The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1854-09-07
CAN THE GERMAN ADOPTED CITIZENS BE DE-
LUDED AND CHEATED BY THE kNOW-N0TH-

LUDED AND CHEATED BY THE KNow-NoTH-
INGSy
To The Editor Of the Uit,oas
The following article which made its appearance in Fri
days Baltimore Sun, does hardly receive more than
passing glance from readers being, most probably, con-
sdered as item of of especial consequence
and yet there hidden behind it something well deserving
the attention of national paper like the Union;
" The TURNER Busp.-The organization OF the Turner
Bund Gymnastic League composed OF delegations from
the several societies of Turner'S throughout TINS continent
viii hold meeting in Philadelphia commencing on the
I'd September and to be continued until the 9TH The OBJ
iect of this association composed OF the German popua-
on is to strengthen and develop the physical powers by
series of gymnastc The celebration, it Is
peced will be participated in by about one thousand mem
ber There will be torchght procession to receive Wis
tiers parade and visit to Independence Hall grand
concert picnic and other exercises winding up with
ball on Wednesday night next
Turner associations have into general vogue among
German population since the evcntin year s4S Us
ensbly their object is merely the cultivation OF social en-
oyment and the development of the physical powers and
indeed this object is generally obtained No one who
ever attended one of their excursions who their agility
and strength who listened to the harmony OF their Tur-
songs and who observed the good feeling and har-
mony which are prevalent among their members will deny
that these Turner associations deserve the appreciation
Communications and imitation, of native citizens
Yet be denied that these associations have yet an
Interior object and the convention which is now
about TO be held Philadelphia is by means mere
anniversary celebration These Turner associations have
also political tendency and SUCH their members are
the devoted friends and supporters OF democratic pn-
ciples they hate icray State and Church. and ought
to and staunch supporters of the great national
democratic party. But such, understand, is by no
means the Their organs said to have sided with
our opponents the Nebraska question: and if we
rly upon the Judgment of the wing press they intend to
oppose the democratic candidates in the ensuing fall cleo
TONS 1t said that the Turner convention at Phia-
depha has called for the particular purpose of agree
ing upon concerted plan of action which is to be carried
out wherever elections do If this should to
be the case we would behold the perfect syneasis
which ever came under consideration The opponents
the democratic party conglomeration of the follow
ing isms:
l. Wings who like the cameleon, changing
color or il necessary, be for colorless
Mane-iquor-aw devotces who certainly aim to strike
at highly prized feature of German social enjoyment
Know-nothngs who not only sin against those Turner
principles which against religious illiberay but who
openly the purpose Of changing the present
naturalization laws and of disqualfying all adopted c
gems and their children from holding any Office of trust and
profit in general State and municipal governments,
thus degrading every Turner the condition Of black
Can be- that against such conederates the Turner's in
tend to exchange the tried friends of adopted citizens
with whom they have hitherto acted Can be- that in
general the German population shall part from the demo-
cratic party abstract question, and unite with
their bitterest foes We that cool reflection char
acterstic of our German teow-ctzens will ultimately
prevail and bring them back to that party to which they
legitimately beongthe great free and national demo-
cratic party who victorious will in the present
contest override the Liberal narrow, shallow policy Of
whiggery and its Mane-quor-aw and know-nohing
| coniederates.