Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-09-18

Vacy IOr uliilSci! duu MS la0y WHICH, altef tne
unpleasant bruting of their names far and
wide, they felt it to be SO desirable but even
in this, it appears. he has thus far been disap-
pointed. At all events, we trust no respecta-
bic journal will, after this, give currency to
any offensive statement in relation to the
Deans, for really there is no warrant for any
thing of the kind.
Meeting of the German Republican
" Editors of Wisconsin.
The editors of the German Republican pa
pers Of Wisconsin, met at Milwaukee on the
2lst of August, and drafted the following as
an expression of their views on party mat
ters:
The difference Of languages impedes full
and free exchange of ideas between the Amer
lean and German presses. The present con-
aiition Of the Republican party is such, that
all its component elements should we'll under
stand each other, and for this reason we take
this extraordinary way of communicating with
our American friends.
The success of the Republican principles
and of the party which bears that name de-
pends upon the convictions and enthusiasm
of the masses and not upon mere political
izations understood and practiced. Every
appeal to honest convictions will be of effect,
but all tricky operations which aim only at
temporary expediency and the personal pro-
motion of individuals, will lower the charac-
ter Of the party without subServing its true
ends. In so far what our opponents call good
management, would be mismanagement with
u.s.
nfo frar i'll
can never succeed without raising the stand
ard of political morals. Our opponents,
whose strength consists in party drill and the
every day submission of the rank and file.
may resort to the most INSCRIPTIONS tricks
without impairing their character or lessen
IN" their chances but with us, every devia-
ton from the path Of strict and scrupulous
honesty involves not only violati of our
principles, but at the same time the ruin of
our political efficiency.
The Republican party of this State has
been particularly unfortunate. Our late Ey-
eculive, although elected on the very issne of
political honesty, coull rot clear itself of the
charge of corrupt practices. The present
administration, indeed, stands above all accu-
satons of this kind, yet we have to deplore
some acts, which were detrimental to the
unity and welfare of the Republican party
Corrupt opponents of Republicanism and at
the same time most unworthy individuals
have been patrOnized and encouraged, while
true and good men were unccremonious!y
thrown aside. Acts like these and the ac
c0npanying circumstances could not but jeO-
pardze the confidence of the Republican
masses in their leaders and representatives,
discourage honest zeal, and demoralize the
working of the party Observation-Disclosures
Gratis may do such things without astonishing
the world and without injuring themselves !;
But an administration, which stands sOlemnly
pledged, never TO listen to the voice of faction
and to follow not only an honest, but also a
straightforward and an open course, cannot
violate such promises without discrediting and
discOuraging the party, to which it owes its
elevation.
Attempts, to manage new party, like the
Republican,, in the same manner, in which
such political organizations, whose only OBJ
iect is the division of public plumber, are
managed, cannot but engender a tendency, to
attain temporary advantages at the expense
of principle, to make concessions in order to
gain outward strength, to mix up the most
clashing contradictions for the sake of expe-
diency, to make principle the slave of circum-
stances. When yielding to such influences, a
party may suddenly find itself displaced from
the solid ground of great and fundamental
ideas and dragged down upon the shifting
platform of time-serving Inconsistency.
The principles of party must be broad,
clear and simple. An artificial mixture of
compromises, sophistical constructions and
lodges may serve as fOotstoo to impatient
addition, but it can never warm the popular
heart. We are proud of the fact that the
Republican Masses as far as the paramount
issue is concerned, have firmly embraced the
great, plain and universal truths OF the De-
cIaration Of Independence, and accept the
consequences. which do not stop at restora-
ton Of the Missouri Compromise, nor make
slavery rightlul and just institution where
it exists nor permit US to find in the Consti-
tuition Of the United States, recognition of
human bondage as a right. They will stand
to these ideas consistently and fearlessly. and
will support with enthusiasm any movement
tending to their execution. But they will
never forget that parties are organized for
the attainment of certain superior ends, and
become useless and sometimes even danger
Gus, as soon as they lose sight of their origi
nal principles. This constitutes their moral
obligation to party, and defines the limit of
their acquaintance and submission to the die
tation of leaders. This honest independence
will render impossible that party despotism
under Il G influence Of which the Democratic
organization has sunk so low.
The Republican party has been called into
existence by great crisis in the political de-
veIopment Of this country. 1t is progressive
in lis lie ding principles, and has achieved
great things in battling some of the most in
iquitous designs of an unscrupulous admins
traton. If true to itself, its future will he
more glorious than its past, and greater sue
cesses will reward honest endeavors.
That portion of the German population
who have co-operated with the Republican
party were actuated by an unselfish devotion
to great principles. They supported the Or
ganization zealously, and to judge from their
perpetually increasing numbers, not without
success, and none could deplore more sincere
ly, than they, to see tue propagation OF Re-
publican principles jeopardized by the mis-
management of the party.
We lay these lines before our American
friends in order to have them understand,
what ideas lead us, and we trust the great
mass of the German Republicans throughout
this State, in our political course.
H. Cordier, of the Waechter am Winnebago,
Oshkos; Bernhard Domschke, of the alias
Milwaukee; H. Lindeman, of the Madison
Zeuung; Winter and Richie of the Volksbtott,
Racine; G. Roeser, of the Wisconsin Demo
krat, Manitowoc; Carl Shurz, of the Tolkszei-