The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-11-01
THE KNOW NOTHINGs AND THE ORGAHGR1SD-
Frs In GERMANY.


American tourists will recollect to have frequently been
attracted at the fairs and markets in Germany by not
always very meodious concert performed by an organ
grinder and accompanied usually by his heartrending
song From time to he will at certain places In his
song point with long stick gaudily painted picture
which is put up at wall corner Of house &c, and rep
resents to the eye the scenes the meaning of which his
voice and barreorgan tries impress upon the ears OF his
audience commonly consisting in the greater portion OF
country people If there has been committed any great
and hdeous crime as murder poisoning &c you may be
sure that these devotees of both opheus and Apollo viii
be ready at the next country fair exhibit their pictures
appropriate songs and descriptions of the horrible deeds
in the aforementioned manner They will sell you at the
same time das Lied ind die Bsehreibung (song and de-
scripon) for one sbergroschen which the country peo
pie will take home read during the long winter eve
nings their families and servants warning example
to beware of such acts of depravity
Now less amusing than grevous to learn that the
herosm of the know-nothngs Louisville has found by
these German Homers similar acknowledgment. On
their pictures you will perceive how dozen
Americans attack poor, unofendng German, or
how they are chasing through the streets two
three Irshmen further you will painted in garing
colors how they burn the houses and drive women and
cruel grave under the smouderng and scorching ruins
of their hard-earned property. The organgrinder will tell
you the intervals of his performance that all this has
been done in the freest country EARTH without legal
punishment without reprimand from the authorities
The country people aud Others standing around the pic
ure win eagerly buy the Louisville Lied ind Besehrei-
5un and go shudderng home blessing themselves to be
not in that ciuilired7 country where men, women, and
chi hurnt aI;y tvin
Win not hisory--the just and grave Judge Of mankind
such acts with the severity they deserye? The
good character and reputation Of the American nation
would have been sustained if instead of their foul deeds
being sanctioned by the law, the Louisville rioters had
been brought before the bar Of justice The pres
generation may for its political opinous be silent
but the next will and must condemn. Have we not
reason be ashamed in reading such things above
given2 May they be insignificant in their origin their
consequences not! The public opinion of other civil
lied nations will be against of course the European
Kings who always have watched with jealousy the i'm
exodus Of valuable producing power and capital,
will welcome such acts The consequences in this
try are Immediate and already visible The immigration
of this year will fall short Of about 100000 against that of
the preceding year. If presume that they brought
with them per head only thirty dollars (Which is the very
lowest rate country has lost in year sir millions
Of dollars in specie and if value the producing
Of each head only fifty dollars loss will amount to
ten millions more But the know-nohings do will
know anything about these facts, until they will perceive
in their own pockets the material loss of the aborous i'm
migrant The West and all the States will it the
most. The immigrants who cultivated the wilderness
benefited not only themselves but also their American
ueighbors