The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1855-08-29

/ declares that sabbath laws thanksgiving DAYS
prayers IN congress and legislatures, the oat
upon the bible, the introduction of the bible in
! to free schools, the exclusion of atheists for
legal acts, etc, as an open violation of huma
rights as well as the constitution, and deman
4 their removal" The third article comprise
measures for the welfare of the people," 9TH
Gree Germans ofcourse, and as the foremos
OF these measures demands the free cession G
public lands to actual settlers, as any one vii
ling to cultivate it has an equal right to the soil
as far as not disposed of for purposes of com
mon interest; and they think it high time tina
traffic in the public lands should be abolished
and INDECENT people center upon their rightfu
possession To this end they demand tina
poor Europeans, on their first settlement, mus
be aided withmoney from the national treasury
and say that t.- Xiii. xxi
'ln the closest connection with the land re-
form question, stands that ofimmlgration, which
by It's general Importance should be raised to
the rank of national affair, and for which a
special office of colonisation and immigration
should be created as a particular department
ofthe United States government. Such board
would have to provide for the various interests
of immigrants who are now helplessly exposed
to so many sufferings, wrongs and abuses from
the place of embarkaton in Europe, to the
place of their settlement in America. North
America is neglecting herself when neglecting
immigration, for immigration is the mother Of
this republic ana RI. ..-. s- z@a5 A.
They next demand that the admission of cit
izenship must be rendered as easy as possible
to the immigrants In, other words, that the
government of the United States must not only
pay the passage Of paupers from Europe to
and give them the public lands, and
vote money out Of the public treasury for their
maintenance, but must Immediately convert
hem into voters and ofice-holders. The ''free
Germans are most generous and lberal-espe-|
tally in giving away that which never belonged
o them. Then, labor must be protected, but
If no just agreement can be obtained by this
with the capitalist, then the State
S the arbitrator of all contending interests has
0 interfere. This must either aid the associa-
ion of working men by credit banks, or med-
te between the claims of the laborer and the
aptalist, by fixing minimum OF wages equal
ug the value Of the labor, and maximum of 4
Dor answering the demands Of humanity
he time oflabof shall never exceed ten hours
er day" Free schools, for all branches of ,
lucatlon must be established, and wherever
Efficient number of Germans live, German
acher should be employed All legal and law -,
lsness must be dispensed without fees. The ::
must be so altered that '1st. All y
actlons, without any exception, should issue =
fect1y from the people. Cd. Any eligible cit :
IN of any State may be elected as member =
congress by The citizens of any other State, E.
d likewise may any eligible citizen of any -
unity be elected by the citizens of any other +
unity for member of the state legislature-
. Any representative or officer may at any !!
lie be recalled by the majority of his const- o. o,
nts and replaced by another" The associa- OIL
n favors e-trade, and says: al
''The policy of neutrality must cease to be an Il
lcle of our creed and ought to be abandoned fe
soon as contrary to the interests of North :"
nerica. The rights ofAmerican citizens and b;
migrants having declared their intention to W
come citizens, must the more energetical]y dc
protected in foreign countries, since every al
aerlcan appears to monarchical and despot- he
governments as representative of revou- II
I against despotism, and this republic ought sl'
honor this point of view as the only one 81
rthy and legitimate ST
They believe that til lie declaration of indie te
dence in proclaiming that ''all men are born ~
Ial, and endowed wi th nalienable rights fl
uded women too among call men," and arc
refore in favor of the "rights of women" -
neglect to enumerate her rights In re- f.,
d to negroes voting and holding office, they alb
lare that: CO
In the free States the color of the skin can LIE
justify difference of legal rights. There dis
not born two men Of equal color, but still a
two men of unequal rights an
hey wind up their platform by declaring Is IS
ging to be as ''irrational as barbarous,' and ~,
-efore must be abolished.
70 greater evidence could possibly be ad- we
ed of the alarming power which 'foregn the
fence" yields in this country, than that un- n'a
uked a band of new y arrived immigrants ed
ald form league and demand that the con- me
ltion and laws of the United States be alter @.
10 suit their own peculiar notions. Instead h,,,
eng rebuked for such unheard of audaci- pas
demagogues and oflice-holders, for the sake inf
ecuring a vote, encourage and fatter these 'lol
e Germans" in their efforts to undermine ooA
subvert the liberties of our country. But tur
n native Americans propose to take into tho
r own lands the management of their own mo
eminent and concerns, these very same Of vii
holders, office-seekers and demapool1es ~.
up in arms and raise the hue and cry of
'bigots," clark lantern par g,
and other like classic epithets 1t is rather ful
,ge that, according to these demaeopucs, a
gners have right to band together and adv
associations for the avowed purpose ofgov- ing
lg the United States; but that it is treason ene