The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1854-07-19
AN APr..AL TO THE GERMANS.

AN APP..AL TO THE GERMANS a
Thr Tfihnc. srpeals I, the Germans Of Du-
.oqr., in .ra r-marcle o. IRISH, mt tn vote I
= Governor H-mpstead on the ground Of his
,oostinn n Ahol t;onism and his advoc,cy or
= principles involved in the Nebraska Bill
tssva thai the democracy have been throwing
md in their eyes that the Hon. Stephen A
)sr.l,s misrepr.srn'sa free state has not lived
~ months in the North, during the last eigh, |
yea.s owns two plantations Of slaves; cares !
|nrth,ns whatever for The North he 30 fnully dis
|graces aud ,ha, Gov. Hempstead 10 an advo-
cate fr slavery, while his opponent 10 an ad-
|vacate TOR freedom, Now, every one of these
allegations are false and ridicalo"siy absurd -
Is far firm Mr. D ,ugla. having misrepresen,ed
his state, be is backed up by resolutions from
his state Legislature. 8, far from his hav-
ing iiv.d in he sou'h for the last eight
yrsrs, be has been 4 resident Of Chi
ca.o. So far from his own g two piinta
sions he never owned hut one and that was
on asied by marriage. He never resided in the
Sou,h and the N rth never had = truer friend.
The ida Of claiming thar the Nebraska act
.ai4lases slavery into these territories is 50
en- ir.ly abssrd that il does not merit q reply
a d the ID that such an impntent and Hitter
a,e apsci,nrn, a. presides over the Dubuque
T. bam should have any influence 10 centro-
A. "a, anAinAf anNh
men as STEPHEN A. Douglas, and Governor
Hempste,d-,nen who have been Unidentified
W thr gro,h Q, the Country ard with every
linz OF ITS presp -i,y lis equally ~ absurd.
Blu, while Gov. Hampstead is in favor Of
the Nebraska bill, which perhaps may not be
pleasing 10 portion of our German population,
IL he not o, PIT. Ia nno her measure which as
deeply interr s,s this class ~ does the Nebraska
bill, aad that 10 the Maine Liquor l.aws Mr.
Harrington, the Governors opponent for Con-
gress, b,longr to the "Temperance League,
and goes for abe adoption Of Name Liqnor
Ls~ in Iowa, u hiie the Governor 10 opposed
"a all such fanaticism. Now, the question
arss.s, which of these men represents the true
who despises their habits, and attempts BY every
expedien' which bis ingenuity can suggest,
dep i've then Of the means Of social enjoyment
~. the one who il liberal and rational in his
views, and 10 not to be controlled by every
breeze ot fana' i,al reform, whirh tsappens TO
rAss over the land?
This is an important and interesting question
for our German people 70 sessle.
Delhi, June Il, 1854.
FRlvxp MHRslrr: | noticed IN article in
the Dubuque Tribune of %. 1883, Purport.np
10 be from resident Of Delhi. signed "fure
Democracy" commencing with description
Of orr town and closing with TRADE OF abuse
against what he denominates, the !" leaders" Of
the Democratic party here; in relation to q
series Of resolutions, endorsing the acton Of
the democratic members Of Congress upon the
Nebraeks and Kansas Bill; which were passed
Al our County Convention on the 18th Of May
last, and published in the Express Of May "a.
following.
am very far from claimingto be leader.
bu, a wrote the Nehraska resolutions spoken
of and introduced and voted for them, II may
notbe improper tos answer Pure Democracy. !
Now cir, his aaways delicate matter with
me to answer man with multitude Of names
4rPure Democracy" presume is another name
4or Federalism Democracy requires no strength
rning plaster; the word itself 10 suf6c'en,
without being rolled and coated with any mix
turr; and hence presume the writer il
abolitionist. or Wing, which has OF late be-
come almost synonimous in Iowa,-a wonder
ful change since Mr.. F llmore left the White
made TO cure 50 conspicuous part in the
eifasions Of Pure Democracy | am led to the
belief, that the writer has MT heen here two,
years; but as the word +" ,cithtn,' Is very elias
tic, there fn,y mt be aGy lie in 1t after all.
should be much pleased to knew who it 10; in
oder 10 meet the man Il it 10 wan.
AZ to the writers " opinion" that the people
here are $50 far aroused that shoNld oppor-
tuniiy he offered 10 strike blow which should
le~a p~,y distinctions and unite all good and
trse aea Of the north up Plstform Of Free
dom {meaning presume war upon the
Constitution have but little to say, he may
be homes, but unacquainied with our people; but
there are matters set forth in that article that
are not tyHs. The writer says we are $50 quiet.
indeed that at recest County Convention, the
democracy were se'far asleep that Me leaders
embodied the Nebraska ostrage: which the
Convention passed a. they would have done a
motion 70 adjourn without thought!'
infer from the above, that " leaders" means
! few Of the delegates Of said convention, and
that the word /" Democracy" the balance Of
the democratic party, which the wsiter say
were partially asleep rsther strange for the
best Of inhabitants the bone and sinnew Of the
Ind" 10 be asleep upon so grea, = question as
self gouerxment, and active spon those Of less
importance; hut this pressmc 10 . msster Of
opinion with the writer Of "Pure Democracy
snd he may be mistaken ags,n.
But the assertion that our Democratic con-
vention passed the Nebraska resolutions - they
would have done motion 10 adjourn withou, a
thought! i xntrwe, and appeal TO those
present, At the time for the correctness of what
I say and were the writer not hidden behind a
fc titious name he would share the fall he de-
serves.
Again the writer says " For the credit Of the
party, II should be said, that the convention
was scarcely attended, this statement 10 NOT
true; it We are to compare it with other con-
ventions Of both parties. There were more
delegates present than usually attend our Con-
ventions - the coming elections were very
important. Nine Townships out Of ten were
represented and but one man voted against
them. H
Az to the Office seeking. favor currvine
place itching de.nagogues in our midst and
the TRADE Of epithcts piled upon Congress, and