The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-31
Appeals to Germans, &C.

Appeals to Germans, &C.
The Enquirer seems a little troubled at our
appeals "to Germans as class" Tito de-
fend Germans from the base attacks and
inuendoes of the Enquirer, is to appeal to them
as q class, no doubt we have offended this
neighbor very frequently, and we shall prob
ably offend him in the future just as often az
he outrages common decency by attacking
men simply because they are foreigners.-
The Enquirer in "replying" to certain COM
munication and editorial in the Journal, new
er 30 much as tells the cause of complaint,
but is satisfied to accuse US of appealing to
the Germans as class on every occasion.-
We shall not permit it to dodge in this man.
ner, but hold down the editors nose to the
offensive words be chose to publish to this
community.
In Tuesdays Enquirer, the editor alluded
to the destruction of block of marble sent
by the Pope for the Washington monument,
and in plain terms signi6ed that foreigners
were guilty of the outrage. How did it ascer-
tain this! But it followed up the charge
with the following paragraph:
"Men who come over here and gas enthu-
siastically about freedom are the first to deny
to others the privilege of entertaining unmo-
Tested their religious beliefs"
This remark was very correctly considered
by some of our citizens Of German birth, as
an insult 10 them, and a worthy German sent
us a communication on the subject, which we
published, and because ICE, as is cur habit, de-
Tended the Germans, we have been accused
of making appeals to them Gas Glass;
Germans are enthusiastic for freedom when
they arrive in this country. They have SUI
fered enough at home for the want of that
blessing they realize SO fully here, to be able
to appreciate it, and no wonder they feel en-
thusastic on the theme. But that they are
the first to deny others any portion of this
freedom, we dispute. Even if foreigners had
been guilty ofthe outrage named, respectable
foreigners are not to be held accountable for
the unwise and improper acts of bad men
among themselves. Yet this editor, assum-
ing what he does not know, takes occasion
to make the act the ground for abuse of for
eigners, and because we repel his most in
sulting assertions, we are recognizing edit
ference between the naturalzed citizen and
the native born" 1t appears to US that man
is drawing this difference, who accuses one
class of certain rascality which he would not
J.ra ~b,r0a unor ot;ya horn c;t;1aps
The attempt oftbe Enquirer to modify the
sentence we have quoted, by sayingit only al
luded to "some few crazy individuals" won,
do. 1.-THE few crazy individuals were the only
foreigners who speak enthusiastically in IA
vor Of freedom, when they land on our shores
then the case might be altered. But the En-.
quirer has made sweeping charge which al
lows no such modification. 1t has never lost
an occasion to take sides against the Ger
mans, and we suppose 1t never will.
We beg leave to inform the Enquirer, in
conclusion, that "Reform' in all he said
spoke his own sentiments, and is able to do
fend them. The quotation the Enquirer
makes from his communication, conveys O
sentiment which tho writer probably obtain
ed from the democratic Review" The
Democratic editor of that periodical, was q
jealous friend Of Gen. Pierce last election
and President Pierce recommended him for q
foreign appointment-yet this very mode
Democrat was the originator or strong up
holder Of the sentiment to which the Enqui
rer objects!