New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-04
ge6 Orleans Daily CrfsfsIlt.
The Expulsion of 1ar. George Foerster, Edit
tor of the German Gazette.

tor OF the German Gaxette.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. rs, 1850 Editors Missouri Demo
-Gentlemen: In answer to q correspondence
from New Orleans, 10th of November, published
in yesterdays issue of the Missouri Republican,
beg leave to expose, as briefly as possible, in your
widely circulated paper, the following facts, which
may perhaps add new chapter to the history Of
the Reign Of Terror in the South, inaugurated
since the election of Abraham Lincoln TO the PsesE
dency Of the United stltes.
few days previous to my " decamping" :" from
New Orleans, where I was editor-not assistant
editor, as erroneousiy stated IN the above mem
toned correspondence - Of the Daily German
Gazette. received, per post, the following anony-
nous communication:
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. I3.-Sir Your snti-SoutI-
ern feelings and principles being well known, and
as persons of yonr character are becoming obnox-
ious to our population we would advise you to
leave the city within one week from date. IL you
have any regard for your corpoFeal welfare, it
would be properfor you to comply promptly with
soUTHsKNERs OF THE BLUE cosKaDE.
Mr. Geo Forester Editor Of German Gazette New Orleans
AS never before paid any attention to anony-
nous communications of that kind, ! laid Il over,
laughing at 30 impertinent request. 4 few
days afterwards, however, was, very reluctanty
indeed, led TO believe that there might have
been something more in that letter than mere
bad joke. Many Of my most devoted friends mani
mousiy and earnestly urged me not TO remain any
longer in a city where, as they protested to know
but too well, my very life was 10 danger.
/ had been denounced as an Abolitionist to the
executive committee OF powerful secret organiza-
tion, calling itself Southerners OF the Blue
Cockade." extending its ramifcations all over the
city of New Orleans, with cloud of spies il every
district of the town, and a whole army Of those
bloodthirsty and reckless rowdes and thugs, ready
to do anything at moments notice. whose noble
deeds SO many times soiled the streets Of the,
Queen City Of the South with the blood Of her
citizens.
That denunciadon-T am ashamed to tell the dis
gusting truth-eame from fellow countryman,
who, sometime before myself, had filled the ediso-
rial chair of the German Gazette Of New Orleans
and whose name may we'll be held in execratioH
and contempt by every honest man Mr. Sebastian
Seller, the present Publisher of small weekly
paper, the New Orleans Journal, That dsrePnta-
Bile fellow played, seme six months ago, the same
trick at the expense Of my Immediate predecessor,
Mr. L. Constant, q true and anaHessionable South
ern man, quite an ultra pro slavery enthusiastic
Unluckilyy MFR. Seller eoHld not be very mnch in
trouble in procuring the written proof Of my being
or having been, an .'Aboltionist,n as every man
is termed South whose opinions differ little from
those Of MessFs. Yaneey, Rhett, Keitt, Toombs &
Mercury, New Orleans Delta and Courier. Allow
me to state that long before Iaceepted the editor
ship of the German Gazette, I had. as the regular
New Orleans correspondent of German Repnbli
can paper, the New York Democrat, published q
series of letters, which contained truths mot
complimentary to the South and her peculiar IN
stitution.n OF those Mr. Seller fastened to pub
lish selection, choosing, Of course, the strongest
against the South suit his laadible purpose This
was done two weeks before the election but utterly
failed on account of the very small issue of that
obscure weekly paper, and OF the sternlT expressed
reprobation Of every respectable German citizen.
In the midst of the wild excitement caused by
the news of the Republican triumph on the 9Th Of
November, Mr.. Seller, whose weekly had in the
meantime died of consumption, enrolled as spy
in the above mentioned ultra Southern organiza-
ton, denounced myself and another member of
the German Gazette Abolitionists, produced
some Of the letters written by me as correspon-
dent of Northern Republican paper, was prom
ised sixty dollars for translation of the same to
appear in come Of the New Orleans daily papers,
and set to work, having got cash advance Of
thirty dollars on the bargain. The effect Of such
publication, atsucha time, may well he imagined.
As did mot care to wait for an overt act, !
yielded to the dictates Of prudence, and to the
counsel of friends, and left New Orleans on the
next boat bound for st. Louis. 8f
These are the true facts concerning my flight
from New Orleans. am inclined to believe that
no man would, under such trying, circumstances,
risk his very life for the sake 81 sundry disap-
| pointed minute Men and disc6nsolate creditors
You will please, gentlemen, accept the express
sion of my greatest consideration
/ GEORGE FoERSTER
| Late Editor OF the German Gazelte New Orleans