The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-08-18
our GERMAN CITIZENS.

Sanders, Ess's. column" |, seems to BE-
communication, written or endorsed hy
the editor. aud to have been elected BY the
silence ot the Gazette in relation y suadFy
paraoraphs in regard to the Demoarat, that
have made their appearance IN German IA
that paper
We observed the paragraphs, but not being
sufficiently yersaat il the language 70 IN
ders,and il without the copiaus use OF
dictionary. our interest III the matter did net
prompt US 10 the eNer;ion. a sentence,
il seems. in eur last issue has touched some
one ef our German friends ia sensitive
place and az h appears from his language
to he . gentieman--rerhaps il is 'he editor
hilnses--we viii reply to him In order
that We nav do justice 10 him--more than
h has done BY u, in Wrestling the part OF q
sentence irom lis connectioa--we will pub
!:sh lis comments in full;
..wers Il rot for he pable character afaar sgman
e...zeas l. &c he hi aelee- :! des'gns cen
dAzIr.E, Aug. ID.
inansd neishbe., YOU ought 10 BE- posted up more
miaately II sgch matters Of fact. ias seiss o .ae late
election: tae Germans, body, wers tae ONLY oSfs
srp.iahl, by liz ilaeeuce of.dfsxS'sg dsassss4ss.
.act Ii, l,s respect with which ihsy regard taiIgs
DEVOTIONAL. y Ho2it make better ei4zens '4aa "s
i
..raines devotional, ehs What ee earth Aavs
u.hrc. .vc.ons,'. 70 do ri.A lassd
s,a,ss aualasa.scus Asfs- g W hass hs.n adj. 70
In.c- csrs,rcs through the history Of all ,inss ard
.sssrs n.v:. became before pecil
.si. them 80. Tbs Egyptians .arss may appear al
ut.ncs, rsdicp,e the wcshprc.s o. h. IcEnan 1as
ole Co. and vice Notwithstanding that so.n "a
regarded IS hls,y devotional things ssspcesiVes
Sow then, :as laws o. tss colr.-a sood co.. S.ses
than nos: Of their OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES acSIc
this fact snd-v::h glance at tn..r leading pnel.s
Va eQaal .shts.-ao provide for total 'rfe'
s.=-:a. IS allcs every asa ;okeep his own opinion
al,i .e being s.iey oi.ca.l OF thingaEe dlsh'aiis
ID s,d carry cut the laws OF his country, con-
statutes within our han bic suggestion ihe only test By
which s.soea citizen eaa Be proved. Who then arr
the reed si, zs,s neishor. we, who practise the re q
NJ freedom and allow al The rest 70 90 Sc O
tho who 81, mp. to .ss;siet their differing slon 1T
ize.n.sh sans marrow p-stars-fsnes q eaaos1
TO lo,k themselves M il.
Pleas. refe.; and answer.
We will answer and endearo- to reaee'
as We proceed. The Germans are Demo
Gratis, in the aggEega,e-that i, they vo'e
and act with the Democratic parry The
expressions endured IN the Faeeriand have
The effect to cause them TO embrace the
party bearing that name 80 soon as they
land in this country. 4 further inducement
fsr them TO unite with the so-ca!led Demo
cratic party, is the means i uses T. obtain
their adherence from the moment they touch
the quay OF New York or New Orleans
means the most disreputab.e and 70 which
the party called Wig will net resort. It's
from the first reason, oppression ID their
own country and consequently sympathy
for the oppressed, that 50 many of our Ger
man citizens are Free-Soilers. Hence il
is, that when the more thinking and en4u!F.
ing portion Of them become fully ac9uaint-
ed with the principles OF the two parties
which divide our nation, they are led to unite
with the Wing party, as the one rejecting
il the clearest and strongest light, their own
We've Taey zee that Democracy, Ike tie
term Locofoco, il q meaningless title app!!-
ed 10 party which does not advocate what
thew have been taught 10 consider demo
cratic principles. That the name is 'of a
piece with the means that were used 70 at
tach them to the party which has been So
inaPproPFiately christened.
Il seems from what our contemporary says
under the first text, that "the Germans, as
a body, were the only ones unp!iablc by
the influence Of designing demag CUES. .
The Germans, as a body, nominated and
voted for Mr.. Christie, known true and
sound Wing. Now did they do this from
principle, or we're they influenced by the
leaders, or designing demagogues, if you
please, 81 the Opposition party, with which
rhev had been accustomed to act! Il from
principle. what kind Of priacip!e pray
was it that instgated them! The answer
are 50 plain that every reader can reply fol-
himself.
With regard t. things de- otilual,' Gu
friend 70 entertain IDEAS That are th'
very extreme Of those that we condemned IL
our German population. What On EARTH
he asks, "have things devotional to do with
a citizen OF these United States qualitiea'
tionE' Ii was for the prevalence Of this
idea among our German citizens, that caas.
ed US 10 object placing them before every
other nation as good citizens ofthe Z. States.
We applied The word devotional as gen.
orally used and as defined by Webster, our
standard photographer, j. c, "Pcrtlin;ng to
external worship, acts Of religion" Now
+ can man having no respect nor regard for
these things be good citizen! Never,
Our friend, the Doctor who glories in being
called an infdei, is good citizen. Why
Because lie respects these things in others.
Our author is all wrong in his remarks
above His definition Of what constitutes
the o'sly test by which good citizen can be
+ proved is utterly wrong and founded on the
same mistaken idea or The sentence We have
quoted above, A man may faithfully per-
form AMI carry cut the Laws Of his country,
and yet be bad citizen There are ten