Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1856-08-02
From the New Orleans Creole.l
How will the Germans Vote"

"We look on the statements of the Repub.
lican Organs in the West and North on the
subject of the German vote as having no &C.
tuaI foundation in fact"
"1he Germans are democrats both in edu
cation and habits, aud will never leave their
party to follow some sentimental absurdtv
which cannot stand the test Of reason. .u-Ls
Courier.
We perter to let the Germans speak for
themselves. There is slight possibility
not that the Courier is mis- ia ken in regard to
the fact Of the Germans belonging to the
Democratic party, but that he does not fully
appeehend their ideas of what constitutes de-
mocracy, nor appreciate the extent of their
detection from The party.
Mr.. Philip Dorshiemer at Pittsburgh h ad-
dressed political assembly, making these
emphatic statements.
1T was now nearly forty years since he
first came to this country, and he little
thought at that time that III the course OF
forty years he would be called to aid IN stop
ping the asgressions Of slarery. He had belong-
ed TO the Democratic party aearly the tchole time,
and he neper discorered that rnythins IN the
Democratic creed sanctioned the extension Of
siarery. If that was in their creed he never
found it out.
People did not kno,r the German character If
they suppose that they trere not opposed to the e.
Of aarery. They might be deceived by the
name Of Democracy but when the question
came on this subject they meet it upon the
right side.
Mr.. John A. Grim, an editor Of German
paper in Illinois, lately delivered speech in
which the following pregnant paragraph oc-
ours:
The Germans ,cere ,cilling to join any party
that sciH aid them to freedom to liberty aud free
soil, and put an eHd to Aauery. They have
fought for liberty sword in hand, in Ger
many. .aad scere srilii~g to fight for9d here.
When the Germans heard that there was a
new party raised for freedom, they said,
''that is the party for us-~tre ,cW JOIN that
AND fight for it till death."
Mr.. Schneider, another editor Of another
German paper in Illinois, is quite as enthus-
astic and determined in his advocacy OF opin-
ions hostile TO the South.
II can tell you,n he said, "that no part of
the population is more devoted to freedom
than the German people. And have further
to say, that the Germans in Illinois endorse
the nomination and platform with all their
heart and soul. tend to work to bring
every German in the country, if possible, 10
support the nominations and the PLATFORM
hare no doubt that Mr.. Fremont eW receius
the MAJORITY of the German rofes in the Union.
A ma ority Of the German papers have al
ready come ont in favor Of him and they all
hope for the success of our glorious candida
tes. They hope for success, because the
question at issue is one Of vast importance to
the German citizens of this great country
We look upon the strugl lie as between slave
labor and free labor, and triumph OF free
labor is OF vital importance to the Germans
in the United States. think we shall tri-
umph. think can say that the Prairie
States will give at least two thousand major
ity for Fremont"
These extracts might be extended, were it
necessary, in order to show the tue posi-
ton of the Germans in this canvass, and to
convince the public that their settled opinions
at ali times, are decidedly sectional.
The Courier quotes respectable list Of
German papers which still support Mr..
Buchanan. If the list given proved that no
journals OF Influence had deserted Mr.. Buc-
hanan, their would be reason ito disbelieve
the assertion" that the Germans were not to
be relied on by the Democracy. But look at
the facts. We are told the Stats Zeitung,
of New York, still carries the banner Of
Buchanan and Breckenridge. True; and
The Abend Zeitung; The Stats Democrat:
The New York City; The Neue Zeit; The
Buffalo Telegraph; The Aligemeine zeitung
The Albany Freie Blatter; The Onondase
Demokrat; The Pioneer The Atlantis and
The Beobachter Won Genesse have deserted
Mr.. Buchanan, and now fight for free soil and
Fremont. Is this no indication Of the opin-
ions and position of the Germans Of New
York?
In Pennsylvania the following leading Ger
man papers have entered the canvass against
Pennylvania's honored son, who now leads
the Democratic host The Philadelphia
Freie P1esse; The Pittsbuerser Courier i;
The Pittsburser Freiheitsfreund The Ame-
ricanischer Beobachter; The Lebanon DEM
okrat; The Erie Zuschauer; The Vatherian-
dswechter; The Volksfeund & Beobachter !;
The Doylestoxn Morgenstern; The Phila-
delphia Wochenblatt; The Unsere Welt.
This array is pregnant with consequences
disasastrous to the aspirations Of Mr.. Buchan-
an. It proves his own States to be the seat
Of revolution in the democratic party.
The Courier sets down the Cleveland
Courier; The Cincinnati Valksfriend and
The Columbus Welhota for Buchanan. It is