The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-04

so much attention. But he would here say that he
would discharge his duty without regard to any con-
sideration-p ecuniarv or otherwise.
Mr.. LE1GH moved that this question be made the spe-
cial orter 'or Monday morning.
Mr.. AITKRN moved to substitute the Temperance bill,
but withdrew, and Mr.. Ie;gh's motion was carried.
The House was then adjourned before Mr.. Baker had
concluded.
German Socialism In
From the Richmond Examiner, Feb. 81
Soms tine during the summer aud hot and exciting
car vsss of 1852, q Newspaper OF Baltimore, printsd
in the German language, which we believe has long
since f'okered ont, published the constitution aud
platform If a fresh v arrived and very verd Aut set
Of Germans in Richmond, who had organized than.
selves into an association with q high sounding and
philosorhical name, which we forget. Tbs poor
owls had evidently come over to America With tbs
red ,republicau lotion that freedom meant license,
ard that they had only to dub the mos. aboninabls
iDfdelity ard iDcendisrism with the name Reform,
to be entitled IN this 'ftee country TO agi.ase and
o:eaDize for carrying it into execution. The fact
that they published iD Ri hmond, in the metropolis
Of the Oldest and largest slayebolding State Of the
Union, such "demaDds'' as the following, shows the
exceeding ely stupid ignorance and inbsciiity Of the
parties demsndaht:
REFORM IN THE LAWS OF THE GENERAL GOVERN
MENT, As WELL AS IN THOSE OF THE STATES.
We demand: 1. Universal Suffrage. 2 The election OF
all officers BY the people. 8. The ABOLITION Of the Presi-
lures shall consist Of only one branch. 8. The right Of
the people to call their representatives cashier tnem)
at their pleasure. 9. The right Of the people to change
sho Wheh ehoy n . ~ WSh w W
conducted without expense. 8. A department Of the
government to be set up for the purpose Of protecting
immigration. 8. A reduced term for acquiring citizen
ship.
REF ORM IN THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE GOVERN
MENT.
!. Abolition Of oil neutrality. 2. Intervention in
favor OF every people struggling for liberty.
REFORM IN WHAT RELATES TO RELIGIONS.
j. A more perfect Development Of the principles of
personal fro edom and liberty Of conscience; con soqueat-
ly, q. Abolition of laws for the observance of the Sab
bath; b. Abolit3 on of pray ers in Congress-; G.. Abolition
Of cath upon the Bibl 9 d. Repeal Of all laws enacting a
church property. s.. A prohibition Of interpretations Of
all church property in the name OF ecciesiastics.
RhFoRM IN THE SOCIAL CONDITION.
~, ~ abolition Of land monopoly; 2. Ad vaiorem taxa.
the working class; a. By lessening the time of work to
eight hours for grown per sons, and to Ave hours Tor
children; b, BY incorporation Of mechanics associa-
tons and protective sociesies: c. BY granting Q prefer
encs to mechanics before all other ~creditors;' d. BY es-
taeli.hiog an asylum for superannuated mechanics with
children by the state. 8. Taking possession OF The rail.
roads by the state. g. The promotion Of education; a.
enforcing the parents to seud their children to school,
and prohibition OF all clerical influence, b. By instruct
ing in the German language; I. By establishing a Ger
patton exertions of Cassius N. Clay by congressional
laws. 8. Abolition of the Christian system of punieh-
ment, and introduction Of the human amsIioration sys.
TEN. .. Abolitl On Of capital punishment.
Wbea these monstrcus dogm.s were fist brought
TO light, the public yere In. lined to bresk out ia q
great rage With the Germans, and t. take summary
steps with the incendiaries. The wing press, par
happened that about that time Gsn. Scott hsd OK.
prssted himeelf in very kind terms about the ster.
htg worth add peculiar liogual accent Of thess very
people, and TIE matter was rot pressed blythe Scott
party. AS these people called themselves demo
crate, and seemed to be Infinite radical democrats of
Q very ceep dye, the Pierce party sail little in c,n-
domination just at Il at tine, and 60 the matter BILE '
over: The German rlaper died out, We understand,
and fha (ynpmQYiau Acopnsaftnn lseuol-nl ,rA~ IA.
orig inal elements.
We do not think the liberties af Virginia ID much
danger from the German Radical Reform Association
OF 1867. AS we Lave heard nothing about the club
since, and az the comm unity has experienced no
cad disaster from its ma1cap machinstions, 1t is fair
to presume that II has gone the way Of all flesh and
folly, or d died for the want of breath. TIE plea OF
the statue Of limitatiors ought to lie ag 4inst all alb
surdities two years dead, and we are sure the iudg.
mept Of public opinion will sustaln the plea Ia the
case OF such pitiable infatustion and pop crack 81 "a
nsticism as tbst OF the folio wers Of DR.. Steinnetz.
If the o. ~socistion were still alive, il would be far
more apt TO become the permanent and fast ally Of
the Know Nothing order than Of conservative Vir.
gina democracy, however it might vote for o while.
1t is ipfietl and ~fanatical, and a. bitterly opposed to
stsid institutions and bulwarks Of conservatism of all
sorts 40 to the Catholic church. We believe the re
publican State rights democracy Of this Union, and
Of this State, to he conservative tntus 1t in cute, In
iscs ard IN th ne in purpose and 10 practices and
ard bitterly opposed to radicalism and i~nfdslity,
and cannot affiliate with them in any form or under
AIRY circumstances. The tenets Of the German a..
e~ociation OF Richmond, that was, can never dad fs.
vor With the republican democracy Of Virginia.
Every attempt TO eneraft rsdicalism In any form
upon the national, State rights, republican demo-
ctacy, founded upon the Virginia creed. has failed.
The great Brcwnson, while he was q radical politi.
clan, and . coeditcr Of the Democratic Repiec, at.
tempted ii, failed, and left the Rerie,c. O'Sulfvan,
his colleague, only Q little less radical than Brown
son at the time, carried on the Rueie,c q while, con-
sideisbly infected the democracy with his doctrines,
until they broke ont IN Dorrism, and himself, finally,
had to leave the RsUieic, and to permit the peculiar
principles OF Virginia republicsnism to nationalizs
themselves snd become the platform Of republican
democracy for the whole Union, and we trust for all
time.
In the following communication to the yesterdays
Enquire, q German citizen denies the existence OF
this German association, In these terms -
A social democratic club with such q platform does not
saiss IN the :, 81, city S 2, Richmond, except 10 the lively una.
years ago . certain Dr.. s. came from Cincinnati, "a city
which often successfully vies with other large cities Of
Of the North in the invention OF isms,) TO preach In
Richmond the doctrines contained in that basis; but II Ia
equally AZ true that his mission, thanks TO the sound
sense Of our German population, proved n be an entire
failure, and that he left Richmond In disgust and des-
pAr 81 the little success Of hrs lahors.
Ne WkSs IL 1t had chose> might have known that
very veA as at that time r. published, AZ the instance
OF several osrmsns, who were indignant ct these new
tangled doctrines, Q correct TRANSLATION Of that very plat
form, which nos. 90 Late, and without any provocation,
arousss ia just indignation
We do not know but that there are now one or two Of
to hold the entire German population Of the city respon.
GERMAN CITIZEN.
Coroner's Inquest.
Knixp By FALLING mRoron A HArcHwAr.-Coroner
Gamble held an Inquest yesterday, st the New York hos
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