The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-09-16


speakers Of Maryland will address the meeting Ample
preparations viii be made for all who may be present and
cordial invitation is extended to all democrats and
friends of the onion throughout the adjoining counties Of
Maryland and the District of Columbia participate in the
festival
A WORD IN SEASON TO THE GERMAN NATURAL
| lied CITIZENS OF TIE UNITED STATES.
The following letter. addressed ii will be perceived
to the German naturazed population of the United States
reached by the last Liverpool The writer now
residing in Basla Switzerland is American gentleman
of great worth and responsibility:
BAsLn, SWITZERLAND,
| August ID, 1856
SIR Finding myself for the moment in Europe and
uraly interested in the stirring events at homeno event
looked forward to here with much interest
day. which furnishes to the many interested this
side of the water the different phases of the great drama
being enacted own-that of great nation engaged
in the glorious work of choosing from out twenty
five millions of eemen favored to preside
Its destnes for the period allotted under the constitution
The skrmshing in view of the great political battle in
November has already commenced The different parties
through their conventions have presented the Of
their for the highest offices in the world
The last mail brought the manifest of the Germanic
Turner's Verein" in the United States setting forth the
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Discaimng all right WISH interfere with
control any mans action whether he be nat0e born
ardzed in this highest of all political prerogatves the
elective franchise yet felt it almost duty to lay before
the German naturaized population of the United States
historical facts found upon record among the archives
of the American consulate at Base Switzerland and let
| them go for what they worth.
Who and how many thousands of you now quietly and
happily settled in the United States in casting eye back
upon the terrible of ls47s when hunted like wild
beasts, driven from your homes families and friends but
must feel thrill of emotion at the recollection of the
ment when Grst your foot touched the friendly and hosp
able soil of the gallant little republic of Switzerland which
first gave you temporary protection What other flag
but the stars and stripes as it oated from the American
consulate greeted your eyes, and turned your thoughts
land of liberty and protection Who it, when, after
having reached this temporary asylum without money,
passports iendess and alone the risk of his position
and in defiance of the threat of reclamation of your OPP
presor received you with open arms furnished you with
passports and oft times gave you part of the means
cessary transport yourselves and your suffering families
that land which has yet refused to receive and
protect any account of his political opinions
Know you srs that the hand which befriended you
but the willing instrument of the great and good who
then filled the Chair of State, and against whom many Of
you to have turned in wrath and in Judgment
james Buchanan, in l847 when Secretary OF State ad
dressed many both private and official communications to
the consulate Basle They upon record He says
am pleased to hear that you sympahizing with
these poor people, and trust that you will do everything in
your power consistent with your duty to encourage them
and alleviate their suferings."
Such was the of all his communications both pub
lie and private and now in Gods name what is it which
make you turn against this great who your
friend in need? Is it that now when the dark hour
of adversely passed when mainly through his generous
sympathy you have reached the goal of pros
perty and security you desire to reenact the of
young Ambition who having reached the topmost round
of the ladder leaps The clouds scorning the helping
hand by which he did ascend2 BE so. But mark what
tell you The demagogues who will you for their
selfish purposes may fawn upon and atter you until vic
tory shall have crowned their efforts when they too "H
take leap and you be left over your disap-
pointed hopes-stringent naturalization laws and pos
sble retrenchmen OF the rights and privileges
corded TO our adopted citizens Can the more abstract
question of slavery slavery in the Territories
weigh with you the thousand positive benefs which the
democratic party in the United States has showered
upon the foreigner seeking hospabe shores7 Can ii
blind you the fact that Of the most serious and
cessfu charges against the present administration the
appointment Of foreguborn citizens to offices Of trust both
at home and abroad that this Of the principal
causes which led its late defeat in the organization Of
the House Of Notwithstanding Its opponents TO
return knownothngs in the seats Of the former demo-
cratic ncumbents all Of whom from the North and North
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obterate the fact that the democratic party saked its very
existence upon crushing that almost irresistible secret
organization aimed al you which sweeping with such
telling from Of the Union 10 the other
png up victory after victory until upon that Gibraltar Of
American democracy Old Virginia. 1t stricken down
and received It's death-blow by the gallant Wiser
Know you, Germans in America, Turner's Verein" all
but marriage has lately been solemnzed between the
know-nothings of the North, your Vital enemies and
Messrs Greeley Seward Wilson, Smith, Co., from which
nupta couch win be born monster radiant with hate
malice and prescription that these the men who
have secured the nomination OF Col Fremont and who
now ask you simply TO further their selfish and political
aims by riding this slavery hobby forget the grisvous
wrongs which they have lately heaped upon you and
traitor the party which has defended and protected
you the risk Of lis very eIsteuce7 We then say the
10000 German adopted citizens whose are inscribed
upon the books Of this consulate exercise your high pre-
rogative Of American reemen vote for whom you please
only recollect that side by side with your names
stand also inscribed those noble sentiments Of Mr. Blu
chanan which have above quoted-sentments which
uttered when he held power and when many Of you
were crushed and broken One last word-we have wan
dered sufficiently long through this land familiar TO
many OF you have caught Of your familiar Sprich
worts"weun du enen guen freund hast halte deh an
Inn ? which rendered in English, means once having
found friend give him up in the vain hope Of
finding better"
Respectfully, AN OLD DEMOCRAT.