Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-05-11
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Mr.. EDITOR With great establishment read in
todays Herald extracts from letter purporting to
come from the pen of certain Valentine Heckler, OF
Richmond, Ga German IN favor of the Know Moth
ngs-or, at any rate, against the German Democrats.
don't know that gentleman, personally, but from
what can make out, from that letter. he to be
not all right his brains must be wandering at times
anyhow, he has not invented gun-powder--that is
certain. He says, g if an American would come out
in Germany to seek flee, he could get none."-I
That is true enough But, ask Mr. Heckler, if he
would come out, would he get an office z! Certainly
not Not he, and nobody else of (what they call
there) the common people. Don't he know that the
people there not sovereign, and that the offices
belong TO the highest aristocracy! Don't he know
that the offices are not filed by persons selected by
and from the people, but that they 10 be bought
by money, they appointed from the throne and
! by the monarch Mr. Heckler seems not to see in
what ridiculous position he has placed himself by
this letter; that, while he is despised by his own
countrymen and the Democrats generally, the Wings
and Know Meetings., who him as their tool, laugh
at him behind his back, and will throw him off as
soon as they need him no longer. | would say TO my
friend, Mr. HeckIer, that the Germans don't seek for
Offices Except perhaps himself -they only want
the use of their political rights which are guaranteed
to them by our great and liberal constitution they
are willing to behave themselves and do their duty
as good citizens and, therefore, they also to be
treated as such. Mir. Heckler says, tie foreigners
are prescribed by the Know .Nothings." That is
=
And, he says -" he German, is not more pro-
scribed by the Know Nothngs than, as a Wing, he
was prescribed by the, Democrats" And I say he
ought to be proscrbedby either party. He has no
principles. If the Democrats prescribe such a man
they perfectly right and If they prescribe all like
him they are still more
S If man is good citizen, and does all his duties
as such, and loves country, is it difference
whether he is native born citizen foreign. born
citizen And, am certain that, if country
H.. ID &c Aho sc
citizens you would in the foremost ranks the mar
> of German birth, fighting for his dear adopted coun
try, which he dear y loves.
But, to come back 10 our Mr.. Heckler. You will
all be very anxious to find out the reason that mad
him be one of the party who hate him and his fellow
: countrymen ?-he says it himset-money. He wa
Vt bought with money That is the reason he come
III out strong against his own countrymen, agains
&c himself. He ought to be ashamed. But thin
"a is certain Mr. Heckler worked with his letter, NOR
IL in favor of the Democrats than OF the Know-Noth
Y ngs because everybody will that like him,
Is more were won-bought with money. Mr.. Heckle
10 will certainly earn no aurels from this affair
u, III GERMAN1A
h Tie above communication has been handed to Il
ST by an intelligent German. We think it takes to
Ia much notice of the miserable scamp. The old say
~ ing that it is dirty bird that fouls its own nest
applies fully 10 Heckler, who is of sort
~ character in Richmond, Va the place of his res
If dence. noisy, mouthy sinner who during the la
a. Presidential contest, employed by certain part
there to endeavor to gain his countrymen over TO vo
n for General Scott, the ground that he was for g
ing farther in favor of foreigners than General Perc
~ He is now paraded by the Know Nothngs as ns
us who foreigner himself, approves of the crusa
nd against adopted citizens However, Hecker is but
or poor affair at any rate, and not worth taking up
Ia time with That has been abundantly proved whe
he is known.