The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-09-04

his own country and while residing in this
plsce was Justly esteemed one OF our most
enlightened citizens. We respectfully
commend the article 20 every German in
community and ask for il an attentive sna
intelligent Perasal;-
The German Vote feY Fremont AMI Dayton.
In an article inscribed aFrui,less Ef.
forts the City Advocate of Lyons calls it
"mast sickening 10 see the silly attempts of
the Fasionists to win votes Ter their osndi-
dates by catering and tussing over the
Germans" No foreigner, either German
or hish,n says the Adcocoss, lis TO De
caught with such miserable olaP-trap -
He does not think that considerable PoF-
ton of the natur. iized rose wss cast
aeains, the Democracy, and hopes the "tri-
amphant election Of Buchanan and sFeck-
snridee."
Permit me, Mr.. editor, a few remarks in
repig 10 said article Let US fret see the
| facts. Ia Davenport, and Scott County,
| about two-thirds OF The Germans hase voted
lor the Republicans, the Democracy in
| town and County, be. been dstesied mainly
BY the German vote. believe there is no
county in Iowa inhabited BY more Germans
than Scott. In Missouri, though slave
State, Blair, the Republican candidate, hss
been elected Tor the city and county OF ST
Louis, great majority Of Germans hav ing
voted Tor him. Had tie Germans combined
against him, the result woLld have been the
reverse. Three German papers are pub
lished in lows, which have rsised the Re.
publican flag. Since few weeks only TIE
Democracy has started Democratic paper
in Dubuque. don't know Of any other
German paper in Iowa tor Blu .haasn. De-
Democrat, 4 daily newspaper, published at
Davenport, 10 edited BY Theodore Olshau.
sen, highly educated German. who has
published in Germany an excellent book,
describing the Mississippi Wiley, and espe-
oially the States OF Iowa and Missouri. He
was in Germany man Of great influence,
was lifted in lS4s, py the voice of the peo-
pie to the dignity o. s member ofthe prov-
sionsl government, when Schlsswig Hol-
stein raised the standard of Revolution
sgainst the Danish Tyranny. Heis states.
man Of pure character, great ability and
very extensive influence, His paper aavo-
Gates very ably the election Of Fremont and
Dayton,
The An,si,er ass He.tsns, edited hy
Bernstein. pub ished in ST. Louis, the most
influential paper in the West. very inter.
eating and witty, works strenuouslg for the
Republican party. The principal German
papers in Illinois, the Illinois Zsituao Of
Chicago. and the Belleville Aauo:at, issued
in Beileville, are also Republican. Three
very prominent Germans, Lieutenant Gov
ernor Kr,ner, F. 4. Hoffman, the banker,
and f. Heeker, Use in Illinois their exten
ave influence for the Republican party
Hecker was in -, the most popular nan
in Germany. His efforts shsssa thrones,
kings irembled and the people shouted,
when Hecker's voice was heard ealing to
dght for indepe nderce. This vesv ao5!a-
minded, elo9uen; and talented man has raj
sed his powerful voice Tor Fremont and
Dayton. HIS influence snc example, reach
ing from the Atlantic 10 the pac!tc Ocean,
wherever Germans are to be found, will be
immense. The Revolution Of lsss, in Ger
| many and its failure has driven Z host o.
| highly educated Germsns to this eou.tsy.
Almost every one Of them is adgoesgins the
| cause Of liberty here es in the old conntrg.
! don't know Of the extensive know n and
generally esteemed Germans adyoea,lnr
| the election of Buchanan. Under such
circumstances, gres, majority Of the Ger
| man press, about hundred papers, | be-
heve, and almost all prominent men among
the Germans using their powerful! influence
for the Republican party, there can be no
| reasonable doubt, that large majority Of
the Germsn vote will be cast for Fremon,
and Dayton.
I Tshasa Fu4ns >
one, who Is eouversant with what is going
ON among the German population in this
country. The reason ef such q general
opinion among the Germans is easily ex.
planned. The mstter of slavery, the con.
sutuIionsl power Of Cor gFess in lhe Terri.
tones and all other topics bearing upon the
issue now before the people h4ve been very
ably, profoundly and amply discussed by the
| German Press, since the repeal Of the Ms
sour Compromise, The present admin.
uauon has in some German newspapers
Tor instance tie widely spread New York
!Saatsssi.uRe, able sdr0cstes. All the PIN
ciPsi reasons for and sgginst every part,
have therefore been fully explained to th,
reading Germsn population. Under such
circumstances, after & long discussion any
very deliberate consideration, the verde,
OF the Germsn population went against III.
extension OF slavery, which is generally ad
| mitted to be great moral and political evIi.
btghting the growth Of the States, whore
ever this curse has its root The free Ger
man lsborers are moi 80 sillT as by their
votes TO concur in measures, evidently IN
tended to transfer lls,7ss square miles .,
| excellent soil, land more than twice n
large as Iowa, TO slayeholding sristocra
| cy, Preciuding thereby millions Of free Ia
oorers from establishing happy home in +
very extensive and fertile country, since ex
perience b s fully shown that where slave
labor prevails, the free lahorer cannot pra.
per. The sophistrg aud fallac e. otip5ani-
ont lawyers, who now POT new c1nsrruc.
uen upon The constitution. have moi tbe
east influence upon the German p!sil I'm
derstsnding, 70 whoa 1t il as clear "a tn
Gun, that Congress have right 10 prohibit
slavery 10 shy territory, an oeiri9a main
| aimed and acted upon b. almost all the
prominent American lawyers until 1851
| We understand the constitution a. Henry
Clay, &c the Democratic President Monroe
as all the other distinguished LAWYERS did
sho approved the Missouri Compromise
| We don't clam better know Ledge Of the
Jaw, Than all those prominent LAWYERS and
statesmen Possessed
The bug-betr OF Know Ncthingisra does
not frlghten us. We know VERY well, that
BATH parties are fu4ionas.., mat, to All sp.
resrance, great number Of Know Moth
ngs in The South and part Of them even
in the North will vote for Buchanan and
tina, also Fremont w..l be supported b.
| those Americans, 10 whoa the slavery
| question is paramount, Bot re know ii
no &c, or word Of Fremont, hostile /, for.
eigners, he beng himself the sen Of e for.
eigner (Eis father vas born il France ana
having been OF he expeditions greatly aid
ed BY Frenchmen and Germans. g!scom.
Pr hensve and highly cultivated g!ld mus
conceive and undoubtedly has coacs!Veo
bow obnoxious TO the true interests CT th.s
country the policy Of rhs narrow minded
Know N0,h.ngs wog.c &c. There is 10
reason for as Us 10 isas Fremont, Wns.e G
Buchanan 10 some Of bis speeches has ESQ
rather hard words against foreigners, v.o
see, Dc he believes the things in this coga-
try Of their choice vita jauad.zsd eye..-
And what confidence may be prt!p he
Democratic party! They STOW ua Their
Cincinnati platform. Pul il thar piece cr|
paper more sacred, than tue Mssouri Com.
promise fsithessly broken BY the same psr-