American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1855-10-04
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Matters tor the LtcfieetsOn Of A doptcd Git

'iNSi@OiS lvi'lp'l pi lI!"lilt nave lJkcH ~ & T.
ry extraordinary, and, there gan be, 10
doubt very unYise course Of, political ac
Ton. AS their numbers have decreased
they haye become clanuish, aud lave
sought TO make their influence GcItn dc
balIot-Sox, not. as American citizens, bat
as Germans aud Irish. Their efforts have
been to keep up distinct castys Of national
ity among us, aud to divide men, in their
political organizations, according 70 birll-
place or religion. rather tIian; predilection
for difierentsystems Of national policy. IN
s,ead Of acting as citizens, cljthed with an
American character Jnsing in with The
great mass Of our population, they have
held themselves distinct and apart, and
have endeayored to act still in the cspaci
ty Of German and. Irish. When The polit-
zeal parties have made out tickets and pre-
sented them for the suifragcs Of the people.
they have made the inquiry, as a rule for
their action, into the nationality or religion
Of those who composed IT,
The ticket must have upon il Che name
OF some citizen or citizens born in the
same country with them, -otherwisc, the
chances were, they would rcpudiate tt
No matter if it was composed Of excellent
men, liberal in their views, nominated
without any thought Of catering 70 birth
place or prejulice--it was noI sufficient TO
obtain their sanction. Political appeals,
in order to be effectual, must be addressed
10 them as coste,-lave in them some
thing different from those that influenced
the action Of persons who were "native,
and TO the ,plarner borIi'' So well Under
stood has been this extreme elownislness,
that politicians, in making calculations of
an election result, always considered their
votes separate and distinct element of
strength, 10 be t;tken into account. As we
said before. in making nominations, ifsome
foreigner did not happen TO be on The tick
ct, there was always trouble.
Their political and party attachments,
when closely scanned Did not seem to be
democratic or whig as much as they did
IRISH or German. This well known char
acteristic cause all demaSogues and aspi-
rants for office to govern themselves acror-
dinghy, and their fattery and appeals to
them, as class, has had the effect not only
to strengthen ard confirm then in tl,eit
clannisneSs. but give them exaggerated
ileas Of their political importance. As their
numbers have increased Of late years, they
have adopted most dictatorial and presu-
ming tone to the different political parties,
and have Threatened them with their re-
sentiment if their claim as distinct and
separate element in our politics was not re-
cognized Their clannishness has been a
source Of great trouble to the Democracy
who have always sustained liberal policy,
SO far as comforting upon them political
rights was concerned, and 10 whose prin-
| ciples they have professed to be attached
| yet this has not prevented them from de
fcating its tickets and distracting its organ
| ization, whenever their foreign prejudices
were foyerlopked, and they were treated
| like other constituent members of the party
| They have seemed to consider that they
were, Of much more Importance to the dem
ocratic party than its organization was tt
them, which we need not say is a very
great error, as the future viii prove, if tin
past has not already done so. In order tC
lrender more marked the distinctions o
caste and nationality which they hav,
, drawn, many of them have beeu infatuated
enough 10 sever their nominal connection
with the great political parties of tie couu
ttry, and openly favor a foreign party ii
our midst We had occasion afew week
, since, to call attention 10 "German" po
litical platform adopted in this city as ba
Isis of a separate organization Of those. peo
kplc, and in the Indianapolis Journal Of th'
l3l inst, we find an address and resolution
I5fthe same character calling upon tltem t
>. rally as Germans in behalf Of the principle
!, lthefc incucated. Other eyidehces ola de
Il termination to form a native German part
have not been wanting in the papers print
Ell in that languase. and in the speeche
land actions Of their leading men, who pro
fess to represent German public 'sentinen
in. the u, States, Il, is scarcely possibl
70 think Of a moFetheut more unreasona
: bic and upwise, - ~-,sr I'm.
5 ! The inaturalized voters dG.not coastiiut
, more than Sone sixth Or ohe-eight Of Oh
Y people In whom is reposcd political pow
: er. aud yet. they seem to be dasIrotis
4 form antagonislical parties, baScd,uPon ni
ltonality. E!What chance, we ask, woul
d they stand of success if such lines shoui
a boS drawn between; the Ioreign7residen
. and aatiye citixeHsS Sbeins sogreaiIy i'm. tt
a minority?7 It,isa the quntescence Of foo
j. ish absiirdity for them to think.of govern
it MIC the legislation Of The 'couNhyby. clal
q. tpisKly forming a sepenteiperty and aoniil
It ldng 10 DO a dishqct political element
''1 Those among them who favor such ind
II pendent movementsdo not EXERCISE the
/. common sense We want language .almo'
IS 70 express our detestation OF those w
would got'up a German party oslatl irl
e party in land where all should pro
Of themselves worthy OF the appnllalion'off.
r merican citizens Heis unworthy of I
h. hospitality and political rights which
to enjoys in the United States, who viii cou
tenance "a political organization of Il
i character. Already isto be seen the fri
.e of the iunwiss and injudicious political.
ton Of the foreign population in the f
ne ing Of resentment against them which
yates SO large number Of the native inh