the exercise of that noble constitutions
prerogaiive, conferred alike, upon the adopte.
and native citizens. 1t is a boon which we can
not prize too highly and which should never b,
fri,tered away, for the mere qualification of ma
tional hatred or personal malice