The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-04-04
From the New York Stats zeiiups, March 10, 1857
,ERMAY CIVILIZATION In NEW YORK


From the New York Stats zelups, March IL, ISz
GERMAN CIVILIZATION IN NEW YORK.
The Evening Post devotes a leader TO a refufaiou 81
Governor Gardeners unjust attack upon migrsnts from
Europe The Post takes partisan view, and desires To
cultivate the German for the next republican cand
date We do not think that black republcsnismn or AZ
fnes or tendencies towards 1t just deenees against
aknoysaotbingsm." The oath of the nauralzsd citizen
TO stfobrt the constitution of the United States shou
be kept To become shIeker for freedom to barangus
multi,udes upon the ancied wrongs of bleeding Kansa
may not support Of The constitution of the land Of our
choice Nevertheless Governor Gardeners shameless Al,
sertion that aliens unted TO appreciate or rightly
use the great trust ia the exercise Of whiyh they are u
wisely permitted to participate betrays ignorance Of
the degree of civilization attained by the German popul,
tioa of which The ~soas zeitung"i organ which We
deem it duty TO expose. We need pay attentions
the slang Of Dutchmsn7 lagerbeer but we are bound
to rel IKE tho arrogant Misrepresentation of the know
nothing governor far city is concerned ear
ing colleagues all the land but particularly
our friends in Massachusetts, for their own 10
calities.
The consideration of the Importance AMI value Of Ina
large body OF Germans in this city and its neighboup
towns be estimated only by the activity and intelligence
which these emigrans develop in their homes If they e.
Gel in arts trade commerce. manufacturing then their
accession be accounted beneficial We are happily
able show that counrymen here fully realize 81
these conditions Mechanical art such talors cabinet
Makers and shoemakcrs pursued by thousands Of Ger
mans riysling the beat London and Paris make and their
work ia sold sucr In point of fact the many large
tahshments in there trades could not be carried With
out them. Many If net mcst of the houses in the eastern
portion of the city have been built by German mase
aud carpenters, and the plumbing painting glazing
and tin roofing been completed by those who were
brought up the trade in the Fatheriand The plans
Of our stately edi6ces from the finished eeV
ton to the rough working drawing from the many
weknown German architects in this city. The best
practical furriers Germans. The best surgical nst
rnen makers Germans. Many fancy articles well
the difficult branches of enamepg jeHery which
buyers believe to be Imported the productions Of Ger
artisans in this city We meet with German grocsr
bakerr end confectoners at every turn The German h
tells eqnal in all respects to the same estahhueu
in American hands And through the innumeats
branches OF trade not forgetting matches" aud "ga
bier" which giye honest living many worthy men,
Very recently herman invention furnishing substitute
for whalebons has bccn successfully put In operation
this city, This factory for 'Walosinss employs Iearya
hundred persons, and upwards Of $75 0c0 ia invested
capital.
We have German dispeneary, two societies of Ger
hyscisps, numbers OF German apothecaries anda
number Of ansytca aud manufacturing chemists furnish
representation for the medical profession in all 10
brarches Twenty public places Of worship, and upwards
of fifty schools speak for religion and education The
German Society is the benevocn. institution Textbook
stores and iso printing establishments contribute Il,
works OF The ancient classic and modern writer to The s
vancement of learning in which the many professors from
Germany instruct this community. In the fac arts We
need only to point to the OPERA the Dusseldorf Gallery
all the matinees and soress muscslea to prove their
almost exclusively German character We give names
that is unnecessary. We also sliude with sails
faction 10 the German pisno-sorte manufactures. The
hisrionic muse has altar at the German Theatre.
TIE character Of the German merchants in New York
proverbial Their bills of exchange nre eagerly soughts
remittance. ring the last year the direct trade with
Germany from this port employed in lis msrue tonnage
of upwards of 600 TONS numbering l52 arrivals and W
departures There six lines Of packets and two lines
sea nships The number Of seimen employed was 35ah
The valuation Of this trade for the year. 2si direct
imports add S65615I0 of direct exports The indirect
trade NAY be assumed at higher figure The number
passengers arriving during tbs time WAS 80 sea
Take this population ard transplant il into desert and
will they not constitute perfectly civilized community
This srcie cannot be sufficiently extended TO give the
fullest details For the Intelligence and reading capacity
OF these than hundred thousand German nbsb
tant let our paper with is $4,000 daily subscribers let
the other German daily, weekly and monthly papers bear
conclusive testimony
wan such facts, which not stated to prove the Ger
mans az separate nnnity will Governor Gardner tel
Us why ans unft,ed for" or "anwisey permitted
exercise the rights OF the American white citizen Their
real offence however is the attachment the adherence
the German emgraut to the democratic party the asse
tons OF the Evenng Post" aud The travelling lecturers
Hecker and others, potw outstanding. II is impossible thai
such population should not exercise political influence
IL Is demonstrabe that at the last election upwards Of
thousand democra'ic votes cast in this city for lR
democratic cendda,cs We say it with pride that had
moi been fer the raisn vote tia democracy Of tbisa!
would on more than occasion of triumph have bea
fonnd conquered D, countrymsn usurp najorly"
oiloe'! Let our 'Ecownothings" marx that Of MI tb
voters there arc but twelve officers III all the federal @u
but neout ffty IN all the municipal Off ,es in this city
lhslimtd inholucton 10 Office should be satisisc'o!
estn TO knos-po,hiags Ga that point at lesst tor "'
presen, we have no remarks TO make ..
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