Daily national Democrat., 1859-03-16
A Voice from the Germans.

EDITOR DEMOCRAT Though born in Ger.
many, a residence of thirty.two years in
America will, hope, be sufficient excuse
for occupying portion of your paper, to
the exclusion, perhaps, of more important
matter l may say, without vanity, Ger.
mans are peculiarly n thinking, reasoning
people-not arriving at a conclusion by in
tention, but exercising judgment by reflec-
ton hence, as a body, they have always
been found faithful to Democratic principles
Europe has no charms for us. There we find
princes and mobiles, hideous and execrable for
their vices-there we find kings, claiming by
hereditary fables the right to bind men in
bondage; and enforcing that claim with
hired soldiers-thus extorting obedience Nv
fear where intense hatred reigns We heard
OF people who, amid the crash of arms and
the roar OF artillery, had inaugurated the
principle of Popular Sovereignty in defiance
OF all the efforts of British valour We
sought the land of freedom. We met with
open arms and pathetic hearts; and
here we will labor to increase the wealth
and perpetuate the glorious Constitution of
TINS favored land. Parties will always exist :;
and we became attached to the Democratic
as being consonant with our ideas of the lar
gest liberty. Through good and through
evil report we have remained true to our
hrst love. A long line of Democratic Presi-
dents attest our devotion to popular sover-
eighty. But We have fallen upon evil times.
We assisted in the elevation of man to the
Presidency who has proved recreant to the
trust reposed in him by a free people. We
have found him attempting to force upon our
brothers Constitution. framed by set of
narrow fanatics, for the express purpose of
establishing vicious precedent, totally Mt
variance with Democracy, as defined bv the
ilustrious Jefferson, and reiterated bv the
immortal jackson. We do not desire TO use
terms of contumely or reproach; but we en-
phatically pronounce his conduct as being
subversive, eventually, of the right of suf
frage; and we have participated in the rjoLt
SO long, that we will not part with the pre-
cious privilege short of revolution. We
believe that, when public officers act the
part OF masters instead of servants then our
dear bought liberties are in danger; and far
more may we consider our rights invaded.
when we see the government using all the
machinery of power to crush public opinion,
by subsidizing the press, and attempting to
buy where they cannot coerce. 1t requires
no illustration to prove that such has been
the course pursued. Facts have accumulated
upon facts, until we stand aghast at the min
gled wickedncss and folly exhibited by the
Federal Administration We turn with
loathing and disgust from the Infamous re.
cord; and hereafter no man can have our
confidence without strict scrutiny of his ante.
cedents
The treachery of James Buchanan will be
remembered. But what has this to do with
the election for city officers in Marysville? d?
| will tell you. There are two sets of can
didates in the field. One upholds the Presi-
dent in his atrOcious conduct and sheds croc.
odile tears over his failure to defeat the peo.
pies favorite, Judge Douglas. They have
taken up Tompkins as the standard bearer
of the San Fran"isco Custom House: and
the political paupers in that Magdalen Asv
lum are expected to furnish fund of corrun.
tion. Judging other people by themselves.
they hope to buy men like dogs, and then
treat them as dogs. There is another side
the popular sovereignty side-c composed of
men who are the friends of Senator Dourlas
composed of men who repudiate the impu-
dent interference of Federal officials in cleo
tions; of men who repudate and denounce
Buchanan, as no Democrat. They occupv
the same ground with the people of Penn
sylvania and the people of Illinois; and tbev
feel assured that the people of Marysville
will elect Judge Singer and thus rebuke the
gross impertinence of Custom House loafers.
NATIONAL C11zEN.