Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-10-06
The German Population Of Texas.

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Hon. Mr.. Wileo4, member Of Congress from
Mississippi, who has been spending some time in
Texas. has written "A letter, which appears in the
Nav Orlepus Tribune, giving an account Of
things he witnessed and leorned there that should
excite the attention not Of the people of that
State only, but of the whole country, and rs.
pccially the South. We ask for the subioineG
extract. thc consideration Of men Of all parties:
'sIbere are about ten thousand foreign voters
in this State, and, as inrns has been heard from.
they have been anti. | conscientiously believe
that the American party did not receive fifty for
eign votes. cannot, ut present, give you the
result in this State. We will, however. be beat
en-, | think, some two or three thousand votes.
"N on will then discover that Texas is complete.
" under the control of foreigners, nine ont of
ten of whom are Abolitionis;s. In this place here
is published u German Abolition pnper, and Nor
thcrn Abolition societies have established Ggen-
cies here. Ia whom they send by mail the New
York Tribune and other Abolition sheets for
grutuitous circulation. | have been informed
that one agency received five thousand copies
Now, sure it j. to me, that if the people oI the
extreme southern States would think for u mo.
ment. they must conclude that this is an artiul
stroke of the Abolitiunisis to snake Il free State IN
Western Texas, and thereby hem into n compass
rs narrow n possible the Slave power.
since my arrival here, the Germans l,cld a
large convention, in which they declared in tayor
of the abolition of iurles, Of oaths in courts Of JUS
ticc, oil the sabbath. and of slavery.
"On the day OF the election here the Germans
pardded their flag (%in-tcad ot the natjona) through
the streets. They marched ia procession through
the city, chanting German national airs-the
French singi II the MarsriIlaise hymn. never
felt 20 mortified aud cllagrined IN the whole course
ut ms lie. IT II j. sHiI ava haVa I%,IIinu Ia fear
from German influence The Catholic priests
took tho field ppeuly against the American party
aud threatened temporal, eternal, and spiritual
damnation to him who voted the American ticket,
80 we did not receive one Catholic Vote
What think the people ofthe south of this rev
elation. coming from "A man whose testimony can
not be questioned Professions of Foreigners
foreign Ing, foreign airs. foreign sentiments
tn" abolition Of slavery, of jury trial, of judicial
oaths, of the Sabbath Catholic priests on the
rostrum, denouaeing hmnalion against all who
vot the American ticket, What, again we ask,
think thu people Of Tia Soalh the people II
Virginia. Of these things,
Let Ansrietns ponder we'll these ii disclosures.
The oadacioos attempt IS nude, upon their own
soil, by III" atheists mud priest ridden bigots oi
other land-, to sahvert anl destroy all that i,
dearest to It's in government aud religion, the
most precious institutions rrared by the wisdom
anl maintained by the blood of our reyolatiouar,
fathers.
In Western Texas, the foreign element is pow
erful-and here is an Illustration of the mode il
which they propose TO use thei, power. Shout,
it not warn us of the danger of permitting thar
power to so on augnentiug throughout III,
country ! Sould we not feel tar imminent nrces
sity of putting nm immediate and lasting checl
upon it. These mischief-makers are not merel,
the enemies Of the institution of slavery, but a
the religion We hold dear, the rights of propert,
that are guaranteed to US by the laws, aud ia,
tradition and usages sanctioned by the moral sen
timent of the best and purest among US, now an
heretofore. They have come from Europe. q
the American Organ truly says, preserving thci
own civil and religious opinions; they intent
here to impose their own reformation. The
have no purpose TO adopt American usages o
principles, but to employ our land, our nations
strength, our influence over the world, to perfec
their otopian aud agrarian plans Of soeial refar
nation. Shall we submit to the abolition of til
Sabbath, the trial by jury, the sanctity of til
judicial oath 7 VIII the fanatics of New Eng
land bargain with the Hessians for the abolitio
of these Institutions founded ON Plymouth rocl
for the overthrow of an institution of labor
which they do not themselves employ or approx.
We shall see.