The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-09-21
Answered. by the Germans.

In answer to the affecting appeal made TO
the Germans by the Enquirer few days ago,
the Reform, German Daily, thus speaks the
voice of the Germans There are some plain
truths i'm this answer, which we submit TO
the consideration Of those "Machne Demo-
Gratis" who are laboring so zealously to make
voting machines Of foreigners. We espe-
cially hope our neighbor of the Enquirer
may be benefited by this answer:
The enquirer" of yesterday again makes
an heart-renGering appeal to the German iel-
lou -citzens, to- vote the democratic Ticket
by all means and thereby save themselves
from falling into the hands of the Know
Nothings. Does he really believe, that the
Germans are SO struck with blindness, that
they need to be guided bv the organs OF the
Hunker-party to be kept from running into
perdition! Does he indeed believe his Ger
mcn fellow citizens so incapable of all sound
judgement, as to believe him, that the Hunk
kers in some Of the northern States had all
at once become the most tender Friends of
the immigration from any other motive, than
to catch the votes OF the Foreigners!
Does he imagine, the Germans could not
recollect, how The organs Of the democratic
party, here and elsewhere in this County
have, except during election-times, sighted
and abused them. how the "Vanderburg
Democrat" called them hordcs Of outlaics! how
even the enquirer" himself has within the
past year illuminated and abused them!
Does the "Enquirer' think, that the Ger
/ mans have not experienced, that the south
ern men, with but lew exceptions are by far
the greatest despisers of Foreigners! that the
Germans are not informed, how in the halls
of Congress I'D mocratic" Senators and Rep
resentalives of South Carolina, Georgia and
other Southern States, designated them the
beggarLy baggage from TIE land Of Sourkrout"
and abused them in other dsgraceful terms!
Lastly, that the Germans do not know, that
these southern men, these brutal opponents
of Immigration are at the same time also
| Comma Gders and Dctators of the so-called
sd mocratic party?"
And do you suppose TO captivate the Ger
mans, when You tell them, they can no lon
ger hold Office, if they d" not cling to You!
What Offices then have You given them! Il
they had not here and there been elevated to
an subordinate Office through the suffrage of
their adopted fell w. citizens, the Democracy
one. You use them only to vote, to serve,
but to o-adminstrate, TO share the spoi.s, for
that they are tuo-meau.
But the Enquirer" says, that Judge Hall
is the Candidate of the Know-N othngs.
How does he know it! Does he imagine the
Germans would vote Tor Congressional
Candidate, who has not pledged himself TO
oppose all Changes in the Naturalization-
Laws!
No, Sir, that will not happen. AS much
as the lberai-minded Germans share the
hatred of the Know Nothngs against the re-
actiona,e, to all liberty opposed Hunker-par-
ty, as much as they have fought with and be-
fore the Know othiDgs against the grow
ing power and anli-republicanism of the ro-
man clergy, just as fara they from assisting
themselves to be robbed out OF their own bu-
man and citizens rights.
The German members of the A Mi. Nebras.
ka-Convenlion did on the day of nomination
address note 10 Judge Hall, in which he was
asked to give in writing his opinions regards
to the rights of adopted citizens. He re-
piled in a note, dated from Princeton, Au-
gust 25th, which has been published in the
I"Reiorm" some time ago and contained
among other things the following:
II am opposed 10 disturbing the e.risting Nat.
uraiiaation Laus ofhe United States"
The "Enquirer" sees, that we Germans
see to our interest ourselves and that we al
SO know, how 70 take care of them, for which
reason he may be kind enough 10 dispense
with all further trials TO bestow his wise
counsels upon us. We know this bunker
melody, but it Is too fiat and too much used
up, 10 decoy us Germans.