Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1859-04-28
From the Cleveland Plaindealer.
Political News..A Novel Move

From the Cieveland Plaindealer.
Political NeWs..A Novel Move
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The Delegates Of the several German
Societies Of the City, assembled again yes
terday evening at the Steaben House, 70
take into consideration the necessity of or.
gsaiziug political party, in opposition 70
the Know Nothin9s.
CousidsnbIs discussion arose as to the
Pist6brm 70 be adopted, and Il Vas finally
dscided that Conysaiion Of delegates d
the German 6ocieties Of the several States
of the Union, shal be held at Cleveland,
on the 2sth of June rext..
A meeting Of the same delegates Mad
taken place on the 2sth of March last, but
thsy vsre unable to agree upon the eourss
to pursue n order to attain the object they
have in view."-M z. Herald, 9fk.
Shades Of fathers and grapdfathes de.
fsnd usi and perhsps We ought to invoke
the shadas Of or grsndmothers also
Most certainly it would be but charitable
TO call upon some good spirit to enlighten
thsss poor Germans if 50 be that their
brains are not SO muddled with Lager that
they are incapable Of comprsbending any
thing.
Who, would ask of them are these
Enow Kothings, to oppose whom it is ne
oessary to organize a political partye
fthey do not know, ! can tell them.
They are the native bonn sons of America.
Sons and grandsons Of those men, who, in
l716 gave their blood and treasure to gain
ths blessings Of freedom which we now en-
joy, and who bequeathed to those sons and
grandsons as sacred duty, the task Of
transmitting those blessings to posterity as
pure and untarnshed as they received
them. They intend 10 do it, and do it
alone. They ask no help from foreigners,
and will accept those who have American
hearts, and American principles.
They do not consider man foreigner
simply because be happened to be born in
Europe. But the man who hates our prin-
ciples, our customs and our laws, who be-
heyes in neither God, religion or the devil,
and would if he could, drive rough shod
OYER all Americans holds dear and sacred
as the memory of our fathers, is in the full
meaning of the word Foreigner. He has
no part with Us, and we do not want, nor
will we have him meddling with our mat
ters in any particular. If these don't like
our country, its laws and customs, there is
nothing, and they may depend upon it
there never viii be anything on our part
to prevent their getting back whence they
came, and they can go with sincere and
hearty "God speed you"
It is time that it was distinctly under
stood, that if foreigners cannot come here
to mingle with Us and become American
Citizens, instead of banding together in
clubs and societies, fostering all their hos
tilities, and concerting measures to retain
for themselves and children, all their old
habits and customs, the fewer come and
the more leave the better Americans will
like it.
That l may not be misunderstood let
me say, that Americans have nothing
against foreigners as such, and that their
position is simply that of men resolved to
protect their country, its laws, and customs
against all corners. = -
They only ask to be left alone, and they
declare They willoppose innovations of any
description.
/ am glad that this demonstration on
the part Of the Germans is made, and hope
it will set the @sons of '76" to thinking, and
induce them to unite upon the most i'm
portant political movement of the day.