The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1855-11-17
Tho Party Of freedom.


That ably conducted German paper, the
Illinois Stats Zeitung, published at Chicago,
discourses as follows in regard to the present
political parties of this country:
The horizon of the future is growing
brighter and brighter, and brilliantly rises
the star of the party of Freedom, which, at
last, has found the magic word and based
upon the fundamental principles, on which
the fathers of the Republic reared their
proud structure, calls on every one, without
regard to birth or religious faith, to rally
under its banner. ALI measures OF oppres-
sion and prescription are erased from Its
platform, and henceforth the way is paved
for every honest friend of the Republic, and
the true democratic principles OF freedom,
equality and brotherhood. The hosts OF
Hunkerdom and of treason against humanity
instinctively gather together from all their
former camps, and with grinning friendship,
lend each other a helping hand, deciding as
they do now allies to bring about the triumph
OF Hunkerism over progress of Slavery
over Freedom-of despotism over the sover-
eighty of the people. They understand well
the trade Of deluding the masses with fine
speeches-of being continually blatant in ia
vor OF the very thing which they intend to
destroy-the sovereignty of the people-just
as the Holy Alliance, on the other side of
the ocean, boasted of having saved the lib
erty OF the people when it most zealously
sought to put the people forever in chains
They mock at the fusion of the party of
Freedom, while the very camp of the Hun
ker Party and of the privileged class of slave
n roaIi <rufb nj
Jesuits and Protestants, Silver Greys and
Old Liners, Know Nothings and Maine Law
ties, actuated by the base desire of living on
the sweat of the brows of the people. They
are no longera party, but merely the ruins
of parties drawn together by force of the
laws of gravitation to raise barrier against
the parry of Freedom, animated as it is by
one common principle. 1t will avail moth
ing it will speedily be swept away.
They still shout the old battle cry, but
dom has given out another watch-word
and that the good which their party
in former years has accomplished cannot
wipe out the sins of later days. They sing
the old song of the Democratic Party, hav-
ing always protected the interests of foreign
ers against the Wings but they forget, that
the Wings no longer exist, and that new
party has sprung up, which takes better care
of the interests of citizens of foreign birth
by guarantying them free labor In conse-
quence of this, the Democratic Party, has
taken the place of the former Wing Party,
as it defends conservative interest against
Republican equality. This assertion is rem
dered palpable by the fact that the Silver
Grey Wings in the leading states, especially
in New York, have gone over to the Demo-
cratic i. G. Nebraska party, just as the Know
Nothings in this State have united with the
Hard Shells. The party that styles itself
the Democratic is no longer the same, other
wise Wings and Natives would not be in it !;
and shallow arguments taken from their
former and better times thus fall to the
ground.
That the foreigners, especially the Ger
mans, can contribute much to strengt then this
party of Freedom, nay, that they may even
secure its triumph, is more than likely !;
while it is very sure that they must support
this party with all their power if the inter
ests of free labor, the veal of the immigrants
and of future generations lie near their
hearts. .
Hitherto the Germans, by tie management
of the old, and the mistakes of the new party,
have often been prevented from going with
that party by the question of absolute Pro-
hibition and of Know Nothingis,n having
been brought in connection with their plat
form. But that time is past. The Republi-
can party in all the States will soon, by open
declaration, justify itself-against that re-
proach, as it has so gloriously done in our
State in the platform which we published
yesterday. We heartily recommend it to
all Germans. Upon that platform all those
who hold fast to the principles of Freedom
can be led to the ballot box and to a trium-
plant victory.