Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
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+ We yesterday made some allusion to document
published on sunday, with much parade by the New
York Herald, in pursuance OF the that paper has
undertaken in lis capacity Of chief Know- Nothing
organ, against adopted citizens, and the'i rights and
-cIalms to fellowship among We spoke OF this
latest inyenton-the 8 Free German platform-as
a long exploded humbug It's 1t was published
ana exploded year ago, at least. It's revival at this
moment has been suggested, doubtless, by the ext
gency of the know-Nothing party in the Southern
States, and its object is to hold up German Ameri-
cans especially objects of distrust and apprehen
sion, by representing them in the light of enemies
law and order, tanatical ultraiss political and
lig0us subjects, and enemies to the continued union
and prosperity of these States.
This Free German platform is indeed extreme
enough and absurd enough to give such Impressions
Prove that any considerable portion OF the German
Americans hold to such platform, and we grant at
once that they dangerous dwelIers among U.S.
1t is compounded OF all the heresies and the foles
which the New York Tribune has been for so MANY
years industriously striving to disseminate and
maintain 1t is translation out Of our native Eng
h6h tongue into the German, OF the denominations
put forth through the American press, invented by
American writers and upheld By American pens. 1t
la meIe IeutOnIC rendering OF native born New
England tanacisms.
We happen to remember something Of this plat
torm-upon which the Know Nothing editor of the
Herald would have US believe that all men of German
birth this country take their stand. 1t is the pro-
ducton OF one Herr Henzen, whose name, with those
OF his clerks and two three other dependents is at
tached TO it as d sort Of committee HeinZen for
merly published the Louisville Pioneer, which under
took to advocate such doctrines; but being unsup-
ported by tho Germans of the State, i'll consequence
of his Ab0onism, his publication was removed 10
Cincinnati In that city the Pioneer advocated the
Known 0thng ticket and urged Germans to support
i--a second mistaken effort to humbug his fellow
countrymen, which resulted in second journey, and
brought the Pioneer to New York. We suppose his
Weekly here has some 300 circulation, and its ntiu-
encc with the German Americans is about as great
as that which the Now York Herald-whosc propri-
etor has proclaimed, 8 was born and educated, and
still am, thorough and pious Roman Catholic -
entitled to among the Know Nothings, whose SLAM
derG lie i5 retailing.
The German American press OF this city gives no
Endorsement to such absurd and radical propositions
as Heir Heinzens :: Free platform contains. There
is no such association processes to speak for.
There is such party it pretends 10 naugurate.
The radical and mischievous vagaries of Garrison
and Wendell Phillips haze infinitely more weight
with the native born portion Of the community, than
the pianks of this imaginary platform with our Ger
man adopted citizens. To publish 10 the world
pTetense that such their political sentiments and
objects, is 10 wrong and insult body of our cit-
zens whose fidelity to their adopted country has
never been, and we convinced never be, i'm
peached. Compare the influence of such occasional
newspapers as Heinzens with the Jus Issues of
The HtaatS Letung or The New Yorker Demokrat.
and the contrast will at relieve all apprehen-
sion as to the political soundness of the voters OF
German birth. A copy Of The Pioneer of the 22nd
inst lies before us, containing! call for meeting of
Tree thinking Germans u to send delegates to the
Whg and Republican State Convention of the
Goth September How many Germans will respond
10 the invitation 2 How silly farce is it all
The fact is that our German American citizens are
too sa9acious not to that Abolltionsm Know No
thngism and Maine Lawism but branches of the
same upas tree of Northern fanaticsm; and too de-
lbcrang not to infer that the demagogue who steals
bis neighbof's slave to-day, in the sacred of
Liberty, will seize his neghbor's wine cask to NOR
row on tie prclcnse, and wIest his naturaiza-
ton papers from him the next day, bawling for Lib
cnY, still The Germans of the Northern States are
to-day National Democrats, arrayed almost to a man
against Intolerance and hypocrcal 'agtation,'
with The exceptions Of the few who, Ike The
Pioneer, furnish ammunition to The Know Nothings,
vote their tickets and advocate the Maine law ne
cessary to repress healthtul relaxation. The
are National Democrats-not that the present Ad-
ninistraton deserves will receive support at their
hands-for Il ey remember with disgust its aberra-
ons IN foreign policy It's domestic corruptons and
unworthy fav0ritisms but because they look to
1856, when the regenerated and diSburdened Demo-
cratic party shall renew its lease of power, and
ecug lhe c0unses of alternate imbecity and ambi-
ton hal place its foot in riump ph upon the neck of
he allied fanatcisns Of the day.
Neu York Daily Ne,rs.
The Next Congress.