The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1853-09-09
AZ By dispatches it will be seen that Gov
Poindexter is dead.
Translated from the volksbote of the eth. !
w. BATES

translated from the Volksbote of the eth
Our German countrymen have been in ,
considerable state of excitement for the las
few days, partly on account of an article in
the ENQUIRER, about those Germans emigrat.
ing to America without permission, and part
~ on account of an article in the Volksbote
the supposed tendency of which is alhdgcd e
have been, to bring about split in the Dem.
ocracy of this place 10 help the Wing party
Reproaches have been made to us oatiat &C.
count by Americans and Germans which
however, can not make us feel disposed to act
otherwise. As always, so we hare found
here the middle course to be the best. We
warned the most jealous of our felow-citi.
gems, " no wanted to call general indigna.
ton meeting, not to take imprudent steps, by
which A americans would be brought to side
with the views of the Enquirer.
Still we could not keep silent und,r those
highly improper and unjust attacks o the En-.
quirer against those Germans, who did not
wait patiently until they were put inc mill.
tary jacket and used for tinsel to gloify those
royal thrones, and forced TO shoot down their
brethren in the streets. To compare those
Germans with such as did not pay rod, tGres, or
with deSerterS from our army, was to, unjust
and the expressions "modern Shyloc 50 ''re-
pudiators of debts" &c, &c, were TO strong
/ for paper, bound to defend the inteests and
honor of Germans, to remain silent Silence
ceased to be virtue, ard questions Ike this,
as he Wing or a Democrat who tbs stir-
matized that portion of our community I"
were ont OF place. Moreover, as lie editor
of the Enquirer left the path OF wha we con-
slider Democracy, when he declared occu-
pies the rightful ground. ard our goprnment
could not and dare rot 90 otherwise, nor
come in conflict with European governments
on account of such citizens. at the cry mo-
ment when our government abandded this
unworthy policy. as a semi official aticle in
the N. Y. Hera reports, and has tken the
| stand TO protect in future abroad. evn those
" no only declared their ntentior' to be-
zen OF rms nrrrTy repuJtrc reru~nc grant
what despOtic ard unnatural law asksftr, if
he can Justify his action by that eterne roi. Of
parchment containing our inalenab.aights.
and precisely these kind of men need
who carry within them the dignity oluman
nature" and not those so much ensFed as
to sacriic &c their bodies like brutesn the
woke on the altar Of Cog and Magog des-
potism This is Democracy, and to sh true
Democracy we will cling, and suppl our
national govern ment in fostering it, en- if
we have to break with such local Denracy.
The hypothesis of the Enquirer is noDem-
locracy, not even Republicansm. 1t iaown
here that stranger has to bring our
Courts witness after FIVE years ptica |
study of republicanism, that he has chshed |
republican principles during that e.-
! What would Judge now say to such indi-
: date for citizenship, whose witnessould
= saw of him: "ths man has defendedring
s those five wears the birth right ctat ms the
n despots, which az once brings him in ,osi.
ton to the doctrine that all men are fIora;
he has defended standing armies, tncst
;. abominable medium of oppression in old
world: he has compared all those wheed
. themselves from them according to aliub-
K lcan doctrines, to ''modern Shy kR nd
ID .'fugitives from justice and laws" ancor-
10 dino To that scorned at our immortal IRA
! ton of Independence! Would not tbge :
- say to him, "get thee away from VI :
slavish tool of royalism; we can nevee-
:" nze you as one OF us!" In
IS, Does the Enquirer now see what 81 !,
Oh bunder against all logic he has made
es We will be just, however, and belly
neither the head nor the heart ofthe
auirer intended to offend the Germans, d
ra we take it as caprice brought on BY oppo
=, ton and excitement and the intention
ne have victory at all hazards; aud we since
be y rejoiced when Mr.. Hall promised to sc
In US an explanation, which we hoped would
lay the excitement. Instead of that, h,
ever, the Enquirer of yesterday even
,od brought notice full of personalities, VIII
o.r we do net consider worthy challenge t
9" combat of principles, and which induced
ors two Turner Associations again to pass II
al lutions which we shall publish in our n
number.
At the conclusion of this article, we
of ceived a communication from the Enqu
, of which we defer to our next number.