Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-04-15
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plymouth, Ohio, Saturday, April Is
New Party-New Platform.


We give our readers to>day, the plat
J form adopted BY the convention of Ger
man Liberalisis, held in Cincinnati, March
&c. The movement was originated and
carried out by a few bold. Iree-ihinkers
men who, against hope, had struggled
for freedom in Europe, and who, crushed
by despoiism, fed, and found in America
the liberty they dreamed of in the father
land. And it is a movement that will
make is mark--it is no, the vaporngs Of
a few excited dreamers, but an, uprising
Of large proportion OF our adopted citi>
zens, who, having felt tyranny, can ab.
hor ii, and having, tasted liberty, long for
more perfect freedom, and fuller en-
joyment of the rights which they believe
belongs to Man.
1t is the legitimate result of the dis
gusting system of imposition that has ev.
Ter been practlced upon the foreign voters,
who, in their ignorance Ct political ma
chlnery and clap-trap, conliding in the
honesty Of party leaders, have innocen,ly
struck blows against their own interests,
and against principles for which in their
present enlightenment they would sacri-
fee everything.
AS they became more acquainted with
the workings Of our institutions, and the
principles of our government, they saw
that they had been driven like dumb
brutes-tbat they had been bought and
sold in. the political mart-that they had
been used by political hucksters for the
vIlest purposes, and when they saw it.
they repudiated party, and trampled upon
those who had traded upon their ignorance.
So far they have done well. We hearth
ly concur in any movement that will
break party bonds,-that will tend to de-
stroy the present corrupt system.
But while we can endorse the greater
portion of their platform, we think that
in some things they have overstepped all
reason. We can 60 with them in their
opposition to.slavery; we have ever ad-
vocated Land Reform; we approve of
their effort TO ameliorate the condition of
the working classes we believe in torciug
parents 10 avail themselves of the privil-
eges our glorious common school system
affords for the menta! culture of the rising
generation; in all these and in other mi
nor points we can agree them. We con-
slider it a reproach upon our country that
laws embodying these principles were not
made years ago. But we do object to
that portion of the platform which treats
Of 'RelIgious questions" Believing as
we do that pure Christianity is the safe
guard of our liberties.-that it is the
foundation upon which our institutions
are bull, so do we believe that in re-
moving that foundation we must destroy
the fabric. We think that instead of
excluding the Bible from our schools, it
should occupy more prominent place,
and that every means should be used TO
instil into The minds of the young reve-
renee for it and its precepts, for free
country must be Christian country.
France tried the experiment of Govern
ment without Religion, and the anarchy
and blood which followed shows with how
much success. May we never see the
day when America shall exclude the Bi.
Bile from the Schools, and abrogate the
wise laws for the observance of the Sab
bath, and kindred cnactments. Such
laws are necessary TO restrain the vicious
and evil-disposed, and wo to the country
when they are done away with.
Wo rogrot I'll the now party has so
completely identified itself with nfdelty.
By embracing it. they have lost the co.
operation of the progressives and liberals
Of the other parties, which they might
have secured. We rejoice at their inde.
pendence, and believe that good results
will follow, Most of the measures they
advocate are founded upon truth and JUS
ticc, and the present movement will awak
EN- inquiry into their claims.
D1"THE UNJUST JUDGE, "A new
novel bearing the above title, written by
a member Of the Ohio Bar, has been sent
TO us by the publishers in MonslieId.-
The author has evinced considerable abil> |
ity as writer of fiction. Many of the
incidents in the work are said to be true,
and they have been introduced into the