Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-01-30


u1nns Of the Gazette refused. As the German
paper, the "rree Press appears only once week,
| the publication of the article would necessarily
have been deferred too long if delayed until next
Saturday and therefore the Committee deemed
it expedient to request the Editors Of the Hawk.
Eye to accept the letter for publication in their
columns. NJ
burlington, January 22d, 1856.
To THE EDITOR OF THE GAzrrTE:
sir-You win oblige the German population of
Burlington. by inserting the following remarks
in your paper.
The Germans would never have thought Of
leaving the Democratic party as they now do, en-
masse, had the party always adhered to the true
democratic principles of its founders. Since
however this once glorious party has degenera-
ted SO far as to promote the interests of the Je
suisss and shareholders, every intelligent and hon.
est German ought to consider it his duty to stop
his participation in supporting said party by his
vote. You labor, Mr.. Editor, under great de-
lusion, if you think Germans can be caught any
longer by mere name. Look upon the German
press all over the country; there is scarcely
single paper of any note, that will advocate the
principles of the democratic party as it noW is
Nevertheless, one dare say that the Germans are
the best Democrats in the Union, because they
are such by principle and not by egotistic con-
siderations. They are no Office hunters, they do
not want to feed on Uncle Sans spoils. Give
them honest, intelligent and moral officers, and
they will be satisfied
The Democrats call themselves the friends of
the foreign population. Well where have our
friends been when the K. n. bullies of Kentucky
murdered our countrymcn, burned their wives
and children and destroyed their property p
Where were our democratic friends, when the
popsh police of Cincinnati, two years ago, fred
upon peaceful procession of Germans, wound
ing many and killing one? Alas they have
been partly in the very ranks of these ruffians,
and partly in the municipal government, and as
sisted and sanctioned the deeds of these as
sassins.
And has not even manya Democratic Senator
Butler, assisted by his colleague and slave
holding friend Thompson, from Kentucky, for in
stance,) last year in Congress tried to heap the
most outrageous infamy upon the German name?
And was it not Democratic Senator mr. Adams
from Mississippi,) who moved at the present ses-
sion to abolish the present Naturalization Laws?
The shareholders do not like u.s. we know, nor
do we like them. Ask the free laborer from the
South how slave holder will respect and treat
him? The Germans are peaceful law abiding
people, but they will not suffer insult and have
in general good memory.
AS to the proceedings of the German mass
meeting we have but to publish its resolutions,
which will effectually destroy the false reports
which might be circulated by ''our friends" and
which will correct we hope, the error Of the Ga
zette, concerning the K. N. tendencies of said
meeting. These resolutions may be expressed
in these few words:
We are opposed, "lst to repeating the present
naturalization laws; I'd, to the further extension
of slave territory; Sd, to the oppression of the
working classes; 4th to the hypocriical doctrines
manifesting themselves in Sabbath and Prohibi-
Tory Liquor laws. lnatS all,
Let the Democrats stand upon this platform,
and we will go for and with them. But since
they will not, we have to look for another party
which seems to be the Republican. Still we
bound to this party, we shall sound its leaders
and always guard the privilege to choose our
men upon the principles of liberty honesty and
justice.
The Gazette talks good deal about red Re-
publican party, but we do not know of such a
thing here. We need no red republicans, if we
are true democrats and sincere Republicans
There was and we hope there is still such party
in Europe where things cannot be changed by
peaceablc reforms but only by revolutions, and it
is recommendation there for free man to be-
long to it. Here it would be folly to organize
such party. If you want to see red republi-
cans in this free country, you must not look at
Europeans but at the Rufians of Missouri who
preach their doctrines by Bowie knives and re-
volvers.
In regard TO the editorial remarks, about the
German Mass Meeting, which made their appear
ance in the Gazette of this morning, we have on
ly to say, that they omit to mention one of the
first and foremost resolutions, adopted by that
meeting, namely the one against the tmrthcr er-
tension of Slavery, This was no doubt done will
fully and designedy, but the design cannot be
mistaken, and we therefore merely protest
against such proceeding.
Yours most respectfully,
THE COMMITTEE.